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Yes, after 15 months, Congress has the face the people with the balance sheet of their achievements and failures. Naturally, now the Congress will try to adopt 'mango people' friendly policies. But the Cabinet Reshuffle does not inspire any confidence in the Govt.Answered by kishore malhotra, 29 Oct '12 01:17 pm
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I would like to make a short documentary. I want it to not suck. I know nothing.
Thanks to
, I have watched a lot of really great movies. I've read a little bit about movies - some stuff by filmmakers. I've made your basic home videos and done the most rudimentary of editing in iMovie. I've also done audio interviews and have a little experience with audio recording equipment and editing. But only a tiny bit. Besides that, I know zero. Oh, and I have no money.
My goal is to make a perhaps 1/2 hour film that would be good enough to show on TV or perhaps at festivals (I know! But a gal's gotta dream!) or at the least to show to my friends without being laughed at.
I recognize that my desire to make a good documentary with no experience and no money makes me something of a crazy person or moron, however, let's put that aside for a moment and just pretend my dream is possible. What should I do first? What are the minimum supplies I should beg, borrow or steal? Do I need to work with someone else? Is there an essential manual I should read first?
One possible challenge I can anticipate is the subject of my proposed documentary which is a very loud location. Think in terms of the sound level at a beloved local bar. Or maybe louder. So I guess I'll have to do a fair amount of off-site interviews? Or, uh, is there some kind of stuff I should be thinking about for that?
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My credentials on this front: I went to film school, and have both made and watched an astounding number of terrible films by beginners, many of them documentaries, and learned from the mistakes contained therein.
You can cut a lot of corners with these things. Particularly now, with the easy availability of high quality digital cameras, there is very little stopping anyone with a good idea from going out and making themselves a movie. In my experience, however, there's one area where it's more than usually essential to know what you're doing and get it right: sound.
An audience will sit through muddy, grainy video. They will deal with bad lighting. They will shrug off jerky camera work. But the sound has to be great -- clear, comprehensible, and free of distortion and other equipment noise.
You cannot use the mic on your camera, particularly if you're going to be in a bar. You need to do a little research on what's available in your price range, preferably get a friend whose only job is managing the microphone(s) (whether it be a boom mic they point at your subjects or a lavaliere that's pinned on people's collars), and do a few tests to make sure that your sound is clear, free of cable noise and recorded at the right level.
Read all the documentation; play around until you're completely comfortable with the equipment. Documentaries are all about capturing fleeting moments -- you don't want to be wrestling with your mic/camera/lights/etc while someone's spilling their heart out to you.
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You should expect your first documentary to suck. It doesn't matter, just make another one. It will also suck. Make another one. Repeat until the documentaries stop sucking.
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I know nothing about making films, but am a heavy doc-watcher. I want to second Narrative Priorities insightful comment that bad sound is a dealbreaker when it comes to watching docs. Practice filming in different venues so you know what you're dealing with when it comes to sound. I do have some experience is recording audio interviews for research work, and can tell you that the interview I did in a hockey arena while kids were practicing on the rink (which did not sound that loud to me while I was speaking with my research participant) was an awful, awful thing to listen to and transcribe - the lesson being, you don't know what it sounds like until you listen to the recording.
Also, I wanted to add that the ethics of what you'll be doing will be an important factor in how people view your work. Avoid voyeurism or tourism with regard to poverty/disaster/plain old bad luck. It is painful to watch filmakers engage with people who are hurting, physically or emotionally, and to not know if anything is being offered in the way of help. Though I suppose "helping" can sometimes be presumptive and offensive, too... in any case, consider the ethics of what you're doing.
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Another bit to add to Narrative Priorities' point about sound that may be helpful in your loud location:
the sound. I do location sound for docs, and if we are in an especially noisy location I often suggest that we set up our shot with the source of the racket visible in the background, or at least get a cutaway shot of whatever it is. That way the viewer will understand why they are hearing trains/trucks/dogs/whatever throughout the interview or other scene.
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A small point, it's okay to not try and do it all at once. It doesn't have to be the sum total of everything. That, and plan and prepare as much as you can before actual filming commences. I studied film making in school a million years ago and was always surprised by the lack of planning that made everything infinitely tougher when working on fellow student's projects.
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Oh and I'm too tired to think of other stuff right now, but I'd be happy to try and help out with other specific questions if I can, email is in profile. Good luck!
On preview, Phlegmco(tm) has a great point, and it doesn't just relate to student projects - it is amazing how often we show up somewhere only to find that permits haven't been secured, there's a bake sale happening in the room we were supposed to use, nobody has any idea who we are or why we are there. Or equipment is missing/wrong/broken, batteries are not charged, etc. If you're on top of this sort of thing you'll save yourself so many headaches.
Releases - get one signed by everyone who appears on camera and the owner of any property you shoot at. They don't need to be the type of intimidating legalese used by Discovery et al, but something to CYA just in case.
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I would strongly suggest doing a short (3-5) minute documentary first, before you embark on anything you want to be taken seriously. You will learn a lot doing this. It doesn't matter what it is about, but rather than just doing something random, maybe try to do a story on how your parents met, or something else important in your family history. That way, even if you find that this documentary thing is not something you want to continue to pursue, you will have something special when you are finished (rather than if you did it on the local bowling league)
Sound is the most important thing.
Lighting is also important for interviews. Learn how to do it, and never rely purely on the available light in a situation (you may end up using just the available light, but only after you have determined that it does what you want)
Sound is the most important thing.
Make sure you shoot more B-roll than you think you need, and then shoot even more. B-roll is so important, and you want to make sure you always have enough to fill in gaps, but it has to fit what is going on.
Sound is the most important thing.
You will likely end up shooting a LOT of footage, and will be throwing most of it away. Make sure you have a system in place when you are editing to keep track of things. I like to divide up each interview into small clips right at the start, and then organize those clips based on what people are talking about. This will obviously change for each project, but if you have specific things at the start, middle, and end of the doc that are the main focus, use those topics to divide up your interviews.
Did I mention how important sound is?
If you are looking for a good resource, I'd suggest dvxuser.com, which is filled with film makers who are more than happy to give plenty of advice.
Keep in mind, if you want something that can be shown at film festivals, be prepared to drop a lot of money on equipment (or know a good rental place). Whereas there are a lot of people making projects with a $500 camera and $300 in equipment, it takes sooooooo much more effort to get good results, and you will need years of experience before you will get there. You will want a good camera, good tripod, and good sound system. If you skimp on these things you will regret it.
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I spent a week doing a course with Aron Ranen from DVWorkshops. He knows his shit -- watch everything you can
. Lots of great advice that make me feel like I could walk out into the field and shoot something, edit it, and have it not suck (though it likely still would, but that's the experience side).
Above all, as others have said, audio, audio, audio. Everything else can be covered up, but crappy audio can't. You seriously need a lapel mic of some sort for any interviews, and a shotgun mic for everything else. And, don't forget to get at least a minute or two of room noise (audio recorded in the place you shoot your subjects), that you can use to cover up audio breaks later.
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I just finished shooting my third feature documentary, they are labors of love. Know that a "fly on the wall" AKA cinema verite style documentary can be more emotionally charging as you are seeing your characters over come their obstacles in the moment, but these take much more time and work to make. The educational, informational interview "talking head" style docs are usually easier to craft since you can script them, add narration, b-roll, licensed footage, etc.
If you do go verite style or a combination of the two, please know your "out."
If your characters have a goal that can give you an ending and an out to quit shooting it will help, otherwise you might not know when you are finished. Competitions or challenging events with an unknown outcome are great.
"American Movie" or "Mule Skinner Blues" where colorful knuckleheads try to make a movie, these are also known as process pieces.
And there are competition docs like "The King of Kong" (Donkey Kong competition), or "Air Guitar Nation."
(There is much controversy over some of the docs that use subjects to reenact scenes that happened int he past, but you can do that as well)
We have just finished shooting a doc featuring a Luke Skywalker impersonator Fanboy and his quest to find his father and George Lucas, and we had some interesting twists, he got cancer, and got to see Lucas. We didn't know when to stop, and it was very hard to find the ending.
There are a few sites with resources like www.newdocediting.com and a site www.documentaryhowto.com I think they have sample release form contracts, music contracts, etc .
Hope this helps.
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I want to go repeat what mugsydean has said in a slightly different way.
Simplistically there are two types of documentaries: docos on things
that have happened
and docos on things
that are happening
. For a beginner it will be much easier to make the former - sit down interviews in locations that you can control with the people talking about the thing that has happened. You then need cutaways [aka B Roll] to cover up the places where you have edited the person talking so the picture doesnt jump [ie you have a 'jump cut']. You can cover the cut with archive footage and photographs. If there is no available archive then you may have to look at recreations [hard!]. Or you may be able to film shots relevant to the thing that happened.
If you are making a documentary on something that is happening, like mugsydean says it may be difficult to find your ending. On top of that it may be technically more difficult - you have to film in the locations where the thing is happening, you have to film sequences [hard!] and you may have to film on the move [also hard!].
And seconding the advice of making a little trial doco...
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I was going to post about sound quality issues but that's been covered. Totally the most important technical issue. A good editor will be able to build a coherent story if you have enough material, don't skimp on the B-roll (backgrounds).
Before you start shooting, tell the story to lots of people. If they loose interest, tune up the story. When they grab your lapel and insist you finish the story "and tell me more", film that.
Docu takes incredible tenacity, keep at it.
Go for it!
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Directing the Documentary
is a pretty good guidebook.
Planning--a scout of the location, shooting some tests there (with permission from the bar owner), writing a shooting script, storyboarding--all will help you once you start actually shooting. Leave room for serendipity, but serendipity favors the prepared director.
Having a couple of people really can help--someone who can wrangle the location and people (meaning who can spot cool stuff while you're shooting or interviewing, or keep crowds at bay so you're not jostled) and a audio person can really make life easier.
If you truly want to get it in a festival, you'll need releases from the location, the people you interview. If there's ambient music, really try to not use it, as music clearances are a nightmare. (If you're just going to show the film to friends, don't stress about this.)
Think about structure and the story you want to tell. A slice-of-life film (following someone around with a camera) that's actually interesting is incredibly hard--Wiseman does it best.
When interviewing, don't be afraid to have people tell the story twice--you can always cut, and most people get better when they can condense their thoughts.
Move when your subject moves. Static camera is as bad as constant jiggle
camera. A skateboard, a grocery cart, a wheelchair--all work pretty well as dolly tracks.
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Wow, thanks for the great advice so far. I will definitely try this idea of doing a 5 minute practice doc first. And, uh, I'll look into this whole, "audio" thing you all keep mentioning (:
Feel free to add more if you think of it - and thanks again!
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Mother's Sweet White Scones from Darina Allen [and a comparison!]
This is an unusual post. I'm comparing two scone recipes, one old and one new. Suzen and I have made both, tasted both, and must say we have a favorite: the new one. In the comparison that follows, you'll why the new one is so different and you'll get an idea of how widely the ingredients in a "standard" recipe can vary.
From 30 Years at Ballymaloe, Darina Allen shares these Sweet White Scones that her mother prepared decades ago. In comparison, we have a recipe for Crème Fraiche Scones from Sweet by Valerie Gordon. As you'll see in the table below comparing the ingredients, Valerie uses far more butter, baking powder, and sugar relative to the amount of flour being used. Darina uses 7 ¼ cups of flour with ¼ cup of sugar, while Valerie has only two cups of flour but ⅓ cup sugar. On a relative basis, Valerie's recipe has 5 times more sugar than Darina's.
And the consequence? Valerie's scone is distinctly sweet, lusciously soft. Darina's has, to my palette, a flat flavor, but a more interesting texture. With both less sugar and butter to melt and bond the flour, in Darina's you actually get some layering and separation, as if the scone were made of a faux puff pastry. Darina's scone is not a uniform biscuit, which is what Valerie's is much more like.
Darina's version is, in fact, perhaps much more authentic. If you remember your first scone taste a couple of decades ago, you may not have fallen in love. I used to think of scones as stones. Scones were a food for people of modest means. They did not, as does Valerie, has some crème fraiche to throw in, and sugar was costly. Today, we have developed preferences that tend toward softer textures and sweeter flavor.
So, why am I presenting Darina's recipe to you if it is not my favorite. Partly for contrast and history. Partly to give you something to experiment with. If you have only eaten scones that taste like biscuits shaped into a triangle, then Darina's is something to try. And, by the way, if you add a little butter and some jam, Darina's scone is lovely and that different texture is something to sense. As I keep saying: not a biscuit.
In the picture you see, we've added some cherries, cut into quarters. Darina's book has a dozen ideas for adding flavor to the scones: raisin, rosemary, crystallized ginger, candied citrus peel, sugar and spice, poppy seed, chocolate chip, or white chocolate. Take a look at Darina's book and experiment. You'll be starting with an authentic, heritage recipe.
[And, clearly, you can add a little sugar or butter!]
Mother's Sweet White Scones
Yield: 18-20 scones if cut into circles
|Sweet White Scones
|Crème Fraiche Scones
|7 ¼ cups
|2 cups
|½ teaspoon
|¼ cup
|1/3 cup
|Baking Powder
|3 heaping teaspoons
|2 teaspoons
|12 tablespoons
|5 tablespoons
|2 large
|2 cups milk
|1 cup crème fraiche
|Egg wash made of 1 egg whisked with a pinch of salt, plus sugar for topping off
|1 tablespoon grated lemon zest + 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Preheat the oven to 475°F. Sift all the dry ingredients into a large, wide bowl. Cut the butter into cubes, toss in the flour, and rub in with your fingertips until the mixture resembles very coarse bread crumbs—surprisingly, this results in lighter scones.
Make a well in the center. Whisk the eggs with the milk in a pitcher. Add to the dry ingredients and mix to a soft dough. Turn onto a floured board. Don't knead but shape just enough to make a round. Roll out to 1 inch thick and cut or stamp into scones. Stamp out the scones with as little waste as possible; the first scones will be lighter than the second rolling. If you cut them into squares or triangles with a knife or pastry cutter, as my mother did, there is no need to roll again.
Transfer the scones to a baking sheet—there is no need to grease it. Brush the tops with the egg wash and dip each one in granulated sugar. Bake in the hot oven for 10-12 minutes, until golden brown on top. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
Serve split in half with homemade jam and a dollop of whipped cream, or with just butter and jam.
Source: 30 Years at Ballymaloe by Darina Allen
Photo Information [top picture]: Canon T2i, EFS 60 mm Macro Lens, F/5.0 for 1/60th second at ISO-2500


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1) All you are doing is shuffling the drama around. If legendaries become guild-bound start watching for the guild kicks so that a new favorite gets the item. It would also tip the guild recruitment abilities even further away from newer and/or lower level guilds.
2) Good idea
3) Great for those that did the quest chain, meh for everyone else. Given Blizzard has stated they want people out of the cities and into the world I don't see it happening anytime soon.
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This annual event is one of the highlights of the English UK calendar, giving our members the chance to gain updates on topical issues that are pertinent to their businesses and wider trends as well as workshops focusing on specific issues. In addition to hearing from industry experts, this conference it's the prime opportunity for members to meet and help shape our future.
The 2015 English UK Annual Conference will take place on Monday 11 and Tuesday 12 of May at the Midland Hotel, Manchester.
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The 2014 conference was held on 14 and 15 May at the Hotel Russell in central London and was supported by Cambridge English Language Assessment.
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The future is bright for the English teaching sector, but English UK member centres need to play their part by lobbying their politicians and working with the association to build growth.
English UK's 10th anniversary annual conference was a time for evaluation, celebration, and a bit of exhortation from the outgoing and incoming chief executives as well as politicians interested in the ELT industry.
Tony Millns, founding chief executive who retires at the end of May 2014, said: "It's been an excellent conference. We've done so much in the past decade, but there is more to do, and members have a major part to play.
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|Electrician's ladder and method - A stepladder having a front side, a rear side and a top. The stepladder can include a conduit holder attached to the front side for holding conduit. The stepladder can include a first wire spool holder attached to the front side and a second wire spool holder attached to the rear side though which a conduit having a wire spool extends. The stepladder can include a hacksaw hook attached to the front side. A method for cutting a conduit. A method for using a hacksaw. A method for obtaining wire.
|DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING A SPIRAL SHAPED OPENING IN A STENT - An apparatus includes a drive and a blade. The drive is configured to be operatively coupled to a tubular member. The drive is configured to move the tubular member from a first location with respect to the blade to a second location with respect to the blade. The blade is configured to rotate about an outer surface of the tubular member and to cut the tubular member as the drive moves the tubular member from the first location to the second location.
|WORK BENCH FOR CUTTING A TUBE AND METHOD USING SUCH WORK BENCH - A work bench for cutting a tube comprises a support structure (
|INTERNAL JACKET LEG CUTTER AND METHOD - An internal caisson/jacket leg cutter and method provides a frame having upper and lower end portions. The upper end portion has rigging that enables the frame to be lifted. Extensible arms are movably supported upon the frame. The arms extend and retract along generally radially extending lines. Extension of the arms enables them to contact the inside surface of a caisson/jacket leg and thus center and anchor the frame within the caisson/jacket leg interior. A cutting mechanism at the lower end portion of the frame includes one or more rotary cutters or milling devices that cut the caisson/jacket leg wall as these cutters traverse an arc shaped path, tracking the caisson/jacket leg wall.
|Apparatus, system and method for using a diamond-impregnated wire to cut an object - An apparatus, a system and a method may use a diamond-impregnated wire loop to cut an underwater pipeline. The apparatus may have a frame, a carriage attached to the frame and/or pulleys connected to the carriage. The diamond-impregnated wire loop may be connected to the pulleys. The carriage may move relative to the frame to direct the diamond-impregnated wire loop in a forward direction relative to the frame and/or through the pipeline.
|ADJUSTABLE CUTTING TOOL - Adjustable cutting tools and methods of cutting through the casing wall of a pipe using an adjustable cutting tool are disclosed. According to one embodiment of this disclosure, an adjustable cutting tool includes a frame, a drive system, and a cutting system. The frame is configured to secure the tool to the exterior surface of a pipe. The drive system is configured to move the tool across the surface of the pipe, and the cutting system is configured to cut into the surface and through the wall of the pipe. By combining the features of the frame, drive system, and cutting system, the adjustable cutting tool may cut a pipe as it moves along the surface of the pipe.
|Apparatus and Method for Cutting Tubular Members - An apparatus for cutting tubular members includes a support structure, a control system, a cutting station, a guide and an extracting assembly. The cutting station includes a first wheel having at least one cutting member located on the circumference of the first wheel and a second wheel having at least one projection located on the circumference of the second wheel. The extracting assembly has a cylindrical member with a first end and a second end. The cylindrical member also includes a pair of grooves extending along a portion of the interior thereof. The grooves decrease in height and depth from the first interior section to the third interior section.
|Cutting machine for use in removing damaged oilfield rigs and equipment located in offshore waters, and method of using same - An apparatus for cutting off metal piles, casing, conductor pipe and other metal tubulars, uses a metal frame and a metal blade linearly moveable within the frame, the blade being hydraulically and/or pneumatically driven to puncture and then slice and split through the metal being cut off, the cutting surface of the blade having a removable, centralized puncture point located essentially at the projected intersection between two concave cutting surfaces.
|METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CUTTING VITREOUS SILICA CRUCIBLE - A cutting method and an apparatus are provided which enable a rim area or other part of a vitreous silica crucible to be cut off so as to leave a smooth cut surface without damaging the cut edge, etc. The apparatus for cutting a vitreous silica crucible comprises a disk-shaped cutting blade (
|TUBE CUTTING APPARATUS AND TUBE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A tube cutting apparatus includes an inner blade (
|High efficiency turbine and method of making the same - The present invention is directed to a method of manufacturing a turbine blade. The method comprises selecting a pipe having a specific inner diameter, length and wall thickness, cutting the pipe along a spiral trajectory to produce a coil, securing the coil, and shaping the coil to create a uniform hydrofoil cross section along the length of the coil.
|ADAPTER TO CONVERT ELECTRICAL BOX PUNCH DIES INTO SELF CENTERING PUNCH DIES - This invention generally relates to enlarging a hole in a substrate such that the enlarged hole is centered on the existing hole. A knock-out punch and die tool for enlarging a knock-out hole in an electrical box includes a punch; a generally cup shaped die; a threaded central shaft supporting the punch on one end and the die on the other end; a removable centering element placed in a cup portion of the die; and a resilient element, such as a spring, urging the centering element in an axial direction along a length of the shaft outwardly of the cup portion. The centering element and the spring may be provided as a retrofitting kit for converting non-centering punch and die tools into centering punch and die tools.
|SOIL PIPE CUTTER JAW FOR PRESS TOOL AND RELATED METHODS - A cutting tool is described. The tool engages with a standard press tool and is used for cutting brittle pipe such as cast iron soil pipe. The tool features a cutting chain assembly that is tensioned about the pipe by a pair of pivotally moveable arms.
|TUBE CUTTING APPARATUS AND TUBE CUTTING METHOD - The motor (
|Catheter Cutting Tool - Systems and methods for cutting, or trimming, a catheter at a specified location along the length of the catheter. The catheter preferably includes a stop feature which interacts with an elongate member of the cutting system to determine the catheter is in a proper position to be cut.
|TUBULAR MEMBER CUTTING TOOL - A cutting tool for cutting pipe or the like from the inside out includes a housing assembly. A first blade actuating wedge assembly is inside the housing assembly and is movable along a longitudinal axis. The first blade actuating wedge assembly has multiple first tapered blade actuating wedges. Each cutting blade is supported in a manner such that a position of the cutting blade relative to the housing assembly along the longitudinal axis is substantially fixed. Each cutting blade is coupled to a respective one of the first tapered blade actuating wedges such that movement of the first tapered blade actuating wedge assembly along the longitudinal axis causes each cutting blade in the first plurality of cutting blades to move perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
|METHOD TO PREVENT STENT DAMAGE CAUSED BY LASER CUTTING - Apparatus, method and system for cutting a polymeric stent including the use of a polymeric mandrel as a laser shielding device. The polymeric mandrel is allowed to roll freely within a polymeric tube that is cut into a polymeric stent.
|Method and Device for Cutting Up Bulky Metal Parts - A method and a device for cutting up bulky metal parts using a shearing assembly that includes a fixed lower jaw including a first cutting edge and an associated horizontal first bearing surface for the metal part, and an upper jaw that can be swiveled relative to the lower jaw and including a second cutting edge, the cutting edges forming a V-shape at the beginning of the cutting-up process. To facilitate easy positioning of the metal parts between the upper and lower jaws, it is proposed to position the metal part on a support that is composed of a first bearing surface of the lower jaw and a second bearing surface stretching laterally next to the first and in vertical projection under the upper jaw, and that the upper jaw is moved towards the lower jaw while at the same time adjusting the second bearing surface together with the upper jaw.
|Method Of Cutting Tubular Members And Apparatus Therefor - A method and apparatus for cutting a polymeric tubular member is provided. The method includes moving the polymeric tubular member along a central longitudinal axis into a position to be cut and providing a cutting blade operably connected to an actuator. The method further includes actuating the actuator to move the cutting blade conjointly along a straight linear axis. Then, bringing a cutting region of the cutting blade into cutting engagement with the polymeric tubular member, with the cutting region engaging the polymeric tubular member extending over a length of the cutting blade that is greater than a diameter of the polymeric tubular member.
|Method Of Cutting Tubular Members And Apparatus Therefor - A method of cutting a polymeric tubular member and apparatus therefor is provided. The method includes moving the polymeric tubular member along a central longitudinal axis into a position to be cut. Further, providing at least one actuator with a cutting blade operably connected to the at least one actuator, with the cutting blade extending lengthwise along a cutting blade axis. Then, actuating the at least one actuator and moving the cutting blade into cutting engagement with the polymeric tubular member along a driven axis that extends in oblique relation to the cutting blade axis.
|METHOD FOR PRODUCING SLOTS IN A TUBE WALL AND SLOTTING TOOL - The invention relates to a method for producing slots (
|CORRUGATED TUBE CUTTING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF CUT CORRUGATED TUBE - A purpose of the present invention is to provide a technology that allows corrugated tubes of various diameter sizes to be easily and reliably cut at a convex portion. In order to achieve the purpose, a cutting device is provided with a feeder feeding a corrugated tube such that an axial direction of the corrugated tube lies along a feeding path; a cutter cutting along a circumferential direction of the corrugated tube being fed along the feeding path; and an imager capturing an image of a planned cutting position of the corrugated tube. A controller performs image analysis of the captured image of the planned cutting position to determine whether the planned cutting position is a convex portion of the corrugated tube and, when a positive determination result is obtained, causes the cutter to cut the corrugated tube at the planned cutting position.
|TUBE CUTTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A tube cutting device includes a tube holding member that holds a target tube from an inside of the target tube, allowing the target tube to be cut from an outside; and a cutter carrier member that includes a cutter eccentrically pivotable relative to the geometry axis of an elongate body of the cutter carrier member, such that when in a non-extended position, the cutter is positioned within a diameter of the elongate body, and when in an extended position, the cutter extends outwardly and cuts into a wall of the target tube.
|TYRE SEGMENTING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a tyre segmenting device capable of cutting tyres into two or more segments, the device including: a cutter for dividing the tyre into two or more segments; a positioning device on which the tyre is mounted, the positioning device positioning a tyre mounted thereon in alignment with the cutter; and a moving device operatively connected to the positioning device; wherein in use, the moving device moves the positioning device between a loading position in which a tyre can be loaded and unloaded from the positioning device and a cutting position where the cutter engages the tyre and divides the tyre into the two or more segments.
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The Nashville Predators made a rare appearance at the RBC Center in Raleigh Saturday and came away with a 2-1 shootout win over the Carolina Hurricanes.
Pekka Rinne was an odd bounce away from his second shutout in a row as he stopped all but one of the Canes shots. The lone Canes goal was a shot by Joni Pitkanen that behaved strangely after being tipped by a defenseman's stick.
"It was obviously a tough goal," Rinne said. "It hit our D's stick and it was bouncing. You just try to put it behind you and play the game."
Jerred Smithson scored the only regulation goal for the Predators off of a feed by Jordin Tootoo at 3:53 of the second period.
In the shootout, Jeff Skinner and Cal O'Reilly scored in the first round. Marty Erat scored the game winner in the third round to give the Predators the win.
Cam Ward was the hard luck loser as he stopped 26 of 27 Predators shots including four in the overtime when the Preds applied pressure while Ward held firm.
The Canes missed two excellent scoring chances that could have led to a different outcome. At 5:36 of the first period, Skinner fired a wrister at the open side of the net that hit the post and caused a premature goal horn to be sounded.
Just 40 seconds into the third period Sergei Samsonov came out of the penalty box and had a breakaway that was stopped in a very athletic move by Rinne.
"At the end of the penalty he came out of the box and they got a big break and I was able to make the save, Rinne explained about the save on Samsonov.
Except for the second period in Toronto, Rinne has had five straight strong outings and is starting to look more comfortable in net.
"I feel pretty god and the team has helped me a lot," said the Preds netminder. "The team has played really strong in front of me in Montreal and here. The game in Toronto was disappointing and after that we have responded really well."
"Peks was really good," head coach Barry Trotz said."They scored their first goal on one of their weaker chances, sort of a bouncing ball which was unfortunate but he responded well after that. He gave us a chance to be really good"
As to the flow of the game when the Preds out shot the Canes 5-3 in the first period, Trotz explained, "They had a good first and had us on our heels a little bit. We made poor decisions coming out of the zone. Smithson's line did a good job on Staal's line and they were really dominant and got our goal on a turnover. Ward, Smithson, and Tootoo really had a good outing."
The Predators were with out David Legwand who remains day to day and Ryan Suter who's wife is expecting their first child at any time. Suter also aggravated his "lower body" injury in Thursday's win against Montreal and will be reevaluated in Nashville.
The Predators left immediately after the game for Columbus where they will play Monday night.


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text: Table 2_1_2-2d 2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities ReportsThe National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) is a comprehensive national overview of quality of health care in the United States. It is organized around four dimensions of quality of care: effectiveness, patient safety, timeliness, and patient centeredness. Table 2_1_2.2dAdults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received a hemoglobin A1c measurement in the calendar year,a by education,b United States, 2005Population groupTotalLess than high schoolHigh school graduateAt least some collegePercentSEPercentSEPercentSEPercentSETotal220.127.116.11.390.72.191.01.6Age, not adjusted40–5988.21.785.93.4126.96.36.199.560 and over93.51.092.31.993.01.895.31.6GenderMale89.21.985.04.090.63.190.12.7Female91.21.391.02.322.214.171.124.4RaceWhite, single race90.61.389.22.291.42.490.81.9Black, single race91.51.9******Asian, single race********NHOPI, single race********AI/AN, single race********Multiple races********EthnicityNon-Hispanic, all races90.91.288.03.292.21.991.11.7Non-Hispanic, White91.61.489.43.2126.96.36.199.1Non-Hispanic, Black91.41.9******Hispanic86.82.489.32.6****Family incomecNegative/poor86.62.889.63.2****Near poor/low126.96.36.199.188.75.3**Middle92.81.795.42.691.82.892.22.8High91.71.7**92.72.692.12.6Employment status, ages 40–64Employed90.91.5**92.62.591.01.9Not employed90.42.088.13.688.13.5**Health insurance, ages 40–64Any private92.41.4**93.32.393.41.7Public only88.52.686.64.3****Uninsured79.84.9******Health insurance, age 65 and overMedicare only91.92.3******Medicare and private96.01.3******Medicare and other public88.63.7******Residence locationdMetropolitan89.81.388.02.789.12.691.71.7 Large central metro91.31.990.03.888.33.995.32.0 Large fringe metro91.22.8****** Medium metro86.62.6****** Small metro89.73.1******Nonmetropolitan220.127.116.11.8**** Micropolitan91.72.8****** Noncore91.93.2******Language spoken most often at homeEnglish90.31.286.73.091.12.291.31.7Other90.12.793.32.0****Perceived health statusExcellent/very good/good89.71.489.92.689.32.790.42.0Fair/poor91.21.687.33.393.22.293.32.4Activity limitationsdBasic activities91.21.788.23.892.12.393.32.5Complex activities93.01.491.92.492.42.4**Neither basic nor complex activities90.01.488.23.090.72.590.22.1a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population with two age groups: 40–59 and 60 and over, except where indicated.b Less than high school refers to fewer than 12 years of education; high school graduate, 12 years of education; and at least some college, more than 12 years of education.c Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.d For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.* - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. Current as of September 2009 Internet Citation: Table 2_1_2-2d: 2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. September 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr08/2_diabetes/T2_1_2-2d.html


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Police: Woman tried to run down her ex-boyfriendBYRON - A woman is facing a host of charges after police said she tried to run over her ex-boyfriend during an argument. Houston County Sheriff's Sgt. Al Elvins said 41-year-old Angela Gail Pollock was charged with aggravated assault with a motor vehicle, aggravated assault against a police officer, terroristic threats, criminal damage to property, drunken driving and reckless driving, among other charges. Authorities said Pollock tried to run down her ex-boyfriend, 55-year-old Donald Mullis, Friday evening with a car as he loaded her belongings into the trunk. She chased him through the yard in her car, hitting a transformer, a neighbor's house, a 3-foot inflatable pool and, eventually, a police car as she tried to flee. Former mayor charged with public indecency CLAYTON - Naked time got a little out of hand for a former Gainesville mayor. Authorities arrested Mark Musselwhite and charged him with public indecency last weekend after state Department of Natural Resources officers found him sitting nude at his Rabun County campsite. Officers had received a complaint about a naked man walking along a nearby road earlier in the day, but the 43-year-old Musselwhite said he was not the same man. Musselwhite, a Republican, was elected to the Gainesville City Council in 2000, where he served for six years, including a stint as mayor.
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Bacon with Black Pepper and Rosemary
Time: about 15 minutes. Black pepper and rosemary make bacon (already a perfect food) even better. This recipe is an adaptation of one in Tyler's Ultimate (Clarkson Potter, 2006; $35), and is one of the toppings chef Tyler Florence puts on his Ultimate Burgers.
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- Calories: 46
- Calories from fat: 76%
- Protein: 2.4g
- Fat: 3.9g
- Saturated fat: 1.4g
- Carbohydrate: 0.1g
- Fiber: 0.1g
- Sodium: 127mg
- Cholesterol: 6.7mg
- 1/2 pound thinly sliced bacon
- 1 large sprig rosemary
- About 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
- 1. Preheat oven to 400°. Scatter bacon slices on a baking sheet so that they lie curled on their sides. Strip leaves from rosemary sprig and scatter over bacon, along with lots of pepper.
- 2. Roast bacon until crisp, about 15 minutes. Drain on paper towels.
- Note: Nutritional analysis is per serving.
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Computerworld (CW) has the goods on news involving the mobile Safari browser that Apple includes on the iPhone prepping to include geolocation. This means you won't have to type in your zip code or hopefully not have to be asked a million times if an app can use your location.
But that's just the tip of the iceberg. The possibilities for advertising and search are enormous. Targeted ads and results could use location via the browser. This could really be a huge boost for advertisers and yes, consumers. Better ads = more conversions for advertisers and better info on local stuff for consumers. And whichever search engine serves up the most relevant, local results could see a boon as mobile search continues to rise.
iPhone's Safari browser isn't the only one interested in geolocation. According to CW, most browsers are heading in this direction.
Privacy concerns are sure to arise, but hopefully the browsers will include the option to turn off geolocation should a user wish to keep their location super-private.
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The Mummy Ride ok I'll give you that one but With Transfromers not opening till 2011 here's what I think USH needs to keep people coming back until then
1. Waterworld is great (Main reason I go)
2 Simpsons (I can Do Without)
3 The Black Lagoon Musical (My Friend Loved It When It Was Spiderman so maybe it will be good)
4 Terminator 3D (This one is mostly a 3D movie Ok but not great
5 The Tram Stuido tour (Great until 85% of it buned to the ground) they better rebuild fast with a lot of new stuff for the tram
they also need to put something where the Wild Wild West Stunt Show Was
That said is four things enough to get people to come until 2011 when Transfromers is suppose to open
I do agree that Backdraft has seen better days and warrants replacing. But even this wasn't that bad either...in it's day.
Fact is : People do like Pyros !
Technologies like CGI are heaping ever more pressure on the Theme Parks. How do you make an interesting walk through when all the guy has to do is push a key on the computer or a button on a console ? Unless you're into computers it's going to seem more like a lecture than a fun demonstration.
So I prefer the more animated stuff with liberal amounts of contrived jokes and corn thrown in for good measure.
The current Special Effects Stages works on this count. There's no reason why Universal Creative can take its talent and build a new SPS for the digital age. I'm confident in them. But will Universal devote the resources to it? I hope that it does.
The real loss is The Special Effects Stages, one of the few remaining movie-making attractions. Reminds me of when Disney's Hollywood Studios lost their Foley stage to make room for a more popular-at-the-time fad, Drew Carey. I mean, I love Drew, but what a sad attraction. Please don't make the same mistake, Universal. If you're going to do this, Transformers had better be incredible.
Once you seen it you don't care or mind if you see it again i'm 31 now I remember when I was 10 or 11 and a class mate of mine was so happy because we went to Universal and his dad had worked on King Kong and he could tell us about it.
Before King Kong burned down I remember thinking this has been here a while when will they replace it.
Then I thought ok replace it but with what and here's something else to think about some of the stuff there now Universal does not even make movie-wise or TV Show-wise Ie The Simpsons
It's only my opinion of course.No offence intended.
I'd still bring folks up front, but why not involve *everyone* in the theater, too?


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Index Shows Marriage Health Decline
Special Report - October 7, 2009
The health of marriage in the United States has declined significantly over the past several decadesespecially in the African American communityaccording to a new report released October 2 by the Institute for American Values (IAV) and the National Center on African American Marriage and Parenting (NCAAM) at Hampton University. Developed by family scholars from six of the nation's leading universities and four research institutes, The Marriage Index: A Proposal to Establish Leading Marriage Indicators is the "first attempt to track, with a clear accessible measure, the health of marriage in America." The report argues that the U.S. needs a "Marriage Index," in part, "because for any society that cares about its future, leading marriage indicators are as important as leading economic indicators."
The "Marriage Index" is based on a combination of five "Leading Marriage Indicators,' defined as "fundamental, well-chosen measurements that accurately reveal the direction and overall health of marriage as a U.S. social institution." These indicators are: 1) the percentage of adults married; 2) the percentage of married persons who are "very happy" with their marriage; 3) the percentage of first marriages that are intact; 4) the percentage of births to married persons; and 5) the percentage of children living with their own married parents. According to the report, the U.S. marriage index has dropped from 76.2 percent in 1970 to 60.3 percent in 2008. In the African American community, the overall decline in the marriage index is even greater, dropping from 64.0 in 1970 to 39.6 in 2008.
The 36-page report ends with 101 recommendations for improving the health of marriage and increasing the number of children being raised by their own two married parents. Compiled by Dr. David Blankenhorn, president of IAV, and Professor Linda Malone-Colon, director of the NCAAM, the recommendations cover a wide range of issues, from divorce reform to marriage mentoring and marriage education. Blankenhorn and Malone-Colon also recommend increasing "public scrutiny and regulation of the fertility industry," and expanding "children's rights to include the right to a natural biological heritage (a father's sperm and a mother's egg) and the right to know their biological parents." In addition, they address the debate over same-sex "marriage" by suggesting the creation of "forums for thoughtful examination of the various legal and public policy solutions to the issue of same-sex unions, evaluating each proposed solution according to whether it would be likely to help or hurt the goal of strengthening marriage."
"The well being of any nation, including the United States, ultimately depends on the health of the family unit," said Bill Brooks, president of the North Carolina Family Policy Council. "The Marriage Index is an invaluable tool for all of us who are working to strengthen and protect marriage, and highlights the critical need for us to teach the next generation the value of marriage, and why a family consisting of a married mother and father remains the best environment for raising healthy, happy children."
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AbstractThe objective of this paper is to understand how loan structure affects (i) the borrower's selection of a mortgage contract and (ii) the aggregate economy. We develop a quantitative equilibrium theory of mortgage choice where households can choose from a menu of long-term (norminal) mortgage loans. The model accounts for observed patterns in housing consumption, ownership, and portfolio allocations. We find that the loan structure is a quantitatively significant factor in a household's housing finance decision. The model suggests that the mortgage structure preferref by a household is dependent on age and income and that loan products with low initial payments offer an alternative to mortgages with no downpayment. These effects are more important when inflation is low. The presence of inflation reduces the real value of the mortgage payment and the outstanding loan over time, thereby reducing mobility. Changes in the structure of mortgages have implications for risk sharing. (Copyright: Elsevier)
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