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Austria, Arlberg Ski Area, St. Anton
Sleeps: 12 guests.
An attractive, older style chalet in a wonderful location at the top of the Nasserein nursery slopes. The lounge is bright and airy with wonderful views down the slopes and across the valley. Good intermediate skiers are able to ski down to the lift in the morning, conditions permitting, there is a short off-piste section to be negotiated. The ski bus stop is just 300 metres away (2 minutes to Nasserein lifts or 5 minutes to St. Anton), or it is a 9 minute walk into Nasserein centre and a 20 minute walk into St. Anton.
Accommodation Summary
Ground Floor
Dining Room with views, kitchen.
Shared shower room, wc & separate wc.
Rooms 5 & 6: Austrian twins* (no washbasin).
First Floor
Entrance, ski rack, lounge area with views, small TV area (BBC World News and DVD Player).
Shared bathroom, separate wc.
Room 1: Austrian twin* with shower, wc & terrace.
Rooms 2 & 3: Austrian twins* with washbasin & terrace.
Room 4: Austrian twin* with shower, wc & terrace.
*In certain locations, a twin is commonly accepted as referring to two separate mattresses and duvets contained in one large frame. Most hotels have rooms that will take an extra bed if required. These extra beds may be bunk beds, fold-away beds or sofa beds, but the suitability of these beds may depend on each individual. Where an extra bed is added this may limit the space available. Rooms with extra beds are still bookable for two person occupancy although, in this case, the hotelier may allocate a standard-sized twin bedded room without extra beds. Single rooms do not always match up either in size or facilities to twin bedded rooms, even when a supplement is paid.Sleeps: 12 guests.
"Free wine included worth over €100".
†Breakfast hot option, afternoon tea and dinner is 6 days per week, due to chalet staff's day off.
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Dillinger is Raising Two Cyclone Families
AMES, Iowa—While her competitive drive to succeed has not waned, first-year Iowa State soccer coach Wendy Dillinger admits raising a two-year old son has instilled new characteristics in her.
"I have more patience than I did before," Dillinger said. "Patience is not one of my strengths. When you're dealing with a younger kid you have to be more patient. I find myself being more patient with mistakes than I ever was before."
Patience is an important trait for any coach. Dillinger especially needed it after she moved to Ames in February from her hometown, St. Louis, where she had to briefly say goodbye to her family. Dillinger's parents still reside in the Gateway City and husband, Chris, and their son, Braydon did not join her in Ames until July.
She also feels there are some similarities between raising her young family and molding the soccer program into her own.
"There definitely is crossover," she said. "It's repetition, repetition, repetition. You just have to keep reemphasizing with a team or family what we want, how things are going to be done and what that the expectations are: standards of excellence, setting goals, and holding them accountable. But, at the same time, giving them an opportunity to grow."
Dillinger also points to Chris and Braydon as helping her keep a balance in life and maintaining the right perspective.
"Before, when we won, I used to be excited for a couple days and when we lost, I would be angry for a couple weeks," Dillinger said. "Now, when I get home, I have to separate that and turn it off because it is not fair to Chris and Braydon if I bring that home."
Like any career decision a lot of components are involved. Dillinger says family played a key role in the decision to come to Iowa State from Washington University in St. Louis
"One of the reasons we decided to make this change was because of the resources," she said. "The facilities that are available and the support that is here meant more time spent with the team and our family and less time spent with the details. We used to have do little things like washing uniforms and lining the field and I did not get home until 11 at night."
Dillinger has welcomed the changes that come with having a young family.
"(My life) has gotten a lot busier," she said. "The focus has changed. I am trying to balance two things now instead of just one before. It's truly worth it. Braydon has brought us so much closer as a family."


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Schnipper's Quality Kitchen is Madison Square Park's newest culinary neighbor. Schnipper's recently provided a delicious lunch of Bobby Flay's Throwdown famous sloppy joes, sinful macaroni and cheese and more to the Credit Suisse volunteers who decorated the Park for Mad. Sq. Holiday. A few days before, co-owner Andrew Schnipper sat down with Madison Square Park Conservancy to answer a few questions.
How long have you been open at this location?
We opened up this location on September 23rd. So if I'm not mistaken we are in our 9th or 10th week.
How has your experience been so far?
It's been great. We love the neighborhood. For every restaurant that I've ever owned, every neighborhood is a little different; the people are a little different. And I'd never say I've ever operated in a neighborhood that is difficult, but this neighborhood is particularly fantastic. The people are very friendly, very supportive. We've had a lot of well wishes come in. People seem to like what we're doing, so all around the experience has been great. We're busy, we're happy. It's good all around.
What drew you to this area?
We've been enamored with this area. My brother and I both live in NYC. So we spent a lot of time in different parts of the city, including Flatiron. I can remember when Madison Square Park was nothing like it is today. Which isn't that long ago. We just found ourselves spending more and more time down here on a personal level. Whether it was shopping, dining – there are fantastic restaurants, spending some time in the park, I've brought my kids down here on numerous occasions. We really like the area a lot. We can really see that it's dynamic. It looks like its only getting better. I know people always wonder what that means, because it's not bad by any means. It's fantastic already. Its just getting more developed. There seems to be more retail and more restaurants. From a business standpoint there's a lot of traffic down here. We look for different types of traffic patterns, everything from workers to tourists to neighborhood businesses and shoppers. There's a lot of over that overlapping in this one little piece of Manhattan. We're really happy to be here.
What do you enjoy about working near Madison Square Park?
The great thing is being able to get out and take a walk. We opened in September and we were building through the summer, so we got a chance to spend time in the Park. The transportation is quite easy here, also. We own another restaurant in Times Square so it's very easy for me to get there; it's equally easy to get up and down from the Upper East Side. Besides that, whenever I need to run an errand it's very often in this neighborhood. Whether it's in paragon whether we're running to Eataly to bring something home for the family. Whatever the case might be, there is just so much here.
What is Schnipper's known for?
For a variety of different things, our specialty is really our burgers. Burgers are something that we put a lot of emphasis on. They are surely the item we sell the most of, but having said that we are pretty well know for our sloppy joe as well. We did a Throwdown with Bobby Flay on the Food Network about two years ago, which was a lot of fun and brought a lot of fame to our sloppy joe. My brother has probably worked on the recipe since the time our mother made them for us as a kid and he has dramatically improved upon it. It's something we sell a lot of. Something that surprised us is that we sell a lot of salads and sandwiches. To some degree what we are selling is an experience. We're serving American classic foods that are made the right way. There is nothing that is an afterthought if it's on the menu. It's meant to be fantastic. Its meant to be the way you would want it made or the way you would make it at home. The burgers are probably the number one thing we sell, but everything else is not far behind.
You're providing lunch for some volunteers in Mad. Sq. Park this Friday. Is this your first experience working with the Mad. Sq. Community and what interested you in this opportunity?
It is our first experience, being newcomers to the neighborhood. A big attraction for us, and I think a big attraction for a lot of people coming to this area is the park. So operating a retail business in the neighborhood, I think supporting the park is great. I think the Park has changed this entire neighborhood. I don't think the entire area would be what it is, if you were to take the park away from it. You can't disassociate it. So the park to me is very essential to this Schnipper's location because obviously we are looking to build our business. I think the people that are working in the park do such a fantastic job of up-keeping it, maintaining it. I can only imagine how hard the work is – it is a public park and a lot of people go through it, so I'm sure that a lot of work goes into it to make it look as great as it does. As far as providing food to the volunteers – we're in the holiday season and I think everyone volunteering to decorate the park is just so great that we wanted to be a part of it.
Anything Else you would like to add?
We're thrilled to be here and we're looking forward to many years of working with the conservancy. I don't know if the park can get any better, but I'm sure you're working on it.
We're definitely working on it! Thank you so much for sitting down with us and we look forward to working with you as well.


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2011 Ph.D. Evolutionary Ecology, Department of Anthropology, University of Utah
Currently held professional positions
Selected peer-reviewed publications
Robson, SL and KR Smith (2012) Parity progression ratios confirm higher lifetime fertility in women who bear twins. Proceedings of the Royal Society, B
Robson, SL and KR Smith (2011) Twinning in humans: maternal heterogeneity in reproduction and survival. Proceedings of the Royal Society, B
Rickart E, RJ Rowe, SL Robson, LF Alexander and DR Rogers (2011) The shrews of the Ruby Mountains, Northeastern Nevada. Southwestern Naturalist 56(1):95-102.
Hawkes, K, KR Smith and SL Robson (2009) Mortality and fertility rates in humans and chimpanzees: How within-species variation complicates cross-species comparisons. American Journal of Human Biology 21(4):578-586.
Rickart, EA, SL Robson and L Haney (2008) Mammals of Great Basin National Park, Nevada: Comparative field studies and assessment of faunal change. Monographs of the Western North American Naturalist 4:77-114.
Robson, SL and BA Wood (2008). Hominin life history: Reconstruction and evolution. Journal of Anatomy 212:394-425.
Jones, KP, LC Walker, D Anderson, A Lacreuse, SL Robson, and K Hawkes (2007) Depletion of ovarian follicles with age in chimpanzees: Similarities to humans. Biology of Reproduction 77:247-251.
Robson, SL, C van Schaik, K Hawkes (2006) The derived features of human life history. In: The Evolution of Human Life History. R.L. Paine and K. Hawkes, eds. Santa Fe: School of American Research Press, pp.17-44.
Professional conference presentations (selected)
2015 'Fulfilling dual roles: Transitioning from the community college bachelor's to a regional university'. Poster co-presentation at the Association of Insititutional Research annual meeting, Denver CO.
2014 'Incorporating external data into the program review process'. Podium paper co-presented at the Association of Institutional Research annual meeting, Orlando FL.
2013 'How a community college successfully coexists within a university'. Poster co-presentation at the Association of Institutional Research annual meeting, Long Beach CA.
2012 ' Evaluating the participation and completion of undergraduate students in STEM fields'. Poster co-presented at the Association of Institutional Research annual forum, New Orleans LA.
2011 'A comparison of enrollment projection models'. Poster co-presented at the Association of Institutional Research annual forum, Toronto Canada.
2010 'A retrospective profile of graduates to enhance student success strategies'. Podium paper co-presented at the Association of Institution Research annual forum, Chicago IL.


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Return of the Jedi
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (
David Lynch
was originally offered the chance to direct this episode of the series. He turned it down because he believed it was "Lucas' thing."
David Cronenberg
was offered the chance to direct.
The dual stripes painted on rebel A-wing fighters were originally blue, but were changed to red because the blue made it a problem when filming blue-screen effects.
SFX crew claim to have included a "sneaker" as one of the spaceships in a complex dog-fight scene (see also trivia for
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Robert Watts
has stated before that his cameo is actually General Veers, who was played by Julian Glover in
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
(1980). Watts' character, however, is credited as "Lieutenant Watts."
Denis Lawson
, who played Wedge Antilles in
Star Wars
(1977) and
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
(1980) plays Wedge in this film, despite the rumors to the contrary which were caused by his name being misspelt ("Dennis Lawson") in the credits of
Star Wars
(1977). Intense debate on Usenet prompted Jarod Nash to write a letter to Lawson, asking for clarification. Lawson confirmed that he indeed played in all three movies.
David Prowse
has said that he did not take part in any of the lightsaber-fighting sequences. As with
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
(1980), the film's sword master,
Bob Anderson
played Darth Vader during the duel sequence, wearing platform shoes and careful filming to make up for the height difference.
Luke's mechanical hand gets shot. Leia gets shot in the shoulder. Luke cuts off Darth Vader's hand. See also
Star Wars
(1977) and
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Princess Leia, is the best shot. She almost never misses. See
Star Wars
According to the documentary "Empire of Dreams",
Steven Spielberg
George Lucas
's first choice to direct, but Spielberg had to decline because he is a member of the Directors' Guild (Lucas dropped his Guild membership over disagreements about _Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)). As a result, Lucas hired the relatively unknown (and at the time non-union) Welsh director
Richard Marquand
According to a magazine interview with
Irvin Kershner
in May 2004, Kershner states that
Richard Marquand
didn't direct all of
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
(1983), it was Kershner's assistant director and Lucas who took over after the actors didn't respond very well to Richard Marquand. The relationship between Marquand and Lucas was said to be bad. On the DVD commentary, however, Lucas claims he worked quite well with Marquand.
The Huttese language spoken by Jabba the Hut was inspired by the Incan language Quechua. The lines were conceived by linguist Larry Ward, who also provided Jabba's voice (although enhanced electronically).
Characters who have "a bad feeling about this": C-3PO, Princess Leia, and Han Solo. See also
Star Wars
(1977) and
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Luke and Han's meeting in Jabba's palace is the first time the pair have been onscreen together since saying their goodbyes in
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Jabba's sail barge was filmed in Yuma, Arizona. The film crew had problems avoiding the 35,000 dune buggy enthusiasts in the area. To preserve secrecy, the producers claimed to be making a horror film called "Blue Harvest (Horror beyond your imagination)", and even had caps and t-shirts made up for the crew. A chain-link fence and a 24-hour security service could not prevent die-hard fans from entering the set and sneaking some photographs.
The main chamber of Jabba's palace is connected to the entrance by a short flight of steps. When filming the scene where R2-D2 enters the chamber it was discovered that the droid could not roll down the stairs. In the movie we see R2-D2 approaching the stairs, then the camera moves to the left past the steps and the droid re-enters the field of view, having been manually hauled down the stairs.
The Endor shots were filmed near Crescent City, California. Forest work was especially hard on the Ewok actors. Production Assistant
Ian Bryce
arrived on the set one day to find a note from the Ewok actors saying that they had all had enough and they were on their way to the airport. Bryce tried to drive to the airport, but got a flat tire not far from the set. He found another car and was about to leave when the Ewoks' bus pulled up, and all the Ewok actors got off wearing "Revenge of the Ewok" t-shirts.
The primitive warrior tribe at the end of this film was originally supposed to be a tribe of Wookiees. In pre-production, though, the decision was made to go to short creatures with short fur rather than very tall creatures with longer fur and, hence, the Ewoks were created (Ewok may very well have been created by rearranging the sounds in the word "Wookiee").
Among the aliens in Jabba the Hutt's entourage are ones named "Klaatu," "Barada" and "Nikto," after the command given to the robot Gort in
The Day the Earth Stood Still
(1951). The aliens are not referred to by name in the film, nor do they have any lines.
At the time, the climactic battle in outer space featured more optical effects in one scene than had ever been previously committed to film.
In the DVD 2004 release,
Sebastian Shaw
(older Anakin Skywalker) is replaced in the celebration scene by
Hayden Christensen
The raspy, labored breathing heard from Darth Vader after he kills the Emperor was originally meant to be how his breathing sounded when he was first introduced in
Star Wars
(1977). The sound of this labored breathing was kept and used for this film.
Several Ewok lines are in the Filipino (Tagalog) language. Most Ewok lines, however, were inspired by the Kalmuck language, spoken by nomadic tribes living in Central China.
The film originally included a sandstorm scene that occurred after Han's rescue. It was cut because it was unnecessary and was hectic to shoot.
The dancer that Jabba drops into the Rancor pit loses her top as she falls in.
Carrie Fisher
's birthmark (near the small of her back) is visible in the desert scene where she turns her back to the camera to swing around a mounted laser gun.
Nien Numb, Lando's co-pilot, speaks a Kenyan dialect called Haya. According to sound designer Ben Burtt, the lines were delivered by a Kenyan student living in the US, and are actually correct Hayan translations of the English text. Audiences in Kenya were reportedly very thrilled to hear their language spoken in proper context.
It is rumored that a different ending was shot, but discarded later on. It featured the (long awaited) marriage between Leia Organa and Han Solo. Dark Horse's Comic "Dark Empire" is based on that fact and presents Han and Leia as a married couple.
David Prowse
only portrayed Darth Vader completely for the first half of the movie. In the second half of the movie, the character was played by
Bob Anderson
(stuntman) during the fight sequence, and
Sebastian Shaw
after the character is unmasked.
James Earl Jones
voiced the character throughout, with the exception of the unmasking scene.
In addition to the pilot of the "chicken walker",
Richard Marquand
also performed the voice of the droid in Jabba's slave yard.
Richard Marquand
did the voice for the interrogator droid EV 9D9. His voice was run through a ring modulator to give the proper mechanic-sounding effect.
Pat Welsh
performed the voice of the Bounty Hunter Boush (Princess Leia in disguise)
According to
Anthony Daniels
, it only took him less than 10 minutes to put on the C-3P0 outfit, unlike the last two films were it took him two hours.
One of the songs that the Ewoks sing sounds like: "Det luktar flingor här", which is Swedish for "It smells of cereal here." (In fact, that line's lyrics are supposedly, "G'noop dock fling oh ah.") Another song sounds identical to a song sung in
Portions of the partially completed Death Star model resemble the San Francisco skyline.
At the end, when Luke cremates Darth Vader, he starts the fire at big toe of his right foot. He also apparently walks around the pyre. Those details and the style of the pyre correspond to Hindu tradition.
David Prowse
, who played Darth Vader's body in three films, was unaware of the planned unmasking scene in which a different actor,
Sebastian Shaw
, played Vader's face.
Michael Carter
was cast as Bib Fortuna in this movie after casting director
Mary Selway
saw him appearing in the play "The Streets of London" in 1981. It took over eight hours of make-up to first transform him into Jabba the Hutt's Twi'lek advisor. By the end of his five-week shoot, make-up artist
Nick Dudman
had streamlined the process down to 58 minutes. Removing the make-up took another 25 minutes.
The Millenium Falcons used for this movie were either models or matte paintings. The full-sized mock up used for the other films was only used for the deleted sandstorm scenes and therefore doesn't make an appearance in this movie
When Vader throws the Emperor into the shaft, the brief image of a skull can be seen superimposed on his visor.
In the part where Paploo was barely hanging onto the speeder bike, Paploo was played by stuntman
Tony Cox
Ben Burtt
] the Imperial officer in the bunker who says "Freeze!" and gets knocked into the generator room by a thrown satchel. When he falls over the edge, he attempts to emulate the Wilhelm scream, which he made famous.
The growls and sounds of the Rancor in Jabba's Palace were actually made by a dachsund.
Ernie Fosselius
, creator of the
Star Wars
(1977) spoof
Hardware Wars
(1977), appears as the voices of the rancor's keepers.
Caroline Blakiston
(Mon Mothma) had to re-record her dialog after it was discovered that her microphone had picked up the sound of pigeons roosting in the set ceiling.
Chris Parsons
played C-3PO in 3 or 4 scenes, including the part where 3PO was carried on the chair by the Ewoks.
Billy Dee Williams
's stunt double was
Julius LeFlore
. LeFlore wears black gloves in the Sarlacc fight. Williams does not.
Peter Mayhew
had a stunt double for the part of the Sarlacc fight in which the skiff jolted, causing Han Solo to hang upside down.
Ian McDiarmid
(The Emperor) and
David Prowse
(Darth Vader) have never met. Vader was played by
Bob Anderson
for all of the camera shots in which Vader and the Emperor appeared at the same time.
The name Anakin is the accusative of the greek noun Anax, meaning "lord."
The name Palpatine was based on the name Palatine in the film,
Taxi Driver
(1976). It was changed to avoid legal problems.
Lawrence Kasdan
George Lucas
initially wanted to include the "victory over the Empire" shots on the imperial city. However, they were unable to get a satisfactory name for the capital planet of the Empire. In May 1991, author Timothy Zahn wrote a Star Wars spin-off book, Heir to The Empire, and came out with the capital planet's name as Coruscant. Lucas was happy with the name and as the result, CG shots of victory celebration sequences of other cities, including Coruscant (where the statue collapsed) was included in the 1997 Special Edition.
Robert Watts
, a co-producer of the film, doubles as the scout walker driver who is thrown out of the scout walker by Chewbacca.
One of the words C-3PO uses to communicate with the Ewoks is "naboo" which is the name of Queen Amidala's planet in
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
The victory trumpet call that the Ewoks used at the end of the Battle Of Endor was the same as the trumpet call that was used in
The Ten Commandments
(1956) (1955). It can be heard when the Jews are about to leave Egypt for the Promised Land.
The sounds of the "speederbikes" were used in
(1993) (V) in the final battle as the UFO's sounds.
Before filming began, it was discovered that all of Darth Vader's lightsaber props had either been lost or stolen. Thus, one of Luke Skywalker's "stunt" saber props from
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
(1980) had to be quickly cannibalized into a "Vader-esque" saber for this film.
At one point during the battle on Endor, Leia turns towards a Scout Walker and shoots a man who is either standing on or leaning out of the top. This man is rumored to be none other than the director,
Richard Marquand
The design of Luke's new lightsaber is directly based on the one used by Obi-Wan Kenobi in
Star Wars
(1977). In fact, one of Obi-Wan's "stunt" saber props was reused in Return of the Jedi as Luke's.
Tracey Eddon
wore a rubber replica of C-3PO for the tumble off of the sail barge. She then donned a metal bikini to swing with Mark Hamill's stunt double onto the escaping skiff.
Jabba the Hutt's death was inspired in part by a scene in
The Godfather
(1972), in which Luca Brasi is choked to death with a garrote.
Darth Vader's funeral pyre was added at the very last minute, long after principle photography and pick-ups had wrapped. The scene was thrown together and shot near the hills of Skywalker Ranch.
The radiating shafts making up the floor of the second Death Star's reactor core are actually 1,500 fishing rods.
The shot of Paploo the Ewok riding a stolen speeder bike, the crew propped the bike up vertically and filmed the actor dangling from the handlebars, then simply rotated the camera.
Unlike other Star Wars installments, Episode VI was shot and completed in less than one year. Photography was done within June 1982-September 1982
When preparing to work on the special edition one of the ILM employees was talking to a friend and mentioned in passing that they were extending the musical number in Jabba's palace. The friend happened to be the brother of
Femi Taylor
, the dancer that played Oola (the slave girl/dancer who is fed to the Rancor) and suggested that they get in contact with her as she was in even better shape than she was when they originally shot the scene. They ended up using her, and the scene is a combination of footage that they already had and the new footage recorded 15 years later.
Femi Taylor
also has the distinction of being the only cast member from the original movies to reprise her role for the special edition.
The deleted sandstorm scene involving all the actors was the first scene shot on the first day of shooting. This made
Mark Hamill
the only Star Wars actor to work the first full day of shooting on all three Star Wars movies.
Before the Millenium Falcon leaves for the final battle with the Death Star, Han says, "I just got a funny feeling, like I'm not gonna see her again." This would seem to foreshadow the Falcon's demise in battle. But it doesn't. Researchers have looked into the matter from the first scripts of this movie, and have found that in all drafts of the script, Lando and the Falcon survive. All claims that the Falcon would not survive are urban legends, forgeries, or mistaken assumptions.
Endor is the name of a place in the Bible; it's a village found in Biblical Israel's territory of Isaachar, where king Saul went on the eve of his final battle with the Phillistines and came across "The Witch of Endor". It also the Elvish name for Middle-Earth in J.R.R. Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings".
George Lucas
was disapproving of
Richard Marquand
's choice in casting
Ian McDiarmid
as The Emperor. The choice eventually grew on Lucas, as he eventually went on to cast McDiarmid as the younger version of the same character in the next three episodes of the Saga.
Alan Hume
had a falling-out with the producers late in production, mainly owing to the fact that he felt they were mistreating
Richard Marquand
. Hume was never officially sacked, but most of the photography in the last month of production was supervised by camera operator
Alec Mills
For security reasons, when the film was sent to the lab, it was sent under the title "Blue Harvest". The title was inspired by the
Dashiell Hammett
story "Red Harvest", which was the inspiration for
(1961), directed by
Akira Kurosawa
, one of the favorite directors of
George Lucas
. When you go to www.blueharvest.com, you'll get the official Star Wars website.
As seen in the theatrical trailers, Luke's new light saber had a blue laser blade instead of the green that appears in the finished film, as it had been in the first two movies. The blade was changed to green as being blue, it was difficult to make out against the sky during the attack on the sail barge scene.
Kenny Baker
's Ewok character, Paploo, was supposed to find Princess Leia unconscious after the speeder bike sequence, but Baker got a case of food poisoning before the scene was going to be filmed so
Warwick Davis
's character, Wicket to be the Ewok that finds Leia
Harrison Ford
suggested that Han Solo sacrifice his life to save his friends, but
George Lucas
disagreed with him.
Carrie Fisher
complained about her costumes in the previous two movies. She said they were so long, you could not tell "she was a woman". Those complaints led to the skimpy outfit she wore as Jabba's prisoner. The costume became something of a running joke among the crew, because the metal framework that held the top together meant that the costume didn't move well with her. Since Fisher didn't like the industry standard solution of using double-sided tape, it became necessary before each take to have a wardrobe person check to ensure that her breasts were still snug inside the costume top (and several scenes had to be re-shot when "wardrobe malfunctions" occurred).
When sound designer
Ben Burtt
was working on the sound effects for the speeder bike chase, he tried to emulate
Treg Brown
's sound effect work on the Road Runner cartoons as closely as possible.
In the DVD 2004 release, George Lucas explained the reason behind why Yoda told Luke that Darth Vader was his father. Lucas had consulted with a child psychologist during the making of the film. The psychologist said that unless it was unequivocally stated that Vader was Luke's father, moviegoers age 12 and under would dismiss Vader's claim to be Luke's father as a lie.
In a personal letter to friend actor Henry Dibling, 'Lindsay Anderson' said that a role in this movie was offered to him (a "Prince of Evil" role, in his own words). He turned it down because he was busy with his own movie,
Britannia Hospital
(1982), by then.
WILHELM SCREAM: As Luke slashes an enemy with his lightsaber and he falls into the Sarlacc pit. It can also be heard again a second time as Luke slashes another enemy into the pit soon after, but it is barely audible. Additionally, in the Special Edition, a Wilhelm can be heard during one of the huge celebration scenes, on Coruscant, after the Death Star is destroyed (an Imperial Stormtrooper is crowd surfing and the Wilhelm is heard as he passes to the right of the film frame; since this is a celebration scene rather than a fight scene, the Wilhelm was presumably included as a joke).
During the shot in which Salacius Crumb (the small, annoying, rat-like thing that sits with Jabba in his palace) is chewing off C-3P0's eye,
Anthony Daniels
had a panic attack while in the C-3P0 suit. While filming, he didn't actually say his lines (all his lines were dubbed in post-production anyway), but repeated "Get me up. Get me up." over and over. This take is the take used in the final film.
Sound designer Ben Burtt got the opportunity to operate the mike boom in the dialogue scene between Luke and Leia on Endor. He didn't know the entire scene would take almost 3 minutes to shoot, so he got very tired holding up the microphone, and nearly dropped it on Carrie Fisher's head.
Ian McDiarmid
, a prolific stage actor, based his character's unusual voice on the Japanese method of using your stomach to project yourself. The result was a strange, guttural croak that Lucas decided was perfect for the character of Palpatine.
Elephants were used as inspiration for the All Terrain Armored Transporters' (AT-AT) characteristic walk.
The point-of-view shots for the speeder bike sequence were achieved by having a camera operator walk through the forest at normal speed with a camera filming at one frame per second. When the footage was played back at twenty four frames per second, it gave the appearance of flying through the forest at high speeds.
There were several versions of Carrie Fisher's slave costume. One was made of metal form-fit to her body. Another was made of rubber and was used for stunt scenes because it was more comfortable.
Costume designer Aggie Guerard Rodgers says that the inspiration for Leia's slave outfit came from the artwork of Frank Frazetta, which often focused on the female form.
This is the only film in the entire series to use American locations for live-action location filming.
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Questions over the Programme at ITV; CITY COMMENT
Byline: ANTHONY HILTON
WHEN a famous French diplomat of the 19th century died unexpectedly, his long-term bitter rival, on hearing the news, was reputed to have remarked: "I wonder what he means by that."
One feels rather the same when reading that Charles Allen, the head of ITV, is considering giving up his job at the ripe young age of 49. The story added that he was not available for comment - which, if true, must be the first time ever.
So what is going on? It is a rule of thumb in journalism that when someone is not available for comment, it is because they or someone close to them is in fact the source, and this is a crude attempt to cover their tracks. So is Allen the source?
If so, is it because he is all too aware that his performance at ITV is lamentable and he is therefore trying to wrong-foot his opponents by suggesting - Tony Blair-like - that he is on the brink of going anyway as a means of making enemies think it not worthwhile to plot to oust him?
Or could it be chairman Sir Peter Burt flying a kite to see if the suggestion creates a clamour for Allen to stay, or relief that he might be going - a rough and ready poll of investor sentiment?
In fact, there are two questions facing ITV. First, does it have a role in the changing media world?
Second, is Allen the man to lead it?
The answer to both may be no.
The answer to the second certainly is.
The horizontal model falls flat
IT is an article of faith in London that when it comes to the plumbing on which the securities industry depends, the best choice would be to have a variety of competitive markets where equities can be bought and sold.
These multiple platforms would then link into one central clearing house where all Europe's trades would be cleared for payment, and instructions dispatched for their settlement.
This is known as the horizontal model. Having one central clearing house appeals to the investment banks, which are the industry's major customers, because such a structure would allow them to net off trading positions in different markets and thereby minimise their risks and the amount of regulatory capital they need to hold as security against those risks.
There is an alternative, vertical model that exists in Germany.
There, all trades on Deutsche Borse and on Eurex go through the inhouse captive clearing and settlement system. The markets' owners thereby capture all the value of the transaction and this sets them at odds with their customers, who sometimes feel clearing costs are too high and who are generally uneasy about the lack of choice and the opportunity for monopoly pricing. …


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IOD's Ann Dillon Named to N.H. Commission on Disability
IOD's Ann Dillon Named to N.H. Commission on Disability
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Ann Dillon, Institute on Disability staff member and coordinator of the New Hampshire Leadership Series, has been named to Gov. Maggie Hassan's Commission on Disability. A registered and licensed occupational therapist, Dillon brings her expertise to the commission as a parent of a daughter who had disabilities and chronic health conditions and experienced many of the state's educational and care systems.


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On May 26th we celebrate the feast of St. Philip Neri, the patron saint of Catholic Extension.
It is said that Philip Neri wanted to be a foreign missionary, but a holy man interfered by telling him: "Your India shall be Rome." Bishop Francis Clement Kelley, the founder of Catholic Extension, saw the application of those words in his own work. He decided that Philip would be our patron, and Pope St. Pius X so named him.
Click here to read the article "He Laughed His Way to Heaven," published in the May 1958 issue of Extension about our patron saint.
- John Bannon, Manager of Digital Marketing & Communication, Catholic Extension


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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Cody Overbeck took a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch in the top of the 11th inning to give Mississippi a 7-5 win in 11 innings Saturday against Kentucky in Lexington.
Kentucky (41-15, 16-14 Southeastern Conference) tied it 5-5 in the eighth, but Mississippi (34-22, 15-15) started the last inning with two singles and a walk to load the bases.
Reliever Brock Baber struck Overbeck on the shoulder, sending the game-winning run home. Matt Smith drew a bases-loaded walk for the final score.
Scott Bittle (6-1) earned the win for Mississippi with 10 strikeouts, five hits and one run. Andrew Albers took the loss for Kentucky with two hits on two runs.
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On This Day … 13 July
1834 – Robert GARLICK (33) married Emma FIELDING (36) in England 181 years ago. (4th great-granduncle -p)
1927 – Sophia NOWAK Klepaczyk died 88 years ago in Detroit, Michigan at 52 years old.
1947 – Gertrude HANSON Lynch died 68 years ago in St. Clair Shores, Michigan at 83 years old. (1st cousin 4x removed -m)
1986 – Florence PETERSON Lachovski died 29 years ago in Farmington Hills, Michigan at 91 years old. (wife of Edward LACHOVSKI, 1st cousin 3x removed -m)
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HAMPTON, Va. -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Virginia Department of Emergency Services are taking their joint state and federal mobile Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) to Stony Creek (Sussex County) and Windsor (Isle of Wight) during the week of October 11, 1999, according to state and federal disaster assistance officials.
The mobile DRC, which visited the Saxis and Onancock Volunteer Fire Departments (Accomack County) from October 4-9, will reopen for business at the following locations on the dates listed below:
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Assistance seekers from Sussex County, the Isle of Wight, and other disaster-affected areas will be able to visit the mobile DRC, and talk with state and federal representatives about the status of their disaster assistance applications and other services offered in connection with Hurricane Floyd.
Federal and state agencies use the mobile unit to get in touch with disaster assistance applicants who have already registered with FEMA, but have not been able to reach other DRC sites.
To register for disaster assistance, residents are urged to call 1-800-462-9029 or TTY 1-800-462-7585 (for those with speech and hearing impairments) daily, 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. Residents who have questions about disaster assistance programs or the status of their applications should call the FEMA Helpline at 1-800-525-0321 or 1-800-462-7585 (TTY).


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This summer, Burger King wants you to cool down with its latest menu item: a bacon sundae.
That's vanilla soft serve with fudge, caramel, bacon crumbles and a strip of bacon, according to the Associated Press.
Delicious? Maybe. Unhealthy? Definitely. The dessert has 510 calories, 61 grams of sugar and 18 grams of fat.
The bacon sundae is just one item from a new summertime menu, including the Memphis Pulled Pork BBQ Sandwich, Carolina BBQ Whopper or Chicken Sandwich, Texas BBQ Whopper or Chicken Sandwich, sweet potato fries and frozen lemonade.
Get ready for the summer of heart attack.


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Home -> Community -> Usenet -> comp.databases.theory -> Re: Attribute Value Attributes, Fuzzy Sets, & Color-coded Data
> So, for each value entered (not the same for each value of a
> particular attribute) you want to put an RGB value with it. Are there any
> data models or database implementations that incorporate these global
> attribute value attributes?
If I understand your requirements correctly, it can be done with XDb1. Here is how to enter it via XDb1's "Natural" Language Interface.
color isa thing.
red isa color.
green isa color.
blue isa color.
age isa thing.
28 isa age.
person isa thing.
john isa person.
* isa 28. (* now refers to an unnamed instance of 28. It inherits the name 28) john is *.
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Michigan State's hockey team arrived in Bridgeport, Connecticut Wednesday night and skated Thursday morning in preparation for its opening NCAA tournament game. The Spartans are a 4th seed in their region and face top seeded Union of New York. Face off is at 3pm Friday on ESPN U. MSU has a 19-15-4 season record and was the last team admitted to the 16-team field. Only A. J. Sturges on the MSU roster has played in the NCAA tournament and no Spartans have ever won a playoff game.
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When Hamilton wins and celebrates with passion they say he is cocky and hate him.
When he becomes disappointed in his performance and outwardly express how he is feeling inside they still hate him.
So you see, you could never win with the haters.
True champions only settle for the best. Mediocre drivers will settle for anything.
You wanted him to smile and pretend to be happy even though he was highly disappointed. If you want fake people look elsewhere.


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From Grand Theft Wiki
The Tornado is a two-door lowrider that is used in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas by the Aztecas gang. It is not a good choice for drive-bys because it lacks the four-seats that other cars have, but this car can drive slightly faster than its four-door counterparts. It can be often found at the lowrider meet, and on any turf belonging to a Spanish gang.


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Wrestlers in grades 2-5 can take advantage of the pre-season open mats in the wrestling room at HHS.
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India's Barefoot Solar Engineers Are Building a Brighter Future
Throughout India there are many rural villages that are completely removed from the grid. With no source of power for cooking, light, and heating they currently must rely on firewood, kerosene or diesel for fuel. Now green jobs are blossoming throughout these
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US singer Santogold is aiming to slice open the British singles chart with her new release "Lights Out" due to hit record shops on August 4th.
To get you in the mood, check out the free download of the XXXchange's remix of previous single 'L.E.S. Artistes'.
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Live, Santogold is a technicolour update on the icy charm of Grace Jones. The singer comes armed with DJs and dancers, for one of the most colourful live shows around.
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Santogold's full UK tour dates follow -
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Tue 19 Aug - The Edge Festival: Santogold - The Liquidroom, Edinburgh
Sat 23 Aug - Reading Festival - SOLD OUT
Sun 24 Aug - Leeds Festival - SOLD OUT
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Mozilla updates Sunbird 0.5 callendar app
Mozilla.org has released Sunbird 0.5, a new version of its standalone calendar application. The new release has a much more polished user interface in the calendar views. It also re-adds working hours and automatic migration of data in Sunbird 0.2, iCal.app, and Evolution. The printing functionality has been improved, and there is support for Google Calendar (via the Google Calendar Provider extension). Finally, there are reliability, performance, and usability improvements. The software requires Mac OS X 10.2.x or later.
Briefly: review, AT&T iTunes gift cards
In brief: MacNN has reviewed Data Backup 3, AT&T plans to begin selling iTunes Gift Cards starting June 29th, Apple Expo is set to take place between September 25-29th this year at Porte De Versailles in Paris, the Jaman movie download service is offering Apple TV owners a taste of high-definition entertainment, and ShaggyMac has added a cleaning sponge to its line of laptop accessories. MacNN has reviewed Data Backup 3 from ProSoft Engineering ($60, shown at right), an application designed to help users back up files on Mac systems without much hassle while also providing numerous options for backup media. Users can back up everything but the system, all documents as well as data files, everything in a particular user's folder, and more.
Jobs explains thinking behind iPhone
During Apple's town-hall meeting earlier today, company CEO Steve Jobs outlined his beliefs on how the iPhone will permanently change the mobile phone business. The executive also described the iPhone as the third leg to a chair -- signifying Apple's overall business -- with the two existing legs consisting of the iPod+iTunes business and the company's successful Mac computer line. The fourth leg to the chair, according to Jobs as cited by Ars Technica, is the Apple TV. Apple's chief described the company's existing Macs as the best new product pipeline, and detailed forthcoming products as "off the charts."
Sanyo Katana DLX surfaces on Sprint site
A sequel to Sanyo's well-known Katana flip-phone is real and close at hand, a leak on Sprint's own developer site shows. Virtually complete, the handset should be at least as slender and will have all the staple features expected of a mid-range phone, including a camera with still and video capture support, Bluetooth, and EVDO mobile broadband. Media playback support should be broad with AAC audio and H.264 video joining more typical MP3, MPEG-4, and other formats. The now standard microSD card slot should be accompanied by 96MB of internal flash.
Talkety to provide iPhone VOIP services
The VOIP service Talkety states that it is now supporting the iPhone without special software, as required by other VOIP providers such as Skype. After signing up for one of Talkety's service plans, callers can simply visit talkety.com from their iPhone, and after logging in, the site will display Talkety contacts in a scheme similar to the iPhone's own. The site can dial both these and new numbers, and tap into a "recently dialed" list, or conference with up to 50 other people through a Pro service account.
Sprint carries globetrotting BlackBerry 8830
Sprint on Thursday revealed that it will be the second provider to carry the BlackBerry 8830 World Edition in the US, giving the subscribers to its network an opportunity to roam more easily beyond North America. Shifting to a black color versus the silver of the Verizon model, the smartphone will share the same unlocked SIM card slot and allow connections to GSM networks as well as its native CDMA. Customers will have the choice of either signing up for a custom Sprint plan or leaving the GSM card open to sign for another provider altogether if they expect to use an outside network for a long time, the company says.
Apple Store iPhone availability tool active
Although an Apple press release stated that the function would not be ready until 9 PM, an iPhone availability locator for Apple retail stores is already working. The mechanism displays a green indicator for stores that are carrying the iPhone (which, at this point, appears to be every Apple retail store in existence) and a red light for stores that are not carrying the device. As previously reported, all of the 164 Apple retail stores in the US will stay open until midnight, after closing from 2 pm until the launch at 6 p.m. The company also announced that customers can purchase up to two iPhones on a first come, first served basis. The iPhone will go on sale at Friday, June 29 at 6:00 p.m. local time at Apple retail stores and corporate-owned AT&T locations nationwide.
AT&T offers list of iPhone accessories
AT&T is planning to offer an assortment of Apple branded and third-party accessories alongside the highly anticipated iPhone launch slated for tomorrow evening, according to AT&T documents obtained by MacNN. Various accessories will be available in AT&T Stores as well as online via its eStore, but the carrier warns that selection may vary by location. Apple branded accessories scheduled for availability at launch include the iPhone Travel Charger, iPhone In-Box Stereo Headset, iPhone Bluetooth Mono-earbud, iPhone Bluetooth Travel Cable, and iPhone Dock Connector to USB Cable. Third-party accessories will include Black Nappa Leather Sleeves, Vertical as well as Horizontal cases, armbands, leather wrapped holsters, clear plastic shells, vehicle power adapters, Shure stereo headsets, and a series of colored gel accessories.
AT&T: How to migrate contacts to the iPhone
Cotinuing the influx of information from AT&T, the carrier has also explained the means of transferring contacts from other devices to the iPhone, which does not read contacts from a SIM card like other GSM devices. The most efficient and inexpensive method is to make sure the contacts are in format that can be imported by iTunes, which means that users must have a Mac, or else Microsoft's Outlook or Outlook Express. If none of these are an option, AT&T will insist that customers either manually transfer the contacts themselves, or turn to help from one of the company's storefronts.
Epson, Sharp, Toshiba to reap iPhone rewards
Although Apple stands to benefit directly from selling the iPhone, some of the company's eventual challengers in the mobile phone world should also profit from the device, according to contacts within the display business. Japanese firms Sharp and Toshiba are said to be involved in manufacturing the LCD portion of the touchscreens that sit at the heart of the device, even though they themselves produce phones that should compete with the Apple either immediately (Sharp) or for eventual releases in Asia and Europe (Toshiba). Epson is also involved, the sources say.
QuarkXPress Server 7.2: enhanced XML
QuarkXPress Server 7.2 has been released, adding a new XML capability that can repurpose content created in QuarkXPress into other systems, such as an e-mail server, Web server or other content delivery environments. The new release supports http, SOAP, .net, ASP, PHP, JSP and includes a Java manager for the development of automated and scalable publishing solutions. At a base functional level, QuarkXpress Server is designed to publish Web-to-print and variable data publishing (VDP) solutions that automate the creation of creative material. Other new features include improved output accuracy: Job Jackets helps ensure that a print job adheres to the user's specifications from creation to production. The new release is also a Universal Binary.
Free iPhones for Apple employees
Apple chief Steve Jobs today promised to provide all full-time Apple employees with free 8GB iPhones, and bequeathed all part-time employees who have been with the company for more than one year free iPhones as well. The company head today informed Apple workers at a town-hall meeting of the decision, but the free handsets won't likely appear in the hands of employees until consumer demand dies down following the initial launch. Apple's iPhone scheduled to hit AT&T and Apple store shelves tomorrow evening at 6:00 p.m. ET.
MySpace TV goes live
Quickly validating its preview, MySpace today kicked off the launch of MySpace TV. A separate but closely-linked part of the company's social networking site, the page brings many of the channels and sorting features of YouTube but promises far stronger social tools: in addition to tracking favorite video producers, MySpace subscribers can also tag clips to put them into a profile and personalize a video channel based on their tastes and past viewing history.
Plantronics reveals all-day Bluetooth headset
In addition to its wired headsets, Plantronics today also unwrapped a lone Bluetooth headset that will ship relatively soon after the iPhone's appearance in stores. The Voyager 520 is designed to be comfortable and technically capable enough to last an entire working day, with a soft ear hook and up to eight hours of continuous calls on a single lithium-ion battery charge. Call controls are also as simple as possible with the answer button doubling as a rocker switch for adjusting volume.
Unlocked iPhone may be coming to India
Although the iPhone will likely not be available officially in India for at least another year, the device may make its debut unofficially there in as little as a month. Shipments of the iPhone are already, reportedly, being smuggled to the country and unlocking techniques are being developed that would allow the phone to work on any network in India for a price of Rs 1,000 or Rs 1,500 (about $25-$35). "Unlocking the iPhone isn't tough," a dealer in central Delhi told Business Standard. In the grey markets of Palika Bazar or Sarojini Nagar, an entry-level iPhone will be available for Rs 30,000 (about $715).
MakeMusic unveils Finale 2008
MakeMusic has unveiled Finale 2008, the latest upgrade to its music software that boasts unprecedented playback options as well as major productivity enhancements and improved control. Finale 2008 records/imports a mono or stereo audio file to enhance playback, includes more than 250 world-class instrument sounds from the makers of the Garritan Personal Orchestra, and offers multiple sound libraries that work together. The company is already accepting pre-orders for Finale 2008, which is scheduled to ship in July.
iPhone fever may top Win 95, Mustang
The buzz surrounding the iPhone may be as intense as those for some of the best-known product launches in history without requiring as much effort, according to analysts. An observation by expert Michael Gartenberg of JupiterResearch today notes that while Apple is likely to have spent roughly $100 million promoting the iPhone enroute to its Friday launch, the company's existing reputation and careful management of press should get the device more attention than Microsoft's August 1995 release of Windows 95 despite spending half as much on marketing.
AT&T: iPhone SIM cards are portable
AT&T today said it would offer the ability to opened iPhones and that users would be able to use the provide iPhone SIM card in other AT&T phones. Through efforts, MacNN has managed to obtain information on the return and warranty policies for the iPhone, including the ability to reuse SIM cards. At AT&T's retail stores (kiosks are inelligible), both the phone and Apple's Bluetooth headset will have a 14-day return policy, which is applicable only with an AT&T receipt and all of the original equipment. If a box has been opened, AT&T will take 10 percent off the refund as a re-stocking fee. All other iPhone products -- first- or third-party -- will fall under AT&T's normal 30-day return policy, including the wireless service. Critically, AT&T will not accept products bought directly from Apple, and it will not handle "dead on arrival" iPhones.
Additune recommends music to (Mac) users
Additune is a new music recommendation application that is only for Mac OS X. It is designed to help you grow your existing iTunes playlists by looking at each playlist's "unique mood." Select a playlist from your iTunes library and Additune will recommend songs that extend your playlist. Additune can also recommend songs that fit your current mood by looking at what songs you've been listening to lately. The developer says "Additune can recommend songs you don�t yet have or if you just want to mix something up fast, Additune can recommend songs that are already in your library." The tool is free with no ads. The developer makes money on the referral fees from the songs that are recommend, allowing us to provide you with a great product free of charge. Additune is a Universal Binary and requires Mac OS X 10.4.
Blu-Ray counters HD DVD with five free movies
The Blu-Ray Disc Association today raised the stakes in the HD format wars by launching a new promo it hopes will tip the balance. Countering a surge in HD DVD sales triggered by recent price cuts, the majority of Blu-Ray player manufacturers and film studios have agreed to give away five free movies with each new player. Movies can be hand-picked but will be drawn from a selection of 21 titles that varies from major releases such as Babel to older titles such as Species. The players themselves will include all models from major companies -- including the PlayStation 3, the news suggests.
iPod speaker system: multi-room, wireless
Taking a stab at the speaker system market occupied by Sonos and others, IntelliTouch has debuted its Eos wireless satellite speaker system for use with the iPod. Using non-WiFi (but "WiFi-friendly) wireless transmission technology, the speaker system links up to four remote speakers, purportedly delivering interference-free CD sound quality (48Khz). The wireless transfer method uses error correction and a unique frequency hopping scheme for a real-world indoor range of up to 150 feet (50 meters) through walls, floors and ceilings. In open outdoor environments, Eos can broadcast in excess of 300 feet (100 meters).
Radeon HD cards receiving price cut?
In publicizing its new Radeon HD 2400 and 2600 video cards, announced as shipping earlier this month, AMD has apparently exposed lower prices. Whereas the 2400 series was previously intended to debut at a base of about $99, new figures suggest a range of $50 to $85; the 2600 cards, meanwhile, should cost no more than $149, rather than the former $199 limit. No reason for the price change has been given, but competition from Nvidia may be the most likely incentive. The company recently released the GeForce 8400 GS, a comparable low-end card that costs just $69. In the mid-range, the 8500 GT is $89, and the 8600 GT is $150.
Visto brings corporate email to iPhone
Visto today announced that it is offering corporate email functionality for Apple's iPhone along with end-to-end security. Through Visto, iPhone users can experience secure mobile access to current as well as legacy versions of both Microsoft Exchange and IBM Lotus Domino corporate messaging platforms. Visto enables access that is easy to implement and administer, alleviating IT concerns regarding security as well as reliability, according to the company. Industry watchers cited the iPhone's lack of corporate email support as a major factor in the device's potential for adoption among business customers, as well as the question of whether the handset would support Microsoft Word/Excel documents. Apple answered that question with a recently posted online tour of the device which revealed support for viewing both types of documents in email messages.
Gateway updates artist-focused convertible tablet
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Altec-Lansing intros slim Powered Theater TV speakers
Leaving the safe harbor of its traditional computer speaker business, Altec-Lansing this morning launched its Powered Theater line made just for home theater setups. The two-piece PT8051 and larger, one-piece PT7031 use NXT panel speakers to produce a full-room sound without the cabinet depth needed for conventional audio. The choice is an ideal fit for LCDs and plasmas where space is as much a concern as quality, Altec-Lansing says.
Briefly: review/discount; Playboy for iPhone
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Leak shows iPhone prepaid as fallback
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Punch! debuts ViaCAD 2D/3D for Mac OS X
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FontAgent Pro Server 2.0 improves font control
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Hitachi unleashes large 1080p LCDs, plasmas
Hitachi on Thursday made one of its most substantial TV upgrades in recent months with both LCDs and plasma sets receiving a major improvement. Unlike some launches, every model in the upgrade is capable of a 1080 vertical resolution and focuses on large screens, the company says. Topping announcements is the Director's Series P60X901: at 60 inches, the plasma TV is the largest ever from Hitachi in the class and displays a full 1920x1080 picture. It also debuts a new interpolation technique, dubbed Reel60, that eliminates the juddering effect created by pulldown conversion of 24 frames-per-second film rates to the TV's native 60-frame speed. The 60-inch model and a smaller but equally specified 50-inch P50X901 will ship in August at prices of $8,000 and $4,300 respectively.
Survey: 15 percent want iPhone, fewer buying
A new poll on iPhone demand takes a more optimistic appraisal than other recent surveys. According to a Harris Interactive poll of more than 10,400 people between the ages of 13 and 64, 15 percent are at least somewhat likely to buy an iPhone, within which one percent is absolutely certain they will be buying. However, while four percent of the "somewhat likely" group wants to buy as soon as they can, 55 percent is willing to wait for a price cut, and an overlapping 49 percent wants to know how good the product is in practice.
Verizon tries to counter iPhone launch
Verizon today announced that its retail stores would remain open until 9PM on Friday, attempting to draw customers away from the high-profile launch of the iPhone. Some of the carrier's phone features may lure customers away, the company claims. The company pays particular attention to cost and notes that many of its phones cost $100 or less, including some music-capable versions. "Customers can select a mobile phone that fits their style, their mood and best of all, their wallet," Verizon says.
Plantronics intros iPhone, notebook headsets
Plantronics and its sub-label Altec-Lansing today launched several new earphone sets, including a trio of headsets made for the iPhone and most cellphones. The Upgrader UHS 302, 306, and 307 each have inline microphones with volume control and a switch to flip between calls and music; the 302 is an over-the-ear design with clips to keep the pads at a proper fit, while the 306 and 307 both rely on in-ear tips with differences stemming from their choices of more quality-oriented SnugFit shape for the 306 and a stable, exercise-driven AirFit shape for the 307. Versions of these earphones without the microphone, named the UHP series, will also be available, Plantronics says.
15" MacBook Pro LED review: Amazing screen
ExtremeTech reviews the new 15" MacBook Pro with an LED screen, noting that while the laptop with desired upgrades and accessories is pricey (about $2900 total), it delivers a virtually unrivaled user experience. The reviewer first notes that the data and setting transfer process from a PowerBook was made almost too easy by apple's Migration assistant -- a total set-up time of 40 minutes. Commenting on the new MacBook Pro's most compelling feature, the LED-backlit screen, the reviewer notes that the display is much brighther than his PowerBook's display. And the built-in iSight is identified as an oft-overlooked boon. "(With my PowerBook) I never could find a good place to put the (iSight); it was always in the wrong spot. Well no more worries about that, my MacBook Pro has the camera built right into the top of the screen. I can easily just look right into the camera when I'm vidoeconferencing without giving it a second thought. Since the camera is no longer a headache, I've found that using video chat is a lot more fun and a lot more useful."
LEvertigo laptop cases debut
Be.ez has announced the availability of the LEvertigo range of cases in the United States. The cases are designed specifically to house the 15.4-inch MacBook Pro. Be.ez officials said "the Vertical design allows you to have the bag close to your body at all times, and with the padded computer sleeves and secret zipped pockets you are left with a protective and secure transporter bag. The range consists of five different color schemes catering for everyone�s taste; LEvertigo Pearl, LEvertigo Prune, LEvertigo Kakee, LEvertigo Ebene and LEvertigo (Street)." There is the LEvertigo (Street) that sports a protective satchel and the vertical positioning; the LEvertigo Kakee, a cotton wax bag; and the LEvertigo Ebene a dark variation in the LEvertigo range. The cases are priced at $60 for the LEvertigo Street and $70 for all other models.
Apple limits iPhone sales to 2-per-person
Apple today officially announced that its iPhone will go on sale at Friday, June 29 at 6:00 p.m. local time at Apple retail stores nationwide and that the Apple's online store will also begin taking orders at 9 pm ET on Friday, June 29th. All of the 164 Apple retail stores in the US will stay open until midnight, after closing from 2 pm until the launch at 6 p.m. The company also announced that customers can purchase up to two iPhones on a first come, first served basis. In addition, beginning Saturday morning, Apple will be offering customers free, in-depth workshops offered throughout the day at all Apple retail stores and said that it will offer support for iPhone at the Genius Bar and personal training through Apple's new One to One program. The company's retail stores are also expected to offer expanded summer hours for the iPhone, opening at 9 a.m. everyday. The release also said that customers can check iPhone availability at their local Apple retail store starting at 9:00 p.m. the night before on the Web.
Logitech rolls webcams with Carl Zeiss optics
Logitech this morning chose to revamp its webcam line with two new webcams using optics previously reserved for dedicated photo cameras. Both the desktop-minded QuickCam Pro 9000 and QuickCam Pro for Notebooks use Carl Zeiss-made Tessar glass lenses that provide sharper pictures than normal webcam-grade or plastic lenses. They similarly share a refined autofocus system that can properly center on a subject slightly less than four inches from the lens. Both further record at a standard-ratio HD resolution of 960x720 at full speed, a useful addition for full-screen video.
Pentax debuts K100D Super digital SLR
Pentax today update its entry-level 6.1 megapixel digital SLR camera: the K100D Super digital SLR, the newest member of the K Series, combines the Pentax Shake Reduction (SR) system, an innovative Dust Removal (DR) system, and full compatibility with Pentax SDM lenses. The camera now Incorporates the Pentax-original Dust Removal (DR) system, which was previously available only in more advanced models; it helps keep the CCD surface dust-free to ensure spotless images, while also offering full compatibility with Pentax SDM lenses. The camera is compatible with every Pentax SLR lens, offers a large 2.5 inch LCD monitor with 210,000 pixel resolution, and utilizes a friendly Mode Dial featuring Auto Picture and Picture modes as well as new Scene modes for simpler photography.
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Comixology fires up $6 all-you-can-read service
Amazon-owned Comixology has launched an all-you-can-read comic subscription service. After a 30-day free trial, for $6 a month, subscribers can draw from a large selection of the Comixology library, minus Marvel and DC comics. For now, the service is US-only. http://bit.ly/1WMAOft
QuarkXPress 2016 now shipping
Quark is now shipping QuarkXPress 2016, the newest version of Quark's graphic design and desktop publishing software that now features near-WYSIWYG fixe HTML5 publishing as well as improved operability with InDesign and Illustrator and support for multi-Color Gradient Blends, OpenType Stylistic Sets, a Color Picker (Eyedropper tool), Touchpads for Pinch and Zoom (Mac only) and more. Users on any previous version of QuarkXPress (versions 3-10) can upgrade to version 2016 for $350, while QuarkXPress 2015 users can upgrade to 2016 for $180; new licenses are available for $850 (education licenses are available for $90). http://bit.ly/1OL23Pu
Kanex debuts GoPower USB-C for MacBooks
Kanex today introduced its GoPower USB-C, a portable power solution designed to charge a USB-C MacBook on the go along with an iPhone or iPad simultaneously. Featuring 15,000 mAh of power--capable of charging an iPhone 6s seven times or the USB-C MacBook one full time--the GoPower USB-C Portable Battery features one 3A USB-C port and one 2.4A port for other devices, priority charging detection technology and a pass-thru charging to your devices when the battery is plugged into a power source. http://bit.ly/1TKaf8z
i.am+ EPs earphones are Apple Store exclusive
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Philips launches Hue White Ambiance bulbs
Philips latest HomeKit-compatible Hue light bulbs have hit the market. The new Hue White Ambiance bulbs are designed to allow users to control their color temperature to enhance either focus, or create a more relaxing tone. Combined with the latest update to the Philips Hue app, the new bulbs can be set according to user "routines." The "wake-up" mode gently turns up the brightness of the bulb, while conversely, the "go to sleep" mode gradually reduces the color temperature and brightness. The Philips Hue White Ambiance starter kit retails for $130, while single bulbs sell for $30. http://bit.ly/1TJT3Qn
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Asher's central objective-to help students become savvy consumers of polls-has only grown in importance as polling data have become more central to public and civic discourse. His trusted and brief guide offers solid grounding on polls: how the media cover them, their use in campaigns and elections, and their interpretation. Methodological aspects of polling are explained simply, in a non-technical fashion. Bringing the book fully up to date with new data and scholarship, this edition covers polls in a fragmented media environment and nontraditional approaches to polling, as well as the use of age cohorts to trace public opinion trends over time.
Author Biography
Herbert Asher is professor emeritus of political science at The Ohio State University. He has written numerous articles and books on legislative politics, electoral politics, and political methodology, including American Labor Unions in the Electoral Arena, with Eric S. Heberlig, Randall B. Ripley, and Karen Snyder (2001); Presidential Elections and American Politics, Fifth Edition (1992); Theory-Building and Data Analysis in the Social Sciences, coedited with Herbert F. Weisberg, John H. Kessel, and W. Phillips Shively (1984); and Causal Modeling, revised edition (1983).
Table of Contents
|p. xi
|Polling and the Public
|p. 1
|The Importance of Polls
|p. 2
|The Pervasiveness of Polls
|p. 4
|Commissioned Polls
|p. 6
|FRUGging, SUGging, and Pseudopolls
|p. 8
|The Citizen as a Consumer of Polls
|p. 18
|Citizens' Views of Polls
|p. 19
|Polling and Democracy
|p. 26
|p. 35
|The Problem of Nonattitudes
|p. 37
|An Example of Nonattitudes
|p. 40
|The Use of Screening Questions
|p. 41
|Nonattitudes and the Middle Position in Survey Questions
|p. 47
|Response Instability and Nonattitudes
|p. 51
|Implications for Democracy and Public Policy
|p. 55
|p. 58
|p. 60
|Wording and Context of Questions
|p. 63
|Question Wording
|p. 65
|Question Order and Context
|p. 81
|p. 88
|p. 89
|Sampling Techniques
|p. 91
|Nonprobability Sampling
|p. 92
|Sampling Designs
|p. 93
|Sample Size and Sampling Error
|p. 103
|Total versus Actual Sample Size
|p. 106
|Response Rates
|p. 107
|Weighting the Sample
|p. 112
|p. 115
|p. 116
|Interviewing and Data Collection Procedures
|p. 117
|Methods of Collecting Polling Information
|p. 118
|Interviewer Effects in Public Opinion Polling
|p. 123
|Internet Polling
|p. 129
|p. 135
|p. 136
|The Media and the Polls
|p. 137
|Standards for Reporting Results
|p. 138
|Substantive Interpretation of Polls
|p. 146
|Media, Polls, and the News Reporting Emphasis
|p. 155
|p. 159
|p. 161
|Polls and Elections
|p. 163
|Sponsors of Election Polls
|p. 163
|Types of Election Polls
|p. 164
|Uses of Polls by Candidates
|p. 181
|Polls in the Presidential Selection Process
|p. 184
|When and Why Election Predictions Are Wrong
|p. 189
|How Preelection Polls Affect Voters
|p. 200
|p. 202
|p. 202
|Analyzing and Interpreting Polls
|p. 205
|Choosing Items to Analyze
|p. 206
|Examining Trends with Polling Data
|p. 221
|Examining Subsets of Respondents
|p. 225
|Interpreting Poll Results
|p. 229
|When Polls Conflict: Some Final Thoughts
|p. 234
|p. 236
|Polling and Democracy
|p. 237
|How to Evaluate Polls: A Summary
|p. 238
|Polls and Their Effect on the Political System
|p. 241
|p. 250
|p. 251
|Web Sites
|p. 253
|p. 257
|p. 279
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Cannot be presenter for Lync meetings no matter what options I choose when setting up the meeting. The ONLY option presented to log into the meeting is as a guest. I've been using Lync for 6 months and this has been a constant problem.
There are no error messages. I simply choose to schedule an online meeting in Outlook, set presenters to everyone or choose (I've tried them all), and send it. When I launch it, it brings up a log in as guest box with no other options. I now always cancel out and tell everyone to use Lync and I drag their names into it. This after 28 times over 2 months trying to use it as a guest where no one can be a presenter. I even reinstalled Lync twice.
Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks
Thanks for the feedback.
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As per the screenshot it seems that you are trying to join the
meeting using Lync Web App. What if we try to join the online meeting
using Lync client or Lync Attendee.
I checked the updates. It says there are no new updates. IE9 32 bit still will not allow me to be presenter on this machine but it will on the laptop (which I avoid due to it's cramped clunkiness).
That Web meeting was one way I tried. It is irrelevant how I try to join the meeting (web or via email link). It does not allow me to be presenter. Spontaneous meetings via Lync do allpw me to be the presenter.. However, by joining using 64bit IE9, I can be the presenter (I use 32bit to avoid other issues using multiple client site collections in 64bit IE9).
Try to join the Lync online meeting with different format by adding ?sl= at the end of the meeting URL, You should get 'Join using your corporate credentials' option. After putting our valid credential we should be able to join as the presenter.
That sounded like a great idea, but no good, the 32bit IE window blinked a half dozen times and finally came up "Join as guest" again (joining has all sharing options greyed out). The ?sl= invalidates it in 64bit giving a message of "Unsupported browser".
Thanks for trying. Any other suggestions are welcome!
I created a new online meeting from outlook using one of my Lync online account, then i tried joining the meeting using IE 32Bit by adding ?sl= at the end of the meeting URL. Even i got the only option "Join as guest"
But when i tried to join the meeting by using IE 64Bit i got the error "The web browser is not supported" which is expected
It seems to be the default option 'Join as a guest' whenever meeting is created by any of the Lync online User. Even i got the only option 'Join as guest' while joining the meeting using IE 32Bit.
It seems to be the default option 'Join as a guest' whenever meeting is created by any of the Lync online User. Even i got the only option 'Join as guest' while joining the meeting using IE 32Bit. You can try with any other lync online user and ask other user to join the meeting by adding ?sl= at the end of the meeting URL.
Any Update
Any update
No change. The problem remains the same and I am out of ideas. I can only hope Microsoft fixes the issue in an update.
Hello Caladan,
Kindly refer the article for your reference.
It seems to be the default behaviour with Lync online User, Please let me know if you have any queries or concern.
Hello Caladen,
When you join a meeting using Web App, you will appear as a Guest in the participant list, which is the default behavior. But if we create a Lync online meeting from outlook and in the meeting options under 'Access and Presenters' in Presenter section if we select 'People I choose' option, then we can join the meeting as a presenter through Lync online client.
Note: If we are selecting 'People I choose' option and if we are trying to join the meeting through Lync web App it is still not going to work, but it will work if we are trying to join the meeting as a presenter through Lync online client.
Why would anything change? It does not work in 32bit and 64 bit does not bring up a signout page. So I use 64 bit IE to sign into meetings and 32 bit for everything else.
Nothing has changed.
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It's hard to respond to something that hasn't happened. And yet, if I make decisions based on expectations, that's what I'm doing.
When separation and then divorce changed my life, I sometimes found myself making decisions and taking action based on what I thought should happen or what had happened in the past. Big mistake. Here's what I learned:
Expectation often leads to disappointment.
I prefer dealing with what is. The truth -- or reality -- feels cleaner, less stressful. And though it can be hard to find and painful to face, the truth still feels like a friend. Something reliable. No bullshit.
Expectation, on the other hand, is a product of logic, fear, imagination, past experience and several dozen other things. I think of it as a weather forecast for my life -- something that can make me aware of possibilities, but not something dependable.
Expectation is only my best guess at the future. And the future is life's lottery -- nobody knows for sure how it will unfold. When I live by my expectations, I usually react more according to my worries than reality. But in the present, life is tangible. I can hear it, see it, touch it, feel it. It's where I live right now, and if I open up to what is actually happening, I see more options.
On August 11, 1996, I wrote this in my journal:
Lesson for me there, Grandpa: Stay open to the developing situation. Don't let what has happened block off potential avenues of travel. Reassess. Ask questions. Don't assume because a person has said a particular thing at a particular time that it is etched in stone and will not change. Don't assume it will change (either). In fact, don't assume.
A television documentary about Elvis Presley reported that the King of Rock 'n' Roll was so fat in his last years that when he entered an Elvis look-a-like contest, he only finished third. His fans' expectation was that Elvis would be the way they remembered him. They left no room for change. And without room for change, life is limited and sometimes even suffocating.
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I wrote For Men Who Have Everything, Including a Broken Heart because I would have liked a book like this when my first marriage nose-dived.
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Yes, you can run more than one wire through a 1" hole. Any more than three you might start peeling the outer insulation off. Just make sure that when you drill your holes you stay in the center of the joists.
Thanks for the info guys. I try to keep as few holes as possible but i found if i drill a 1 inch hole i can run 2 or 3 cables versus 2 or 3 small cables. These are old 2x8 beams, im not to worried about them loosing support. The only one i had to place the whole lower than center was on a 4x8 beam as the other side is concret. But I reinforced the area with some wood to compensate it.
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