Cinderella's Stick
Cinderella's Stick

Author: Yannis Tzitzikas

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-11-29

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 3319984888

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This book explains the main problems related to digital preservation using examples based on a modern version of the well-known Cinderella fairy tale. Digital preservation is the endeavor to protect digital material against loss, corruption, hardware/software technology changes, and changes in the knowledge of the community. Τhe structure of the book is modular, with each chapter consisting of two parts: the episode and the technical background. The episodes narrate the story in chronological order, exactly as in a fairy tale. In addition to the story itself, each episode is related to one or more digital preservation problems, which are discussed in the technical background section of the chapter. To reveal a more general and abstract formulation of these problems, the notion of pattern is used. Each pattern has a name, a summary of the problem, a narrative describing an attempt to solve the problem, an explanation of what could have been done to avoid or alleviate this problem, some lessons learned, and lastly, links to related patterns discussed in other chapters. The book is intended for anyone wanting to understand the problems related to digital preservation, even if they lack the technical background. It explains the technical details at an introductory level, provides references to the main approaches (or solutions) currently available for tackling related problems, and is rounded out by questions and exercises appropriate for computer engineers and scientists. In addition, the book's website, maintained by the authors, presents the contents of Cinderella's “real USB stick,” and includes links to various tools and updates.

Cinderella Is Dead
Cinderella Is Dead

Author: Kalynn Bayron

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2020-07-07

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 1547603887

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"Wholly original and captivating." - Brigid Kemmerer, New York Times bestselling author of A Curse So Dark and Lonely Girls team up to overthrow the kingdom in this unique and powerful retelling of Cinderella from a stunning new voice that's perfect for fans of Dhonielle Clayton and Melissa Albert. It's 200 years after Cinderella found her prince, but the fairy tale is over. Teen girls are now required to appear at the Annual Ball, where the men of the kingdom select wives based on a girl's display of finery. If a suitable match is not found, the girls not chosen are never heard from again. Sixteen-year-old Sophia would much rather marry Erin, her childhood best friend, than parade in front of suitors. At the ball, Sophia makes the desperate decision to flee, and finds herself hiding in Cinderella's mausoleum. There, she meets Constance, the last known descendant of Cinderella and her step sisters. Together they vow to bring down the king once and for all--and in the process, they learn that there's more to Cinderella's story than they ever knew . . . This fresh take on a classic story will make readers question the tales they've been told, and root for girls to break down the constructs of the world around them.

Cinderella's Gold Slipper
Cinderella's Gold Slipper

Author: S. D. Fohr

Publisher: Sophia Perennis

Published: 2005-03

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9781597310116

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Samuel D. Fohr holds that the Grimms' tales are not just childish 'fairy tales', but are filled with spiritual symbolism, and as such have value for adults as well as children. Snow White, for example, is a story of creation and spiritual growth, and its message parallels Hindu and Judaic creation myths. Hansel and Gretel and Cinderella both portray the journey back to God. Fohr also looks at recurring themes in the stories, and answers such questions as: Why are giants always evil and dwarves always good? What is the symbolic significance of the hungry wolf who appears in many stories? Exactly what are genies, and why are they always trapped in bottles? A delightful but serious examination of cherished stories, this book reveals new meaning in familiar tales. Also included is an extensive bibliography and an Appendix on the authenticity of the Grimms' tales. The author is a professor of philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. He received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Michigan and has taught courses in both Western and Eastern Philosophy. He is the author of Adam and Eve: The Spiritual Symbolism of Genesis and Exodus, and editor of more than a dozen volumes of The Collected Works of Rene Guenon. To say that Fohr retrieves fairy tales from the nursery on the one hand, and retrieves them from mere entertainment for adults on the other, is only the start of the matter. Like Freud, Jung, and Levy-Strauss, he recognizes the wisdom folktales embody, but he goes beyond those students of myth in arguing that the authors knew what they were doing: they crafted their tales consciously. This is a courageous and cogent book that goes a long way toward revalidating a literary genre that modernity has irresponsibly trivialized. - Huston Smith, author of The World's Religions, etc.

Cinderella Story
Cinderella Story

Author: Bill Murray

Publisher: Crown

Published: 2000-05-16

Total Pages: 223

ISBN-13: 0767905229

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One of the funniest, most beloved, and most often quoted entertainers in the world tells his tale of Life and Golf--and of somehow surviving both. With his brilliant creation, groundskeeper Carl Spackler, and the outrageous success of the film Caddyshack firmly etched into the American consciousness, Bill Murray and golf have become synonymous. Filled with Murray's trademark deadpan and dead-on humor, Cinderella Story chronicles his love affair with golf from the life lessons he learned as a caddy--"how to smoke, curse, play cards. But more important, when to"--to his escapades on the Pro-Am golf circuit at the Augusta National and as a fan at the Masters, the U.S. Open, and the Western Open. An up-by-the-bootstraps tale of a man, his muse, and our society's fascination with a little white ball, Cinderella Story is one pilgrim's bemused path through the doglegs.

Disney Princess: Cinderella's Shining Moment
Disney Princess: Cinderella's Shining Moment

Author: Disney Princess

Publisher: SFI Readerlink Dist

Published: 2012-07-31

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780794425470

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Read the story, decorate the giant Cinderella doll poster with lots of beautiful reusable stickers, then stick her on your wall! Disney’s beloved princess Cinderella is the focus of this enchanting storybook, which comes with a giant Cinderella figure to decorate and hang on the wall. In this original story, Cinderella is celebrating her birthday with the Prince, and he has hidden her gift, leaving clues for her to follow. As they read, girls can decorate the beautiful Cinderella figure with over 75 reusable stickers—bows, ribbons, gems, and animal friends. At nearly 2-1/2 feet tall, she makes a dramatic wall decoration that girls will treasure. Adhesive strips on the back make it easy to stick on the wall.

Glitter Cinderella Sticker Paper Doll
Glitter Cinderella Sticker Paper Doll

Author: Eileen Rudisill Miller

Publisher: Dover Publications

Published: 2007-03-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780486456522

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What will Cinderella wear to the ball? Will it be the velvety hoop skirt adorned with bows, or perhaps the long tulle dress finished with shining jewels? Why not try both! Little girls can dress Cinderella again and again with 14 reusable costume stickers, each one enhanced by a wash of glitter for a special touch of added magic.

Petal Pusher
Petal Pusher

Author: Laurie Lindeen

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2007-05-15

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 1416545670

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Set in the years between the meteoric launches of Madonna and Courtney Love, Petal Pusher takes readers on a stirring journey across rock and roll, from the big-haired 1980s to the grunge-filled 1990s, when Laurie Lindeen brought her all-girl band, Zuzu's Petals, to compete in the indie rock arena. Minneapolis in the eighties was a musical hotbed, the land of 10,000 lakes and 10,000 bands that gave birth to Prince, the Replacements, and Soul Asylum. For Laurie Lindeen it was the perfect place to launch her rock-and-roll dream. She moved to the city with her best friends Phyll ("Annie Oakley meets Patsy Cline") and Coleen ("former cheerleader gone off the arty deep end") to crash in decrepit apartments and coax punk rock from crappy used guitars. But unbeknownst to her friends, Laurie has a secret in her past -- a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis that fuels her passion to make it big on the local, national, and international rock scene. With inspiring determination, Laurie and her Zuzu's Petals survive the many challenges of being underdogs in a man's world. Then Laurie is thrown a curveball when she falls for Paul Westerberg of Replacements fame and reevaluates exactly what it means to "make it big." By turns hilarious and heartrending, Petal Pusher is a brilliant behind-the-scenes look at music on the front lines, and the awe-inspiring tale of one woman's fight against disease and the disillusionment of life in the rock underground.

Disney's Cinderella
Disney's Cinderella

Author: Lisa Ann Marsoli

Publisher:

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 20

ISBN-13: 9781570822711

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This wonderful keepsake storybook comes with a punch-out paper doll and costumes to decorate, using 80 three-dimensional, shimmering stick-on jewels. Little girls will love to read the magical story of Cinderella and then make the Cinderella of their dreams come true by decorating her three beautiful gowns. Full color.

Cinderella Ate My Daughter
Cinderella Ate My Daughter

Author: Peggy Orenstein

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2011-01-25

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 0062041630

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Peggy Orenstein, acclaimed author of the groundbreaking New York Times bestsellers Girls & Sex and Schoolgirls, offers a radical, timely wake-up call for parents, revealing the dark side of a pretty and pink culture confronting girls at every turn as they grow into adults. Sweet and sassy or predatory and hardened, sexualized girlhood influences our daughters from infancy onward, telling them that how a girl looks matters more than who she is. Somewhere between the exhilarating rise of Girl Power in the 1990s and today, the pursuit of physical perfection has been recast as the source of female empowerment. And commercialization has spread the message faster and farther, reaching girls at ever-younger ages. But how dangerous is pink and pretty, anyway? Being a princess is just make-believe; eventually they grow out of it . . . or do they? In search of answers, Peggy Orenstein visited Disneyland, trolled American Girl Place, and met parents of beauty-pageant preschoolers tricked out like Vegas showgirls. The stakes turn out to be higher than she ever imagined. From premature sexualization to the risk of depression to rising rates of narcissism, the potential negative impact of this new girlie-girl culture is undeniable—yet armed with awareness and recognition, parents can effectively counterbalance its influence in their daughters' lives.