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We sat down with Emmy award winning motion designer EJ Hassenfratz, a well-known member of the online Cinema 4D community who has extensive and varied experience in the motion graphics industry.
EJ runs his own freelance business, eyedesyn. In addition to being a Lynda.com Cinema 4D course author, he frequently works for MAXON, representing them at trade shows, user groups, and beta testing CINEMA 4D.
Thanks again EJ for providing us with some useful C4D quick tips on Vine and for patiently answering our many questions!
Renderfeed: EJ, how did you start out in motion graphics? Was this your childhood dream or did you decide to go into motion graphics later in life?
(EJ) Thanks for having me! My background in motion graphics is unique I'd say. I know a lot of designers who wanted to become a designer after being inspired by an artist or seeing some amazing graphics piece in a movie or on TV. My main inspiration to become a motion graphics artist was mainly through my dad and my uncle. Both are amazing graphic designers and art directors, so growing up my dad would take me to his work in the graphics department and I'd be sitting there messing around drawing on the Quantel Paintbox. I would draw a ton and never really got into Photoshop or After Effects until college, really. My dad gave me my first internship at his TV station he worked for and I just tried to soak up all the knowledge I could considering my major was in Fine Arts, I never learned After Effects or any 3D in college so I'm 100% self taught in motion graphics.
Renderfeed: Your background is primarily in broadcasting – how is this helping you now that you run your own business?
(EJ) I think the biggest thing that helped was that because I worked for about 8 years in TV news, most of the projects I worked on were quick 1 or 2 day turnarounds, at most maybe I'd have a week to work on a project (aside from station rebrands which I've done 3 of them during my time working at ABC). Most of the time I had at least 2 or 3 things going on at once so quick turnarounds and multitasking was just a reality of the job and became the norm. I've found that has really helped me in running my own business because you need to learn how to take on multiple clients at once sometimes. With that comes challenges because clients don't always stick to schedules and you have to do your job meeting and exceeding client expectations all the while running your business and trying to make sure you're putting feelers out there looking for your next project.
Renderfeed: What exciting projects are you working on at the moment?
(EJ) I just wrapped up a quick, fun project for Twitch.tv for their E3 coverage, as a video game nerd that was pretty cool! Currently, I'm working with a super talented studio based out of Dallas called AlreadyBeenChewed that I collaborate with a ton and we're just wrapping up some show branding graphics for Nike's Street League Skateboarding that has been awesome to work on. Nike and Fox Sports has been great to work with as they kind of let us run with the creative vision and have fun with it.
Renderfeed: When did you start working with Cinema4D?
(EJ) I started working with Cinema 4D around version 10.5, one of the first versions where they introduced their Mograph Module which to this day is one of my favorite features of any creative software out there. I find myself wanting to ask Adobe everyday to add something like that in After Effects!
Renderfeed: What do you like about Cinema4D as a 3D software package and why do you choose to work with it?
(EJ) As I mentioned before, the Mograph Module and just the small learning curve. Although I think back when I first started learning C4D, Greyscale Gorilla wasn't around yet, nor where there many tutorials on the subject. I think Creative Cow had a handful of tutorials on the subject so that used to be where I'd learn as I went. But then GSG came out and there was this explosion of knowledge that soon followed and, man, I just get jealous of all the people trying to learn now, so much information out there at your fingertips, it's so easy to learn it now. It's sort of why I started doing tutorials myself. When I started out, so many people took time out of their day to make these resources for the community and helped me along, if I can just help 1 person out there to do something, I'm happy! Just trying to give back to this amazing community anyway I can. The amazing C4D community is another reason why I love the software. The folks at MAXON are like extended family, so much fun to be a part of their NAB presentations the past 3 years.
Renderfeed: What features do C4D users struggle with the most and how can your tutorials help?
(EJ) One feature I love showing people is the Inheritance Effector in Cinema 4D's Mograph Module. It's so much fun using it and it's so powerful. It's why in every single one of my MAXON NAB presentations, I demo different ways to use it because I think it's one of the most underused effectors out there! So I think the main thing people struggle with is knowing some of the tools but maybe being afraid of or just not having the time to learn how to push the software further. I know one thing I struggle with is overthinking how to do something. I think of this overly complex solution when I realize "Oh, there's this other tool that I didn't know much about but does exactly what I need".
Renderfeed: If you were in charge of designing the next C4D version, which features would you add or enhance?
(EJ) Oh man, hands down I'd love the Mograph Module to be enhanced and new functionality be added. It hasn't really been improved on or had anything groundbreaking added to it in about 4 or 5 years. There's so much room for growth, I know on the Maxon beta forums I've bombarded them with a bunch of Mograph Effector ideas so I hope we see some additions to the Mograph Module in the coming releases. It's the most powerful and most used features in Cinema 4D, aside from Dynamics maybe. I think it's the reason why most people get into and learn C4D, I know it was for me. Would love to see more added to it!
Renderfeed: What is your view on how to efficiently learn C4D given our busy schedules as artists? Is it necessary to set aside a few days to really work on new skills or can we improve our skillset just by watching tutorials and tips on a regular basis?
(EJ) One thing I always try to do everyday is to try to learn something, even if it's the littlest thing. Whether that's through a tutorial, or trying to push my work to the point where OK this will look great, but how the heck do I do that now? When you do that, you're pushing your creative vision along with your technical abilities. I think it's important to take any chance you have to force yourself to learn something for a project. It's a great feeling when you work on something that you're proud of creatively, but also knowing you figured out how to do it technically. Something that I know I am guilty of, and I'm sure many of us are, is that it's so easy to get caught up in just blowing through tutorials and trying to soak up as much knowledge as you can but really it's like learning a language. Unless you speak that language everyday, you're going to quickly forget what you learned. So it's a balance, definitely learn and watch tutorials but the best way for it to sink in is to see a technique out there you want to learn and immediately apply it to your own idea or concept so you can actually work through all the kinks. You retain way more information when you actually do it yourself instead of just watching someone else do it. Heck, I sometimes find myself going back and watching my own tutorials because I forget how I did something a year or so ago!
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Renderfeed: Aside from watching tutorials and tips, what are other creative ways to sharpen your C4D skillset that you would recommend?
(EJ) Like I mentioned before, working on projects that force you to learn a technique. Do you want to learn X-Particles or Hair? Then think of some personal project you could work on that will force you to do just that. You'll have hands on experience with that and have a much more intimate knowledge of the process than you would just watching a tutorial. Aside from my Lynda.com courses, many of my tutorials don't have "end results". I focus more on showing the viewer a technique and leave it to them to figure out how to apply it to their own project and try to empower the viewer to get creative with it. I think many people fall into a rut where they see a technique and an end product and they just emulate the entire technique to that same end result and don't think "OK, how can I take this technique and apply it to my own work or my own ideas." It's important to take what you learn and make it a personal learning experience, the information sticks so much better. It's the whole "Give a person a beer, they drink for a day; teach a person to make beer, they drink for life." Or was it fish? I forget.
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Renderfeed: You are busy man, working on motion graphic projects, teaching, preparing tutorials, being a very active member of the C4D community… How do you manage to fit this all into your schedule and how do you keep your priorities straight?
(EJ) People ask me how I do it, but to be honest there are so many people doing it way more than I am! I'd ask those people the same questions! And I don't even have kids! But I think the main thing is most people have a decent amount of free time in their day and have hobbies and whatnot, it just so happens that learning and doing mograph is my "video game" or "hobby". I have a passion for it so it's fun for me and doing tutorials helps me have a deeper understanding of the software and motion graphics because not only do you have to show someone how to do something, you have to talk about how or why you're doing it. I worked so, so hard to be able to go freelance. Working 8 hour days at work, eating dinner with my wife, then working more until 2AM, waking up at 8AM, going to work, repeat. It was a pain, but so rewarding being your own boss. Being freelance, I have final say on how busy I am and how much work I take on. Sometimes I overbook myself and I'm working nights and weekends, but I try to limit that. And if I do work a ton, I make sure I set aside time to recharge my batteries and unwind with my wife and my pug, relax and sip on some good craft beer. (It's not alcoholism, it's a hobby!) You need to balance all that work with fun. I also work out about 6 days a week, it's important to step away from the computer and let your mind wander. I get many of my ideas when I go for a jog. It's also important to just move when our jobs require we sit on our butts for 8 hours or more each day. As far as fitting in time for teaching, I have a unique situation where I'm lucky enough to work for Lynda.com and have all these speaking and teaching opportunities where it's my job to be the best speaker or teacher I can be and to keep getting better. Man, go watch my first tutorials; they're terrible! (Actually, don't…haha) And as far as being active in the community, I work in my office with only my pug, Gus, to keep my company. While's a good little assistant, it's important for me to have that connection to other creatives out there so Twitter is one of those places where I can connect with people and not feel like an antisocial hermit. And place like Twitter are great to just ask questions and get really quick help if you're ever stuck on a technical problem in Cinema 4D or After Effects.
Renderfeed: Have you ever used a render farm and if so, which factors influence your choice of farm?
(EJ) I haven't worked on too many projects that require a farm, but since I just bought my new Mac Pro, I now have my own mini-farm with the new Mac Pro, my old 2009 Mac Pro, and a 2012 Macbook Pro that'll do the job on most occasions but I'm sure a time will come where I'll need a farm, and I'll be sure to mosey on down to your farm and kick the tires on your render rig!


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A small-format book explaining the new birth in Ryle's characteristically robust style. Written as an extended evangelistic 'tract', the Bishop was aiming at unconverted Anglicans. His style is always a treat and devout, nominal Anglicans will still be challenged.

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The Samba-Bugzilla – Bug 13181
Fail to copy file with empty FinderInfo from Windows client to Samba share with fruit
Last modified: 2018-01-31 09:44:14 UTC
Alas, a Mac client wouldn't do this, but what can you do?
Currently when the client sends a AFP_AfpInfo stream where the contained FinderInfo blob is all 0, vfs_fruit will somewhat hackish delete the stream from the backing store. This causes subsequent operations on the same filehandle to fail for certain operations, also depending on the setting of fruit:metadata.
The correct implementation of the stream removal would be setting delete-on-close on the filehandle, while at the same time checking in delete-on-close is set in the stream-listing function.
Have patch, need bugnumber.
Created attachment 13910 [details]
Patch for 4.7 cherry-picked from master
Created attachment 13911 [details]
Patch for 4.6 backported from master
Re-assigning to Karolin for inclusion in 4.7.next, 4.6.next.
Pushed to autobuild-v4-{7,6}-test.
(In reply to Karolin Seeger from comment #4)
Pushed to both branches.
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Weekend traffic: Avoid Ville-Marie, Turcot, Décarie
Avoid the Décarie and Ville-Marie expressways this weekend, as work on the Turcot Interchange will cause major disruptions to motorists from Oct. 14-16 and onwards.
Décarie Expressway: Will be closed from Friday at 10 p.m. to Monday at 5 a.m. as crews finish work demolishing the St-Jacques St. overpass. All accesses to the northbound Décarie — from highways 15, 20 and 720 — will be closed during that period, as will the ramp from the Décarie southbound toward Highway 720 east. There will be access to the northbound Décarie from Sherbrooke St. If the weather conditions are favourable, the work to dismantle the St-Jacques overpass will be completed this weekend.
Bonaventure Expressway: Part of Duke St. and all of Wellington St. will be closed in the area around the Bonaventure Expressway from Friday at 10 p.m. to Monday at 5 a.m. The city is in the process of rebuilding that roadway and reconfiguring the road network around it in Griffintown. That work will require closing all but one of Duke St.'s four lanes between Wellington and Ottawa Sts. Wellington itself will be closed between Duke and Queen Sts.
Ville-Marie Expressway: The eastbound Highway 20 access ramp to the Ville-Marie will be closed from 11:59 p.m. Saturday until Sunday at 6:30 a.m. as crews work to close one lane out of two. Afterward, that ramp will be down to one lane until the end of 2018. Starting in November, the Ville-Marie will be down to two lanes from four for a period of about two years, as the expressway is rebuilt.
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13 January, 2019
An unforgettable experience at 13th Boscoree
-Sahil Thakkar 8D
The 13th National Boscoree with the theme 'Holiness, Harmony and Health' began with great pomp and fanfare with 4058 scouts-guides and 477 officials (from our Salesian schools of India and S. Asia) and dignitaries on Sunday 30th December 2018. We gathered on the Father Sean McFerran Parade Ground, Divyadaan to begin this mega event that was going to take us through 4 days of intense and thrills-filled camping. The solemn inaugural ceremony that began at 14:00 hours on Sunday 30 Dec 2018 showcased varied cultural performances portraying the grace and colour of the different regions of the states of Gujarat and Maharashtra.
At the camp there were traditional scouting activities around and within the tents for campers coupled with other wide variety of specialized activities and competitions. The Scouts and Guides did the mandatory morning practices of the Scout's Own, Inspection, and the Flag Break with the usual discipline. The students were engaged in dance competition, art and craft competition with physical display, Grand campfire, BP exercises, cultural programs, pioneer projects and cultural dance. The Adventure games and the Peace March were additional highlights at this Boscoree.
The Scouts and Guides arrived at the 'adventure games' zone-the theme "Embracing Harmony through adventure'-with great enthusiasm. Mr. Zahid Qureshi, the only Indian to be certified as a Bungee Jump Master from the Bungee Consultant International, Canada (BCI) and a professionally certified mountain climbing expert, designed and set up the 'adventure games zone'. The Scouts and Guides thoroughly enjoyed the games: Tarzan Swing, Vertical Rope Ladder, Swing Crossing, Horizontal Ladder, Log Balancing, Plank Walk, Sloth Walk, Bamboo Wall Net Climbing, Monkey Crawl, Commando Bridge and Tyre Jumping among others. Fr Glenford Lowe, Programme Coordinator, said: "These adventure games at the 13th National Boscoree are designed to evaluate and build up resilience, common sense, kindness and an independence of mind among the young Scouts and Guides. Grit, resilience, determination through outdoor activities frees the mind and liberates the spirit. Moreover, it helps develop camaraderie of sorts, allowing the young to live harmonious lives."
The major highlight of the Boscoree, was the grand peace rally flagged off by film persona and Don Bosco collaborator Boman Irani. The day dedicated to the theme of 'holiness' focused on 'peace' as a way of life. The scouts and guides dressed in their traditional cultural attire with various peace message placards went along the already demarcated routes, accompanied by Leader Trainers, Scout Masters, Guide Captains, Salesian fathers, brothers and nuns. Playing on their traditional musical instruments and dancing along the routes, they proclaimed the message of peace as essential for nation-building. Among the dignitaries present for the function were Ranjana Bhansi, Mayor of Nashik; B.I. Nagarale, the Bharat Scout and Guide State Chief Commissioner of Maharashtra and other eminent scout trainers of India. Boman Irani Bollywood cine artiste was the Chief Guest for the programme. Addressing the enthusiastic scouts and guides assembled on the Father Sean McFerran parade ground, Irani said, "I have traveled the world, I have been to so many places and seen so many different cultures, but it is not often that I go to one place and see all the cultures of India gathered in one place. You children please protect your innocence. When money and fame comes, you will be lost. So please preserve your innocence and remember nothing is too small, for even if you are just a few performing, for later on this will help you in life. Build a better India, a harmonious India, a peaceful India"
The 13th National Boscoree 2018 culminated today, 03 January 2019, with the valedictory ceremony on the Father Sean McFerran Parade Ground, at Divyadaan Salesian College of Philosophy, Nashik. Father Maria Arokiam Kanaga, Don Bosco South Asia Regional Head of Operations was the Chief Guest for the Closing Ceremony.
Boscoree gave us a platform to experience and explore creativity in all forms. The scouts and guides also created awareness on environment. We experienced the diversity and the richness of Indian culture through song, attire and dance displayed at the Boscoree. Be it during the planning stage or at the camp the committed efforts of all the organizers and volunteers involved made the Boscoree a memorable and largely successful event. We are especially grateful to our scout masters Sir Manoj Koli and Sir Rajesh Tripathi for all their efforts and initiatives to train and prepare us for this camp. It was a valuable experience for all of us. The maximum number of Gold certificates that we won at the different competitions at the camp is an additional cherry on our cake that makes us feel proud!


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Lion's Mane Jellyfish
The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth, and it's larger than any dinosaur ever discovered. However, since its maximum length is about 98 feet (30 m), it is not the longest animal alive today. That distinction probably belongs to the lion's mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata). I say probably because specimens of the bootlace worm (Lineus longissimus) have been found that were longer, but the worm stretches, so the measurement may not be accurate.
The tentacles of the lion's mane jellyfish are what gives it such great length. The longest tentacles of any lion's mane jellyfish ever found measured 121 feet (37 m). Lion's mane jellies love cold water. You can find them in the Arctic Ocean as well as the northern Atlantic and Pacific. They sometimes show up south of 42 degrees north latitude, but the ones that are in the warmer waters tend to be smaller.
These creatures get their name from their long tentacles that might resemble the mane of a lion. Those tentacles are in eight clusters emanating from the eight lobes of the bell, and each cluster has over 100 tentacles. They use those sticky tentacles to capture their prey including fish, other sea creatures called zooplankton, and smaller jellyfish. The tentacles deliver a toxic sting that can disable their prey. In the summer when leatherback sea turtles are in the northern waters, they feed almost exclusively on lion's mane jellies. This food-chain helps to keep Arctic ocean life in balance.
The lion's mane jellyfish is another one of God's dandy designs in a remarkable web of life on Earth.
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April continued to be bumpy for capital markets. 2018 is the first full year of major monetary and fiscal change in the U.S., and so far the bond and stock markets are showing some growing pains. Fears of a trade war with China are perhaps overblown. Nevertheless, with increasing federal deficits and shrinking Fed stimulus, even whispers of a trade war seem to upset the fragile markets. U.S. stocks and bonds have both sold off for the first few months of the year; it is possible that at some point those two asset classes will diverge from each other.
The stock market had a bit of a respite in April. However, bonds continued to sell off, and it seems possible that rising rates will continue to challenge equities. Fueled by rising energy prices, inflation has moved marginally higher. By the numbers:
Oil prices rose another 5% in April, and for the year are up over 13%. The big story is not just OPEC, but rather the ability of OPEC to persuade non-OPEC producers such as Russia to join in their production cuts. The cuts are clearly working, and despite a ramp-up of production in American shale fields, global energy prices have been moving steadily higher for the past year or so. Gold has been buffeted by various winds; rising inflation and political uncertainty have provided some good days, but rising bond yields are a strong headwind for the precious metal. After double-digit gains in 2017, so far in 2018 the price of gold is barely positive. Also changing course in 2018 is the dollar. It lost almost 10% in 2017 against a trade-weighted basket of currencies. But after climbing almost 2% in April, it has been essentially unchanged for the year-to-date in 2018.
The ISM Manufacturing PMI in April was 57.3%, a bit lower than the March reading but still showing strong economic expansion. The non-manufacturing, or services, index came in at 59.3%, also showing continued strong expansion. The Commerce Department released its advance, or first, estimate of first quarter growth, estimating that the economy grew at an annual rate of 2.3%.
The National Association of Realtors reports that existing-home sales in April were 2.5% lower than in March, and are 1.4% lower than they were a year ago. The median price rose 5.3% to $257,900 from a year ago. Median home prices have now been rising for the past 74 months. The average 30-year mortgage rate in April was 4.47%, reflecting 7 straight months of increases, and the highest it has been in almost 5 years. Distressed sales (foreclosures and short-sales) were 3.5% of total sales in April, down from 4% month and down from 5% in April of last year.
From 2001 to 2008, as the U.S. stock market suffered from a post-internet bubble malaise, foreign stocks went on a meteoric run. In this period, the S&P 500 cumulative return was almost 0%, while many foreign stock funds doubled. Most diversified portfolios that had healthy exposure to foreign stocks outperformed a U.S.-centric portfolio. However, in 2008, that trend reversed. From 2009 to 2016, foreign stocks entered a prolonged soft, barely posting positive gains in many cases, while the S&P 500 went on a historic growth spree.
The discrepancy between U.S. stocks and foreign stocks is often explained by the currency markets. When an American buys international stock, the first thing that happens behind the scenes is they exchange their U.S. currency for the foreign currency – the peso, the euro, the loony, etc. Their investment is now subject to dual risk – the price of the stock itself, but also the value of the foreign currency. What often happens is a doubling effect – if the European stock market appreciates 10%, foreign investors often buy more Euros so they can invest in the European stock market, which could drive the Euro up another 10%. So the return to an American investor could be roughly 20%. The reverse is also true – if the European stock market declines 10%, there is often selling of the Euro as foreign investors repatriate funds to their home country, which could drive the Euro down 10%, yielding a negative 20% return to an American investor.
As the George W. tax cuts drove growing federal deficits in the U.S., several things happened. Money that would have gone to U.S. stocks instead went to U.S. government bonds to pay for the tax cuts – which was bad for U.S. stocks. The declining dollar, however, provided tailwinds for foreign stocks. So under George W., foreign stocks did well, while U.S. stocks did poorly. Under Obama, however, the federal deficit shrank year-over-year, leaving more money available for the U.S. stock market. As the dollar also appreciated, foreign stocks suffered, which made U.S. stocks even more attractive.
Going forward, it is likely that the federal deficit will continue to grow for the next 3 years, under the current tax regime. Even if a Democrat is elected to replace Trump, they are likely to face an unfriendly House or Senate. Plus, raising taxes to shrink the deficit is always a hard sell – Obama merely let the temporary Bush tax cuts expire, rather than passing completely new legislation. So it is possible that foreign stocks will be more attractive than domestic stocks over the next several years, as increased deficits could drive another prolonged period of dollar weakness.
One significant caveat: after weakening substantially in 2017 with the resumption of deficit spending, the dollar has actually rebounded somewhat this year. Currency markets are famously volatile, and even if the dollar is facing headwinds, the recent political turmoil in Italy is a great example of how the dollar can gain strength when global uncertainty rises.
Although I believe there are attractive investment opportunities overseas, this commentary is certainly not a recommendation to buy or sell any particular security or asset class. Even if an investment does well over the long-run (and there is never any guarantee of this), sometimes the short-term volatility can be too much for investors with less risk tolerance or capacity.
And as always, please feel free to forward this to friends and family.
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