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History of the Civil War & the Repopulation Movement
|El Salvador was engulfed in civil war from 1980 until 1992. The effects on this tiny country of 6.7 million people (slightly more than the population of Massachusetts) were devastating. Seventy-five thousand people died and 1.5 million (more than 1 out of every 5) were displaced.The roots of the civil war lie in El Salvador's long history of rule by a small circle of elites and the poverty and disenfranchisement of most of its people. This divided society had erupted in violence many times in the past, notably in 1932 when the Salvadoran government responded to an armed rebellion of peasants led by university student Agustín Faribundo Martí by killing not only the rebels but an estimated 10,000 people. The army destroyed entire communities, killing anyone recognizable as a Pipil Indian, because people of Pipil heritage had participated in Faribundo Martí's movement. This massacre, known as La Matanza, wiped out El Salvador's last vestiges of indigenous Pipil culture, and created an intensified climate of fear and hatred.
In the 1960s and 1970s, pressure was mounting to somehow address the vast poverty of most Salvadorans and the rampant government corruption. Antigovernment strikes and demonstrations were met with increasingly violent repression. The presidential elections of 1972 and 1977 were rigged to keep reformists out of power. Archbishop Oscar Romero became a spokesperson for the rights of the poor, and in 1980 he was assassinated. His killing was planned by a group including Roberto D'Aubuisson, leader of the ARENA political party which represented Salvadoran elites. Several anti-government guerrilla groups converged to form the Faribundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN). By 1980, open warfare had begun.
The U.S. government, under Ronald Reagan, was concerned that the leftist Salvadoran guerillas would move El Salvador toward communism if they took power, and therefore intervened in the civil war by providing the rightist Salvadoran government with military and financial aid, military training in the U.S. and U.S. military advisers on the ground. The Reagan Administration chose to overlook persistent abuses against civilians committed by the Salvadoran army and its affiliated paramilitary "death squads." After the war, the United Nations Truth Commission found that the U.S.-supported Salvadoran army and its paramilitary were responsible for 90% of war-time atrocities, including the assassination of religious leaders, "death squad" executions of countless civilians and the massacres of entire villages, including women, children and the elderly. (UN Security Council, From Madness to Hope: the 12-year war in El Salvador: Report of the Commission on the Truth for El Salvador, S/25500, 1993.) One particularly horrific example was the torture and massacre of about 500 men, women and children, many under age 2, in the village of El Mozote in December 1981 by U.S. trained government troops. (See Mark Danner's excellent New Yorker article on the El Mozote massacre:http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/people/Danner/1993/truthelmoz01.html). The report held the FMLN responsible for 5% of atrocities, with the remaining 5% undetermined.
During the civil war, entire villages were driven out of their homes. Fearing for their lives, civilians fled their land to escape the brutal fighting. For many years they were forced to live in overcrowded refugee camps, the largest of which was the Mesa Grande camp in Honduras. Groups of villagers began to organize in order to better advocate for their rights. The Association of Communities for the Development of Chalatenango (CCR) was founded to help people return to the province of Chalatenango, where Teosinte is located. The sister organization CRIPDES, helped people to plan returns to other regions of El Salvador. Thus began the "repopulation" movement.
The decision to return was fraught with danger and challenges. Homes and farm lands had been devastated by bombs and there was little infrastructure in place to rebuild. Furthermore, the Salvadoran Army pursued a "scorched earth" campaign, considering these villages to be bastions of potential support for the guerillas, and continued to target them via bombing, raids, forcible recruitment of youngsters into the army, and cutting off their supply routes. The coordination provided by the CCR and CRIPDES was essential to these villages' survival, as were the systems of mutual aid they put in place to share whatever resources they had.
Starting in 1986, the U.S.-El Salvador Sister Cities movement began to organize as a partner to CCR/CRIPDES. Communities in the United States, like Arlington, were paired with "repopulated" communities in El Salvador. These U.S. communities raised money to send to their struggling sister villages, and lobbied Congress for an end to U.S. military aid to El Salvador. Many U.S. citizens visited their sister communities, bringing supplies and moral support, and bearing witness to the human rights atrocities taking place.

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This lost classic of noir is maybe the best work of crime fiction you've never heard of. Long hard to find, it ranks right up there with the best of Chandler, Hammett, and other masters. Hopefully, now Chaze (who spent most of his career as a journalist in Hattiesburg, MS) will finally get the recognition that he deserves.
Black Wings Has My Angel by Elliot Chaze ($12.95, New York Review of Books), recommended by Cody, Square Books, Oxford, MS.


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Conducting Effective Risk Analysis
"That'll never happen." Famous last words. Things can and will go wrong. The job of the business owner and engineers is to anticipate, evaluate, and mitigate possible risks in the operation. Especially if those risks include the potential of loss of life, facilities, and equipment. Risk management and risk assessment are tools to assist companies in understanding and mitigating potential problems.
Anticipate the Risks:
This involves identifying the risks to the operation. The best way to start is to construct what-if scenarios. What if there was a major lightning strike on the north tower? What if a blowout preventer failed? What if our computer controllers are hacked? Identify key safety processes and discuss what would happen if each failed. Include a review of injury, maintenance, and incident reports, the near misses as well as the losses.
The best brainstorming sessions include staff from all parts of the operation, including the front line workers. They often know the dangers better than management because they've been on the receiving end of the close calls.
Evaluate the Risks:
Separate the risks into groups (some may fall into more than one category.) As an example, headings might include loss of life/injury, loss of the facility, loss of equipment, loss of data, loss of income, environmental damage, etc. Go through each category and rank the risks from highest damage potential to lowest. The same incident may rank differently in different categories.
This can lead to some sobering realizations such as if there was a fire at the south entrance, everyone in the maintenance bay would be trapped.
The next step requires expertise and analysis. Each risk needs to be considered by its probability of happening. For example, a natural disaster causing major property and environmental damage is going to have a higher probability in areas prone to hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes. Conversely, equipment that is new, well-maintained, and has little or no record of operating problems is going to have a lower probability of failure.
The goal is to create a risk matrix. At a glance, a company can sort out high damage, but low probability occurrences from the more immediate risks faced by the company. In short, the risk matrix identifies the likelihood of a failure and the damages if it happens.
This can be a difficult procedure. Software experts have gathered data about everything from weather or injury reports and the programs can assist you in assigning probabilities of different types of failures. Creation of a risk matrix may start out as yellow pads and whiteboards, but in modern business, it will end up as a computerized summary identifying the company's key vulnerabilities.
Mitigate the Risks:
This isn't just good business, its good stewardship. Once the risk matrix identifies areas of improvement, the company can target resources to lessening or eliminating the problems. Rather than trying to hurricane-proof the entire facility, it could be as simple as clearing out trees and bushes around key valves and equipment. If there is a history of injuries, a job process can be reworked or additional safety equipment installed. Computers can be upgraded and expanded to include easily accessible cloud storage. Comprehensive risk management reviews can also weed out inefficient tottering equipment that is costing the company more in dollars and danger than it is worth.
Performing a risk evaluation is a major project. Depending on the size and complexity of the operation, it is a significant commitment of manpower and resources. But the payoff is increased efficiency, lower accident rates, and real savings by avoiding unnecessary downtime and repairs. Bonuses include a better relationship with safety and environmental regulatory agencies and potentially lower insurance rates. Contact us to discuss solutions to help streamline and improve your risk management system.
Visitor Management and Risk Mitigation
Visitors to public buildings pose a substantial security risk. This affects the oil & gas industry as much as any federal facility. A smart company can reduce that risk, however, by managing its visitors.
Some visitor management systems are "low-tech"; that is, the person signs her name, the time she enters the building, what office/employee she will visit, and signs out when leaving the building - all done using pen and paper.
The most successful visitor management relies on computerized systems to confirm visitor identity, conduct background checks, confirm security clearances and otherwise obtain information with regard to the person that may affect his or her ability to visit or that impacts the company.
To be successful, a visitor management system should combine security checks with access control. The low-tech method used keys, key cards, and badges to limit access to sensitive areas. Comprehensive visitor management systems now use smart software technology and web-based programs able to document a visitor's whereabouts in the building and track building usage by specific visitors. Some include registration through a portal before the visit. This technique helps the business check the identity and security clearance to fast-track the visitor when he arrives. The visitor management process begins several days before the actual visit and isn't completed until after the visit is over and all information analyzed.
For more information on how Accupoint's solutions can help you manage your visitor management process, visit www.accupointsoftware.com or call us at (800) 563-6250. We always appreciate the opportunity to share information on systems that can help your business become more efficient and positioned to meet global business standards.
API Spec Q2: Risk Assessment Part 1
As a professional within the oil and gas industries, your ultimate goal is to provide safe, reliable, and high-quality products and services to your customers. As you strive to consistently achieve this goal, you already know you need to control risk throughout your processes. You are a competitive leader within your industry, so you also know the value of quality standards and compliance. So what procedure does the API Spec Q2 standard mandate in order to achieve compliance?
According to the standard, "the organization shall maintain a documented procedure to control risk throughout the execution of service." There's four main components that your procedure should include, so as you develop your procedure, you'll want to:
1. Identify potential or real risks associated with your company's services
2. Recognize and use risk management tools and techniques
3. Choose, communicate, and implement preventive control measures to reduce and/or avoid risk exposure
4. Have a plan to alert your customer of any remaining risk (potential or real) that could impact your service to them
Lastly, you'll want to ensure you keep records of your assessment and any associated actions taken as a result of your process. Risk assessment is an active means of facing and dealing with quality-related challenges and doesn't need to be complicated. It's been said that great success requires great risks, but that doesn't mean sacrificing safety, quality or service. For more information on how Accupoint's solutions can help you develop your risk assessment and management procedures, visit www.accupointsoftware.com or call us at (800) 563-6250.
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Cheapest Days to Shop Online
Labor Day discounts offer even bigger savings than Cyber Monday
Cyber Monday (the great online shopfest after Thanksgiving) gets the glory, but for the year's best online discounts on clothing, shoes and accessories, hit your keyboard late this month and in early September around Labor Day.
In identifying the 20 best days of 2011 to buy clothes online, sales-tracker ShopItToMe.com found that 11 of them were bunched up together at this time of year. And this year's best shopping days are likely to mirror last year's.
Ranking in the top 20 last year were Aug. 20 (a Saturday), 22 (Monday), 23 (Tuesday), 25 (Thursday) and 27 (Saturday). Online clothes retailers were apparently cutting prices to try to shake off the doldrums of August.
Shortly afterward, the six days from the Thursday before Labor Day through the Tuesday after it all made the top 20 list. The Sunday in the middle of that group was the single best shopping day of the year for clothes.
On each of the 20 days, the website says, the average discount on men's, women's and children's apparel was at least 46 percent below regular prices.
With a mere 41 percent average discount, Cyber Monday didn't even make the list, which was based on a review of single-day sales by more than 200 online retailers.
The other top 20 days of 2011 for clothes discounts were Jan. 15 and 16 (the weekend before Martin Luther King Jr. Day) and Jan. 25 (a Tuesday), Feb. 16-19 (the run-up to President's Day, Feb. 21) and Oct. 1 (a Saturday) and 26 (a Wednesday).
Sid Kirchheimer writes about consumer affairs.
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"It was extraordinary and disturbing that the mainstream media in Fiji had so far failed to report on it [alleged false declaration by Khaiyum] while overseas media had carried significant coverage. This was further evidence of the poor state of media freedom in Fiji." - Ro Kepa
Ro Teimumu also said her office had received an email from the office of the Commissioner of Police on Monday afternoon at 3pm advising that necessary attention will be given to her complaint.
The alleged falsehood was contained in a formal statement Mr Sayed-Khaiyum signed as required under the Political Parties Decree. Mr Sayed-Khaiyum is Fiji's Attorney General and Minister for Finance.
Ro Teimumu said she expected such an important matter of public interest to be treated with urgency. She said it was extraordinary and disturbing that the mainstream media in Fiji had so far failed to report on it while overseas media had carried significant coverage. This was further evidence of the poor state of media freedom in Fiji.
In her complaint Ro Teimumu said that in his declaration dated February 24th 2015, the Attorney General stated the value of his property, Lot 13 DP 9206, CT 37186 at $80,000. However on August 29th 2006, a certified true copy of Transfer No 593802, shows that Mr. Khaiyum's company Midlife Investments paid Mr Faiyaz Koya, Mr Sahim Arif Khan, Mohammed Altaf and Anwar Hussein the sum of $100,000 for the Lot.
Ro Teimumu said Hon Sayed-Khaiyum not only has to answer for the value discrepancy between $80,000 and $100,000. He appears to have also overlooked the fact that on November 17th 2010, Lot 12 right next to his own Lot, was sold by Mr Siddiq Faizal Koya through Transfer Certificate No 738461 for $170,000. The respective size of both Lots is the same, 1099 sq meters.
The Opposition Leader said the discrepancy in the value must be viewed against the Provisions of the Political Parties Decree , specifically Sec 24 (1), (2) (a) (i) and then Sec 24 (3). By his own deliberate actions Hon Sayed Khaiyum must also provide his explanation in terms of Sec 24 (5) relating to alleged false information and the severe penalties associated with this.
Ro Teimumu reiterated that she expects the full processes of the law to be applied to her complaint in the same speedy fashion which had been employed in other investigations. She reminded the officials involved that the public that pays their salaries are entitled to this.
AN Afghanistan businessman and the former acting manager boarder control for Fiji Revenue and Customs Authority (FRCA) appeared before Suva Magistrates court this afternoon on bribery charges.
Afghanistan national Abdul Shekeb and Josefa Marawa who appeared before Magistrate Jioji Boseiwaqa were both granted bail.
Shekeb is charged with bribery of a public servant and bribery while Marawa is facing charges of receiving a bribe.
The case has been adjourned to November 30. Source: Fiji Times


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Our user Nico from the Netherlands has created this music player (original information here).
Digital music player in metal case
It's a big case for such a small hardware piece. And expensive because of the Neutrik connectors and the loss of the other three Raspberry PI USB's. Even the power is outside situated but without a micro-USB connector so you can't use the original Raspberry PI power supply. There's plenty room for a LCD display.
Take a look at NUXII for a good Hifiberry design although I would prefer to see no cable's and see the LCD display at the front.
Positive of Nick's design : all the cable's are out of sight!
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I agree there is plenty room for a display. That's the goal from the beginning. In fact, we now have the PLUS version of the MusicPlayer, with a display and buttons for prev, play/pause and next.
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We also introduced an improvement with build-in power supply since there is room for that.
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I have been thinking a lot about some conversations I had with an old friend, a long time ago now, about being defined. The conclusion was we can either be defined by the world, or by God. I want to explore both of those. By being defined by the world, it would be by the things we have, by what clothes we wear, by having the most, the best and the beautiful is the desired outlook. I like to think of this as being defined by the "natural man". By being defined by God, it would be our soul, our relationship with Him, the true desires of our hearts, and our willingness to trust Him.
I began thinking about how I could bring these two more in line with each other. And then I was reminded of a scripture I know in the Book of Mormon. It comes from Mosiah where a King/Prophet is telling his people his last words to them.
19 For the natural man is an enemy to God, and has been from the fall of Adam, and will be, forever and ever, unless he yields to the enticings of the Holy Spirit, and putteth off the natural man and becometh a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord, and becometh as a child, submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him, even as a child doth submit to his father.
|-daughter/son of royalty
|-car -clothes
|-spiritual gifts
|-house -money
|-knowledge of truth
|-body type/size
|-desires of heart
Feels like
|-peaceful and safe
|-comparison to others
|-better than I think I am
|-never good enough
|-unique, no comparison needed
|-criticism is at the core
|-infinite potential
|-no perfection ever reached
|-takes me where I am, builds me up and allows me to learn
Do I want to be in the middle? No, not really. The natural man, or the carnal man, is an enemy to God. Trying to be defined in the middle of the world and God isn't comfortable, and it never will be. How can I see myself through God's eyes (and see others the same way) and put off that natural man? Go back to the scripture above…I need to become as a child…submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, and willing to submit. This hits me hard. How many times as a parent to I inflict MY will on my kids and really they have NO CHOICE? Most of the time they are willing to submit to me (going to the store, sitting in the school pick up line, eating their dinner) am I as willing?
I need to YIELD my heart to God. To yield means "to give up and cease resistance or contention" according to my friend Merriam-Webster. There is an action required on our part to yield. A couple more scriptures, if you want to look them up, go for it! 2 Chr 30:8- yield to the Lord and ENTER His sanctuary, Helaman 3:35- yield your heart=become SANCTIFIED (becoming submissive and teachable), and Romans 6:13 (12-14)- less likely to sin because yield to RIGHTEOUSNESS, not the opposite. So I can't have both, I can't just straddle the fence. So where does my sense of self come from?
This is a hard question to answer. Truthfully I struggle with my self esteem…my natural man is always telling me that I am not enough. Not pretty enough, not skinny enough, not fashionable enough, not able to be an amazing decorator…blah blah. So if my sense of self comes from the world/natural man= temporary, finite, and corruptible. But if my sense of self comes from God=Infinite and eternal. It is hard when one seems so tangible and the other not touchable but is more FELT on the inside. As I am working to quiet my natural man and to truly YIELD to the spiritual, it truly is a fight! Like everyday.
My biggest battle, I want to please everyone. I want to be able to do everything great all the time, and look great, but you know what…I can't. I can try my best and TRUST that God will make up the rest. That said I am not saying everything worldly is bad. Our bodies are a gift. I am amazed at how much I can do with this body of mine, even though I am not slim. I am trying as hard as I can to do my best with it but it is not perfect. Control what you can control, do your best and give up the rest!
And one more scripture: 1 John 3:20 God is greater than our heart.
There are times when I don't know if I can do it, but you know what? God knows and I choose to trust Him.


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The 1960s Redux: In our new age of apocalypse, is the consciousness revolution back on?
For the past few years, I've had a mounting sense that the abortive consciousness revolution of the 1960s and early 70s may have come back from the dead, riding on the wave of apocalyptic sentiment that's been washing over us all since the late 1990s. Sometimes a new datum, or something that I interpret as a datum, enters my field of awareness and reinforces this.
Today, as on most days, I spent a few minutes browsing the latest updates at Tony Peake's forum. That's Anthony Peake, mind you, the British author of Is There Life after Death?, The Daemon: A Guide to Your Extraordinary Secret Self, and the forthcoming High Plains Drifters and Time, Dreams & Precognition. The first offers a revolutionary, scientifically-based theory of subjective immortality. The second elaborates on an idea included in the first: that we're all divided into two separate centers of consciousness, and that the self which does things like read the words you're now reading is the "lower" one which is ontologically preceded, accompanied, and guided by a higher one. The third will be a study of out-of-body experiences. The fourth is explained by its own title. For obvious reasons, Tony is occasionally described as a successor to Colin Wilson.
At his forum today, I found a mention of a new book, published in May and accompanied by a blurb from Tony, titled The Dark Man. Written by Deborah Wells, who, like me, is a participant at Tony's forum, it is devoted to exploring the "mysterious dark presence . . . a tall, dark, gaunt man" that "stalks us through our dreams, our waking lives and our creative endeavors" and is pervasive in "the history of religion, philosophy, art, and literature."
This struck me with an electrical jolt of personal significance. Why? Well, it's obviously because of my own experiences with the dark man via my sleep paralysis episodes. And that surge of ecstatic and fascinated recognition as I first read about Ms. Wells' book and then availed myself of the Amazon and Google Books previews helped to crystallize my aforementioned thoughts and feelings about a possible resurrection of the 1960s consciousness project. Because, as evinced by the very existence of her book, and Tony's work, and a thousand other current and recent reference points, we are right now experiencing an epic fermentation of cultural discourse about consciousness, selfhood, the paranormal, scientific knowledge, and the nature of reality itself.
I was born in 1970, so my personal memories of the period are drenched in a misty air of mythic significance. When in my late teens and early twenties I discovered the intellectual/cultural/spiritual/philosophical legacy of 1960s — by obsessively reading Alan Watts, Theodore Roszak, Robert Anton Wilson, and other authors; by watching the likes of Dr. Strangelove, The Graduate, Easy Rider, Harold and Maude, I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! and 2001: A Space Odyssey about two million times; by studying the history of the civil rights movement, the hippie movement, the psychedelic culture, the Vietnam War and its attendant cultural insanity, the great worldwide protests of 1968, etc. — I wished fervently that I could have lived through that heady period, when it seemed as if the collective cranium of Western and global civilization was primed to erupt in a psychedelic expansion into new realms of thought, experience, and being that would inevitably lead to new patterns of social, political, religious, and cultural arrangement.
But of course we all know what became of that age. In America (and Britain), the excitement died a miserable death under the onslaught of various assassinations, scandals, economic calamities, and the eventual consolidation of the corporate consumer worldview under and after Reagan (and Thatcher). And that's not even to mention the movement's own inexorable centrifugal force and latent narcissism, which led it to corrupt itself from within.
So that's the past. Now fast forward to the first decade of the 21st century, and what do we find? As in the sixties, everything seems apocalyptic. Everything seems poised to melt away and reveal an ugly truth lurking beneath the facade of what we have collectively agreed to call a normal way of life. For Americans especially, what primed us for this was the Y2K non-event. Then 9/11 deflowered us. After that, successive waves of tentative financial calamity, followed by our current and ongoing full-blown financial-economic collapse, erased our (illusionary) innocence entirely. Additionally, fears about serious and calamitous climate change have made significant attitudinal contributions, along with other ecological portents, fears about peak oil and 2012, and the first-ever wide-open recognition, by pretty much the entire public at large, of the entrenched and seemingly incurable corruption of our most prominent political and business institutions, as illustrated most recently by the collusion of BP and the U.S. federal government in creating a total fustercluck in the Gulf of Mexico.
And running neck in neck with this — again as in the 60s — we're seeing a concomitant explosion of new discourse, expressed in books (including Tony's and Ms. Wells'), films, music, and more, that appears to pick right back up where the original consciousness revolution left off. This formerly esoteric and marginal realm of investigation and experience, which deals with a true upending of conventional notions about selfhood, identity, time, space, and reality, presently appears to be snowballing into a major cultural force with transformative and mainstream-invading potential.
To name just one more example, only two weeks ago Rachael by-God Ray featured a segment on her network television show about "mysterious illnesses" — and one of them was sleep paralysis, a subject which, as indicated by the explosion of recent books and documentary films (one of which caught Ray's attention), and by the solid backbone of scholarship established by Dr. David J. Hufford over the past three decades,
- is linked directly to religious experience, and is in fact an authentic firsthand religious experience of its own;
- is a classic instance of a major human experience that has been rejected by the dominant Western worldview of the past several centuries; and
- is manifestly edging its way into the mainstream of the Western first-world cultural conversation.
In short, I find this all quite astonishing, not to mention hugely gratifying. And although I fear my chosen data points in support of my conclusion or suspicion may seem idiosyncratic and weird, I don't think this invalidates the suspicion itself.
So where's it going to lead? Naturally, I have no idea. But I'm currently rereading Robert Anton Wilson's Cosmic Trigger to remind myself of where the original consciousness revolution came from, and of the extent of its failure due to a tendency toward personal dissipation, as interacting with the violent backlash from a dominant mainstream culture acting out a psychological/neurological imprint of reactionary hatred and fear. At the same time, I'm wondering if maybe, just maybe, things might really have a chance to change this time.
Posted on August 18, 2010, in Psychology & Consciousness, Society & Culture and tagged anthony peake, apocalypse watch, counterculture, david hufford, Sleep Paralysis. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a Comment.


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Rodney Charters on the Canon C300, RED, and ARRI ALEXA (and a C300 Short Doc)
UPDATE: B&H has posted official U.S. pricing for the C300, and it is $16k (ships "after January 30"). Thanks to everyone who commented on my post about the Sony F3 versus the Canon C300, I have a clearer sense of the C300's strengths (that post was largely about its weaknesses). As I said in a comment, for a documentary camera (especially of the cinéma vérité variety) the C300 may be the best option out there. Several years ago, for example, I shot a short doc in the Ecuadorian Amazon jungle, and in that setting the recording time -- both in terms of storage space and battery power -- was a chief concern, as was low light ability (there was no electricity for 200 miles and night scenes were candlelit with no other option). The C300 would be the absolute best camera in the world for this. In the below series of videos, Rodney Charters, Lan Bui and Drew Gardner weigh in on the C300. But first, since we're talking about documentary use, here's Dan Chung's picturesque short C300 doc:
Here's the first video of Charters and co., which starts off with the question for Rodney, "do you ever use a Kelvin (color temperature) meter?"
Rodney says you can take a RED to 2,000 ISO before you start getting fixed-pattern noise, the ALEXA to 3,600, and the C300 to ____ (16,000?). He also says the ALEXA has a higher dynamic range and more satisfying image than the RED, which I agree with... but there is also the question of whether he's talking about a RED ONE MX or EPIC/SCARLET. I'm a huge ALEXA fan but it's not an owner/operator camera, and I've been more than satisfied with the SCARLET in my brief time with it so far. Then there's Rodney's point (and I'm paraphrasing here), "[the C300] is the camera for people who don't need makeup, wardrobe, or hair... if you're in a public space you can get away with it." A valuable consideration.
Here's part two:
Thanks to Rodney Charters, Lan Bui and Drew Gardner for posting these videos -- -- it's wonderful to have a DP of Charters' stature sharing openly. Here's the third and final video:
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Great post Koo! I really liked watching the vids. This C300 is really starting to win more people over, or maybe Canon is behind it all, who knows, either way, it´s a great camera. But I´m just wondering what the 5dM3 will do? I mean, the new Nikkon d4 is just AMAZING, I really hope Canon comes out with same features (clean HDMI output and audio monitoring mainly).
Well, thanks for the post Koo!
January 17, 2012 at 10:43AM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
i like it, the c300 is for really raw, maybe experimental, dogme 95 on the run shit while the scarlet is for more controlled, fixed linear/on set situations. and the alexa, well, thats pretty much a 35mm replacement
January 17, 2012 at 10:59AM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
Man, it produces a really nice image - but nice enough to warrant the $16k price tag with the limitations we've been discussing the past few months? I'd love to use something like this for the kind of work I do (and a lot of NFS readers do, I assume), but for a camera only capable of 1080p it still feels steep. I'm curious what their 4k DSLR will end up looking like and costing.
@John - absolutely, this would make a great tool for dogme-style/skeleton crew productions. I'd start saving now if it was closer to the FS100 price range, but for the time being I'm sticking with my GH2.
January 17, 2012 at 11:29AM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
hopefully they make a cheaper, stripped down version, or make that 4K dslr under 6k.
until then, im sticking with either rental or my T2i w/ magic lantern, which produces really beautiful images for its size and price, i dont care if stuffy videographers 3x my age call it "unprofessional"
January 17, 2012 at 11:58AM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
Hahaha, amen! I wouldn't trust anyone that judges my work on my gear instead of my work.
January 17, 2012 at 12:10PM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
Where would a 4K dslr fit in in their product range? Canon looks like they want to oak us when it comes to video.
January 17, 2012 at 12:37PM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
January 17, 2012 at 3:16PM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
I'm gonna film a short film called "sticking with my dslr" help you guys get your voices heard!
January 17, 2012 at 2:13PM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
honestly im so happy to be learning film in a time like this. 10 years ago digital film was only for star wars reboots
January 17, 2012 at 3:22PM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
Same thing here. It's all fine and cool to be up to date with all the new gear comming out, also to learn about pro cameras (which one might have to operate in a future, a distant future), but for now, my wallet is too thin to afford anything else, it was a pretty big investment the T2i and gear. With the post prod. software, you can achieve an interesting look. I agree with you.
January 19, 2012 at 4:54AM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
At this point, I would agree with most of what Rodney is saying about the Canon C300. I've shot with the Alexa, the RED MX, the RED Epic, and the Sony F3. All of these are great tools that have pros and cons as far as as different features and their price points. In the hands of a skilled DP, any of these cameras will yield a great image that can support a good film. As far as your audience is concerned, your choice won't significantly impact the quality of your film if you know what you're doing with composition, movement, and light. Which camera you use will affect your budget, your working methods, and your post workflow. I really don't see how anyone can claim that any of these cameras are better than another in all situations. It's also prejudicial to make any quality claims based solely on technical specs without testing a camera one's self.
I've seen the Canon C300 footage projected (Christy 2K) on a large screen with a long throw - and I will say that I was VERY impressed with the image! This was a much more critical test than viewing compressed footage on the internet. I also had a chance to play with the camera for about an hour. Ergonomically, it feels fantastic and the buttons and menus make good sense. I've been a big fan of the Sony F3 (value for the money) and I still am. However, the Canon has some advantages in addition to it's small form factor and weight. It has the C log function right out of the box without an expensive upgrade. It doesn't have quite have as much DR (close) as the Sony F3 with S-log, but more than the F3 without S-log. The CF cards are cheaper than the S x S cards and the data rate is higher and the 4:2:2 color space is better than the F3 S x S cards without the weight and cost of an external recorder. The batteries are also cheap and last forever. And as we all should know, the C300 is the best low light camera ever made including the Alexa! For these reasons, I think that this camera right out of the box is an excellent value at 16K when compared to the other cameras. Yes, there are cons - one can never record anything better than 8 bit 4:22. However, I have to agree with Rodney, the 8 bits doesn't seem to make much difference when you see graded footage on a big screen - even with lots of green screen composites. For me, seeing was believing.
I think this camera will have a good market in areas beyond documentaries. I think it will be very popular for TV shows and some indie feature films. Of course it's not the right tool for every project - but I'm really looking forward to testing it and renting it out for my next appropriate project. Ultimately, it's nice to have so many great choices right now at various price points. I'm closer to Rodney's age - and I remember when we only had ONE film stock at ISO 100!
January 17, 2012 at 2:18PM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
How can you write "without an expensive upgrade" when the cost of the F3 plus the so called 'costly' s-log upgrade is essentially the same as the C300???
January 17, 2012 at 3:23PM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
Paul, you're right - I hadn't checked the latest prices on the F3. They've come down. However, the F3 is still more expensive according to my quick research. The total that I found for the F3 with S-log was $17,700 and the C300 was $16,000. A difference of $1,700 - not a huge difference. However, many people believe that to get the most out of the F3 S-log, one should record externally with at least 4:2:2 color space - which would increase the total cost of the F3. Although the S x S cards (4:2:0) can record S-log, you loose color saturation in the process. I've found it harder to get that normal color back in grading when using S-log with the cards only. Don't get me wrong, I still think that the F3 is a great camera - just that the C300 shouldn't be dismissed. They both have their points.
January 17, 2012 at 3:46PM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
Randolph - I agree 100% that for theatrical work this camera shouldn't be discounted at all, despite some technical shortcomings when compared to the F3. I'll bet that on a 1080p TV and certainly on the web, though, there isn't a lot much difference between these cameras and a 5DmkII or hacked GH2 in the hands of the right DP with decent glass.
When I graduated film school at NU, digital was just coming around - I shot my senior thesis on DVCPro HD. The camera and tapes were pricey (except when compared to film) and the workflow was maddening. It's incredible how far technology has come in just a few years, and the quality of footage independent shooters can get with less than $10k worth of total gear. It's a great time to be working in this field!
January 18, 2012 at 6:11AM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
At B&H the F3 is $13,160, S-log upgrade is $3,680 total cost =$16,840
When you're dropping $16k - $840 is essentially irrelevant IMHO. What is relevant is that one option locks you into an 8bit work flow for the life of the investment while the other gives you the freedom and possibility of 10bit 4:2:2 or 10bit 4:4:4 when the project requires it.
For me its simply a case of history repeating. Canon took ages to respond to Sony's at the time revolutionary EX1 and then years later only managed a camera that was comparable at best. Now its happened again with the F3 and C300. In my opinion Canon needs to be punished, its sloppy, its lazy and really nothing short of a slap in the face to so many who were hoping for so much more.
Its funny how much "Hollywood hype" canon put on to launch this thing when as everyone knows, whenever a movie is over-hyped by the studios..odds on its because its a rotten tomato ;-)
January 17, 2012 at 4:16PM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
You're going a little overboard, c300 will be the best 50mbs camera available, if your project only requires 50mbs or less c300 will win, however I do agree that this low light hype is misplaced, if sensitivity is the future of sensors, the f3 was the revolution not the c300. 20,000 iso on the c300 is more more sensitive than 6400 on a 7d, great camera, though it's a good camera, its not a revolution
January 17, 2012 at 4:59PM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
It's disheartening to see the amount of bickering going on about camera selection across all the major "film" sites that we frequent. It's like Mac vs PC all over again. Dudes and dudettes, they are just tools. Use the tools you need to paint your picture and skip the rest.
You know what's more important than camera selection? Story selection. And I don't just mean script, I mean storytelling as it applies to every area of filmmaking. How are you framing your shots? What focal lengths do you want to use? What color palettes are you going to embed into your film. If we all spent less time bitching over cameras we'd have more time to spend worrying about telling a better story. Camera selection is such a small part of the overall storytelling process that it's unbelievable it gets so much fury.
It's practically become its own form of fetishism.
I'm a firm believer in the adage that you don't buy a new camera until you can no longer realize the full extent of your creative vision with your existing one.
I've loved to death my DSLR 5D Mk2s, but moire, rolling shutter and other issues which I constantly have to work around have now forced me to decide on an upgrade. After carefully reviewing all choices, I'm going with the C300 because it will give me what I need to take me to the next level as a filmmaker and best fit in with all the gear I already have. And without my path through the DSLR world, I don't think I would've been ready for any of these new cameras.
I don't give a rat's bum about 422 vs 444 or 8 bit vs 10 bit. I look at the images that have been made and I see everything I need to see.
The C300 will tell my story how I need it told. Sure I would've loved to have overcranking on it, but slo-mo shots account for about 0.5% of my total shooting output and when it becomes really crucial I'll rent the camera for the day. In terms of 4k vs 2k. I still watch standard def DVDs on my blu-ray player and I'm sure I'll still watch blu-ray dvds on my 4k player when I eventually get that. Of course I'll eventually switch over to 4k just as I switched from SD to HD.
And bluntly as a DP and a Director something that has become far, far, far more critical to me than camera selection is talent selection and shooting style.
Can we all focus on being fanatics and fetishists on story telling and less on electrical circuitry porn? It's bloating the web-sites I love, including this one, with a very very minor matter in terms of the overall story.
Koo, I'd much rather see a series of posts which allowed all of us to dissect Kieślowski's "Three Colors" and other fantastically and beautifully told stories so that I could learn from my peers those things which would make me a better storyteller and allow me to share my views on them as well.
Just saying...we're film makers, not camera makers. Let RED and Canon and SONY battle with each other on making better products for better prices. Let's battle with ourselves to tell better stories.
Because let's be honest with ourselves, looking over the broad spectrum of content being regurgitated,the world needs better stories more than it needs better cameras.
January 18, 2012 at 6:31PM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
I'm pretty sure this article is named "Rodney Charters on the Canon C300, RED, and ARRI ALEXA (and a C300 Short Doc)" not "Camera is the most important thing about filmmaking." Get off your pretentious high horse please. Everyone is not trying to make a feature film.
January 18, 2012 at 11:05PM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
@Ryan. I didn't attack you personally, but I apologize if my post offended you. I'm sorry, I thought this site was for film making and people interested in doing so. I think too much stress has fallen on camera choice and I was really glad to see that Rodney and co. took up that point. Telling a better story applies to anything which a camera is pointed towards other than maybe product advertising and porn, not just feature films (I make documentary shorts and corporates for a living). Yes? I agree with your first post: stick with your DSLR if that's what works for you.
January 19, 2012 at 5:10AM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
90% of all films that are bought and distributed are bad films, and you think story matters most. Brand name matters most, any distributor will tell you the same. Story matters most is a hollow statement, dreamer filmmaker idealism like directors need passion or dp's need an eye.
January 19, 2012 at 8:44AM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
Wow. I've had more fun talking to you than rubbing my butt raw with 40 grit sandpaper. I have zero idea what crawled up your *** and died, but I hope one day you get over it and yourself. Jeezuz. Since it annoys you so much let me say it again but differently: Story matters most to people interested in telling good stories. Seriously dude, WTF?
January 19, 2012 at 12:55PM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
+1 @ Ryan
Darius at the of the day people on this thread have simply stated their opinions, most in significantly less words than you (which is ironic considering your lament on bloating the internet).
Having said that I think most would agree story and as you say story telling is ultimately paramount for the end result. I've often found myself thinking how nice it would be to turn my back on the technical side and focus solely on writing great scripts. Of course then I would be thrown into the turmoil of choosing the best screen writing application...Final draft, Movie Magic, Celtx etc... ;-)
January 19, 2012 at 2:19AM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
Sorry for the bloat. :(
Revised opinion: Don't need 4k yet. Don't need slo-mo most of the time. I have a fully fitted Canon DSLR rig and lenses which was the largest investment. I need a better camera to go to the next level due to DSLR limitations (rolling shutter, moire, aliasing, etc...) but need a camera which is discrete enough to get away with filming in uncontrolled environments. C300 looks to be the best choice = adaptability to existing accessories + discrete form + technical specs + beautiful image. Not gonna spend 6 months worrying about it, gonna spend that time on making the best content I can. If your weapon of choice is Sony F3 with S-Log or Alexa or RED or Whatever The ****: awesome! I just hope you concentrate on making great content. Best, Dare
PS: Final Draft but Adobe Story is free. :)
January 19, 2012 at 5:25AM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
"...dissect Kieślowski's "Three Colors", awesome idea Darius.
January 19, 2012 at 4:15PM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
If we were really serious when we say story matters most, we'd be asking a few questions:
1) has the writer internalized the standards of narrative (i.e., literature) -- something which can only happen with voracious reading, starting at age 13 or 14, and through early adulthood -- or are his conceptions pretty much limited to the world of other movies, and TV?
2) if the writer has the solitary temperament to sit in a room and learn the writing craft, how in the hell is he ever going to get through the typical American indie production, including fund raising?
3) how is it, if the story is "everything", that so many ludicrous, poorly crafted and immature stories make it to the screen? Why is it enormous resources, including lots money and years of work, routinely go into realizing utter nonsense?
Provide the answers, and you'll have a good idea why the movie business is what it is.
January 20, 2012 at 9:19AM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
Where can I find the bellingsgate shoot.
January 19, 2012 at 2:59PM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
about to order red sarlet what are the'' must haves'' in setting up a good kit,and what cables do you need for location sound cheers geoff
January 24, 2012 at 9:53PM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
thanks koo my soundo has said we should always do dual system as red cameras audio is average what is your experience. And can you have the bomb EVF & Reds 5'' LCD riged at the same time cheers geoff
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The survey of 400 people so far was conducted in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK and was designed to understand the needs and challenges of those caring for relatives with severe mental illness, in particular schizophrenia. It will continue collecting data till the end of this year.
Almost half the participants (46%) were not happy with the support they've received from medical/healthcare staff and 38% do not believe they are taken seriously. 44% are not satisfied with their ability to influence decisions about the care of their relatives.
Four out of 10 of the family caregivers feel they cannot cope while 1 in 3 suffer depression, 1 in 3 worry about their own physical health as a result of their burden and 1 in 3 are close to the breaking point. Almost all (90%) want and need help with their burden.
Caring for a family member, the survey concluded, was similar to having a part time job involving an additional 23 hours a week and a job that often lasts for the rest of their lives. As Kevin Jones, the Secretary General of EUFAMI said, "this hidden workforce of family carers is a lifeline for society and we must take steps to ensure they are fully recognised for their contributions, their voices are heard and they are supported in order to allow them to continue caring effectively and safely for their loved ones, without putting their own physical and emotional well-being at risk"
Kathy Mochnacki, a mother in Richmond Hill, ON in a letter to the Toronto Star, pointed out that
"since the deinstitutionalization of hospital mental health services, family caregivers of people with serious mental illness have shouldered most of the responsibility of care and have become the default mental health system. Furthermore, we often do our work in isolation, coping with discrimination and unrealistic privacy legislation that could potentially put us and our ill relative in harm's way."
And it is that absurd privacy legislation that is a large source of the stress felt be caregivers. Imagine having an adult child with life threatening cancer and being told by the medical profession that they cannot talk to you because of privacy. A sick child of any age needs all the help and support that they can get and it is the family who are often most in tune with their state of health. To continue to deny families information, involvement, and to refuse to listen to their suggestions is unproductive and absurd. And yet, despite recommendations to end this situation in both Canada and the US, it continues.


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Tech Companies Pay CNET To Repost Positive Reviews
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A new CNET advertising product seeks to monetize its popular consumer technology reviews, in the media industry's latest foray into native advertising.
CNET Replay, first reported by Digiday's Brian Morrissey, allows technology companies like Samsung and Microsoft to pay CNET to repost on its homepage a positive review CNET has written previously about one of its products.
The old review then appears on the CNET homepage in a shaded highlight box between other editorial content. The link is presented alongside a blurb from the review and a small orange banner labeled "CNET REPLAY," seen here as displayed on CNET's cell phones page:
Only after users click on the link, assuming they don't just read the blurb and move on, is it stated that an advertiser paid CNET to promote it again on the homepage. Even then, Samsung is not explicitly named as the party that paid for the story to be re-shared, and the language used is a bit convoluted.
Though a reader scrolling through the site could fail to realize that the link was paid for by an advertiser, CBS Interactive, CNET's parent company, said the text inside Replay homepage blurbs is identical to what accompanies the stories when they are originally published.
"I think it's ethically dubious," said Rick Edmonds, a media business analyst at the Poynter Institute, a non-profit journalism school that tracks industry trends and best practices. "I know sponsored content and native advertising is all the rage, and my own view is that it's okay as long as it's clearly labeled as advertising. I think CNET Replay flunks that test."
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Charlotte's NASCAR Hall of Fame crashed hard. As the city preps for an $18 million debt-forgiveness vote, homeowners wonder where their bailouts are.
We just rang in 2015, but the city of Charlotte, North Carolina, would love to see the calendar flipped back to 2005.
That was the year NASCAR cemented its position as one of the United States' most popular sports. Fortune magazine drooled over the racing juggernaut a decade ago, proudly declaring NASCAR "the fastest-growing, best-run sports business in America—with the emphasis on businesses."
But the financial viability of NASCAR has crashed in recent years amid plummeting race attendance and growing disinterest in car racing among Americans. And nothing symbolizes the sport's tragic decline more than its Hall of Fame, which broke ground with great expectations in 2007 and officially opened in 2010—and is now hemorrhaging money for the city of Charlotte.
Monday night, Charlotte's city council is expected to pass a loan-forgiveness deal that will eliminate nearly $18 million in debt the city owes on the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Opening the glitzy development cost the city $200 million, but the project was viewed as a crucial job creator for downtown Charlotte, undergoing noticeable revival. Today, to call the NASCAR Hall of Fame a financial disaster would be an understatement.
Early projections had the city-owned Hall of Fame pulling in revenues of up to $1 million annually. Instead, according to Sporting News, the venue has lost over $5 million since opening. Attendance is abysmal. Developers expected at least 400,000 visitors annually, with the potential to attract up to 800,000. Over the past five years, however, only about 170,000 NASCAR fans have visited the venue each year, or 470 per day. One official representing the NASCAR Hall of Fame acknowledges some financial projections have not been met, but insists, "the Hall is doing well." Tom Murray, CEO of the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority, which overseas large city-owned assets, says the NASCAR Hall of Fame will earn money or break even if the debt deal is agreed upon.
City officials are framing today's debt deal as a "restructuring" rather than a bailout. Yet, as highlighted by a recent Charlotte Observer editorial, the project's downfall can't really be spun:
It doesn't camouflage that the Hall of Fame couldn't survive on its own. It doesn't change the fact that the city, when it bid for the hall, miscalculated everything from attendance projections to the arc of NASCAR's popularity.
The failure of the deal becomes even more clear as cities struggle to pull out of the Great Recession. Charlotte was spared the crippling housing crisis that hit cities like Detroit and Las Vegas. Still, North Carolina's largest metro was hit hard, according to the Brookings Institution. Single-family properties financed with a mortgage lost 23 percent of their value during the recession and, despite a marginal recovery, are still nowhere near pre-recession rates.
Jason McGrath, a Charlotte attorney experienced in real-estate litigation, says the community's support for the debt-forgiveness deal is "mixed." Given how badly the venue has underdelivered, taxpayers naturally balk at wiping its financial slate clean so easily. However, McGrath says, residents know they are likely to benefit, at least indirectly, if the city's debt toward the project is written off. (McGrath chairs a civil service committee for the city, but spoke to CityLab from the perspective as an independent lawyer).
"Of course, the folks that are facing foreclosure and have not been able to get help are looking at this and likely thinking to themselves, 'Well, here we go again,' where it's always the big fish that seem to get the big breaks," McGrath says.
Nearly 16,000 foreclosed properties in Charlotte are either for sale or auction, according to RealyTrac, an online housing database. Would the $18 million being written off for the NASCAR Hall of Fame have better served residential properties currently underwater?
Update: This story has been updated to include comments from the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority.
Top image courtesy of Flickr user Daniel Lobo


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Thomas Town™ at Kennywood brings to life everyone's favorite No. 1 Engine, along with his friends and favorite destinations from the Island of Sodor! A trip to Thomas Town includes a ton of fun to be had on five family rides themed to characters from the beloved children's program, including a life-sized Thomas the Tank Engine™. Young conductors and their families can experience thrills with Thomas, Cranky, Harold, Flynn, and Diesel, plus an interactive live show featuring Sir Topham Hatt and some of his Really Useful Engines!
Thomas Town™ was named one of the Best New Attractions of 2018 by USA Today! Come see what everyone's talking about at the second-largest Thomas & Friends™ attraction in North America!
Journey with Thomas
Head to Kennywood Station and climb aboard for an unforgettable journey with the Number 1 Blue Engine! Guests of all ages can hop aboard a Thomas-themed train ride that takes you along the back side of Kennywood, with wondrous views of the Monongahela River and the Edgar Thomson Works, the oldest steel mill in the Steel City. It's a beautiful setting that looks like what you might see on the Island of Sodor! Riders under 46" must ride with a responsible person.
Cranky's Drop Tower
Strap in tight for a truly Cranky experience! Sodor's strongest crane will lift you high above Thomas Town™, and then drop you down! Riders must be at least 42" tall to ride.
Harold's Helicopter Tour
All set and ready for action! Kids can take control of their own Harold Helicopter and pilot him up and down as they spin round and round.Riders under 36" tall must ride with a responsible person; there is no maximum height restriction. No handheld infants.
Flynn's Fire Training
Junior firefighters shoot water to extinguish flames on this unique, interactive ride. Riders under 36" tall must ride with a responsible person; there is no maximum height restriction. No handheld infants.
Diesel Drivers
Don't forget the Diesels! Climb aboard Diesel, Iron Bert and other Diesel engines for a fun ride. Riders under 36" tall must ride with a responsible person; there is no maximum height restriction. No handheld infants.
Note: Rides in Thomas Town may close due to inclement weather or for periodic maintenance. Your safety is our top priority at all times!
Steel City Adventures! Live Show at Tidmouth Sheds
Show times: 2:30, 5:30 & 7:30
Join Gordon, James, Emily, Percy & Sir Topham Hatt as they prepare for a very special adventure on the rails. A few important deliveries need to make it safely from the Island of Sodor to the Steel City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania! Each engine has a unique job and special cargo to deliver. So hop on board as Kennywood proudly presents, Steel City Adventures! at Tidmouth Sheds, Thomas Town.
Thomas & Friends™ Big Adventures Play Zone
Children can have big adventures and big fun in a soft play area, construct test tracks for the Steam Team, and relive some of the characters' favorite moments in our media center!
Please note, the soft play zone is only for children age 2 - 12. Socks must be worn in the Big Adventures Play Zone -- shoes, sandals and bare feet are prohibited.
Thomas Town Gift Co.
Find all your favorite Thomas & Friends merchandise! Look out for special items that can only be found in Thomas Town.
Thomas Town Party Room
Celebrate your birthday the Sodor Way! The Thomas Town party room is a wonderful way to celebrate any little conductor's special day, complete with a VIP Pass for the entire birthday party to get front of the line access for the Journey with Thomas! Learn more about birthday parties at Kennywood and book the Thomas Town party room today!


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On June 26, the 2016 edition of the incomparable Towerthon was run. Athletes from all over the US, and several from nearby Mexico descended on San Diego for the unique two-hour slog up the steps.
First, however, was the single climb sprint. Pulling off the upset on the men's side was G.M. Grena, winning the sprint with a time of 2:00. Right behind by mere fractions of a second was Scott Stanley with a time of 2:00. Third was relative newcomer Brian Zamboni with a time of 2:06. Missing the podium by only a tick of the clock or two were Joshua Duncan ( 2:06 ), Michael Caviston ( 2:07 ) and Daniel Dill ( 2:08 ).
On the women's side, Christine Soskins won with a 2:19, followed by Amy Brown with a 2:23, and Linda Viner with a 2:33. Also under 3 minutes was Madeleine Fontillas Ronk with a 2:47.
After a recovery period, the two hour slog began. Climbers had 2 hours to power their way up the steps as many times as possible, returning down the elevator for the next lap.
Unfortunately, the elevator returns turned out to be problematic. Two separate groups of climbers got caught in the elevators; one for 7 minutes, and one for 45 minutes! This reduced the number of functioning elevators to one for quite a period of time, resulting in both crowded rides down and long waits--your writer experienced a 8 minute wait, and several that were multiple minutes apiece.
Towards the end, people dropped out or took long breaks, which freed up the elevators. The staircases also cleared up, resulting in more efficient laps. The two hours elapsed, and most climbers were finished, but the competitors who had been stuck in the elevators climbed on, making up for their lost time, leaving the final result in doubt until all were complete.
In the end, Christine Soskins prevailed on the women's side, with 24 climbs, and a best climb of 2:40. Linda Viner followed close behind with 23 climbs and a best climb of 2:58. Amy Brown with third with 21 climbs and a best climb of 2:42.
On the men's side, Scott Stanley took the top spot with 27 climbs and a best climb of 2:37. Second was Michael Caviston with 25 climbs and a best of 3:04, and third was Ignacio Manrique with 24 climbs and a best of 2:42.
Also joining the "vertical mile" club was David Hanley with 23 climbs (22 needed for the vertical mile) and a best of 2:58, which was good enough to win men's 40-49. David eagerly awaits his vertical mile T-Shirt.
Congratulations to all our overall winners, age groupers, and everyone who participated in this fascinating and grueling event!


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Time to start thinking about Christmas if you haven't already.
Why not find something that feels custom-made, like it was built just for that special person?
Chances are that we have something built that will appeal to those hardest to buy for in a way that nothing else could.
Due to the tremendous effort and logistics of gathering components, time is up for a custom, though we can print a gift certificate for you for any within our editions.
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The Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum in Ilwaco, WA will host "Ocian in View" this November 7, 8 & 9th.
As part of those events, on Sunday the 9th at 3:30 pm there will be a dedication of the Cape Disappointment Nickel plaque and Open House with the photographer, Andrew Cier, (whose photo was used for the Lewis & Clark nickel as well as the GPS Marker).
Other events include presentations by the Chinook Indian Tribe, Knappton Cove Heritage Center Open House, a seafood dinner, and bus tours.
For the complete schedule of events, Visit this link hosted on the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum site or call 360-642-3446
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Senior Resource Alliance
Jim Trull is the founder of the Senior Resource Alliance of the Triangle. The Alliance is a source of ethical, competent, and trusted resources and solutions for seniors. The group is made up of professionals from around the Triangle who are well known and respected in the senior community. Members of the Alliance speak to groups on a variety of topics and hold events that are open to the public.


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If you are on the look out for a property to buy to let – and a lot of aspiring landlords are aiming to do just that – is it better to buy one that still needs to be done up and renovated or one that is all ready for tenants to move into?
The decision might prove quite critical, since buying to let is a business in which the economics of investment and return from rents is especially important.
The cost of the investment
It is important to gauge right the price you need to pay for the principal investment in a buy to let business; namely the property itself. A property that has been properly renovated to an adequate standard is considerably more likely to generate the income yields on which a landlord's successful business depends.
In this light, therefore, there is some interesting research by the bank and buy to let mortgage lender, HSBC.Published in the latter part of 2014, the research showed that property still in need of renovation before letting to tenants is an average of £58,500 cheaper than property which has already been refurbished.
At an average purchase price of £194,599 for a ready to occupy, buy to let house with two bedrooms, this is 43% more expensive than a similar property still in need of renovation, with an average purchase price of just £136,042.
It may give some idea of the accelerated appreciation in the value of buy to let property of all kinds to compare the £194,599 quoted by HSBC with our own experience here at Cover4LetProperty, where our data from 2013 indicates that the average total building sum insured on a let property was £141,301 (and allowing for the fact, of course, that purchase price and sum insured are two different measures of value).
What's involved in renovation
If you have decided to pursue the option of buying a property to renovate before letting it to tenants, what are some of the principal considerations?
- research, planning and preparation are probably the key words behind any successful renovation project;
- the research might involve discussions with friends, relations and other landlords who may have gone down the same path, but might also benefit from input from the professionals – some of whom were happy to give completely free advice and guidance when they manned the stalls at the National Homebuilding & Renovating Show at the NEC, in Birmingham at the end of March this year;
- planning is likely to demand both your time and patience as you apply for and await the necessary permissions from your local authority's planning and building control departments – pressing ahead regardless, without those permissions, might result in your having to tear down any renovation work already completed;
- an overview of the planning requirements and building standards maintained by your local authority is contained on the relevant government website – and gives some idea of the many hoops you may have to jump through;
- from the moment you buy the property, you are likely to take the precaution of ensuring that it is adequately insured;
- a potential stumbling block here might be that some insurers are reluctant to provide cover from inception (the time you buy it, that is) for property that is unoccupied, because it is under renovation – at Cover4LetProperty, on the other hand, we are able to arrange cover in precisely these circumstances;
- an essential part of careful preparation calls upon all your judgment and skill in commissioning the most competent, reliable and economic builders to carry out the works;
- once again, you might want to question the experiences of friends, relatives or fellow landlords who have hired such contractors themselves – since their own happy and successful experience is likely to be a good sign that yours is going to be the same;
- however glowing the reference your contacts may give for a particular builder, however, you might still want to insist on getting at least three estimates and quotations in writing from other candidates;
- it is essential to be perfectly clear about what you expect from your contractors and when – a detailed schedule of works, for instance, commits both parties to the extent and standard of building to be done and the due dates for any interim payments;
- before making the commitment to your chosen contractor or contractors, you might also want to ask for the addresses of other sites on which they have recently worked, so that you might do your own drive-by and judge at least some of the results for yourself.
With the works themselves tackled in a carefully planned and commissioned way, therefore, the purchase of a property in need of renovation might prove a sound investment in terms of the typically lower purchase price and the possibility of attractive income yields.


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Mining Search: This could be a coal-mining search or tin mining search. It is carried out against the purchase property to find out whether there has been, or there are any future plans for any further mining that may affect the property.
Money Laundering: Using illegally obtained money in such a way as to block investigations into its past and making it look "clean". For example, a drug dealer might seek to carry out money laundering by passing illegally obtained money through a seemingly legitimate series of transactions, using a solicitors' client account.
Mortgage: Security over land for a loan. If the loan is not repaid, in addition to suing under the covenant to repay, the mortgagee has various rights against the land that can be used to attempt to collect the money owed: e.g. the mortgagee may be able to take possession of the land and sell it.
Mortgagee: Lender under a mortgage, e.g. bank, building society.
Mortgagor: Borrower.
Mortgage Advance: Another phrase to describe the mortgage loan.
Mortgage Instructions: A set of papers sent to the lawyer by the mortgage lender to confirm the terms upon which the lawyer may proceed to act in connection with the mortgage offer. The mortgage instructions include all papers that the lawyer will need from the mortgage lender during the purchase instructions.
Mortgage Offer: Issued by the mortgage lender to the borrower confirming the lender is happy to advance the borrower the money. The mortgage offer will only be issued once the lender is satisfied the borrower is credit-worthy and the property offers good security.
Mutual Deed of Covenant for Flying Freehold: A document which sets out the terms for repair and maintenance of a property which overhangs, or is overhung by the adjacent property.


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Job Title: Principal
Position Summary: The Principal serves as the educational leader, responsible for managing the policies, regulations, and procedures to ensure that all students are supervised in a safe and traditional Islamic learning environment that meets the approved curricula and mission of the school. The Principal is also responsible for achieving academic excellence through collaboration and nurture of all members of the school staff and monitoring the scheduling, curriculum development, extracurricular activities, personnel management, emergency procedures, and facility operations.
- Manage, evaluate and supervise effective and clear procedures for the operation and functioning of the school consistent with the philosophy, mission, values, and goals of ISI
- Ensure compliance with all laws, board policies and civil regulations.
- Evaluate and provide governance to all instructional programs of the school.
- Develop, implement and monitor long-term goals and strategies to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of the school.
- Establish and enforce policies and procedures that will improve the overall operation and effectiveness of the school.
- Leverage effective partnerships with internal and external constituents.
- Oversee and manage the school budget through proper controls throughout the fiscal year to ensure optimal financial results.
- Supervise in a fair and consistent manner effective discipline and attendance systems with high standards, consistent with the philosophy, values, and mission of the school.
- Establish a professional rapport with the administrative team, leadership team, students and faculty.
- Display the highest ethical and professional behavior and standards when working with students, parents and school personnel.
- Serve as a role model for students, dressing professionally, demonstrating the importance and relevance of learning, accepting responsibility, and demonstrating pride in the education profession.
- Establish and promote high standards and expectations for all students and staff for academic performance and responsibility for behavior.
- Give regular khutbas and khaatiraas to students and encourage good Islamic behavior.
- Nurture both students and teachers to achieve their greatest potential academically, instructionally and spiritually.
- Maintain positive, cooperative and mutually supportive relationships with staff, parents, and other stakeholders.
- Complete in a timely fashion all records and reports as requested by the Board.
- Communicate with the Board regularly about the needs, successes and general operation of the school.
- Establish procedures for safe storing and integrity of all public and confidential school records.
- Protect the confidentiality of records and information gained as part of exercising professional duties and use discretion in sharing such information within legal confines.
- Attend required committee meetings (e.g.: fund-raising, status calls, technology night, curriculum, etc.) and extra school-sponsored functions and religious events.
- Perform any duties that are within the scope of employment and certifications, as assigned by the Board and not otherwise prohibited by law or in conflict with the contract.
- Should be flexible with work schedule to work weekend and evening hours as required.
Education/Training (Requisite Skills and Training):
- Master's Degree in Educational Leadership, Principal certification a must.
- Demonstrated and proven ability in leading and structuring middle and high-school with over 500 students.
- Minimum of 5-8 years of supervisory or leadership experience in an Islamic school, specifically high-school. Prior experience in classroom teaching is a must.
- Ability to work with staff and students of different cultural backgrounds.
- Must be self-motivated and able to respond quickly and effectively to changing priorities.
- Solid written, oral and presentation skills. Must be a proficient MS Office user.
- Well-versed in Islamic Knowledge. Fluency in English, with Arabic being a plus.
- Fluency in English, with Arabic being a plus.
- Must be eligible to work in the United States.
- Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check and drug test.