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Better-than-baked beans with spicy wedges
Students' cuisine may be the butt of many a joke, but with these nutrient-packed, low-fat and cheap beans, they get the last laugh
Nutrition and extra info
- Freezable
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal399
- fat11g
- saturates2g
- carbs60g
- sugars15g
- fibre0g
- protein19g
- salt1.14g
- 1 tsp oil
- 1 onion, halved and thinly sliced
Onions are endlessly versatile and an essential ingredient in countless recipes. Native to Asia…
- 2 rashers streaky bacon, cut into large-ish pieces
- 1 tsp sugar, brown if you have it
Honey and syrups made from concentrated fruit juice were the earliest known sweeteners. Today,…
- 400g can chopped tomato
- 200ml stock from a cube
- 410g can cannellini bean, butter or haricot beans in water
Cannellini beancan-a-leen-ee been
Slightly kidney-shaped with squarish ends, cannellini beans are from Italy and are creamy white…
For the wedges
- 1 tbsp white flour (plain or self-raising)
- ½ tsp cayenne pepper, paprika or mild chilli powder
- 1 tsp dried mixed herb (optional)
- 2 baking potatoes, each cut into 8 wedges
- 2 tsp oil
Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. For the wedges, mix the flour, cayenne and herbs (if using), add some salt and pepper, then toss with the potatoes and oil until well coated. Tip into a roasting tin, then bake for about 35 mins until crisp and cooked through.
Meanwhile, heat the oil in a non-stick pan, then gently fry the onion and bacon together for 5-10 mins until the onions are softened and just starting to turn golden. Stir in the sugar, tomatoes, stock and seasoning to taste, then simmer the sauce for 5 mins. Add the beans, then simmer for another 5 mins until the sauce has thickened. Serve with the wedges.
Recipe Tip
If you want to use a slow cookerFirstly, fry the onions and bacon in a non-stick pan for 5-10 mins then throw in your tomatoes, stock and some seasoning to taste. Place everything in your slow cooker pot and stir in the beans. Cover with the lid and cook on Low overnight or for up to 9-10 hours. If you like, serve with the wedges above.

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As oil prices race toward $100 a barrel, the expectations that gasoline prices will make a leap are running high.
Some traders say $4 a gallon will be a reality in the not-too-distant future, and prices could shoot even higher. But that might be the exception rather than the average in the United States this year unless the Middle East unrest spreads to Saudi Arabia or another major oil producer, according to Thomas Kloza, chief analyst at OPIS.
"The edges of the country and the coasts will see higher prices than the interior of the country where they can use domestic and Canadian crude. I think the prices are going to top out at $3.50 to $3.75," per gallon, said Kloza.
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"I don't think we're about to embark on a launch pad for another 2008. We went up to $4.11 by the summer. We went to nearly $5 for diesel," he said. He said the level where consumers start to feel real pain at the pump is about $3.80 to $4 per gallon.
"I'm definitely not in the group that's looking for the apocalypse right now. Let's watch California. California is the first state that will see prices go up to the point that will really impact consumers," he said.
Kloza expects other oil producers to make up for the loss of supply from Libya, which declared force majeure on oil production Tuesday. Kloza said there is about 5.5 million barrels of oil that major producers could put into production, the bulk of which would be from Saudi Arabia. Libya was producing 1.6 million per day and accounts for about 2 percent of global oil production.
Kloza said the East Coast of the U.S. has already been experiencing higher prices because of the premium on Brent crude versus West Texas Intermediate (WTI). East coast refiners, which import more oil from Africa and the Middle East, are more sensitive to Brent crude pricing.
Brent crude, consumed mainly in Europe and Asia, has been trading in an usual pattern, rising ahead of WTI on demand and also on concerns about the Middle East. Brent, at about $106 Tuesday, traditionally trades below WTI but has been trading with a premium of more than $20. WTI is now catching up, jumping to about $95 Tuesday as the shutdown of Libyan oil production and the violence there triggered concern about global supply.
WTI has been depressed by the high supply levels at its delivery point in Cushing, Okla. Most investors do not take delivery of WTI when futures contracts expire, and the oil has been piling up.
"You're going to see diversity in pricing. The West Coast right now, California gas prices are well above the average. In the Northeast, prices tend to be higher than other parts of the country. If you're in the Midwest, you're barely at $3 and that may be the template for the year," Kloza said.
Ken Hersh, chief executive officer of NGP Energy Capital Management, agrees that the U.S. will not see a big spike in gasoline, like some other parts of the world. "The U.S. is very well supplied. In fact, the U.S. is oversupplied," he said on CNBC's "Strategy Session."
The spike in oil prices also coincides with the slowest driving time of the year, which means that gasoline refineries are not running at capacity. "They're around 80 percent of capacity right now. It may trail off just a little bit more...they probably need to run at 85 percent or higher. There's plenty of capacity so there's the ability to make enough gasoline. In the mid continent this morning, there was a merger between two refiners Holly and Frontier. Both companies are absolutely beneficiaries of cheaper domestic crude," he said.
Dallas-based Holly Corp and Frontier Oil , headquartered in Houston, announced an all-stock deal that gives the combined company an enterprise value of $7 billion. The new company will be one of the biggest oil refiners and will operate in the Southwest, Midwest and Rocky Mountains.
Refiners should ramp up capacity by April, ahead of the busy summer driving season.
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IMPORTANT NOTE: This page has been superceded by the Energy Commission's e-filing and e-commenting database and is no longer updated. To access documents for this proceeding, use the "Documents for this Proceeding (Docket Log)" and other e-filing links on this proceeding's home page.
Black Rock 1, 2, and 3 Geothermal Power Project Licensing Case
Compliance Proceeding
(Formerly Salton Sea Unit 6 Geothermal Power Plant)
Docket Number: 02-AFC-2C
Please Note: The applicant, CE Obsidian Energy, LLC has amended its license for the Salton Sea Unit 6 Geothermal Power Plant
to allow for the construction of three smaller geothermal plants totaling 159 MW net of generating capacity.
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Compliance Notices
Order Approving Extension of the Deadline for Commencement Construction to December 18, 2014 . (Adobe Acrobat PDF file, 2 pages, 115 kilobytes) Date On-Line: July 15, 2013
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Notice of Receipt - Request to Extend the Commencement of Construction Deadline. Date On-Line: November 19, 2007
Order Approving a Petition to add a Binary-Cycle Turbine . Date On-Line: July 27, 2005
Notice of Receipt Petition to Amend the Energy Commission Decision . Date On-Line: January 4, 2005
Compliance Documents
Letter from CalEnergy Requesting a Three year Extension to an Existing Permit. Date on line: November 16, 2007. (Adobe Acrobat PDF file, 2 pages, 76 kilobytes)
Staff Analysis of Proposed Modifications to Add a Binary-Cycle Turbine and Increase Generation. Date on line: April 20, 2005. (Adobe Acrobat PDF file, 68 pages, 316 kilobytes)
Amendment # 1 Petition, regarding the applicant's proposed changes to project design. Date on line: December 27, 2004. (Adobe Acrobat PDF file, 210 pages, 5.5 megabytes )


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The Superhero Database Classification number, or SHDB Class, is a number that represents the overall 'power' of a character. All traits of a character are used for calculating the Classification.
What it DOESN'T mean
This doesn't mean that a higher class would always beat a lower class character. But the bigger the difference in Class is, the more obvious it is who'll win in a fight.
How is this calculated
The most important feature for the SHDB Class is Intelligence. Second is Power. Speed, strength and durability are about equal important. Every Superpower also has different influence on the characters 'power' trait. For example: a character gets more points for being Immortal than having the ability of Flight.


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Day off Saturday…..here's what was burning up the stereo and the iPod today…..
KISS – Sonic Boom (2009): I can't get enough of the new KISS record! I wanted to live with it a couple of weeks before I reviewed it because I didn't want the fanboy in me to overpower the truth. After repeated listens, it's a solid record…..better than PSYCHO CIRCUS (1998).
Ace Frehley – Anomaly (2009): This one gets lumped in with the new KISS because Ace is part of the KISS extended family. I wanted to give this a ton of play before I reviewed it, also so I could compare it to the SONIC BOOM. Great comeback for Ace!
Anvil – This Is Thirteen (2009 reissue): I've had the album since late 2007 or early 2008 when I ordered it through the band's website…..I loved it then and I love it now. I picked up the reissue for the bonus track, the never recorded, 'Thumb Hang'. See the movie, buy the record.
Firehouse – s/t (1990): I saw the video for 'Don't Treat Me Bad' on VH-1 Classic and I pulled the CD out for a fresh listen. I used to love this album back in the day! I remember no one else really got into the band until all the chicks heard 'Love Of A Lifetime'…..everyone ended up buying it. The good news is that it's track #11 so you can hit the <skip> button and finish the record. Check out the video, this is the first version, there's another with a woman throwing all of Bill Leverty's stuff out a window.
Ozzy Osbourne – Down To Earth (2001): I pulled this album out because my best friend is an Ozzy freak and we were discussing the merits of Ozzy's last four solo albums. Obviously NO MORE TEARS (1991) and OZZMOSIS (1995) are great records, and I thought BLACK RAIN (2007) sucked, but this album is forgotten. I remember seeing the tour stop in Worcester, MA and the show wasn't Ozzy's best…..after a few listens, neither is the album. I like it better than BLACK RAIN.
Bon Jovi – 7800° Fahrenheit (1985): OK, I realize Bon Jovi isn't as Metal, or even Hard Rock, as some of the other bands I usually listen to but 7800° FAHRENHEIT is a solid record. This is before Bon Jovi broke the bank so I like this & the debut a lot better. Everyone forgets 'In And Out Of Love' and 'Tokyo Road', two great songs the band should play live.
David Lee Roth – A Little Ain't Enough (1991): I am huge Diamond Dave fan and I have bought every Diamond Dave solo album when it's come out so I picked this up back in 1991 and I still love it today. The title track is just pure Dave. Too bad he fell out of the limelight quickly after this album, he was a great performer. He still has 3 more solo albums after this though but his was his last good one.
Thunder – Backstreet Symphony (1990): Thunder were one of those bands that came out just as my senior year in high school was ending and we all jumped on the bandwagon at the parking lot parties. 'Dirty Love' got a ton of airplay back in the day on local radio and on MTV, there were 2 versions of the video. I always listen to mid-90s Thunder when I got back into the band but it's cool to re-live the debut.


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So this mock is not who I want us to pick, but who I think we are coming out of the draft with .. not going to predict any trades
1. Ras-i Dowling - Dowling carries injury risk, but fits in perfect in terms of scheme and culture. The assumption here is that Williams, Heyward and Taylor are off the board.
2. Jarvis Jenkins - We would like to see him there in the third, but Jenkins ability to anchor and get an occasional rush smell an awful lot like a 5 technique who can move inside in "passing situations" so we pull the trigger. I am assuming here that Greg Little and Marcus Gilbert are off the board.
3. Noel Devine- This guy is all over draft boards and we may be able to pick him up later but I anticipate this to be a tough round. I see this pick to be initially viewed as a reach, but the guy is going to contribute if you get the ball in his hand. Kendricks and Marcus Glichrist assumed to be off the board
4. Nate Irving - No visits or rumors, but I see Irving falling and this could be competition for the future opening at ILB. Irving bounced back big time from a horrific accident and the tape is real good.
5. Mario Harvey - I have followed Harvey for a couple years now in CUSA. This guy is somewhat of a project, but is a solid player and could give depth on the inside or outside with big upside.
6. Terrence Tolliver - After missing out on Deandre Brown earlier, we take a shot with Tolliver. He has the typical weaknesses of a large WR, but it is the 6th round and he did put some moves on over the years in LSU.
7. Weslye Saunders- Red-flags all over the place, but very talented. After missing out on Kendricks, we may roll the dice on Saunders late.


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We had an intriguing mixed bag last week, going 4-3 straight and 4-2-1 versus "the number."
P101 desperately needs to stop backing Mack Brown in the Red River Shootout. But we nearly pegged "USC" at LSU on the dot. And it's too bad we didn't sub our Oregon State over BYU winner in for what seems to be a weekly miss with the Upset Special.
Oh well, on to this week's selections.
TOP 5 GAMES OF THE WEEK (Thurs., Oct. 18, thru Sat., Oct. 20)
1) No. 9 South Carolina at No. 3 Florida
Sat., Oct. 20 — 3:30 p.m. ET, CBS
We love this sort of old school showdown. Run the ball. Play defense. Games that are decided in the trenches warm our hearts.
The Gator ground game pounded out 326 rushing yards at Vanderbilt last week with quarterback Jeff Driskel accounting for 177 of them. Florida, of course, won't enjoy that kind of freedom against South Carolina's defense.
The Gamecocks rank fifth in the country in scoring defense (12.29 points allowed per game) and 12th in total defense (296.29 yards).
Florida has a wicked stop unit of its own that's statistically a mirror image of South Carolina, ranking just one step below in each category — sixth in scoring (12.33) and 13th in total defense (297.17).
If the Gamecocks are going to win this one on the road and claim their first three-game winning streak over the Gators, they'll have to start quickly.
Florida has been particularly dominant in second halves this season, outscoring foes, 98-23. Furthermore, the Gators have allowed just one touchdown and a field goal in the fourth quarter this year.
You wouldn't know it by looking at the stats, but the Florida offensive line was banged up last week. Three starters are expected to return to the lineup for South Carolina's visit. Having all hands on deck will be a great benefit to Gator offensive coordinator Brent Pease, who lines up with seven offensive linemen at times.
That sort of variety and show of strength will serve Florida well in its attempt to neutralize South Carolina's elite front seven, which is based on quickness and anchored by defensive end Jadeveon Clowney.
In these types of games, field position on the gridiron makes all the difference. That leads us to punting, yes punting. The Gators rank fourth in the nation in net punting. The Gamecocks are 104th.
Opening point spread: Florida by 3 1/2
The pick: Florida 23-17
2) No. 4 Kansas State at No. 17 West Virginia
Sat., Oct. 20 — 7 p.m. ET, FOX
This is a tough one to call. If fists were able to be thrown during a conference call, they would have been flying between P101 pugilists/predictors.
As always, it doesn't really matter what we argue about. In this case, it depends on which Mountaineer team shows up. Since the game is being contested in Morgantown, we'd be very surprised if Dana Holgorsen's crew laid an egg that resembled last Saturday's 49-14 loss at Texas Tech.
But at the same time, the two metrics we trust the most – running the football with a physical mindset and playing tough brand of disruptive defense – do not favor West Virginia in this matchup.
Wildcat quarterback Collin Klein is a warrior and a winner. In concert with running back John Hubert, the dual-threat triggerman directs a vicious option attack.
Although the Mountaineer defense ranks 109th in scoring defense (37.3 points allowed per game) and 114th in total defense (496 yards), it has the ability to load up against the run, but Klein can hurt you with his arm, even though he won't ever look pretty doing it.
Of course, West Virginia's game is much more about outscoring you than stopping you. That's all fine and dandy, until you get exposed.
The Mountaineers will have to figure out how to solve the kind of defense that Texas Tech successfully threw at them – a variety of zone coverages behind a three or four-man rush – for the rest of the season. Those non-blitz rushes were able to disrupt Geno Smith's rhythm and the disciplined coverage schemes limited the all-important yards-after-catch.
If Mountaineer wideouts Tavon Austin and Stedman Bailey can't wiggle through enough seams within the semi-slow Wildcat secondary, Kansas State could be on it way. Bill Snynder's only two remaining road games are at TCU and Baylor.
Opening point spread: West Virginia by 4 1/2
The pick: Kansas State 37-35
3) No. 6 LSU at No. 20 Texas A&M
Sat., Oct. 20 — Noon ET, ESPN
After opening the season with a 20-17 loss to Florida, the Aggies have reeled off five consecutive wins, scoring at least 48 points in four of those victories.
The dynamic offense triggered by ultra-athletic quarterback Johnny Manziel has been nothing but impressive. Kudos to Kevin Sumlin to getting the A&M attack ramped up so quickly.
It's on the other side of the football that the Aggies have their concerns. Last Saturday, they surrendered 615 yards of total offense in a 59-57 close shave at Louisiana Tech.
With the LSU offense sputtering, especially in the red zone, this trip to Kyle Field might be just the right tonic for Les Miles and his struggling quarterback Zach Mettenberger.
Opening point spread: LSU by 3
The pick: LSU 28-23
4) No. 18 Texas Tech at TCU
Sat., Oct. 20 — 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN2
Fresh off their impressive 49-14 destruction of then-No. 5 West Virginia, the Red Raiders should be on red alert.
Last October, they had a similar experience, beating then-No. 3 Oklahoma to snap the Sooners' 39-game home winning streak. The problem was that they followed up with a 41-7 loss at home to Iowa State, which was the first of five consecutive defeats that sank a 5-7 season.
Texas Tech quarterback Seth Doege, who out Geno Smithed Geno Smith in the win over the cocky Mountaineers (32-of-42 for 499 yards and six touchdowns), will have his hands full with TCU in Fort Worth.
The Horned Frog defense leads the country with 14 interceptions and ranks within the top three in the Big 12 in total defense, pass defense and passing efficiency defense. That's fairly impressive for a unit that had to replace more than half of its starters from last year. However, guess who tops the conference rankings in all three of those categories?
Yup, the Red Raiders, who yield only 143.7 yards through the air per game (fourth in the nation). New defensive coordinator Art Kaufman shouldn't have to buy any meals in Lubbock.
Opening point spread: TCU by 3 1/2
The pick: Texas Tech 30-23
5) No. 2 Oregon at Arizona State
Thur., Oct. 18 — 9 p.m. ET, ESPN
This prediction comes courtesy of Shane Hedani from the P101 satellite office in Maunawili, Hawai'i.
The Sun Devil defense ranks within the nation's top 10 in almost every defensive category, but those stats lie. The FBS teams that Arizona State has faced currently rank 114th, 111th, 105th, 103rd and 56th in total offense. Weakling California is that lone non-triple-digit winner of that lowly crew that's a combined 11-22.
The Ducks, on the other hand, rank eighth in total offense, fourth in rushing and second in scoring.
That being said, everyone talks about Oregon's high-powered offense. However, the catalyst for this year's team is the return of the "Gang Green" defense, which has come up with four pick-six scores in the last three games.
ASU isn't without weapons and does feature the most efficient quarterback in the Pac-12 (third nationally). Sophomore Taylor Kelly has been magnificent, but remains largely untested. Oregon, UCLA, Oregon State and USC will take care of that in the next four weeks.
Put a fork in the Sun Devils. They're done. With the ridiculous speed Oregon has on both sides of the ball, ASU will be happy to know that it isn't scheduled to play the Ducks next season.
Opening point spread: Oregon by 12
The pick: Oregon 48-24
No. 21 Cincinnati at Toledo
Sat., Oct. 20 — 7 p.m. ET, ESPN3
Once again, the USOTW prediction comes courtesy of Marc Doche (@MDoche) from the P101 satellite office in Burbank, Calif.
Having disposed of the not-so-vaunted gauntlet of three directional schools from Michigan (Western, Central and Eastern), scoring 139 points in the process, Toledo is geared up for its biggest game of the season.
After beginning his first season at the helm of the Rockets with an overtime loss at Arizona, head coach Matt Campbell has won six straight, propelled by a juggernaut offense featuring a trio of junior playmakers – quarterback Terrance Owens, running back David Fluellen and wideout Bernard Reedy.
They're well suited to attack a Bearcat defense that allows more than 250 passing yards per game. But the Toledo attack can't abandon the run if it hopes to keep its banged-up defense off the field. Decimated by injuries along the defensive line, the Rockets will be tested by Cincinnati's offensive firepower that has scored 101 points in the past two weeks.
With a full slate of Big East action on the horizon, the Bearcats, who are playing their first true road game of the season, won't be nearly as amped as their MAC hosts, who boast a 4-1 record at the Glass Bowl against ranked opponents.
Opening point spread: Cincinnati by 5
The pick: Toledo 35-32
No. 12 Florida State at Miami
Sat., Oct. 20 — 8 p.m. ET, ABC
This rivalry used to be at the top of the pile. Now, not so much.
Michigan State at Michigan or Stanford at California could have worked its way into this spot, but the Brent & Herbie factor was used as the three-way tiebreaker.
Oddly enough, the Hurricanes haven't won a home game versus the Seminoles since 2004, and they added the pressure of "homecoming" to this game.
The handicapping here is simple really. Since Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher arrived in Tallahassee in 2007, as offensive coordinator, the Seminoles are 20-1 when they rush for 200 or more yards.
Count on that happening. Only two teams in the country (Tulane [1-5] and Eastern Michigan [0-6]) are worse at defending the run than the Hurricanes, who surrender 253.7 yards per game on the ground.
Bettors ought to beware, however. Only one of the last 10 meetings in this series has been decided by more than eight points.
Opening point spread: Florida by 17 1/2
The pick: Florida State 34-20


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Wednesday, November 30, 2005
Stuff on my cat
One and a half socks to go before Christmas...
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
The Ally Pally photos give you an idea what the stand looked like although we rearranged a little for Harrogate. The editor of Workbox Magazine came by and took photos, and we also talked to the ladies from Classic Stitches about articles two members of the group are doing for them, so that was cool. Disappointingly, I only spent half an hour or so at the Relax and Knit stand, near the end of the second day, but met Fred again, and saw Yvonne teaching people to fingerknit.
While stewarding, I crocheted a curly whirlie scarf, modelled here by Sandra; this one is made in Lion Brand Homespun from the Tajcrafts stand; quite heavy (about 250-300g of yarn) but very warm... Treated myself to a very cool 8mm sparkly Addi hook to make it with...
Also did some stash acquisition: first some sock yarn - the centre ball is Opal Rainforest in Chameleon (socks for the friend-I-went-with's partner), and the surrounding ones are Socka; I love this stuff...
Then some laceweight from Kaalund, and some Debbie Bliss Maya (which was £5 because unlabelled)...
And some random bargains from Linton Tweeds (who only sell these at shows) - £1/ball. These are destined for items to be sold at Textiles in Focus at Cottenham in February. Better get knitting for that!
The journey home was somewhat... interesting. At Doncaster, someone broke door locks and sounded the emergency alarm on the train in front of us, so we spent 45 mins in detailed scrutiny of the platform while the train manager fell repeatedly on his sword apologising at approximately 4-minute intervals... Then at Retford, we spent more time staring at vending machines and photobooths while the track ahead of us was examined; eventually we took a 'pilotsman' on board to steer us over a broken rail... Halfway through this, we decided to take up my companion's partner's offer to pick us up at Grantham, and got home only an hour and a half later than scheduled in some degree of warmth...
Back to reality now until Christmas though; happy Christmas knitting, all...
Monday, November 21, 2005
First, some baskets, made on the course at Cambridge Botanic Gardens on November 2 and 3.
The plain one with the handle is made of yellow Flag Iris leaves, and the greener one with the sparkly bits is made of Iris siberica with a strand of Louisa Harding's Sari Silk plaited in. They're both made with a strand of 5-plait which is then wound round and stitched with jute, and a viciously sharp sailmaker's needle (knitting gauge included for scale).
It was really good fun and although I loved dealing with the leaves, I can see lots of uses for weird materials in this technique. I'm wondering about plastic carrier bags to start with (if I can bribe someone to cut them into strips for me. I really don't know enough biddable and desperate children)... The tutor on the course was Tricia Lilley (highly recommended), and the technique is a traditional East of England one for making useful baskets.
And a couple from the Science Museum trip. Shamingly, this is the first time I've been in there although I've been to both the V&A and the Natural History Museum many times. The thing which caught my (and the whole group's) attention was the 'Challenge of Materials' section, which pointed out how high-tech some of the materials we take for granted are; and how simple some of the things we think high-tech. Some of the recycled materials were also fascinating. A couple of little things though; this sent a bit of a shiver down my spine
[The caption says: The Negative of Glory. Metal shavings produced during the process of making medals. With thanks to the Royal Mint. Cornelia Parker: Artist in Residence]
And I loved the display of casein items, having fallen in love with the Swallow knitting needles this year. Haven't been to a UK museum where they're so laid-back about taking photos too; including with flash (yes, permission was asked...)
And some knitting. The MW jumper went back from being a Finished Object to this
yesterday evening. Took forever to unpick - hadn't realised my finishing technique was that... erm... permanent... think the likelihood of wearing this at Harrogate is somewhat remote; although it was quick to knit up last time.
Meanwhile I've finished the final pair of Christmas socks, and also knitted this, for my mother-in-law (Cloud scarf/wrap pattern; used twice the no. of stitches recommended for the scarf, in Cherry Tree Hill merino laceweight, colour Peacock, from Woolly Workshop; pattern from Get Knitted; still needs blocking);
and this; which I may well just keep (Socka Color sock yarn, shade 2419 bought from Web of Wool at Ally Pally). I need more of this yarn. And I've knitted up everything I bought from them at Ally Pally, so I reckon I can justify some, too! One ball makes a scarf about 130cm long on 4mm needles. This one also needs blocking.
Am already having 'are we nearly there yet?' feelings about Harrogate. Three days at work, a Fibrefusion session, a Mountmellick class and a 3.5 hour train journey to go...
Tuesday, November 08, 2005
The week that was
some autumn colour
and an oak.
I forget what kind of oak it was, sadly. Something quite exotic anyway. I'd left my handy notebook in the classroom and was just wandering round with my camera.
Otherwise work was hell; haven't been sleeping (winter time; bah!) and have also developed a raging fixation on The West Wing (haven't lived in a house with a TV since 1992 so have caught up on this one late via DVD and been hit badly) which has taken up most of my sitting-at-the-PC time, but have discovered that Christmas-present socks are mindless enough to knit while watching, as long as you're not attempting to turn a heel while any of your favourite characters are having a particularly traumatic time...
Finished the Mexican Wave sweater. It looks OK (well, not particularly in these photos but that would involve me learning how to use the camera correctly), and I like the neck stuff particularly and that suits me;
but generally it doesn't look that brilliant on. The semifitted sleeves were a Bad Idea - once I put it on there's a weird batwing thing going on with lots of extra fabric where I really don't need it. I think I'm going to have to disassemble it, pull back the sleeves as far as the shaping and the body down to the beginning of the armholes and make it properly drop-sleeved or properly shaped in... I suspect this scuppers my plan to buy yarn at Ally Pally and have it knitted into a sweater before Harrogate...
One of the stressy things about this week was that on Saturday I was exhibiting and demonstrating at the Lacemakers Fair at St Ives (the Cambridgeshire one); here's a pic of my stuff on the stand on the upper balcony
and one down over the suppliers' room (nope, no yarn to speak of...
I was terribly good. Bought a couple of water soluble markers from the brilliant Wendy at Mace and Nairn but that was all. If you do traditional embroidery, she's your woman; and her customer service is wonderful.
Think I made some contacts for some more teaching, and met an interesting environmental artist and am hoping we can collaborate on something. I was sitting at a table doing machine embroidery all day; usually gets people interested. There seem to be a lot more men wandering around lacemakers' events than at knitting or embroidery fairs and they seemed to be particularly drawn to it.
If they invite me back, maybe next year I'll finish packing for the fair more than 5 hours before it starts...


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The last 12 months saw the release of "Tyson," a documentary by James Toback, which made people feel a little sympathy for the kid he was before life and fame took him on a chaotic ride. Then Tyson had a funny cameo in "The Hangover," one of the year's best and most successful movies. That role showed people that Tyson could laugh at himself, which is never a bad route to take when you've been laughed at as much as Tyson has over the years.
The public also softened on the once ferocious heavyweight after the tragic death of his daughter Exodus earlier this year. As cynical as it may seem, the Academy is self-important enough to see all manners of redemptive powers in their golden statue. Tyson's grief humanized him in the eyes of the public, not to mention the Academy.
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It was at this point in the story when, in Tyson's telling, a photographer walked up to the champ-- who was with his wife and daughter in LAX -- and attacked him in an attempt to provoke a response.
How do you think the average Academy voter would want to see that confrontation end?
The fact is, "Tyson" already had some buzz for the Best Documentary award, both because it was a good film and because you'd imagine the Academy's increasingly desperate powers-that-be would like to tease the prospect of a Tyson acceptance speech. If the film won and Tyson took the mic with this squeaky voice, it would be an event. The voters have every excuse they need to send the champ an invitation.
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There have been quite a few vegan bake sale fundraisers in L.A. lately (which I'm all about), with proceeds going toward helping animals. Yay! I've had my fair share of vegan cupcakes but some of the most moist, floofiest, scrumptious-deliumptious cupcakes I've ever tried at these events were made by 13-year-old cupcake extraordinaire, Clara. She runs her own cupcake business in L.A. called Clara's Cakes. I had to learn more about this sweet toothed sweetheart. Here's what she had to say…
Are these cupcakes your own recipes? Or do you use any special cookbooks?
Most of these cupcakes are my ideas. Sometimes for the recipes, I'll just take a basic cupcake flavor from a vegan cookbook (I adore Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World) or online and modify it to make it have the perfect texture and taste that I miss from non-vegan cupcakes/desserts.
What inspired you to make vegan cupcakes?
What inspired me to make vegan cupcakes and desserts in general was actually just being vegan! I wanted to just experiment and practice baking vegan until the end result tasted like a dessert that would normally have dairy and eggs in it, but better! I realized becoming vegan, I would have to teach myself how to bake/cook from scratch, rather than just popping this and that in the microwave and oven.
How long have you been vegan/vegetarian?
I have been vegetarian since I was 5 years old, so 8 years. I've been vegan for about 1 year! My mom has really influenced me, but she hasn't forced anything on me which is the best way to help people make the transition. I became vegan for a couple reasons that just kind of collided together. I had previously thought that being vegetarian was cruelty-free, but I realized I was completely wrong. I also thought it was really gross to consume breast milk from cows that was meant for their babies, who get separated within a couple of hours and used for veal. Becoming vegan was probably the best decision of my life!
What's your advice for young people who are interested in becoming vegan?
Take it slowly. Being vegan is a hard thing to get used to—it shouldn't be overwhelming, but refreshing. If you accidentally eat something with some dairy derived ingredient, no big deal. You'll just learn from that mistake not to have that certain food/ingredient. Don't be hard on yourself. Also, get your parents involved, even just one parent. Research what you're doing and explain it thoroughly to your parents. If they don't get it, tell them the horrid facts you've learned about dairy and factory farming. Explain to them it's not going to cost more money, probably about the same, and find more affordable places to shop that provide plenty of vegan options.
What is your all time favorite kind of cupcake?
That's a really hard question! I love my Neapolitan cupcake, but the basic chocolate and vanilla cupcakes are great since you can make them into whatever flavor you can imagine.
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I've been reading about her cupcakes, they sound marvelous!!
Wow!! How impressive!! I also am vegan…well actually alkalarian…which means no meat, no dairy and no refined sugar!! Trying to keep an alkalotic environment in my body as opposed to acidotic. I will definitely have to try a cupcake next time I am in L.A. BTW, your dad is very proud of you…he is the one who told me about your venture!! Good job, Clara…making the world a better place!!
Wow. How impressive that a 13 yr old has her own cupcake business! I showed this to my 12 yr old daughter, as an example that you can be a powerfule force in the world at any age. Kudos Clara!


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In the early 1990s, MIT professor Leonard Guarente discovered that sirtuins, a class of proteins found in nearly all animals, protect against the effects of aging in yeast; similar effects have since been seen in many other organisms. In 2003, David Sinclair, who had been a postdoc in Guarente's lab, found that resveratrol, a compound found in grapes and red wine, can also counteract the effects of aging. Since then, many scientists have tried to tease out the exact relationship among sirtuins, resveratrol and aging. In a paper appearing this week in Science, a team led by Sinclair, now a professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School, shows for the first time that resveratrol and similar compounds act by directly activating sirtuins. Guarente, the Novartis Professor of Biology at MIT, discusses the significance of the new finding.
Q: There has been some scientific disagreement over whether resveratrol helps sirtuins to slow the aging process. What is the basis of this disagreement?
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Some people have doubted this last possibility, because most small molecules that act as drugs inhibit enzymes, instead of activating them. It's easy to see how you could get a small molecule in the wrong place and block an enzyme, but to see it activating an enzyme is more rare. So people said these compounds don't really work that way in living cells, and they must be doing something else.
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Canepa: Chargers stadium issue turns 11
Eleven years …. And counting. Do we hear 12? Of course.
It was in 2002 when Chargers boss Dean Spanos hired attorney Mark Fabiani to play the lead role in getting a new stadium built here. Fabiani, well-paid trooper that he is, keeps trying, but his hair has grown noticeably grayer than when we first met. Guaranteed, his 11th anniversary on the job isn't one he expected to come around.
And there is no celebrating.
The initial thought was to put a new venue and housing and business development on the Qualcomm Stadium Mission Valley site. It was a grand idea that would have worked, but of course a panicky City Hall, palms sweaty over the ticket guarantee, dropped the ball and then housing went kaput. Now the Chargers actually have a sweeter lease deal than they had before.
Since then, amid unfounded rumors that the team was bolting to L.A., numerous other sites in the county have been examined and ultimately dismissed. Now, for the past couple of years, the focus has been on a downtown site in the East Village, the idea being that it would be a multipurpose venue that also could add much-needed space to the Convention Center.
The hope in Chargerville was to have enough going forward by now to put the team's proposal for a new downtown stadium on the November ballot. That obviously isn't happening in 2013. Do we hear 14?
"Both Mayor (Bob) Filner and the Chargers want the same thing, and we're waiting for a decision by the court to see if the hotel tax being used to fund the Convention Center expansion is legal or illegal," Fabiani says. "If it's illegal, then the whole Convention Center expansion goes down the drain, and we can propose a stadium/convention site in the East Village."
The new mayor seems OK with the Chargers idea that failed to get past the desk of the previous administration, and that is to sell off the city-owned Qualcomm Stadium and Valley View Casino Center (Sports Arena) sites and eventually use that money to help build a new downtown sports complex.
"We've got a good relationship with Mayor Filner's office," Fabiani says. "He is the first mayor to come out and say we should monetize the Qualcomm site and the Sports Arena site, which is great to hear. The housing market is improving. The Qualcomm site isn't making money and it's losing money, roughly $15 million a year. The city's audit says it owes $70 million in maintenance just to keep it running."
And that could be lowballing it.
If any of that maintenance money is being used, it's being pretty well hidden. If you were in the stadium last December, you know it can be a dangerous place when it rains.
"At some point, the place may become unsafe or not suitable for football," Fabiani says. "Then what do you do?"
Well, you can move, or play at Mesa College.
But things aren't exactly hopping on the Los Angeles front, where AEG, which wants to build a stadium in downtown L.A., is being sold. At least that's what we think. City of Industry? Wrapped up in bureaucratic red tape. San Antonio? Spanos once told me he couldn't see his wife wearing sequined cowgirl boots.
But know this. The NFL has been without an NFL franchise in L.A. for nearly 18 years, and making billions without the No. 2 market, clearly is in no rush to go back. The League will want everything to be perfect before returning there, and right now everything there is not perfect.
"Dean absolutely wants to stay here, to make it work," Fabiani says.
What Spanos doesn't want to do is leave this stadium issue hanging, as Jerry Seinfeld once said, like a big matzo ball out there, before sons John and A.G. take over the franchise.
The key now is the Convention Center expansion, which, if true to the other expansion, probably won't be large enough, which is how we go about things around here.
"It's cheaper to build one facility (a multipurpose stadium with a soft, retractable roof) to attract major events, something we, as a city, never would be eligible for, even if the Convention Center were to be expanded," Fabiani says. "Does the expansion vault you into the next category of convention cities, into a Super Bowl city, a Final Four city, attract major events such as what AEG wants to do in L.A.?
"If you build a facility that can be used 250 days a year, not just for football, the naming rights would be more valuable, the signage. You would have more revenue."
Fabiani keeps trying to sell. He awaits a buyer.
"It's California," he says. "You'd think 11 years is a long time to be working on a project. Building big in California is virtually impossible. The 49ers got it done, but they also sold $500 million in PSLs (personal seat licenses). You can build a stadium with that, but it's a totally different market."
And we are different.
Eleven years … And counting.


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By Syl Arena
Thanks to the automatic features built into Canon Speedlites, many photographers assume that they always have to accept the light as it flies from the flashgun. I prefer to take another view - a Speedlite is a light generator and I am free to modify the flash into the light that I want.
There are three reasons to modify a Speedlite:
- To make the Speedlite appear larger.
- To limit what the Speedlite illuminates.
- To change the colour of the Speedlite.
Make the Speedlite appear larger
A fundamental concept in lighting is that the apparent size of the light source is what determines the character of the shadows. If the source is large, then the light will hit the subject from multiple angles and the shadows will be soft. If the source is small, then the light will hit the subject from a single direction and the shadows will be hard and dark. The "largeness" of the light source is always relative to the size of the object or person it is lighting.
The sun is huge, yet its distance from the earth makes it a relatively small source in our sky. On a clear day, we have dark shadows with hard edges. When a layer of clouds floats in, the quality of the daylight changes because the clouds diffuse the sunlight. Essentially the clouds replace the sun as the light source and the rays of light come at us from multiple angles. Shadows cast to one side are filled by the light coming from that side, and vice versa. So, to create soft light with a flashgun, we have to make the Speedlite appear as if it is much larger than the subject.
By Syl Arena
Limit what the Speedlite illuminates
When shooting a portrait on location, I treat the ambient light separately from the light on my subject. If I want to emphasise my subject I will dim the background, by using a faster shutter speed, so that less ambient light is captured. Dimming the ambient light also means that I will have to light my subject. In doing so, it is essential that my flash doesn't light the background. Likewise, if I am using a Speedlite behind my subject as a rim light, it is important to flag (aka block) the flashgun so that it doesn't flare into the lens.
Change the colour of a Speedlite
Colour correction and dramatic effect are the two reasons to change the colour of a Speedlite. For instance, you may wish to blend your flash with a particular type of ambient light, such as a setting sun or candles on a dinner table. Consider that Speedlites are designed to have the look of noon sun. If you use a Speedlite to create fill flash for a headshot at sunset, the flash will look unnaturally cool. The remedy is to change the colour of the Speedlite's flash with a Colour Temperature Orange (CTO) gel - either a half- or a full-cut. Likewise, you may wish to change the colour of the Speedlite for creative purposes so that it resembles the look of a neon sign, a street lamp, or any number of other types of light. Alternatively, you may wish to turn a monotonous background, such as a bare wall, into a dramatic field of colour by using a coloured gel.
A Speedlite's built-in modifiers
There are several features built into Canon's Speedlite 580EX and 430EX-series flashguns that can be used to modify the light.
A Speedlite's default setting activates auto zoom so that the position of the flash tube is changed to correspond with changes in the view of the lens (from 24mm to 105mm on the EOS 5D Mark II). I strongly prefer to zoom my Speedlite manually. For instance, I can zoom my Speedlite to 105mm so that the flash concentrates on my subject and misses the background behind. Alternatively, I can zoom the flash wide so that it will fully cover a large modifier, such as an umbrella or a softbox.
By Syl Arena
A simple way to create soft light when the Speedlite is mounted to the camera is to bounce the light off of a ceiling or wall. Conveniently the head of a 580EX-series Speedlite will rotate 180º to the right/left and the head of a 430EX-series Speedlite will rotate 180º left and 90º right. Also, the heads of each can be tilted upward 90º to vertical.
Head orientation
There is no rule that says the head of the Speedlite has to be oriented in the same manner as the camera's frame. Once you begin to use your Speedlite off-camera (as detailed in Part 2 of this series), you will be free to orient your Speedlite so that it matches the orientation of the person, or object, that you are trying to light. For instance, I routinely tip my Speedlite on its side so that the head aligns vertically with the person in front of my lens.
Modifiers that make a Speedlite appear larger
I will now examine the various modifier options - such as a dome diffuser, bounce reflector, diffuser/reflector disks, umbrellas and softboxes - that allow you to make a Speedlite appear larger.
Dome diffuser
A plastic dome diffuser, such as the Sto-Fen Omni-Bounce, slips over the head of the Speedlite. The thick white plastic alters the forward flight of the light and throws a good bit around the perimeter of the Speedlite. When used indoors, a dome diffuser will spread the flash around the room and soften the shadows. Outdoors a dome diffuser is less effective as there are no surfaces on which to bounce the flash.
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Bounce reflector
The idea of bouncing flash off of a ceiling or wall is that the apparent size of the source increases and the shadows soften. There are many challenges to using this technique: the room must be relatively small, the interior must not be a dark colour, and the subject must not have deep-set eyes. The latter can be troublesome even in small spaces with light-coloured surfaces, as light coming steeply from above will create shadows in the eye sockets. A bounce reflector straps to the head of the Speedlite. Depending upon the design the reflector intercepts all, or some of, the light heading upward and redirects with back to a forward path. This is a very practical way to add light to the eyes.
My favourite bounce reflector is the large Rogue FlashBender (254x280mm). Uniquely, it has three flexible rods that enable me to shape the FlashBender for my needs. If I want most of the light to fly upward and just a bit to fly forward, I can create a small lip. If there is no ceiling, I can then tilt the entire FlashBender and fly all of the light forward. As you will read shortly, I'm also fond of using the FlashBender as a flag on the side of my Speedlite. Honl snoots can be used in a similar manner, but provide less control than the FlashBender. Lumiquest also makes many styles of bounce reflectors that are popular with many although, in my experience, I have found the light they produce not to be as soft as that of the FlashBender.
Diffuser/Reflector disk
When taking the first steps with off-camera Speedliting, a 5-in-1 reflector set can be a very affordable and versatile modifier. The 5-in-1 is a round diffuser disk with a removable cover made of four fabrics. Typically the cover is black/white and, when turned inside out, silver/gold. Holding the diffuser disk close to the subject and firing the Speedlite through it can create soft light. Alternatively, the Speedlite can be fired into one of the reflective surfaces and bounced back to the subject.
By Syl Arena
An umbrella is an inexpensive modifier that is well suited for a novice photographer. There are two types: shoot-through and reflective. A shoot-through is made of translucent fabric and is positioned between the Speedlite and the subject. A reflective umbrella is made of a shiny or metallic fabric and is set-up with the Speedlite between the umbrella and the subject.
To connect a single Speedlite and umbrella to a light stand, you will need an umbrella adapter (which is also known as a swivel adapter). If you wish to shoot multiple Speedlites with an umbrella (which greatly reduces the flash recycle time between shots), consider using the Lastolite Tri-flash bracket instead of the standard umbrella adapter.
By Syl Arena
The greatest challenge with an umbrella is that its curved shape will throw light in a wide arc. This can make it difficult to keep the spill from an umbrella off of the background. If you are shooting indoors in a room with a low ceiling, this will be especially troublesome. Outdoors or in large spaces, the issue will be less apparent as the extra light will just fly away.
A convertible umbrella is a shoot-through umbrella with a removable cover. The idea is that with the opaque cover in place, it can be used as a reflective umbrella as well. Although I prefer to use a true reflective umbrella when I want the look of a reflective umbrella, all of my shoot-through umbrellas are convertible - this means I have the option of leaving the cover partially in place, thus I can prevent the light from hitting the background.
The advantage of a softbox in comparison to an umbrella is that the softbox increases the apparent size of the light source and provides a defined edge to the light. I prefer softboxes that have recessed front panels as the opaque lip gives me a more defined edge. Softboxes that have a flush front panel spray light in a wide path. The deeper the edges, the more control you can get with the softbox.
When stepping up from an umbrella to a softbox, I recommend the Westcott Apollo softbox (70cm) and the Lastolite Ezybox Hotshoe (60cm). The Apollo allows you to mount the Speedlite(s) inside the softbox. By firing the Speedlite(s) towards the back of the softbox, the light bounces around inside before it flies through the front panel. The effect of this is beautiful, soft light.
The Ezybox mounts the Speedlite outside the box, at the rear, and flies the light straightforward through two diffusion panels. For either, you will need a way to trigger the off-camera Speedlite. My favourite method is to use an extra-long E-TTL extension cord so that I can control the functions of the Speedlite from the LCD monitor on my camera. Also, the Apollo is large enough to hold several Speedlites when mounted on Lastolite's Tri-flash. So, by using an extra-long E-TTL extension cord, I can set-up the corded Speedlite as the master and fire the other Speedlites as slaves.
For events when using a long extension cord wouldn't be feasible, I have an assistant carrying the Ezybox on an extension handle and turn the front of the Speedlite so that the slave sensor faces in my direction. If you do this type of shooting frequently a set of E-TTL radio triggers, such as the RadioPopper PXs or the Mini/Flex system by PocketWizard, will eliminate the need to maintain a line-of-sight connection.
By Syl Arena
Modifiers that limit the light of a Speedlite
There are many reasons to want to limit what a Speedlite illuminates. Virtually all of them have to do with the fact that a photograph generally looks better if you don't light everything in the frame equally. If you throw light at everything, then nothing will stand out. Conveniently, most modifiers that are designed to limit the path of a flash are lightweight and strap directly to a Speedlite.
A snoot is a tube that extends out from the flash head. The longer the snoot; the tighter the path of the light. HonlPhoto makes fabric snoots in both 13cm and 20cm lengths. While I haven't found the shorter snoot to be of much use, the longer snoots are very useful. I carry both the silver and the gold zebra versions. The large Rogue FlashBender also rolls into a convenient snoot.
Photographers who have worked in a studio may be familiar with the metal cone snoots made for larger strobes. There are several sellers of aluminium snoots that have a plastic bracket that holds the snoot to the head of the Speedlite. The advantage of the metal snoot is that it provides a very tight, perfectly round pattern of light.
By Syl Arena
Hexagonal grids are often used to limit the path of both flash and continuous lights. In a studio environment, grids are typically referred to by their angle of illumination - typically 40º, 30º, 20º, 10º and 5º. Grids marketed for Speedlites are often less precise and are referred to by the size of the hexagon rather than the spread of the light. HonlPhoto makes two durable grids for small flash units - the 1/4" and the 1/8". I find the latter to be very useful and always carry two of them on shoots. If you already have a set of round grids for studio lights, an easy way to use them with your Speedlites is to hold them in place with a pair of elastic cords.
By Syl Arena
When shooting location portraits, I often focus the flash on the subject and rely upon the ambient light to illuminate the background (use your shutter speed to control the amount of ambient light in the frame). If my subject is relatively close to the background, then I will be very mindful that the flashgun doesn't spray onto the background. Sometimes changing the position of the Speedlite, or the orientation of the head from horizontal to vertical, or zooming the head in, will solve the problem. At other times I will have to block the light as it flies out of the Speedlite. There are many options.
If you have a friend or assistant nearby, sometimes they can temporarily flag the light with their hand or an object, such as a book. The large Rogue FlashBender (mentioned earlier in this article) is my favourite flag. It straps directly to the head of the flashgun and can be shaped to provide a specific degree of control. If I don't need a large flag, then I reach for the bounce cards made by HonlPhoto. These stiff cards come in both black/white and black/gold that can be attached to a Speedlite via the Honl Speedstrap. Another use of a flag is to prevent a Speedlite that is behind the subject from flaring into the lens.
By Syl Arena
Using a pair of flags together on either the top/bottom or left/right sides of the Speedlite creates a set of what are known as 'Barndoors'. Barndoors limit the flash to a narrower slice of light than can be created by zooming the Speedlite to 105mm. In a small set barndoors can be used to prevent the flash from flaring into the lens and spilling onto the background. Barndoors can also be used creatively during a portrait shoot to create a 'slash' of light across the subject.
By Syl Arena
Modifiers that change the colour of a Speedlite
When shooting with a Speedlite, remember that there are two sources of light in your photograph - the ambient light (which you generally cannot control) and the flash (which you can control). You should consider whether you want your flash to blend, or contrast, with the ambient light. If your goal is to blend the flash in as fill light, don't assume that the light flying from the flashgun will be a perfect fit for every type of ambient light.
As mentioned much earlier in this article a Speedlite produces light that is very close to the colour of daylight - specifically noon sun. This is fine when you happen to be shooting in daylight conditions at midday. However, if you are shooting at sunset, or indoors under tungsten or fluorescent lights, then the colour of the flash from the Speedlite will not blend.
When using gels, a primary consideration is how you will affix the gels to your Speedlite. I prefer the Honl Speedstrap system in which a fuzzy Velcro strap (the Speedstrap) is attached to the flashgun and the gels have hooked strips along two edges. During the pressure of a shoot, especially when the sun is setting, I have only a split second to make a gel change. The Honl approach enables me to affix and remove gels faster than any other method. I've tried the other systems in which a small gel is slid into a sleeve and found that gel changes take far too long.
For colour correction, consider a set of Colour Temperature Orange (CTO) gels to be a 'must have'. When the ambient light is tungsten, I switch the white balance on my camera to tungsten and gel my Speedlites with a full-cut CTO. For fill flash at sunset, I keep my white balance in daylight and start with a half-cut CTO on the Speedlite. If the fill flash still looks too cool in relation to the very warm sunlight, I will quickly switch to a full-cut CTO.
Shooting Speedlites under fluorescent ambient light is a bit more challenging as the range of fluorescent bulbs today is so wide. Be prepared to try a few combinations of white balance and gelling on each location. In general, if the bulbs are "cool white" you can start with the camera in daylight white balance and leave the Speedlites ungelled. If the bulbs are "warm white", start with the camera in tungsten white balance and try a half-cut CTO on the flashgun.
If you find that the ambient light has a green tint, then switch the white balance to "warm fluorescent" and gel your Speedlites with Plus Green. Under all of these situations, you might find that you have to do a bit of green-magenta colour balancing in post. Fortunately Lightroom, Adobe Camera Raw, and Aperture make quick work of colour correction.
For dramatic effects, there are literally no boundaries. So that the camera isn't influenced by a wide swathe of colour switch the camera to 'flash' white balance. Then, if you want the look of a neon sign, pick a deep red gel. If you want to cool the scene down, pick a blue gel. For a bold portrait, gel your key light with a warm gel and your fill light with a cool gel. Anytime that you are working with gels for creative effect 'trial and error' will be your best guide.
In the fourth, and final, part of this series on 'Getting the most from Speedlites' I will be exploring advanced Speedlite strategies, customising your Speedlites, plus the potential use and benefits of Custom Functions.
Biografie: Syl Arena
Photographer Syl Arena became fascinated with photography at the age of eight when an aunt gave him a Box Brownie camera. Syl later studied at the Brooks Institute of Photography, before earning a BFA in photography at the University of Arizona. Today Syl shoots the people, lifestyles and products of central California for advertising, editorial and corporate clients. He runs a regular blog, PixSylated.com, and in 2009 founded the Paso Robles Workshops. An expert in flash Syl's latest book, 'Speedliter's Handbook: Learning to Craft Light with Canon Speedlites', will be published during December 2010.


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Richie Havens, Woodstock folk singer, dies at 72
Richie Havens, the Brooklyn-born folk singer who kicked off the historic Woodstock festival in 1969, died of a heart attack Monday in his New Jersey home. He was 72.
Havens, who was inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame in 2006, started out as a doo-wop singer in his Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, even joining the McCrea Gospel Singers as a teenager. But he was charmed by the Greenwich Village folk movement of the late '50s and early '60s and quickly learned how to play the guitar so that he could perform the songs he heard there for his friends.
It was a move that would launch his lengthy, powerful career, blending his own songs with radical interpretations of others' songs, and developing a unique style of guitar playing. Havens' biggest hit was his passionate, joyful reworking of The Beatles' "Here Comes the Sun" in 1971. He is probably best known for "Freedom," a song he improvised onstage at Woodstock by combining his feelings at the moment with the spiritual "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child," which his grandmother used to sing to him.
"When Richie started singing, rhythmically attacking his acoustic guitar like it was a talking drum, I knew for the first time that we were going to be okay," Michael Lang, co-creator of Woodstock, wrote in his 2009 book "The Road to Woodstock." "The show was off and running."
Havens went on to tour for more than 40 years and released nearly 30 albums, including "Alarm Clock," which cracked the Top 30 in 1971. He performed at President Bill Clinton's inauguration in 1993 and acted in movies with Richard Pryor. However, Havens always honored his special time in Woodstock, saying the experience put his life in order.
"I really sing songs that move me," he told The Denver Post. "I'm not in show business. I'm in the communications business. That's what it's about for me."
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Havens, who retired from touring in 2010 following kidney surgery, inspired several generations. Singer-songwriter Joe Henry called Havens "a heroic and generous spirit" on Twitter. "He changed me," Henry wrote. "He changed you too, know it or not." Frank Iero, former My Chemical Romance guitarist, called Havens "one of my favorite artists and biggest musical inspirations" on Twitter. "Rest in peace Richie Havens," Iero wrote. "You made the world a cooler place."
"Beyond his music, those who have met Havens will remember his gentle and compassionate nature, his light humor and his powerful presence," his publicist said in a statement, adding that his family will plan a public memorial for a later date, but is currently seeking privacy.
Havens is survived by four daughters and several grandchildren.
Richie Havens had one Billboard Hot 100 single, a cover of the Beatles' "Here Comes the Sun," which reached No. 16 in May 1971
Havens also had 13 albums that charted on Billboard 200, including one in the top 40: 1971's "Alarm Clock," which peaked at number 29
His final chart entry was the 1987 album "Simple Things," which reached No. 173


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Felix Salmon studies the Greek debt deal, and ponders the difference between public and private restructurings:
This deal isn't just the latest chassé in the long dance between Greece and its creditors; it's a blueprint for every other European country with unsustainable official-sector debts as well. Including Greece itself, which will surely require another deal like this down the road. And it encapsulates the big difference between the way the private sector likes to deal with big debts, in contrast to the way the official sector does it.
The private sector likes a big one-and-done deal, where you start with a massive debt stock, and then you swap it for something smaller. The key number is the "NPV haircut": the value of a bond is the net present value of its future cashflows, and so a big cut in coupons, or a terming out of interest payments, can be just as drastic, from a bondholder's point of view, as a cut in principal. There's nothing sacred about principal: what matters is the mark-to-market value of the bond.
The official sector, by contrast, holds principal highly sacred. That allows the Germans and others to say that they aren't forgiving any debt; it also means that no national parliament needs to ratify a bill writing off any Greek debt. On the other hand, the official sector is happy to term out maturities until, as Buchheit puts it, the 12th of never, and also cut coupon payments at the same time.
I don't know if anybody's done the math to work out what the effective NPV haircut is here, especially if you also add in things like the way that Greek interest payments are going to get recirculated back to Greece in a weird kind of rebate program. In a way, it doesn't matter, because the lesson here is that when push comes to shove, the official sector will always agree to let Greece (or any other troubled Eurozone country) term out its obligations instead of risking a default.
This is stupid, of course. On the other hand, in the annals of "dumb things politicians do to get unpopular policies past the public", it's basically harmless: a haircut is a haircut is a haircut. If European governments want to take their writedowns in the form of term extensions rather than reductions in face value, it's hard to see what difference that makes. I mean, except to the folks who were betting on Greek default, and hey, better luck next time. But it's not like they couldn't see this one coming.


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