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More Heroes Spoilers, Season Two NotesMatt Richenthal at . Comments
The recent on-set tour with Masi Oka revealed a few more spoilers for season two of Heroes. Some of thee may be repeats, but they're all still exciting...
- There was a spoiler of sorts on the set of Suresh's apartment. In one bedroom, there was a dollhouse, several stuffed animals (including a gray horse and a purple rabbit) and the lampshade was decorated by a pink butterfly. It certainly looked like the living space of a little girl.
Could it be the home of Molly Walker (Adair Tishler), the girl with the ability to pinpoint the location of others?
- Leonard Roberts, who plays D.L. Hawkins, was not on the panel. Tm Kring would only say that we shouldn't "draw any conclusions" from Roberts' absence. But his bio was also missing from a press packet on the show's 12 series regulars that NBC handed out on Tuesday.
- Regarding Ali Larter's character, Niki, Kring said: "We have to wait and see what happens with Niki's character this season. She's going to be going through all kinds of changes as a character."
- We first meet a new character, Maya Herrera, when she's "on the run from the cops in Central America," according to the actress who plays her, Dania Ramirez. Herrera also has a twin brother, Alejandro (Shalim Ortiz).
- Another new character, played by Dana Davis of The Nine, "with newfound special abilities would give up everything to help the people around her," according to the Heroes press kit handed out Tuesday.
- James Kyson Lee, who plays Hiro's friend Ando Masahashi, is part of the regular cast this season.
- The Heroes DVD comes out August 28. That's the same day as a total eclipse. Coincidence?
- In Season 2, Heroes will travel to Central, Japan, Ukraine, Egypt ("for a second," Kring said), Haiti, Mexico. All via the magic of special effects, set decoration and so forth, of course.
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City Name: Galapagos Is
Where is it located?: The famous Galapagos Islands are off the coast of Ecuador.
Why do people go there?: Made famous by Charles Darwin, the Galapagos islands are home to a myriad of amazing species found nowhere else in the world.
How do travelers get there?: The Galapagos islands are normally reached plane. Travelers generally fly into Isla Baltra. Occasionally some intrepid souls take cargo ships which can take up to one week to arrive.
Currency: US Dollar
Population: 19,000
Languages: Spanish
Travel Information
Attractions: Isla Santa Cruz, Isla Isabela, Isla San Salvador
Accommodations: Ecuador Hostels
Tourist Office: Galapagos Island Tourist Information
Off-the-beaten-path: Isla Genovesa
Health Issues: If you're just visiting the Galapagos and not mainland Ecuador, you shouldn't have anything to worry about it with health issues.
Tips for Visiting
When to go: Most travelers visit between December and February and July through August. You can visit most of the year, usually from December through April is a very nice time.
Common Phrases: Chao = Goodbye. Chevere = Cool. Cuanto cuesta? = How much?. Donde esta? = Where is?. Como se llama? = What is your name?. Me llamo = My name is Chuta! = Shoot!
How to get around?: Getting around the Galapagos islands involves boats, buses on the bigger island and, more many people, prearranged tours.
Good to know: The Galapagos Islands are very expensive to visit, expect to pay around $1000 for a typical trip. You can visit some of the bigger islands independently, but it's still very expensive.
Cheapest airport to fly into: The only way to get into the Galapagos Is. is through the Guayaquil Airport or Quito Airport in the main land.
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I've always been a big fan of rack of lamb, leg of lamb, lamb chops. Roasted or pan-seared lamb is just one of the best things ever. But it's only been in the last year that I discovered lamb burgers. Part of that has been due to the fact that my local food store, Adams Fairacre Farms, has been sourcing its lamb from the Hudson Valley (Josef Meiller Farm in Pine Plains). Before that, the only ground lamb I ever saw in supermarkets was an unsettling light pink and looked like it had been put through an angel-hair pasta extruder. The lamb I get at Adams is freshly ground by their butchers each day. And the burgers? Forget beef burgers of any ilk—my favorite burger now, hands down, is made from lamb.
Sometimes I gently work in flavorings before making the patties—rosemary, oregano, garlic, lemon zest—you can take it in any direction you like but honestly, locally sourced lamb has such phenomenal flavor that it's kind of a shame to monkey with it. And most important of all, don't overcook it—to me, medium-rare is the place to be and it only takes about 3 to 4 minutes per side over medium-high to high heat to get you there. The grill works great, whether gas or charcoal, but so does a cast iron pan on the stove. Just let the dry pan get super hot; put in just a bit of oil to coat the bottom, then the burgers—you'll get a fabulous brown crust.
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Hi everyone! Today, I wanted to share some engaging alphabet activities and ideas to help students learn those letters and beginning sounds. Ideally, all first graders should come to class knowing these. Even in kindergarten, they really should know these. However, you know there is always at least one that is having a hard time with this very important foundational MUST. It is for that reason that I have a bit of an obsession with scouting alphabet activities for children to help them get over this hurdle. And well, maybe it has grown kind of unnatural, lol! I mean, giving a lady stink eye because she grabbed that Beanie Baby at the yard sale that stood for the missing letter I needed for my alphabet stuffed toy collection might have been overboard, lol! Sorry lady, but I saw it first! Or getting excited like a kid to see a bin of tiny knick knack toys that might help complete my collection of small alphabet manipulatives at my age is not very becoming, haha! Ok, so I have an abnormality with the alphabet. But maybe it is not. See, I want to see all kids succeed, and if they are going to succeed, they need their alphabet foundation to be solid. I believe it is important to find multiple ways to teach the alphabet to keep it interesting for students struggling in this area.
With that said, here is some alphabet teaching inspiration to keep that alphabet instruction engaging, hands-on, and fun!
Activity #1 Alphabet Stuffed Toys
These are handy for letter of the week or letter of the day. You can let those who are struggling to learn their letters hold them too! You can use these as part of a sorting activity. Students can lay the pictures that make the same sound as the alligator by the alligator doll. You can have students place them in alphabetical order. I did my collecting of these at yard sales.
Activity #3 Alphabet Art
Add cups of small items in an alphabet center for students to use to form the letter of the day (or week). Then have them make a textured rubbing later on after it is dried. Sorry for no pic on that one yet.
Activity #4 Alphabet Formation with Toys
Have them line up those toys on a letter card! This duals as a fun sensory activity, and helps students who are struggling with remembering how to form those alphabet letters.
Activity #5 Beaded Letter Chains
Another method similar to the toy formation is to to use some pony beads to form bead chains in different sizes. Students can then use them to form letters. For struggling students, you can provide some letter mats for them to form them on top.
Here is the different size bead chains I used for the letters. You will want multiples of each size, of course! If your unsure on what sizes to create, if you do have some letter mats, you can use those to help you make the different sizes needed.
Activity #5 Alphabet Cards
I know this is nothing super original, but I just wanted to remind you how easy it is to create alphabet games with a deck of alphabet cards. All you need is two cards for each letter. These are a must-have for playing a game of go-fish or match. Easy to set-up. Easy to store. Effective and fun! You can also get some letter cards and some with the beginning sound pictures and have students play some sort of matching game with those. For more of a challenge, if you got some pictures of a animals and things that represent a beginning sound with no letter, students can match letters to those. You can usually snag up a set of alphabet cards for a $1 too, so very cheap! 🙂
Activity #6 Alphabet Manipulatives
Students can have multiple, small trinket toys that represent targeted letters. Students can sort them by beginning sound by simply matching them by a letter card. Students can have an alphabet journal and illustrate one of these under each letter too!
Activity #7 Alphabet Shaped Flip Books
Instead of boring worksheets, have them make something with meaning: a flip book in the shape of each letter! Students can work on letter recognition activities. Students can work on handwriting activities, beginning sounds, and letter recognition with these. They can stand solo or be used in an interactive notebook! And best of all, you get a lot of activities stored on just half a page of an interactive notebook! It also really helps because students can revisit their interactive notebooks and take ownership of their work because it becomes a published work. You can find these here.
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This page explains what the subject of politics covers, gives an overview of the material the British Library holds for this subject, and advice on how you can find and use it. It also gives details of current activities for developing the collections for this subject.
The study of how people organise themselves in response to, or to influence, events and the activities of others around them. This includes studies of:
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Comprehensive holdings of UK published materials about the subjects above, including studies of countries outside the UK and of international organisations. Political studies are well-represented in many of the regional collections, including: US, South Asia, Central and East European, Caribbean, and African collections.
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Ian Wisniewski argues that whisky liqueurs have every right to be taken seriously as a drinks category
I prefer proper whisky," is the stance of the more militant malt brigade on the subject of whisky liqueurs, as though they're somehow improper compared to whisky. What kind of an attitude is that?
Whisky liqueurs should be judged as a separate category with its own merits, and not as an 'adulterated' form of whisky. Then anyone who wants to abstain from whisky liqueurs can do so with self justification; on the basis of the relevant criteria, which is the flavour delivery, rather
than prejudice.
As malts were originally served in the style of a liqueur, the category has genuine heritage and thus a totally legitimate status.
Admittedly, back then this sort of serving style stemmed entirely from necessity, rather than catering for particular preferences, as early distillation equipment was inevitably crude.
This yielded a raw, rasping spirit drink, compromised of a host of unattractive aromas and flavours.
As maturation was also an alien concept for early distillers, the only way of improving the spirit was adding 'distractions' to soften and sweeten the palate. Natural products such as herbs and heather honey became an essential element of a distiller's repertoire.
This also explains the reason for serving whisky in the form of a punch, a concept that reached Scotland (and the rest of the world) from India. The original definition of the Hindu panch, meaning 'five,' referred to the number of ingredients combined to prepare a punch: sugar, lime juice, spices, water...


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The Oscar-nominated drama "No" recounts an undeniably important moment in Chilean history. It is that moment in 1988 in which the people of the South American country rose up, took their fate in their own hands and voted "no" to a campaign that would have extended the rule of strongman Augusto Pinochet.
It was a big moment, a historic moment -- a moment that would change the future of their country. Unfortunately, director Pablo Larrain's labored, slow-moving film -- based on an unpublished play by Antonio Skarmeta -- doesn't capture that drama in a compelling way.
There are moments in which Larrain flirts with the enormity of the referendum, which no one really thought had a shot of going any way but Pinochet's. After all, rigging an election would have been child's play for a man whose regime -- notorious for its human-rights violations -- was responsible for "disappearing" his own people for political reasons. Amazingly, the vote didn't go Pinochet's way.
But despite that built-in political drama and the heft of the real-life implications, rarely does Larrain's film -- which competed for the foreign-language Oscar earlier this year -- grab viewers by the lapel. Here is a movie that tells us about an important moment but never makes us feel it.
The main culprit there is the perspective from which "No" is told. It's not from the view of the suffering people of Chile, or from the view of a government insider. Rather, it's the story as told from the point of view of the man -- played by Gael Garcia Bernal, in a characteristically solid but distant performance -- who engineered the ad campaign that would end up doing the impossible.
It's an interesting choice, not only because it's so unexpected but because that campaign -- which took cues from the Coca-Cola and fast-food commercials coming from Madison Avenue rather than from the grave-faced activists paying the bills for it -- was so unconventionally uplifting. But there's a difference between interesting and urgent. Here, the novelty wears off fairly quickly, and when it does, there's little left for "No" to fall back on.
So instead of getting a vital Chilean "Argo," we get a boring Chilean Larry Tate.
The uneven storytelling is drowned out at nearly every turn by Larrain's aesthetic choices, which are admirably daring. Chief among them is the decision to complement the period costumes and set decoration by shooting the whole film on low-grade video stock to mimic the look of 1970s- and 1980s-era TV news and commercials.
Nestled somewhere between "inspired" and "gimmicky," it's a jarring look. (One person with whom I attended an advance screening earlier this week asked a theater employee afterward if it was a projection problem.) Unconventional though it is, it helps set the scene, especially as it allows for the seamless integration of vintage news footage.
(Less helpful was the fact that in the film's English subtitles, the descenders -- or "tails" -- of lower-case letters like "j" and "y" were cut off on the bottom of the screen.)
Still, you'd think that a movie about such a dynamic moment and such a vibrant ad campaign would be more dynamic and vibrant.
I would imagine that people who lived in Chile during the 1988 referendum -- and who witnessed the admittedly ingenious ad campaign first-hand -- will appreciate "No" more than those, like me, who didn't. But "you had to be there" is hardly a good defense of a film, Oscar-nominated or not.
2 stars, out of 5
Snapshot: A political drama about the man behind the ad campaign that convinced the people of Chile in 1988 to vote against allowing dictator Augusto Pinochet to extend his reign by eight years. In Spanish, with English subtitles.
What works: Director Pablo Larrain makes some interesting aesthetic choices, particularly with regard to decision to shoot the film on low-grade video stock to help set the scene.
What doesn't: As compelling and dynamic as that moment in Chilean history is, the storytelling here is labored and slow.
Cast: Gael Garcia Bernal, Alfredo Castro, Luis Gnecco, Nestor Cantillana, Antonia Zegers. Director: Larrain. Rating: R for language. Runtime: 1 hour 58 minutes. Where: Canal Place. Find New Orleans showtimes.


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SpyLogix for Active Directory is a module that provides agent-less discovery and continuous monitoring of Microsoft's Active Directory Domain Services. Active Directory is the central location for configuration information, authentication requests, and information about all of the objects that are stored within your forest for securing user access to enterprise business information. Using SpyLogix for Active Directory this ubiquitous security control point may be efficiently and effectively managed to ensure effective policy is maintained. Complete visibility and accountability for security provided by Active Directory is simplified and substantially enhanced with SpyLogix for Active Directory module and it's prerequisite SpyLogix Platform server.
Active Directory is the first enterprise information security control point for many users accessing business applications and data, consequently, as information-driven businesses grow, efficient and effective means for monitoring this enterprise resource is essential for ongoing information security operational awareness, visibility, governance, risk control, and compliance activities.A Discovery module is included to remotely and rapidly record a baseline of all objects and attributes for comparison with future changes.SpyLogix for Active Directory is a centrally hosted (agent-less) service that centrally listens to a native Active Directory Domain Service interface, maps data into a standardized message, and then streams the message to its prerequisite SpyLogix Platform server for advanced handling. Optionally a communications broker may be used to route message to one or more SpyLogix Platform servers.SpyLogix Platform provides advanced message data processing components:
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BERLIN (Reuters) - German military and government officials condemned sexual abuse and other violence at a special operations training center in the southern German city of Pfullendorf, and said seven soldiers were under criminal investigation.
The military said in a statement the incidents, first reported by Spiegel Online' involved hazing and abuse, and were particularly troubling given earlier reports of maltreatment of women in another unit at the same training center.
It said the latest incidents revealed "grave deficits in leadership" at the facility and promised serious consequences.
"Discharge proceedings have been initiated against seven soldiers and seven additional soldiers will be moved to different postings," a spokesman for the German defense ministry said.
Spiegel said "sexual-sadist practices" and violent rituals were widespread at the Staufer barracks, and included soldiers being tied down for hours and hosed down with water.
Hans-Peter Bartels, who fields complaints from soldiers for parliament, told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper the incidents reflected lingering "macho behavior that should not be tolerated."
Bartels' told lawmakers in his annual report this week that the number of reported sexual assaults in the military rose 52 percent to 131 in 2016, but the actual number was likely higher.
"What happened at the training center is repulsive and despicable," Defence Secretary Ursula von der Leyen told broadcaster ARD on Friday evening. She promised a thorough investigation.
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Welcome to Marksark.net! This is the official web page for Mark's Ark Pet Store in Lake Worth, Florida. We are located at the South West corner of Lake Worth Rd. and Military Tr. right next to Office Depot.
Mark launched his store in 1990 and has worked hard to establish it as one of the premier stores in Palm Beach County.
We specialize in small animals, exotic pets, reptiles, birds, aquatic plants, fish, and corals. We have a friendly knowledgeable staff ready to help you find the right pet, answer your questions, or troubleshoot your problems.
After 25 Years...Just a Quick Note From Mark,
This year is number 25 for Mark's Ark! WOW!
Like many small business owners I started as a hobbyist, and quickly (through necessity) became consumed by the daily demands of running a business. A business with more than its share of challenges and commitments. Somewhere along the way ( around year 7) I lost the hobbyists' interest in the product line I represented. I was tired of pets! It's like the mechanic with the car that barely runs. I didn't realize that I wasn't interested in the hobby because there were so many challenges and work related matters that centered around the hobby. Then one day my wife brings home an aquarium for our new game/theater room. "Please don't." I persisted. " I don't want to clean any fish tanks in my little time off." Well, she did it anyway, and placed the new 30 gallon cube tank just to the right of my brand new 65 inch HD TV! Crap! A few days later I get home from the store about 10:30 p.m. and pour a glass of wine, turn on that glorious TV, and plop down in the recliner. Two minutes later I realize I'm staring at the $200.00 fish tank and totally ignoring my $2500.00 TV!!!!! It dawns on me that watching fish is more relaxing than wine, recliners, and glorious TV screens! I get it, again! That 30 gallon fresh water tank is still there today and I always look forward to my nightly fish fix! Thanks to all our awesome customers over the last 20 years. It really has been fun. ~ Mark
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LOS ANGELES --Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon have revealed the names of their newborn boy and girl.
Their son was named Moroccan Scott Cannon after the top floor of Carey's New York apartment which has a Moroccan-inspired décor. The so-called Moroccan Room is where Cannon proposed to Carey in April 2008. Scott was chosen because it's both Cannon's middle name and his grandmother's maiden name.
The couple named their daughter Monroe Cannon after Marilyn Monroe, who Carey said inspired her. They did not give her a middle name, like her brother, because Carey doesn't have one either.
Carey, 41, gave birth to the twins on Saturday at an undisclosed hospital in Los Angeles.
The couple got married in 2008. They renewed their vows on Sunday, one day after the birth of their twins.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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Under the Department of Workforce Services in Utah, you can apply to receive food stamp benefits. If you have little or no money, food stamps can help you out with cash assistance within 24 hours in some cases. In other cases, you may receive aid within 7 days. The food stamp program allows families to provide healthy food while being able to supplement their income to avoid falling short on bills and expenses. Most households will not be able to cover all of the food costs with food stamp funds, but the majority can stretch a budget longer. You can read more about the Food Stamp Program in Utah by downloading this brochure or visiting the homepage for the Department of Workforce Services located here.
When determining whether to apply, it's always a smart idea to complete a pre-screening tool, which will assess if you meet the income and asset cap that prevents everyone from receiving food stamps. You can use the online prescreening tool by clicking here. You can apply online by going to the Workforce Services online application located here. You will need to answer some basic questions about yourself and provide answers about the following: income for all members living in the home, social security numbers and dates of birth for all those in the household, assets information such as bank accounts, vehicles, homes and property, and housing and utility expense information. These factors are important in determining your eligibility to receive food stamps. With the correct information, you can receive aid faster. A caseworker from Workforce Services will contact you after receiving your application to inquire further about your income and gather any necessary information. You may be required to prove your citizenship, income, employment and other factors depending on your application.
There are various factors in receiving food stamps, which are including but not limited to eligibility. There are a few persons who are not eligible to receive benefits such as non-U.S. citizens or persons on strike. You also need to make a low wage in order to qualify. Usually if you are making more than $2,000 with a household of four, it will be difficult for you to receive benefits, though each case is considered individually. Asset limits are also set at $2,000. If you have property worth more than that amount or your bank accounts and money market accounts add up to more than this amount, you may also not receive benefits. If you are approved, you will know within 30 days of submitting an application. An approval letter will be mailed to you that will detail the amount of your aid and when you will receive it each month. You will also receive an EBT card that will allow you to purchase food products at super markets and grocery stores that participate in the food stamp program.
SNAP is the federal name for the food assistance programs. Every state has multiple SNAP locations. In fact, every county should have multiple locations where you can use your card. You can find specific locations near you using the SNAP retailer locator on the federal website. You may contact Workforce Services directly by calling toll-free 1-866-435-7414.
The following is a list of the maximum allowed yearly income in order to qualify for food stamps as it corresponds to the household size for the State of Utah:
1 $19,602
2 $26,433
3 $33,264
4 $40,095
5 $46,926
6 $53,757
7 $60,604
8 $67,468
Yes. Other general program requirements exist which includes being a resident of Utah and having a current bank account balance under $2,001 or under $3,001 if you share your household with a person age 60 or over, or person with a disability.
In Utah and in other states, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), is the official name for the food stamps program. This program promotes nutrition and good health by giving low income families help to purchase food.


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What we're about
The Seattle Polyamory Meetup group is the original, all-inclusive social group for those who identify as polyamorous, who practice ethical non-monogamy, or even as poly-friendly. Everyone is welcome regardless of gender, sexual preference, race, religion, economic factors, or body ability.
What is Polyamory?
The most basic definition of polyamory is one of "many loves". It can also be loosely described as non-monogamy. There are many ways of practicing polyamory, and no one way is the "right" way, but polyamorists tend to agree that their relationships are based upon the tenets of open communication, honesty, and respect for themselves and their partners.
What is Not Polyamory?
Polyamory is NOT engaging in relationships (sexual or otherwise) without the knowledge and consent of your partner(s). Polyamory does not promote or excuse "cheating" or other unethical behavior.
What Happens at the Meetups?
The Poly Social Meetup that happens at Altspace on third Thursdays is primarily a social event. People use it as an opportunity to hang out and chat with others about a variety of topics. It has grown to be a large group and so we are looking into some smaller, size-controlled activities that would allow closer communication and discussion.
There are other events that take place in private homes on a case-by-case basis. Please respect the host's home as you would your own.
What if I Don't Know I'm Poly?
No problem! Please feel free to talk to the organizers/hosts and ask any questions you have. We're very happy to chat with you.
Some Guidelines
The Meetup is intended as a community building event, for those who identify as poly and those who are interested in polyamory. We strongly encourage all members to do their networking in person at the Meetups. Please be aware of this in your on-site communications with other Meetup members. Inappropriate behavior, including propositioning Meetup members in any way through this site, will cause offenders to be banned from the events and this site. We don't typically promote events that are done for the profit of the host, though some events do have an admission fee that goes to the venue or for supplies.
A Note about "Kink" and "Geek"
Many members in the Seattle poly community cross-identify as "kinky" or "geeky" and those topics may arise at events. You do not have to identify as kinky or geeky to talk to others, but if a conversation isn't holding your interest then feel free to politely excuse yourself to join another. The point is to have a space to meet other people and enjoy the Seattle poly community.
Seattle Poly Professionals is another poly-focused meetup group that is not associated with the CSPC or the Seattle kink or geek communities. They can be found here: http://www.meetup.com/Seattle-Poly-Professionals/


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Endangerment: Avery D. Hernandez, 21, of Troy, was arrested at 9:46 a.m. Oct. 2 and charged with endangering the welfare of a child and second-degree harassment.
Warrant: Amanda J. Merritt, 23, of Troy, was arrested at 1:08 p.m. Oct. 2 on an outstanding warrant.
Burglary: Eric L. Harrison, 52, of Troy, was arrested at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 2 and charged with second-degree burglary, fourth-degree grand larceny, driving a motor vehicle with a suspended registration, second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, two vehicle and traffic infractions and also on an outstanding warrant.
New York State Police
Mischief: Brian D. Adriance, 24, of Nassau, was arrested at 5:35 p.m. Oct. 2 in the town of Schodack and charged with criminal mischief.
Larceny: James P. Piche, 32, of Troy, was arrested at 9:23 a.m. Oct. 3 in the town of Schodack and charged with third-degree grand larceny.


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Source: Chad Dukes Wrestling Show
Lucha Underground superstar Brian Cage recently joined the Chad Dukes Wrestling Show to discuss Lucha Underground Season 3, AAA Triplemania, Suicide Squad and comic book films. The full interview can be heard by clicking here, they sent us these highlights:
"I think it's really just the factor that everyone's having fun. There's no restrictions, they're not like, 'Hey, sorry guys you can't do this because this guy's doing this,' or 'Hey you guys have to have a crap match because we want this guy who's not so good to look the best today.' It's whether you have four minutes or fourteen minutes, go out there and have the best match you can have, whatever allotted time that you have. The fact that nobody is trying to politic or back stab each other or get one over on somebody else or a crybaby, protective over this or that or whatever. The fact they're all there as a team effort to have a bad ass show and have a great time doing it, all getting to live and do what we love to do, is I think probably the main factor. I think you can just tell too. [Johnny Mundo], towards the end of his run in WWE, he's solid athlete, a great worker, but he just didn't seem the same presence. When he comes out now at Lucha Underground you can tell he's enjoying himself and having more fun and doing more stuff, where in the [WWE] it gets daunting whether it's the travel schedule or what you can or can't do."
His time in WWE developmental:
"My lifelong dream was to be there by the time I was 24, which is when I got signed, I was in their developmental league, and though I never made it full-time to the main roster, it was a little bit of a dream killer to see the ins and outs, how depressing it seems like a lot of people were, because if you weren't that top five guy or wherever, which realistically if you're not a that guy that they want to be that guy, no matter what you do, how good you are, how charismatic, how over you get with the crowd, you're not going to be that guy. They say you got to get yourself over, which was the biggest load of garbage ever heard my life. They get you over and if they don't want you to be over, you're not going to get over. I mean Zack Ryder's probably one of best examples of that. He totally got himself over and he had the fans chanting for him over The Rock, when The Rock was in the damn ring, and what did they do, use that to get some sort of B.S. rub to Cena? I mean come on, get real."
Wearing a Trump shirt in Mexico for AAA:
"I came back actually from a AAA loop and I was doing cardio with my buddy and he was like, 'Oh, did you hear that Trump speech about Mexicans?' I'm like, 'No what are you talking about?' He goes off about the whole, 'Oh they're all rapists' and this and that. I'm like, 'What? This guy's out of control. I love it! I'm getting a Trump shirt for sure, I'll wear it to Triplemania, perfect!' So I don't know what the date was then, it was probably in July-ish or whatever it was, and I went online and ordered a tank top. I asked Konnan about it, because he was the booker then, and I'm like, 'Hey I wanna wear this shirt,' and he thought that it was awesome. I'm like, 'Let me ask you, am I going to get shot?' That was a legitimate question, is it gonna be bad? We've been to some places in Mexico that aren't the best and they'll be like, 'Hey, stay away from this crowd, this part of the crowd, or these people in the crowd or whether it be this or that or whatever in between. So I asked you know, legitimately, and he said, "No, I think you'll be all right." I wore it that weekend on their Good Morning America, I was on there with Rey Mysterio and Alberto, and I wore it there as well. It was funny because everybody was looking at my shirt but nobody was commenting or asking me about it. "
"I actually thought it was just a gonna be a one-time deal, just get some cheap heat and be entertaining and funny to me, and then that would be that. I didn't realize it would get so much press about it, so many people would be talking about it. I had no I no plans to ever wear it again and once it got over I kept wearing it."
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We quarreled like brutes, and who wonders?
What self-respect could we keep
Worse housed than your hawks and your pointers,
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One Direction star Niall Horan has laughed off reports suggesting he enjoyed a dinner date with his celebrity crush Katy Perry on Wednesday (04Dec13) after they were both photographed leaving the same New York restaurant moments after one another.
The boyband singer has made no secret of his lust for Perry and jokingly proposed to John Mayer's girlfriend via Twitter.com in October (13) after meeting her backstage at a star-studded event.
Horan sent gossips into a spin again on Wednesday after he and Perry were both spotted at Manhattan's trendy Soho House, sparking rumors he had landed his dream date - but the Best Song Ever hitmaker insists the run-in was just a pleasant coincidence.
During an interview with radio host Ryan Seacrest on Thursday morning (05Dec13), the 20 year old explained, "I was in there and I think she was doing an interview or something and she was there. I was leaving and she left and we didn't have dinner or anything together. I just said, 'Hello' to her."


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The Author embarks in the Ship Minerva.—Proceeds to the Rio Pongo.—Disquisitions thereon.—Further Observations on the Inhabitants, obtained from Natives of various Nations met with there.—The Isles de Loss—Returns to Sierra Leone, &c.
Upon the 4th of June, 1806, I embarked at Bance Island, on board the ship Minerva of Liverpool, bound upon a trading voyage to the Rio Pongo, and other rivers to the northward, and on Thursday the 12th came to an anchor at the upper forks, in the Rio Pongo, being the point at which the branches of the Bungra, Charleston, Constintia, &c. empty themselves; higher up the river are the Sanga and Bashia branches, occupied by a chain of factories, and inhabited by various nations and tribes. The principal factories for trade are on the Constintia, about 40 miles up the river, Mr. Cummings's factory, at Ventura; Mr. John Irvin's, at Kessey; Mr. Benjamin Curtis's, at Boston; Mr. Frasier's, at Bangra; Mr. Sammo's, at Charleston; Mr. David Lawrence's, at Gambia; Mr. Daniel Botefeur's, at Mary Hill; Mr. Ormond's, Mr. Tillinghurst's, Mr. Gray's, in the Bashia branch; with various others of inferior consideration.


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'Once Upon A Time' Recap: David & Mary Margaret Break Up. Sad.
Plus, one of Storybrooke's own is missing! Seriously, what the Frederick happened to Kathryn?
Don't let the picture fool you; While Prince Charming (Josh Dallas) and Snow White's (Ginnifer Goodwin) relationship took a big ol' step forward on the Feb. 19 episode of Once Upon A Time, their Storybrooke counterparts found themselves in a far less favorable position.
David finally decided to break up with Kathryn (Anastasia Griffith) and tell her about Mary Margaret — only he sort of left out the second part. Of course, Regina (Lana Parrilla) was more than happy to fill in the blanks, which led to Kathryn delivering an epic slap to Mary Margaret in the halls of her own school. And as much as we all love M.M., can you really argue that she didn't deserve it? Cheating is cheating, whether it's all part of a giant fairy tale or not.
Obviously, M.M. wasn't thrilled with David — she also didn't appreciate having "tramp" painted on her car — so she decided to break up with him for good. Kathryn took off for Boston and left David a note with her own twisted blessing inside, but Regina intercepted it in a desperate attempt to keep her curse from being broken. (Plus, she's a nosy bitch and loves to read other people's mail.)
But because Storybrooke is very much like Vegas — what happens there, stays there — Kathryn never made it out of town. Her car was discovered empty by the Storybrooke counterpart of Abigail's lover, Frederick, and now everyone in town is a suspect.
How mysterious!
And now, a few random side notes:
We learned that Emma's (Jennifer Morrison) mysterious writer friend (Eion Bailey) is actually named August W. Booth. Does this mean anything to anyone?
Also, that whole scene between Prince Charming and the siren — while thoroughly fun and entertaining — only made me long for mer-peeps on this show. (Ariel, girl, where you at?)
Since we're approaching a two-week break, we've got a lot to think about: What's the significance of August's name? Where do you think Kathryn went? And do Henry and Mary Margaret go to the same barber? See you in the comments!


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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Army Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis' ultimate heroic sacrifice should never be forgotten.
To ensure that, Borough President James Oddo said he thinks one of the three new expected Staten Island Ferry vessels should be named in Ollis' honor.
He wasn't alone in making the suggestion: Countless Staten Islanders via SILive.com, Facebook, and Twitter have said Ollis is a perfect choice.
The naming discussion followed Oddo's announcement Friday that the borough would receive a new batch of ferries in 2019. Shortly afterward, the Advance reported that the borough president said no elected official should have his or her name on the boat.
Commenters on SILive and other social media platforms, including Oddo's Twitter, were quick to recommend Ollis as a fine candidate to have a boat named in a Staten Islander's honor.
Ollis, who died protecting a Polish soldier from a suicide bomber in Afghanistan last summer, was by far the most inspiring person last year, according to results from an SILive.com poll taken in December.
"He's this generation's Father [Vincent] Capodanno, if you think of the selflessness and sacrifice," Oddo said.
The borough president plans to submit the idea in a formal request to Mayor Bill de Blasio and city Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg.
Ollis' parents were grateful when he mentioned it to them at Staten Island Little League's opening ceremony on Saturday morning.
"Make the announcement now ... give this family this beautiful gift, and let's not miss this moment to honor Michael in this matter," the borough president said. "To get Staten Islanders to agree on anything is beyond difficult. The immediate and unanimity of it is a great thing."
Other recommendations from Internet users included fallen firefighter Stephen Siller, Capodanno, slain NYPD officer Russel Timoshenko and lighthouse keeper Katherine Walker.
Oddo said there are many worthy Staten Islanders who have made major sacrifices. When it comes to naming ferries, it should be up to borough residents, he said.
"There are many other more worthy folks who have made bigger sacrifices than we have. Let's start having that discussion," he said.
Though the boats aren't heading here for at least five years, Oddo said this must be done soon.
"I think the Ollis family -- particularly his mom and dad -- should be able to revel in this decision today," Oddo said. "Having lost my own father, I don't want to take any risks that anybody in that family isn't here to see that. This family made a sacrifice that is unimaginable. Let's give them that sense of joy today."


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Ambassador of Denmark has been invited by Jean Monnet, Chair of European Public Law Zagreb, to do a lecture on the importance of the Court of Justice of the EU - the member states perspective
On Wednesday the 6th of December 2017, the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, was the centre stage for interested students and professors to hear a presentation by Ambassador Christian Thorning. Ambassador gave a lecture on the importance of the Court of Justice of the EU with a point of departure in Denmark as the case using his own experiences as former Head of EU Law Department of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and as an agent of the Government of Denmark to the EU Court in Luxembourg.
After an hour-long presentation, another hour had passed discussing and exchanging experiences on the matter with gathered students and peers.
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WelcomeWelcome to my website, the purpose of which is to honor and promote the world of Portland Police Detective Matthew Toussaint through my novels, Raggedy Man and A Cup of Hemlock. These murder mysteries tell stories of characters in conflict not only with one another, but also with powerful social and political forces that seem, at times, contrary to the fundamental principles and values that form the bedrock of American society. But they are also just that: murder mysteries, tracing the complex intersections between cops and crooks.
In Raggedy Man, the first in the series, Toussaint and his young assistant, Detective Missy Owens, work to discover who murdered Ben Foeller, the son of Portlands premier dynastic family, a young man whose body was discovered under a bridge approach in the city. In A Cup of Hemlock, the detectives are charged with finding the killer of Nick Lehrer, a high school teacher who was brutally gunned down in his classroom while working late at night. These novels probe political, ethical, and philosophic concerns while personalizing these issues in a large, varied, and colorful cast of charactersincluding the city of Portland itself, which is detailed in all its idiosyncratic, diverse magnificence.
As a reader, I have always been drawn to the big novels of the 19th centuryDickens, Tolstoy, Melville, Hugo. I harbor a nearly equal affection for mid-20th century American detective fictionstories of Chandlers Philip Marlowe, Hammetts Sam Spade, and Macdonalds Lew Archer. As a writer, it is my goal to combine and meld these genres: the monumental opus of yore for its prospects for character delineation, social examination, theme exploration, and just plain good writing; the mystery for its potential for a compelling narrative and the fun of playing with stereotypes.
Thus was Detective Sergeant Matthew Toussaint born and given homicide investigations in my favorite city, Portland, Oregon. You should see soon, in these pages, announcements of more stories set in The Rose City, more crimes against humanity perpetrated by cold-blooded killers in league with certain political forces masquerading as guardians of the public good.


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Marion County Sheriff's office receives $250K grant to assist mentally-ill inmates
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.– The Marion County Sheriff's office received a $250,000 grant from the United States Department of Justice to be used on developing a program for assisting mentally-ill inmates.
The "Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program" will work to reduce the prevalence of those with mental illness and substance abuse disorders in the Marion County Jail.
"Each year about 50,000 people flow through the Marion County jail system; 30 to 40% are mentally ill and 85% have substance abuse disorders," said Marion County Sheriff John Layton. "Many are dually diagnosed. Often individuals cycle through the justice system repeatedly, in part because they have not become connected to ongoing treatment where they could be better served."
The jail system is strained to capacity due to an increase in arrests and a 2014 state sentencing reform law that places low-level convicts in local jails rather than state prisons, according to the sheriff's office.
The program aims to implement strategies for sharing information from mental health assessments starting at arrest and expedite access to mental health services and benefits.
The program team will report to the Criminal Justice Planning Council, made up of leaders of the City/County Council, the Mayor's Office and Criminal Justice Agencies in Marion County such as the courts, the public defender's office, the sheriff's office and the prosecutor's office.
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Welcome to Fitzroy High School
We use Compass School Manager for all communication with our school community which can be found at the following address: https://fitzroyhs.vic.jdlf.com.au. A link to Compass is also accessible from the school website http://www.fitzroyhs.vic.edu.au.
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• See classwork and homework through Learning Tasks
In future you will also be able to do the following:
• Book your Parent/Student/Teacher conferences
We hope that you enjoy using this portal and look forward to hearing your feedback.
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WASHINGTON — The Reagan administration expects to decide by late spring or early summer whether to end compliance with the SALT II treaty limiting offensive nuclear weapons, say administration officials.
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Lighting Control vs Lighting Fixtures
Having read some of the recent postings, I thought it might be nice to offer some guidance to those beginning to acquire their fledgling G&E kits.
It seems that some folks get stuck on "what lights should I buy first." I would suggest that Lighting Control is more important than the number and type of light fixtures to purchase first. A fixture is nice to have, but if you can't control the light coming from the fixture, you are going to be frustrated from the start.
A simple 3 point lighting kit from a manufacturer like Lowel is a great place to start. You can often find used fixtures, stands, or even full 3 or 4 light kits on Ebay and Craigslist at reasonable prices.
Look into a simple lighting control flag kit from one of the Grip Manufacturers like Matthews, Advanced, Modern, etc. Again, you can find some nice deals used on the Internet.
Remember that a good part of a lighting plan is shaping and controlling the light you have on hand or need to add via additional fixtures. Sometimes it takes multiple light control devices, each on their own C-stand with a sandbag/shotbag to control the light from just one fixture.
You can light with fixtures from Home Depot for truly budget conscious gaffers, but that light still needs to be shaped and controlled.
Once you have your simple light kit and lighting control kit... set up one light on your subject or scene as a Key. Move the key light around your subject/scene and see how it changes as you move it. Next, set up your Fill. This light can be about 50-60% of your key light wattage.
Next set your Back or hair light.
Move back to your Key and apply a 1/2 scrim in front of the fixure. See how the light changes. Do you notice more detail and less blow out on your subject/scene.
Keep moving your lights around and watch how the light and shadows change. Try out your lighting control kit on the 3 lights.
Experimentation is the mother of invention. Have fun!
[Jon Frost] "It seems that some folks get stuck on "what lights should I buy first." I would suggest that Lighting Control is more important than the number and type of light fixtures to purchase first. A fixture is nice to have, but if you can't control the light coming from the fixture, you are going to be frustrated from the start."
Well, I wouldn't really agree with that. Light control pieces aren't much good without lights and the first and easiest control is the pin-flood control on a real light.
I suppose this is really dependent on what type of work you do, the size of the crew, and what your budget is. And by budget, I mean time and money. Deploying a large amount of light controls is often out of the question due to the amount of time and warm bodies this requires. Sure it's nice to have a grip truck full of flags, etc, but people have been doing decent lighting for years without using film style light controls. Lots of folks can get by with 3-4 lights with barndoors, C47's, a little Cinefoil, and it your really on a budget hardware store metal screen in place of scrims.
Give a limited budget that only allows for "home depot" lights, but some light control items vs a adequate number of proper lights with barndoors and no extra light control items, I'd go with the real lights every time.
My minimum list would be:
4 basic lights with barndoors, stands, sandbags, alternate wattage lamps and spares.
A light meter, probably a Sekonic L-398.
Basic grip supplies-gloves, cinefoil, C47, ND, booster, etc.
Once you acquire these items, then purchase light control items as needed, probably starting with a Cimera for one of the lights, or maybe a couple of C-stands and sandbags and go from there with flags, reflectors, etc..
Scott Sheriff
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ---Red Adair
Where were you on 6/21?
Thanks for your input. There are so many ways to put together a basic lighting kit on a budget. I have been reading recent posts where the poster has a budget of say, $500.00... How would you spend that $500?
I've seen folks using Home Depot Worklights with 500 watt bulbs and similar fluorescent fixtures. There was an immediate problem since that light could not be controlled other than On/Off.
Most of the jobs I work on are no/lo/deferred jobs produced by students with little or no budget and no real idea of what is necessary to mount a production, feed and water the cast and crew, etc.
I often bring my flag kits and some C-stands to help them out, limited by the available space in my car.
A soft box of some sort would be a nice addition to a light fixture. Next to that, some foam core for flagging, which probably needs a way to mount and position (ala C-stand with a Lowel foam core mounting plate...)
C-47s are always on my list along with some gel/diff.
Welcome any input that helps out the newest graduates from the film schools with mounting their first 'real world' production.
[Jon Frost] "I have been reading recent posts where the poster has a budget of say, $500.00... How would you spend that $500?"
That would really depend on what you are lighting. You could target that budget differently depending on the gig.
But...In a generic kind of way what can you do with 500 bucks?
Two trains of thought depending on if you are somewhere you can rent, or not.
If you can rent, spend the money on light meter, and having your own basic tools and supplies. You don't get that stuff when you rent, and you will need it. Spend the remaining money on renting what you need. Then buy as you go along, once you know what you will use most often.
Don't want to rent, or can't rent? Think used, open face lights. Fresnels like Arri's are cool, but Lowel open face lights are simple, easy to field repair, travel well, and are reasonably priced. The accessories are reasonable too. Despite all the LED, Kino and other advancements in lighting, these simple open face lights are quite serviceable, and combined with some basic control devices can produce great results. If you find you need 'better' lights in the future, buy as needed.
[Jon Frost] "A soft box of some sort would be a nice addition to a light fixture. Next to that, some foam core for flagging, which probably needs a way to mount and position (ala C-stand with a Lowel foam core mounting plate...)"
A Lowel Tota and a Chimera work pretty good for a softbox, even if the Chimera and speed ring are a bit pricey. Or use the traditional Lowel umbrella with the Tota, or bounce light it off a foam core. People might laugh at the Tota, but they have some uses that you don't want to waste a better light on, and can make your lighting kit go farther.
I'm not a fan of flagging hot lights with foam core, but for reflector/fill, I use it a lot. A foam core holder and a couple of C-stands are really must have basic items. A couple of china's are good to have also. A Wescott Scrim Jim kit is pretty handy too.
Scott Sheriff
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ---Red Adair
Where were you on 6/21?
[Scott Sheriff] "this is really dependent on what type of work you do, the size of the crew, and what your budget is."
This is really true. We don't have a gigantic inventory of instruments, but we usually have what we need... tungstens, flos, and HMIs (haven't ventured into the LED territory yet, but it's coming). Every now and then we might rent an additional HMI or two for some special need, but not usually.
Same for grip equipment... we don't have 9 tons of grip stuff, but we have most of the usual gear you'll see on a grip truck.
That being said, when I light I rarely use most of what we have, because I just don't need it.... at least not with the way that I learned to light. I put a double scrim in a little tungsten fresnel last Friday, as the instrument was too hot. I can't remember the last time I did that. I literally had to think "Now where do we keep those?" As for flags (and fingers and dots and all that), they are rarely used either. I couldn't tell you the last time I broke out a real flag...literally. It's probably been months... maybe longer.
It's just the way I do things, and have learned to make it work for me. Then again, there are other DPs that couldn't live without the flags. Conversely, there's probably gear that I use and rely on every day that others rarely, if ever, even break out.
Back in my previous life before I moved behind the camera, I used to love to watch the DPs (which is how I learned most of what I know). I always found it amazing to see two different guys light a scene, both get beautiful and fairly similar results, but go about getting it in very different ways.
Just depends on how you work. But, it's not math... there are no right and wrong answers. It's just gotta look great.
Todd Terry
Creative Director
Fantastic Plastic Entertainment, Inc.
Well said Todd!
This is my first promo production independently, and i would like advice on a lighting scheme. I'm looking to have an "apple" look with a white screen back ground such as;
In order to get this crisp detail look I have order a lighting kit : http://www.borrowlenses.com/product/lighting_kits/Lowel_DV_55
Is more lighting needed? or should this work to get the job done???
What are you shooting? A talking head? A product? If a product, what?
Rick Wise
San Francisco Bay Area
yes, a talking head same frame to the video I referenced, when the Talents were speaking.
That kit seems to have 4 lights, though the text leaves out the tota light. To get an even white behind the speaker you will probably want two matched lights for even illumination. (See below.) The speaker has a very soft key, a very soft fill, and at least one scratch light, and probably a light back light though you may not need one, depending on the shirt and hair color.
Balance is the issue, as well as control. I see no scrims for any lights, nor any c-stands and grip-scrims. So the short answer is you will have a hard time achieving that look with only the kit. Add at least 4 c-stands and 3 sets of grip 18x24 scrims, and a 4x4 piece of foamcore. Try to also get wire scrims for the lights.
Key with the Rifa. Fill by bouncing some of the key light with the foamcore. Set the tota flood on one side of the background, the omni on the other in full flood. Move the lights until there is even illumination across the background visible in the shot. A light meter would help. If your camera has a waveform built-in or a histogram, you can do it that way. Otherwise use Zebras -- set to around 85-90, close the iris and then slowly open it. If you get even zebras across the white field the field is lit evenly. Use the pro light with scrims as a scratch.
You still have to find the right balance between the whiteness of the background and the intensity of light on your subject. Place a Caucasian in the shot. Set zebras to 70%. Adjust iris until you see just a hint of zebra on the hottest spot of the face, usually the forehead and/or nose bridge. Lock the iris there. Now set the zebras to 85-90%. Adjust the intensity of the background until at the given iris you found for the subject you just get even zebras at 90 across the background. (Probably more efficient to start with the key and iris, and THEN go for the background, instead of starting with the background.)
It would be easier to have two omnis or two totas instead of one of each.
Also, try to set the speaker at least 10' in front of the white background so that you can keep the two lights on the background from hitting the speaker. The greater the distance, the easier to control, but the bigger the background white surface has to be -- and your two little lights may not make even illumination of sufficient intensity.
How crisp the image is will depend a lot on your lens and camera. That Apple piece was shot very high end.
I'd say your kit is on the ragged edge for what you want to do, but with time and a lot of patience and a huge amount of adjustment you might pull this off.
Alternatively, instead of trying to cram a 50-pound box into a tiny bottle, come up with a different and creative idea that works well with what you have.
I'm sure some of my colleagues here will have other ideas for you.
Rick Wise
San Francisco Bay Area
Ok lets back up a little.
If you were shooting this production, what camera, and lighting equipment would you use personally? Scratch the kit.
Sorry for the confusion
I so glad this thread has taken off.
I often work with students and it seems that many are not thinking about using scrims and the like that might come in their kits. Most often Lowel 3 or 4 light kits, but without all the suggested accessories. Imagine shooting without scrims, gel frames, etc.... So this is why I suggest that light control devices are another solution. The students seem to know about scrim kits and the occasional 36" silver/gold collapsable reflector.
I just wrapped on a student project shot below deck on the USS Salem in Quincy, MA. Picture 6-7' ceilings and all sorts of stuff hanging lower than ceiling height. one Tota omni light or maybe two. No soft box, no hair light, no flags, one reflector... They did have some gel sheets... you get the idea.
On the second day of shooting I brought my 18" x 24" Flag Kit and some 20" C-Stands with grip arms, and a Rifa 66 soft box w/ Lowel Pro light and some gel frames/gel.
What a difference having these few accessories made in shot lighting and shaping of the available lighting.
Thanks for all the insights... I hope the students out there are reading.
Jon Frost
What is your budget?
Rick Wise
San Francisco Bay Area
Most of the projects I work on are the no/lo/deferred student projects where any and sometime all the budget is spent renting a RED camera system and maybe not even having 2 HDD backup of the footage...
Some projects are equipped by the school or college/university program, and the students have to come up with an equipment list and often don't get everything on their list due to the number of students shooting at the same time.
I am primarily providing location audio and possibly media wrangling/DIT. Since I have a full HD production system that I rent, I can fit some small amount of G&E in my car. Often the students are so happy that they come up with some cash to cover the extra gear since it adds immensely to their production quality.
Approx. $900-$1,500
On lighting alone, $500-$700.
Will (3) flood lights to light up the white-screen, (2) soft boxes for Key/fill lighting, and a foam board reflector give me the quality i'm searching for?
Please give me all the advice, knowledge, and recommendations you have. Thanks, I want tis done correctly.
Any links to brands and websites would be great also
Jon, sounds like your students are extremely lucky to have your support! My budget question was for S.B.
S.B. I think the answers are in my original reply to your query. Two or 4 "flood" lights for the background - an equal number for each side. Maybe get 4 totas, and end up using either 2 or 4, depending on the spread you need. You might end up with one on each side, one above and one from the floor -- or just two altogether. A soft key, such as a 1K through both 4x4 opal and 6x6 1/2 grid cloth, a small raking light such as the pro light, and/or a small back light dosed so that you'd miss it if it were not there but don't really see it. For fill, use the foamcore to bounce part of the key. 3-6 c-stands as mentioned with sets of singles and doubles. Get at least one sand bag for each c-stand. Wire scrims as well for the key and back lights.
Camera: If you can, rent an Alexa. Next step down, a Red. Or, An F3 or c300. Sticks. Audio.
Rick Wise
San Francisco Bay Area
Thanks for your help Mr. Wise. I will for sure sned you a link of the final production once done.
Rick, I probably know this by another name, but what do you mean when you call it a "scratch light"?
Mark, a raking light, usually placed on the fill-side of the face but sometimes on the key and even sometimes on both sides. It kisses part of the cheek, creating a highlight. Usually the light is placed at the same height as the head and carefully placed to add a sort of side rim.
Rick Wise
San Francisco Bay Area
Approx. $900-$1,500
On lighting alone, $500-$700.
Will (3) kino lights to light up the white-screen, (1) kino for Key lighting
What size? 2 bulbs? 4 bulbs? 2' or 4'? I'd get the larger size for all -- you can always cut down the number of illuminated bulbs, but you can never boost the light of a small unit except by moving it closer, which creates its own problems.
In general, you still need a fill light (use a 4x4 foamcore held by a c-stand). You also need lighting controls -- those c-stands, scrims. You still need a small back light -- could be a small 2-bulb 2'kino flown into place at the end of a c-stand. You may well want some diffusion for the key kino. You might want some light (1/8) CTO or CTB for the back light, depending on hair color.
Rick Wise
San Francisco Bay Area
A note of caution. It's pretty much impossible to light well trying to follow a "recipe" from some one else. It's been my experience that every time I followed the advice of another more experienced DP I did not like the results. It's only when you find your own eye that you start to fly. Fortunately we learn a lot from our mistakes.
Rick Wise
San Francisco Bay Area
Certainly this thread wasn't meant to devolve into words of caution:
The whole idea of this thread was to promote the sharing of ideas, methods, materials and experimentation. Every lighting job I have ever worked has been a collaboration between the camera department, gaffers/grips and others to fine tune what the DP is looking for. This involves the sharing of ideas, methods and materials.
Those who are just getting started can learn to appreciate the wisdom of those who came before them. With all the technology ( i.e. Kino-Flo and Cool Lights, RED Camera Systems, Arri Alexa, DLSRs, etc.) related to digital cinema, today's students have huge opportunities to try out new ideas and rely on tried and true methods decades past.
Thanks for everyone input... Discourse is a wonderful thing!
Devolve? I hardly think so. The word of caution comes from experience: don't think that trying to follow my "recipes" is going to work as well for you as it does for me. There are no recipes, in fact, just general guidelines. It's up to the shooter to develop the eye along with the technical skills to tackle any and every opportunity.
I agree about the terrific opportunities for today's students.
Note: my "caution" was directed at SB.
Rick Wise
San Francisco Bay Area
[Rick Wise] "Devolve? I hardly think so. The word of caution comes from experience: don't think that trying to follow my "recipes" is going to work as well for you as it does for me. There are no recipes, in fact, just general guidelines. It's up to the shooter to develop the eye along with the technical skills to tackle any and every opportunity.
I agree about the terrific opportunities for today's students.
Note: my "caution" was directed at SB.
It strikes me that what Rick is saying is not just true it's pretty universal about all the "creative" skills.
Take cooking for example.
Better yet, take two forms of cooking. Meal preparation - and baking a cake.
Cookbooks are legion. Good "recipes" are accessible to all. But we still have a relatively small number of people who truly excel at the arts of cooking.
I mention both, because they require subtly different skills. The chef works largely in the realm of flavors, textures, spice balances, and even eye appeal. The baker, on the other hand, has to have a deep understanding of food chemistry and the effects of temperature over time on ingredients. Not all great cooks are great bakers and vice versa.
In the video realm - having a "recipe" for lighting is not much different in my mind.
A lousy cook can take a perfectly good recipe and turn out pretty lousy food. Not because they don't know or can't follow the recipe, but because they lack experience in how the recipe relates to the real world of cooking. A talented chef can take that same basic recipe, and using their decades of knowledge of tastes and presentation and turn out something people will pay serious money to enjoy.
The baker has to approach things differently. They need to work within very strict guidelines in order to achieve success. If the temp is wrong, the yeast isn't handled correctly of the timing or heat is off by a narrow margin of error, things can go very wrong.
The important thing is to understand that buying cooking equipment never makes anyone a good cook - buying an oven never makes someone a good baker and, of course, buying video production or editing gear, never actually makes anyone competent in the skills of video making. The equipment merely enables your ability to start learning.
All "recipes" are just a set of procedural guides that even if followed very closely - are a beginning point.
You need to add your own special ingredients to make things really special - and that takes a lot of trial, error, and constant learning in order to achieve consistent quality results.
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In anticipation of the official launch of Baby Weight TV, Micky talks to Cammy Clark of the Miami Herald about the site, her program, and her Miami events.
"Baby Weight' author launching exercise video series for moms and moms-to-be"
By Cammy Clark
The 6-month-old smiled and giggled as his mother, MacKenzie Oakley, held him in her outstretched hands while she did a strengthening yoga chair pose at a public beach in Islamorada.
Oakley was getting a great workout and her baby boy, Worth, was enjoying the activity and attention.
"The heavier he gets, the harder the exercise is for me,†she said. "And he's already up to 24 pounds.â€
Oakley, 33, also worked out with Worth while he was developing inside her womb, getting guidance from physical therapist Micky Marie Morrison to make sure the exercise was safe for both of them.
Over the past seven years, Morrison has become an expert on safe and effective pre- and post-natal exercise. She developed a program called CoreMama that she will present in a free session Saturday morning at the University of Miami Health System's Wellness Center, which began offering the program last fall taught by instructors Morrison trained.
"A lot of women would freeze their membership when they got pregnant, thinking they couldn't keep working out because it wasn't safe,†said Catherine Bernath, accounting manager for the 2,800-member Wellness Center. "We wanted to have a specific offering for pregnant mothers. We also wanted to have something that would lure new moms back in the facility sooner, and offer a class where they feel more comfortable.â€
Morrison, who splits her time between the Florida Keys and Guatemala, said it all started during her own pregnancy when she modified a core workout class she had been teaching. Soon, pregnant women in the small Guatemalan mountain community of La Antigua- mostly expatriates working for diplomats and non-governmental organizations — sought her advice on exercise.
"Because of my medical background, I kept getting asked questions and realized a lot of women wanted to know what they could and could not do,†Morrison said. "I felt it would be simple and easy to write a book.â€
After three years of research and writing, she produced Baby Weight: The Complete Guide to Prenatal & Postpartum Fitness (Body Works, 2011). It details her CoreMama program, which focuses on muscles weakened during pregnancy and childbirth, especially in the abdomen and pelvic floor.
"Everyone who reviewed it, and a lot of the consumer feedback, said: "You need videos,' †Morrison said.
And so, on Wednesday, she launches BabyWeight.TV, a digital library of 70 streaming fitness videos that offer beginner, intermediate and advanced workouts for moms-to-be and new moms.
The first batch of videos was filmed in La Antigua, where she owns the Healing Hands Therapy Spa, with a volcano as the backdrop. Another 10 videos were taped on a beach in the Keys, and are scheduled to go online in the next few weeks.
"Most were shot outdoors because it's much more peaceful and interesting to watch,†said Morrison, 39, who has a 7-year-old son and 10-year-old stepson.
She said she hopes to address the needs of women of all fitness levels throughout their pregnancies and post-partum recovery, whether they deliver naturally or by Caesarean section.
Like many women, Oakley experienced too much morning sickness early in her pregnancy to even think about exercising. She'd been a jogger, swimmer and tennis player before conceiving, but by the time she started wanting to exercise again, two months before her due date, she was out of shape and much heavier.
Other women bring no fitness routine into pregnancy but decide they need to start doing something healthy for themselves and their babies. Either way, said Morrison, the important thing is to know and listen to your body.
For example, she said, many women don't understand how the hormonal changes of pregnancy affect them.
"Ligaments soften so the pelvis can open to have the baby. But it affects all the joints in the body,†she said. "So knees are looser, ankles are looser. You're more prone to have joint injury, so you just have to be careful and especially avoid impact movements or impact activities.â€
Low-impact aerobic activities like swimming, walking or the stationary bike are often the best choice. "Senior classes are also great because they protect the joints,†Morrison said.
It's also important for pregnant women to strengthen their abdominal muscles, she said, but not to push it too far.
"Your six-pack muscle has two strips on either side of your belly button, and it can open like a zipper once it's stretched over the uterus.â€
Then there are Kegel exercises to strengthen the muscles in the pelvic floor.
The potential benefits of exercise during pregnancy include decreased aches, pains and leg cramps, greater energy and less weight gain. It also helps prepare women for the ordeal of delivering a child. Morrison said studies show that exercise can also shorten labor.
Oakley gave birth to Worth in just six hours, she said. "I think a lot of the exercises helped strengthen my pelvic area. I just felt stronger and didn't feel I needed medication. … There was a time I wanted it, but it was too late.â€
Exercise also can help new moms combat post-partum depression and bond with their babies, Morrison said.
Even with exercise, many women battle their baby weight. Oakley, who is 5–7, saw her weight balloon from 133 to 177 pounds over the course of her pregnancy and drop to the 150s soon after giving birth. Now, after six months, she's down to 138.
"I tell everyone, "It took nine months to gain it and you should give yourself the same amount of time to lose it,' †Morrison said. "But while my company is called Baby Weight, I try not to focus so much on the numbers on the scale. It's really about health and wellness.â€
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