Yuriko Kajiya and Artists of Houston Ballet in Ben Stevenson's The Sleeping Beauty.
Melody Mennite and Artists of Houston Ballet in Ben Stevenson's The Sleeping Beauty.
The Sleeping Beauty is one of the classical ballet's most technically difficult yet visually dynamic works — a ballet by which ballet companies are judged. Houston Ballet's version, with choreography by Artistic Director Emeritus Ben Stevenson (who directed Houston Ballet from 1976 to 2003) after Marius Petipa, is a shining example of the visual feast that comes from a top-notch company taking on Beauty.
Stevenson's version, though it keeps with tradition by employing a purely classical movement vocabulary, reimagines a few elements from the original Sleeping Beauty of 19th century czarist Russia, among them the wicked fairy Carabosse. In Stevenson's ballet, she isn't played by a man dressed as a woman, but rather by a woman donning black pointe shoes — yes, she's still evil, but deliciously so. Because Stevenson's Carabosse is more than just a character role, she gets more stage time than in the typical Beauty production.
Sara Webb and Jared Matthews in Ben Stevenson's The Sleeping Beauty.
Feb. 27's evening performance at Wortham Theater Center had Jessica Collado in the role of Carabosse, the character from which the ballet's drama originates. At the christening of Princess Aurora, Carabosse, tired of being shunned by the king and queen, casts a spell over the innocent child: She will grow up to be beautiful, but will one day prick her finger and die. It's not until the Lilac Fairy intervenes (the long-limbed, wonderfully elegant Katharine Precourt) that the spell is modified; Aurora will instead fall into a deep sleep that can only be broken by a prince's kiss.
Before the first spell is even cast, the Lilac Fairy and her five friends bestow the gifts of beauty, generosity, charm, song and temperament upon the infant, commemorating each gift with a short dance. Desmond Heeley's opulent costume designs are on full display here: Each fairy wears a decadent, bejeweled tutu, each seemingly more impressive than the last.
The quick-footed Jacquelyn Long as Fairy Song was stunning; wearing a canary-yellow tutu, her sharp, fluttery motions matched the chirpiness of that moment in Tchaikovsky's landmark score. Another stand out was Chae Eun Yang as Fairy Charm, who hopped delicately en pointe through that variation's choreography.
Artists of Houston Ballet in Ben Stevenson's The Sleeping Beauty.
As Feb. 27's Aurora, Yuriko Kajiya possessed that ideal blend of innocence and bashful curiosity. Courted by four suitors at her 16th birthday, the pink-tutu-clad Aurora dances the ballet's most iconic section, known as the Rose Adagio for the roses she collects from each suitor as they partner her through a series of one-legged balances en pointe. I had never before seen a Beauty that had each suitor's country of origin indicated by his costuming; it was a nice touch. Kajiya glided through the Rose Adagio as though she danced on air, holding the final balance an impressively long time (thunderous applause erupted from the audience). The first act ends with Aurora pricking her finger and falling into a deep sleep.
In the second act, Prince Florimund (danced by Connor Walsh on Feb. 27) enters the scene. The act opens with one of the most beautiful ensemble dances in the ballet canon — a choreography done with flower garlands where the dancers crisscross the stage. The Lilac Fairy introduces a vision of Aurora in white to the prince; here, she's more refined. It's love at first sight.
Karina Gonzalez and Charles-Louis Yoshiyama in Ben Stevenson's The Sleeping Beauty.
In the final act, the court celebrates the wedding of Princess Aurora and Prince Florimund. Many of the attendees are storybook characters, including Puss-in-Boots and his partner-in-crime, the White Cat; Princess Florine and her partner, the Bluebird; and the Ivans. Natalie Varnum and Harper Watters made a hilarious pair of cats, alternately showing affection and cat-clawing each other (as cats are wont to do). Christopher Gray's compact frame made for an ideal Bluebird as he soared through the repeated jumps required of the role.
The Friday Feb. 26 cast included a sprightly Princess Aurora in Karina Gonzalez, all girlish with rock solid balance in the Rose Adagio and pure elegance in the final act. Nao Kusuzaki's lovely Lilac Fairy exuded a serene beauty, while Soo Youn Cho's Carabosse added a touch of danger. And how great to see the recently promoted Derek Dunn back on stage in top form in Bluebird with the sparkling Allison Miller at his side as Princess Florine.
There is one word that encapsulates Houston Ballet's Sleeping Beauty: Decadent, with a capital D. The sets, the costumes and, above all, the dancing, live up to any expectations balletomanes may have when it comes to this canonical ballet.
Claire Christine Spera grew up dancing ballet, modern, and Spanish flamenco. A graduate of the arts journalism program at the University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism, she has been a freelance dance and theater critic for the Austin American-Statesman and other publications since moving to the capital city in fall 2010.


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Dye It Yourself adds new mechanics to sheep and how you collect dye!
At its most basic, this mod let's sheep eat flowers, which causes their fleece to match the color of the flower eaten.
Dye It Yourself was created for the 5th Modjam. Thank you to Searge for organizing the event. And thanks to Vallen for including this in their ModJam 5 showcase.


CJ2-09 is a 1944 CJ-2 Agrijeep prototype that was assigned to testing in Brookneal, Virginia. Exactly where this test occurred in Brookneal is not known at this time. It may have been a tire test because in the fall of 1945, Willys-Overland sold this vehicle to Atlas Tire Company. (Original Title Application) CJ2-09 was the first Agrijeep that surfaced. It was discovered by Charles Ellis who ran a generator repair service. Someone can in to have a generator rebuilt and said it was off a weird Army jeep. He convinced the guy to sell it to him and he restored. It was a feature story in the newsletter of the Willys club (Willys World) when he was trying to figure out what he had. Ivan Schatzka responded to this and provided some information to him. Fred Coldwell purchased this in 1996 after it was restored.
CJ2-09 as found. Hard Top was added at some point in its past.
CJ2-09 Dash Hard top was carefully cut off.
Pressure washing frame before restoration 50 Years of accumulated dirt and grease removed.
Passenger side floor. The floors and sides were very rusty Sides were patched to keep as much original metal as possible.
Work on the drivers side cowl panel. Inside the cowl panel.
Work continues. Passenger side panel also needed patching and the lower body gusset patched.
Outside passenger side cowl panel Work Continues.
Original firewall. New floor pan pieces.
Floor pan with original transmission area welded in. Top side of new floor pan.
New floor installed and primed. Firewall primed.
Tub looks like new. Restored rolling chassis.
Engine freshly painted. Front of engine.
Steering column painted. Radiator installed to test engine.


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Since the introduction of support vector machines (SVMs), much work has been done to make these machines more efficient in classification. In our work, we incorporated the preconditioned conjugate gradient method (PCG) with an adaptive constraint reduction method developed in 2007 [8, 9] to improve the efficiency of training the SVM when using an Interior-Point Method. As in [8, 9], we reduced the computational effort in assembling the matrix of normal equations by excluding unnecessary constraints. By using PCG and refactoring the preconditioner only when necessary, we also reduced the time to solve the system of normal equations. We also compared two methods to update the preconditioner. Both methods consider the two most recent diagonal matrices in the normal equations. The first method chooses the indices to be updated based on the difference between the diagonal elements while the second method chooses based on the ratio of these elements.
Promising numerical results for dense matrix problems are reported.
A support vector machine (SVM) is a tool used to classify patterns. Several patterns with associated predetermined classification labels (positive or negative) are given as input. A SVM is trained by finding a hyperplane that separates the two classes of patterns. Once the training procedure is complete, the machine can be used to classify future patterns. A pattern is labeled as positive or negative depending on which side of the hyperplane it lies on. If there is a hyperplane that separates the positive patterns from the negative patterns, then the separating hyperplane can be found by solving a convex quadratic program (CQP).
Our work uses the Interior-Point Method (IPM) with adaptive constraint reduction developed in [8, 9] to find the hyperplane. During the reduction process, patterns that are farthest from the separating hyperplane are eliminated since they have no effect on training the SVM. We assume our problem can be modeled as a CQP and use primal-dual interior-point methods to find the best separating hyperplane. Our contribution is to use the preconditioned conjugate gradient method (PCG) to solve the normal equations problem at each step of the IPM. PCG solves a system of linear equations by using a preconditioner matrix that is chosen such that convergence to the "true" solution is rapid. The matrix of the normal equations is symmetric and positive definite. These equations are very useful because they determine our IPM step but involve fewer variables, which reduces the complexity of the computation. For PCG, we tested several preconditioners and found that using the Cholesky factorization of a previous normal equations matrix as a preconditioner significantly reduced computational time. We also applied a low-rank update to the preconditioner to try to improve efficiency.


John Phillip Law (born September 7, 1937) was an American actor best known for his work on films including Barbarella, Space Mutiny and Danger: Diabolik. After graduating from the University of Hawaii, he relocated to New York City and performed bit parts on Broadway before relocating to Europe to begin a career in film. Some other of Law's movies have also become cult classics including The Love Machine, The Golden Voyage of Sinbad and Attack Force Z. Law is often credited with being an icon of 1960's Italian spy and sci-fi films.


The Materials Lab is only open to qualified, currently enrolled, architecture students. Before you can use the facility you must qualify by passing a written test. This test measures your knowledge of safe operating procedures of the shop's equipment. If you are entering the five year bachelor's degree program or the three year master's degree program, this safety instruction will be part of your studio work.
However, if you are a transfer student or if you are in one of the other master's degree programs, you will have to make a special effort to qualify yourself, which you do by passing a written test on machine and work place safety, and a schedule for these test sessions will be posted by the door of the M&M shop office. A list of students who are qualified to use the shop is kept by the door to the shop office.
To prepare for this test you can either attend one of the two-session Safety Orientation Classes or you can watch the video of this class. Signup sheets for the classes, which are held during the first weeks of each semester, are posted on the bulletin board by the shop office door in M&M.
Students must observe safe working practices when working in the shop, and these are explained in the Safety Orientation Class and Video. Failure to do so can result in expulsion from the Materials Lab. Whenever you are in doubt about the safety of an operation, please ask for advice or assistance from the staff.
Machine guards must be used whenever practical. In particular the table saw guards must be used when ripping any part wider than 12". The machining of small parts poses particular dangers. No work piece that is smaller than 3" in its longest dimension may be cut on the table saw. Long hair, loose sleeves, dangling jewelry or cords present a special danger around machinery. Bare feet also pose an unnecessary risk of injury. Students must eliminate these sartorial hazards before working in the shop.
This facility is staffed when it is open for use, and students may not work in the shop or the laser lab after the posted hours. After 10:00 pm these staff members ask everyone to leave, and for safety, liability and security reasons lock up for the night. Students are not allowed to work alone or after hours.
During periods when school is not in session, Faculty may obtain access keys for their own use. They may also bring students into the shop that are working directly under their supervision. Under no circumstances is the faculty person to leave the student(s) unsupervised, nor are they permitted to give the access key to a student.
Only students who have passed the special laser cutter training session can use the laser cutter. The schedule of these training sessions, which are offered during the first few weeks of each semester, is posted by the doorway to the laser room. The list of those students who are permitted to use the machine is posted on the wall in the laser room.
Students who have attended the laser cutter training can make appointments to reserve up to two hours per week on the laser cutters. Students needing additional laser time can only obtain it on a standby basis. Appointments can be canceled at any time, but missed appointments can result in termination of reservation privileges. Students who use unapproved materials, or who do not stand by the machine while it is working will forfeit their access to the machine.
Students must make laser cutter reservations in person. To make a reservation please go to the shop crib during regular business hours and speak to a student attendant. Appointments can be scheduled for any given week beginning on Thursday noon of the previous week.
While you cannot reserve a time online, the laser cutter schedule is available online.
Using these milling machines is more complicated than operating the laser cutter. Only students in certain studio classes in which the process is taught, or students working under the supervision of one of the Materials Lab staff may operate this equipment.
The Materials Lab exists to support the educational mission of the College. In addition, faculty and currently enrolled students may use the facility to work on personal projects if it is not busy. However, commercial projects, such as a model for an architectural firm, can be brought into the shop only if all commercial work conditions are met.
1. Only currently enrolled students may perform the work.
2. The project must not interfere in any way with school projects.
3. An overhead fee of $100 per hour per worker must be paid to the College. The charge will be assessed for the number of hours that the worker(s) are in the room.
Architecture students may borrow hand and power tools from the shop's collection for use in their studio projects. Students may borrow tools, preferably, for no more than three days. Because our collection is shared among a large number of students, students who need a tool for a prolonged period of time are encouraged to buy their own.
If you bring your own tools into Crown Hall, please clearly mark your name on them, so they can be returned to you when they are misplaced. There is an engraver in the Shop's Crib, so you can mark indelibly on practically any material. Apart from drills and Dremel tools, students may not bring personal power tools into the college because the university will not be responsible for their unauthorized use.
Unfortunately, there is not enough space to store non-active projects. Therefore, do not bring your materials into the shop until you are ready to use them, and then pursue your project aggressively. Normally students store materials on the shelves with their names and contact information clearly marked on them. When you leave for the day, clear your project off of the workbench and store any small parts in one of the lockers beneath the benches or in a box on one of the shelves.
Each morning when the shop is straightened out and the workbenches cleaned off, materials left about will be placed in the scrap pile. Materials in the scrap pile are free and available to anyone who wants to use them. Abandoned projects will be thrown out, however, sometimes it's hard to distinguish between abandoned projects and idle projects. Protect yourself by completing your project swiftly and then removing it from the shop. If you have a special storage problem, please speak with John Kriegshauser or one of the assistant supervisors.
The spray booth located at the south end of M&M is the appropriate place to spray paint, aerosol adhesives and lacquers in the College because it provides an exhaust fan and air filters. Using aerosols at your desk results in overspray mess and a toxic atmosphere in the studio. Adjacent to the booth is a paint cabinet in which you can store your paint. Please put your name on any cans of paint that you want to keep.
Paint, ink, solvents and other flammable or toxic liquids may not be poured down the sink. Instead discard these materials in the red paint waste containers located by the spray booth. Aerosol cans, whether empty or full, should be disposed of in the box marked for that purpose by the spray booth. These materials are then removed by a specialized waste hauler.
Students can borrow spray guns directly from the shop supervisor by putting up a $20 cleaning deposit. If the gun is not completely clean upon return, the deposit will be forfeited.


The City of South Padre Island and the Laguna Madre region are mourning the loss of Paul Cunningham, city attorney for the Island since its incorporation. Cunningham died on Monday, Feb. 27 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.
Cunningham served as the city attorney since its inception, helping to incorporate the town and author its charter. "The legal world lost a great intellect and I lost a great dad," his daughter Kathy Cunningham said in a phone interview earlier this week. The younger Cunningham is currently serving as city attorney for the Island and had returned to the area to practice law with her father, she said.
"The City was his passion. He took so much pride in South Padre Island. Which is why he incorporated it… that was his pride and joy," she said.
Around the region, people remembered Cunningham with warmth. To a person, Cunningham was described as a great storyteller with an encyclopedic knowledge. "It's amazing in a word," City Councilman Dennis Stahl said, describing Cunningham's knowledge of local history.


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namespace CrpLib {
    class CEntry : public ICrpEntry {
    private:
        ENTRY_ID m_Id;
        int m_Index, m_Flags, m_Length, m_Count, m_Offs;
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        void InsertSubEntry(CEntry *newEn);

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        CEntry(void);

        CEntry(ENTRY_ID id, int index);

        ~CEntry(void);

        void Read(std::fstream *file);

        void WriteEntry(std::fstream *file);

        void WriteData(std::fstream *file);

        // -- accessors --

        ENTRY_ID GetId();

        int GetIndex();

        int GetLength();

        int GetCount();

        int GetFlags();

        bool IsDataEntry();

        ICrpData *GetData();

        // -- modifiers --

        void SetLength(int length);

        void SetCount(int count);

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        void SetTargetOffs(int Offs);

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        CEntry *GetSubEntry(int index);

        std::string GetEntryType();

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        // -- new methods --

        CEntry *NewSubEntry(ENTRY_ID Id, int Index = 0, bool Allocate = true);

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Resolution: Up to 4K | Frame rate: Up to 60fps | Field of view: N/A | Size: 112.6 x 69.9 x 45.3mm | Weight: 422g. Overall, though, this is a great option for those who don't want to spend more than $1,500 on a full-frame mirrorless camera. If you can live with this compromise, though, you'll be rewarded with crisp photos and fast shooting speeds. Canon, Fujifilm, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, and Sony have all released software that allows you to use certain of their cameras as webcams. Why should you buy this: Excellent performance … Full-frame mirrorless at an affordable price, Megapixels: 26 | ISO: 100-25600 | Built-in Flash: No | Shooting Speed: 5 fps | Body Size/Weight: 5.2 x 3.4 x 2.8 inches, 1.7 pounds | Viewfinder: Yes | Screen: 3-inch articulated touchscreen | Battery Life (CIPA): 250 shots. Detail and color are excellent in video, but you may want to use the camera's Center Lock-on AF feature to make sure focus stays on a moving subject. The best mirrorless camera for a beginner comes with an interchangeable lens, and with a compact design as when compared to DSLR cameras. Alistair Charlton, The best cameras to buy in 2020: cameras for every user level and every lifestyle! Nikon was a bit late to the mirrorless camera category, but it's making up for lost time. The Canon EOS RP is part of a trend of less-expensive models, bringing higher image quality at a lower price. Specialty lenses: One of the most notable specialty lenses in this category is the ultra-wide fisheye lens, which some photographers love for the exceptionally distorted point of view. You might want to invest in one of the best ring lights for added production value, but it's worth noting that the Razer Kiyo actually has its own integrated LED light ring. The camera shoots and streams live in 1080p Full HD resolution at 30 frames per second, and there's also a 'hyperfast' mode for streaming 720p at 60fps. To help you get better acquainted with this important camera accessory, here's a quick rundown of types of interchangeable lenses that are available for your mirrorless camera: Standard zoom lenses: It's the lens that most people who buy an entry-level SLR or mirrorless model as a kit know first. Of course, you do have to invest much more in the camera itself, but this can work both ways; since the Sigma fp is a highly modifiable, modular system, it can replace your webcam, your 'proper' camera and your video camera. With even cellphones shooting 1080p video up to 60 fps, Olympus had to up its game for video. Following the launch of the full-frame Z6 and Z7 mirrorless cameras, Nikon introduced the Z 50, which doesn't have a full-frame sensor, but offers a solid feature set, great image quality and good performance — in a smaller form factor at a more consumer-friendly price. We also look at things such as button placement, how easy it is to navigate in-camera menus, if its touchscreen can fold outwards, and if you can access all the camera's settings using the display. Used as an action camera it reaches an incredible 5K resolution. And, it comes in a much more compact package, weighing in at 14.4 ounces with the battery. If you're looking to take your streaming channels on the road, this device gives you the power to broadcast anywhere, wirelessly, with impressive sound quality. The camera offers automatic face tracking, and low-light adjustment, has a built-in microphone, and claims to attach to all types of computer monitor. High-precision OLED viewfinder. Finally, a smart feature of the Panasonic HC-V770 is that a smartphone can be wireless connected and used as a second camera. Note: This is one of the best webcams, and one of our favorite choices for streaming – but sadly it has been almost impossible to find during 2020. The 70mm-200mm is a good example of this type of lens. Be sure to check our best Black Friday camera deals for the latest sales and bargains. Note that Olympus has introduced the OM-D E-M5 Mark III ($1,200; $1,800 with lens) which has a 20.4MP sensor, and can capture video at 4K resolution and 120fps slow-mo HD. The best camera phone in 2020: which is the best smartphone for photography. It clips neatly onto the top of your television or PC monitor, or can be attached to a tripod if you want to get more creative with your angles and framing. Clips show fine detail, rich color and buttery-smooth motion rendering, even in low light. Fujifilm X-T4. Best for Live Streaming: GoPro HERO7 Black 4.3. However, during lockdown most camera manufacturers provided firmware updates that turn cameras into USB webcams, including the Canon EOS R. If you're not quite ready to drop over a grand on a streaming camera, then you might want to take a look at action cameras such as the DJI Osmo Action and the GoPro Hero9 Black. The Sony a6400 is the follow up to the a6300 in Sony's lineup of compact, lightweight APS-C cameras. • Best microSD cards. However, there are some compromises: The EOS RP lacks in-body image stabilization, it has a comparatively short battery life, and a slower shooting speed than other mirrorless cameras. A Mirrorless Camera or DSLR that meets following requirements to be used as your Streaming Camera: "Clean" HDMI Output: Footage that does not include any overlays such as recording time, storage space, focus area, etc. Best mirrorless camera $3000-$4000: Canon EOS R5 ($3899 body only) Canon threw every conceivable feature into the high-end EOS R5, including a 45MP full-frame sensor, in-body image stabilization, a super-high-res EVF, dual card slots and 8K video capture. Finally, there is a manual focus option for making sure the image stays exactly the way you want it – we prefer this, as autofocus can have a habit of incorrectly adjusting in some lighting conditions, taking you out of focus. There's 20x optical zooming, so you can frame your video perfectly without any loss in video quality or resolution, and a 3.5mm audio jack means you can attach an external microphone for improved audio quality. Buying your first interchangeable lens camera can be daunting. Beautiful, organic image for the price. Thank you for signing up to Digital Camera World. • Best 360 cameras … This camera costs around $700 with a lens, takes great photos in low light, has a fast autofocus system, and can record video in 4K. The camera is controlled via a WiFi network, or your phone's hotspot, designed for livestreaming on the go. With the ability to capture 720p HD video, this level of quality should be absolutely fine for being viewed on a smartphone (as many game streaming fans would view it anyway). Resolution: 1080p | Zoom/digital: Digital zoom | Frame rate: 30fps at 1080p | Field of view: 84 degrees | Size: 34 x 75 x 87mm | Connectivity: Wi-Fi (NDI), USB-C, 3.5mm mic | Weight: 232g. Read our full Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II review. This camera can record in 4K, stream in 1080p Full HD at 60 frames per second, and offers a 5X digital zoom that crops a 4K image to 1080p. Eterna film emulation is among the best … I've spent $3,900 on Cyber Monday (so far), GuruShots: winning photographs from the Artistic Still Life contest, Take your photos to the next level with Luminar AI's Templates, The best dash cam in 2020: constant protection for you and your vehicle, The best instant cameras in 2020 – from best instax to best Polaroid cameras. At the same time, it records to its MicroSD card, so you've got a backup to edit with. However, the best camera for streaming doesn't need to break the bank. Telephoto zoom lenses: If you shoot a lot of sports or other types of events, consider these powerful zooms, which can bring you closer to the action and provide features to capture images with shallow depth-of-field. Increasing your budget will help improve image quality, so if you have a little extra cash to splash but you don't want to go overboard, our top-rated pick of the Logitech C922 Pro is a standout choice for anyone looking to stream in 1080p Full HD. Dual microphones create stereo audio so you don't really need to both with a separate microphone, and the camera comes with an 18.5cm tall tripod. • 12 best cameras for vlogging in 2020 However, the real plus is its ability to stream with arguably its key feature engaged; HyperSmooth 3.0 image stabilization. New York, Autofocus is superb, with the camera able to shoot 11fps, adjusting focus as needed for each shot. Looking for the best camera for streaming? The nx is Lister for 2017 But that camera system is completely dead. You will receive a verification email shortly. As the first company to produce a full-frame mirrorless camera, it's unsurprising that Sony remains at the top even as companies like Canon, Nikon, Panasonic, and Sigma join the fray. However, in the past several years, the quality of these kit lenses has improved. Thanks to effective wireless capability, you'll be able to beam your shots to your smartphone or computer within seconds. If you're planning on using an SLR for streaming you'll also need a port for connecting an external microphone (either through a standard audio slot or a camera 'hot shoe' connection), the ability to output a live video feed via HDMI port, and at a resolution of at least 1080p HD. If you want to join this legion of streamers, having the right kit is a great starting point. A very specialized camera that you can use for … Please refresh the page and try again. New York, By using a 'proper' camera, your video quality will take a massive leap forwards, and you can play around with the settings to add a blurred background, giving your streams a degree of professionalism simply not possible with a webcam or even the most expensive action cameras. Thankfully, the Lumix G7 ticks all of these boxes. • Best headsets: headphones with a mic That way, the camera's view can be sent to your computer, captured, and uploaded live to your streaming platform of choice, along with footage of the game you are playing. DSLRs come with an advanced autofocus system that helps you consistently have the autofocus at the right areas throughout the live stream. And, the a6600's rated battery life of 720 shots is double that of the a6500; while we still recommend you pick up a spare battery, it's good to know the a6600's will hold out for a lot longer. It's a joy to carry anywhere, and for an entire day. Full-frame depth of field and interchangeable lenses over USB! Black Friday 2020 camera deals In terms of operation, the app is not only easy to use and connect to standard streaming platforms (Facebook, Youtube, any RTMP), but offers extensive picture adjustments – either preset or manual. It's weather-sealed against the elements, too. Future US, Inc. 11 West 42nd Street, 15th Floor, The 24.3MP camera comes with a fast hybrid autofocus, five-axis in-body optical image stabilization and XAVC S format recording so you can enjoy movies in 4K resolution! This is a standout choice for anyone either getting into streaming for the first time, or who wants to upgrade from the webcam they already have. 2) Starter budget ($200-600) – Just getting started live streaming. Canon Digital SLR Camera Body [EOS 80D] with 24.2 Megapixel 2. All these virtues serve the M5 MII equally well for still-photo shooting, too. Mirrorless cameras are the best for serious vlogging. Panasonic's GH5 is about the same. However, this also means that they don't have a traditional optical viewfinder like DSLRs, so any image you see has been digitally produced. A good place to start is the Panasonic Lumix G7 with a 14-42mm lens. Canon Digital SLR … For most people, this shouldn't be too much of a big deal. Sony claims the camera has the fastest autofocus in the world, with an acquisition time of just 0.02 seconds. This is a huge reason why the GH5s is one of the best mirrorless cameras for cinematic video despite having a M43 sensor. Allowing you to shoot in 4K resolution, the GH4 will produce a cinema-quality video for you to share with your audience. James Artaius Having trouble deciding which Sony mirrorless camera is right for you? © ... Blue continues to make some of the best studio and live-streaming mics for the money. However, the quality of your videos will also take a serious leap forwards, and hopefully so will your viewing figures. With a dedicated, and very friendly, phone app, the Mevo is purpose-built as a streaming camera – and allows you to pan, tilt, zoom during your recordings using the app. This Sony camera offers the all-important 'clean HDMI out' function, where what the camera sees is sent out of its HDMI port without any information (such as ISO, shooting mode and zoom setting) plastered over the top. Microsoft Lifecam Studio for Business ($60) Built for business, this webcam delivers 1080p30 live … Top Pick: Fujifilm X-S10 Why: Video-centric specs. Last, consider what you want to do with the camera. The Fujifilm X-T4 is the latest high-end APS-C hybrid. Polaroid Play 3D Pen vs. 3Doodler Create Plus: Which is the best 3D pen? Next, what is your experience level? Fujifilm X-T2. You can tilt the LCD screen, and it gives you a preview with a lot of fidelity, which is the most important part of any image preview system. Selling for around $700 with a kit lens, it's not overly expensive, but has many of the modern features you'll want, including an excellent autofocus system, a fast 11fps shooting speed, a bright electronic viewfinder, and sharp 4K video.
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The gaming world is looking at the alleged move by major players like Microsoft and Sony for technologies that will discourage the use of pre-owned games or used game discs in their consoles.
However, recent comments from the top brass of Nintendo hint that the company is not going to make any difference in the nature of its gaming consoles to discourage the use of used game discs.
Sale of used game discs is a normal trend among gamers. The original game developers do not get any benefit from these transactions, as the profit goes to the seller and the intermediary retailer networks like BestBuy that offer sales platform for used articles.
This is the reason why Sony and Microsoft are seeking technologies that will make the game discs play only in one console.
However, in a recent interview, Nintendo America EVP Scott Moffitt acknowledged that used game sales are a reality in the marketplace. According to him, the company has not introduced any features on its gaming consoles that will discourage using previously-owned games.
Though it is true that the resale of used games does not benefit the game developer companies, it will be sad if the future game discs work only in the original systems for which they were purchased.
If it is so, you will not be able to take a game disc to your friend's home to play. Even when you buy a new console, you may not be able to use your old discs.


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Music Spotlight The 1960's The Rolling Stones TV Worth a Read
In 1969 the Rolling Stones paid tribute to the fallen Brian Jones in a free concert at Hyde Park
July 5, 2020 July 5, 2020 Pop Expresso	0 Comments 1960's, 1969, 60's, Brian Jones, Classic Rock, Concerts, Hyde Park, Mick Jagger, Mick Taylor, Music, Rock, Videos
An estimated crowd between 250,000 and 500,000 fans attended the event to pay tribute to the charismatic founder of the Stones who had died two days earlier at age 27
The Rolling Stone Brian Jones, who was the earliest founding member of the band and the most charismatic, died at age 27 on July 3, 1969, soon after being dismissed by the band due to be unable to tour and record. Two days later, on July 5th, the Rolling Stones paid tribute to the fallen Jones, founding member of the band on a free concert at Hyde Park in London, one of Rock's most seminal moments. An estimated crowd between 250,000 and 500,000 fans attended the event that also featured Third Ear Band, King Crimson, Screw, Alexis Korner's New Church, Family and The Battered Ornaments. Fans started to arrive at the park with candles on 4 July in tribute to Jones, and by the morning of 5 July, 7,000 people had already gathered. Mick Jagger read a short eulogy on stage before the Stones' set began, reading two stanzas of Percy Bysshe Shelley's poem on John Keats's death, Adonaïs, from a calf-bound book. After this recital, several hundred cabbage white butterflies were released. The concert, served also to introduce the band's new guitarist Mick Taylor, who now had the tough task to replace Brian Jones. The setlist for the Stones performance, which allowed them to showcase some of their new songs to be featured on the upcoming album "Let It Bleed" was "I'm Yours & I'm Hers", "Jumpin' Jack Flash". "Mercy Mercy", "Down Home Girl", "Stray Cat Blues", "No Expectations", "I'm Free", "Loving Cup", "Love in Vain", "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction", "Honky Tonk Women", "Midnight Rambler", "Street Fighting Man" and "Sympathy for the Devil". At the time, the band not performed a public concert since their 1967 European Tour, and in 1968 had only performed at the NME Poll Winners Concert and at their television project "The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus", this was mainly due to the gradual estrangement of Brian Jones and his decreasing musical contributions. The Hyde Park concert was filmed and recorded. It's first broadcast was on TV, September 25, 1969. Over the years has known several released on video, most recently in 2015 as "From the Vault – Hyde Park – Live in 1969". Despite the success of the album "Let It Bleed", 1969 was a tragic year for the Stones, after losing Brian Jones and going through his untimely death, the band end up their North America tour with the infamous Altamont Festival where several people were injured, and a fan murdered on the audience, caught on film.
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Ukraine is now facing an extremely acute dilemma: either to marshal all domestic reserves and break through into the group of developed countries or to finally remain in the group of the hopelessly backward.
This country's main problem is absence of a government-sponsored geo-economic strategy of development.
Ukraine is losing momentum with each passing year, day, and hour, increasingly lagging behind the European countries not only in terms of its per capita gross domestic product but also in terms of economic organization, and management quality, especially in the upper echelons of power.
This has formed a prevalent opinion abroad that our country is incapable of any technological breakthrough and that being a raw-material appendage to Europe is its destiny.
What also enhances this image is our "ethnically-colored" elite which pictures the future Ukraine as nothing but a mustachioed Cossack wearing sharovary (traditional baggy pants — Ed.), although these people prefer riding, with embroidered shirts on, in Mercedeses rather than horse-drawn carts.
When this newspaper published Yevhen Marchuk's article "Sociopolis as Model of a Future Society" (The Day, September 5, 2000), many looked on it as either a spin-control exercise or a utopian dream that has nothing to do with Ukrainian reality.
However, there is a social law: if society is mature enough to be changed, it is sufficient to present a new idea to set the crystallization process in motion.
While the first conference on sociopolises, held in November 2000, was participated in by 34 organizations, the second one, Sociopolis in Ukraine: the Technologies of Practical Construction (December 11-13, 2001), attracted about a hundred organizations, commercial facilities, banks, as well as mayors of a number of Ukrainian cities and foreign guests.
The idea of priority development, emphasis on breakthrough technologies, and the development of sociopoleis as a respective medium are the three crucial factors that can boost Ukraine's well-being.
The conference showed that these ideas evoke a due response from Ukraine's active population and progressive managerial elite, which follows from the experience of Illichivsk, where a creative and innovation-friendly medium was established.
Illichivsk Mayor V.Y. Khmelniuk told the audience about the striking changes that have occurred in a depression-ravaded small city of 60,000 in a short period of time since 1995. The city administration managed to keep state property from being squandered, create a business-friendly environment, and launch a number of businesses, with the only criterion being as follows: all products must meet European standards and have a chance to be exported to Europe.
Even the shoe factory they built is now Ukraine's best, with its products being exported to Germany and Russia.
Over the past five years, the city has drastically increased its capital and implemented resource- saving technologies. In a city with no higher educational institutions until recently, there are now about 500 students at the local branches of three institutes, including an American one.
Another Ukrainian city, Reni, is also actively establishing a similar medium.
Conversely, even in Kyiv's executive bodies, including the Cabinet of Ministers, document exchange is being conducted by couriers, as it was when Queen Ann was alive. This makes it strange to hear from bureaucrats that Ukraine is striving to join Europe.
These are not isolated examples. Ukrainian firms have developed a wide range of high-tech software products for the purpose of electronic document exchange, business and trade; regional electronic public reception rooms; electronic teaching and distance medical care. Also in the making is an electronic government project.
But a sociopolis means not only technologies and innovations but also a proper intellectual and creative environment.
Unfortunately, as Ukraine's ruling elite has always been distinguished for having no creative intentions, creative people have constantly been hounded out of Ukraine to other countries, where a more friendly environment helped them develop their talents. Now that we take pride in our compatriots we must ask ourselves: does it do us credit that they made a name for themselves not here but somewhere abroad? A brilliant destiny awaited Kostiantyn Malevych, Igor Sikorsky, Viktor Nekrasov, and Roman Viktiuk in an alien land. Ukrainian-born Selman Waksman, the discoverer of streptomycin and Nobel Prize winner, found his destiny in the US. Although our country begets a wealth of talents, the current atmosphere either suppresses or ousts them. As for the brain drain of, all kinds of professionals and talented youth, only Russia can perhaps outrun Ukraine only simply due to its size.
This is why the conference devoted a whole day to the problems of habitat and education.
The Illichivsk mayor pointed out that when the town began to grow and set up modern production facilities and quality educational institutions, the migration reversed: the city saw the inflow of active people, it became prestigious to live here, which is reflected in apartment prices now exceeding those in Odesa.
Education is Ukraine's special problem. Even if education takes twelve years, as "on the other side," or even twenty, we again see a formalistic approach, when all attention is focused on form, not the content. It is difficult to hope that teachers, who do socially important work but receive a salary far below the subsistence level, will provide a quality education. As a result, children see schooling as an ordeal of communicating with embittered and irritated teachers. Moreover, "reform" will only extend this ordeal by another two years. It is no accident that Ukraine is regarded abroad as a country of masochists.
V. M. Spivakovsky from Kyiv's Grand Lyceum rightly noted that education is, above all, a technology, and parents should be clearly aware of what kind of child they will receive upon graduation from school: a zombie-like, easily manipulated and diligent workhorse stuffed with the bits and pieces of information or a creative personality capable of absorbing knowledge like a sponge and quickly adapting to a new situation. The education system of Ukraine upholds the Soviet tradition of training specialistsas cogs in some machine" required for industrial production.
It is now time for a different approach. Schools must have certificates of their relative ranking, while parents and children should be able to choose on their own the system of education and the subjects to be learned. To do so, money will perhaps have to be channeled to children's current accounts, not to schools. Only then will we see qualitative changes. Ukrainian scientists have long been researching the development of a child's intellect, starting from the period of birth. Genetic psychology is a major research area at the Ukrainian Institute of Psychology. The tremendous achievements of this research have been implemented only in a few elite schools in large cities. Western experts are also interested in these achievements. Why not extend these methods to all parts of Ukraine?
One more day was devoted to ethical problems. The conference participants came to a unanimous conclusion: a new economy is impossible without new ethics.
Great Ukrainian philosopher Serhiy Krymsky pointed out that ethics develops toward full individual responsibility for decisions made. How far this is from what we have in reality! Collective bodies hide their lack of professionalism behind collective decision-making. And as long as we are subject to collective rule, all decisions will remain irresponsible and people will be living in poverty and misery.
Yes, there is some grassroots initiative, not only among the conference participants. There are a wealth of growth point in Ukraine. Many people no longer count on governmental help: they only want the state not to stand in their way. Increasingly popular is becoming the Ukraine — XXI Century Foundation founded by Bohdan Hubsky. This foundation's successes are all the more striking against the backdrop of contempt for the plight of our research on the part of bureaucrats. Despite the President's persistent demands to increase research allocations to the lawful 1.7% of GDP, the budget still projects a negligible 0.29%.
Incidentally, the grassroots initiative, at the level of city mayors and private business, is breaking against the impregnable bureaucratic wall at the higher echelons of power.
All these examples show that this country possesses huge reserves. If only the state treated our people the way the governments of Japan, Germany, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, or even Vietnam in the past few years did theirs, we would now be witnessing a Ukrainian miracle to rival the German one of the 1950s in deed, not in word. But this depends, above all, on us, for it is we who choose our destiny by electing legislative and executive bodies. And it depends on our wishes whether we will see this country turn into a Sociopolis. Ukraine has the people and resources for precisely this.


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In U.S. land surveying under the Public Land Survey System (PLSS), a section is an area nominally , containing , with 36 sections making up one survey township on a rectangular grid.

The legal description of a tract of land under the PLSS includes the name of the state, name of the county, township number, range number, section number, and portion of a section. Sections are customarily surveyed into smaller squares by repeated halving and quartering. A quarter section is  and a "quarter-quarter section" is . In 1832 the smallest area of land that could be acquired was reduced to the  quarter-quarter section, and this size parcel became entrenched in American mythology. After the Civil War, freedmen (freed slaves) were reckoned to be self-sufficient with "40 acres and a mule." In the 20th century real estate developers preferred working with  parcels. The phrases "front 40" and "back 40," referring to farm fields, indicate the front and back quarter-quarter sections of land.

One of the reasons for creating sections of  was the ease of dividing into halves and quarters while still maintaining a whole number of acres. A section can be halved seven times in this way, down to a  parcel, or half of a quarter-quarter-quarter section—an easily surveyed 50-square-chain (2 ha) area. This system was of great practical value on the American frontier, where surveyors often had a shaky grasp of mathematics and were required to work quickly.

A description of a quarter-quarter section in standard abbreviated form, might look like "NW 1/4, NE 1/4, Sec. 34, T.3S, R.1W, 1st P.M." or, alternatively, "34-3-1 NW4NE4 1PM". In expanded form this would read "the Northwest quarter of the Northeast quarter of Section 34 of Township 3 South, Range 1 West, first Principal Meridian".

History
The existence of section lines made property descriptions far more straightforward than the old metes and bounds system.  The establishment of standard east-west and north-south lines ("township" and "range lines") meant that deeds could be written without regard to temporary terrain features such as trees, piles of rocks, fences, and the like, and be worded in the style such as "Lying and being in Township 4 North; Range 7 West; and being the northwest quadrant of the southwest quadrant of said section," an exact description in this case of 40 acres, as there are  in a square mile.

The importance of "sections" was greatly enhanced by the passage of "An Ordinance for ascertaining the mode of disposing of lands in the Western Territory" of 1785 by the U.S. Congress (see Land Ordinance of 1785). This law provided that lands outside the then-existing states could not be sold, otherwise distributed, or opened for settlement prior to being surveyed. The standard way of doing this was to divide the land into sections.  An area six sections by six sections would define a township. Within this area, one section was designated as school land. As the entire parcel would not be necessary for the school and its grounds, the balance of it was to be sold, with the monies to go into the construction and upkeep of the school.

On May 20, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed into law the Homestead Act, by which settlers could "claim" 160 acres (a quarter section) of public land. Claimants were required to "live on" and "improve" their plot by cultivating the land. After five years, the original filer of the claim was entitled to the property, free and clear, except for a small registration fee.

Roads and urban planning

Numbering within a township

Every township is divided into 36 sections, each usually  square.  Sections are numbered boustrophedonically within townships as follows (north at top):

Section subdivisions
Sections can be divided into quarter sections of , named by intercardinal direction (northwest, northeast, etc.). For instance, the southwest quarter of a section is named SW 1/4.

Sections can be further broken up into  blocks, or quarter-quarter sections. These add a second intercardinal direction label. For instance, the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter section mentioned above is labeled SE 1/4, SW 1/4:

Measurement anomalies
The curvature of the earth makes it impossible to superimpose a regular grid on its surface, as the meridians converge toward the North Pole. As the U.S. is in the Northern Hemisphere, if a section's or township's east and west sides lie along meridians, its north side is shorter than its south side. As sections were surveyed from south and east to north and west, accumulated errors and distortions resulted on the north and west lines, and north and west sections diverge the most from the ideal shape and size.

The entire township grid shifts to account for the earth's curvature. Where the grid is corrected, or where two grids based on different principal meridians meet, section shapes are irregular.

Sections also differ from the PLSS ideal of one square mile for other reasons, including errors and sloppy work by surveyors, poor instrumentation, and difficult terrain. In addition, the primary survey tool was the magnetic compass, which is influenced by local irregularities.

Once established, even an imperfect grid remains in force, mainly because the monuments of the original survey, when recovered, hold legal precedent over subsequent resurveys.

Alternatives and legacy systems
The Public Land Survey System was not the first to define and implement a survey grid. A number of similar systems were established, often using terms like section and township but not necessarily in the same way. For example, the lands of the Holland Purchase in western New York were surveyed into a township grid before the PLSS was established. In colonial New England land was often divided into squares called towns or townships, and further subdivided into parcels called lots or sections.

Sections are also used in land descriptions in the portion of northwestern Georgia that was formerly part of the territory of the Cherokee Nation. They are not, however, part of the PLSS and are irregular in shape and size. See Cherokee County, Georgia for more information on the historical reasons for this.

Another exception to the usual use of sections and section numbering occurs when most of a parcel, or lot, falls under a body of water. The term "government lot" is used for such parcels and they are usually described separately from the rest of the section using single numbers (such as "Government Lot 5 of Section 15"). Also, parcels within a platted subdivision are often specified by lot number rather than using PLSS descriptions.

Where Spanish land grants in Florida have descriptions that predate PLSS or even the U.S. itself, deviation from typical section numbering and size and shape often takes place. In an effort to honor these land grants after the U.S. took control of Florida, surveyors would use descriptions from confirmed land grants to establish their initial boundaries and created PLSS sections that extrapolated from those lines. Often, the amount of land left over in areas immediately surrounding the grants was grossly undersized or awkwardly shaped. Those tracts are referred to as "fractional sections" and often are not subject to township or range definitions. An example of such a legal description's beginning would read "Being a portion of Fractional Sec. 59, Township 0 South, Range 0 West".

Also, land north of the Watson Line near the Georgia border was not subject to the standard U.S. section, township and range designations, since the State of Georgia had claimed and laid out counties and surveyed its public lands south to that line into what eventually became part of the State of Florida.  The exact location of the Georgia–Florida state line was ultimately confirmed by an Act of Congress, approved April 9, 1872.

See also
Canadian Dominion Land Survey

References

Further reading

 Johnson, Hildegard Binder. Order Upon the Land: The U. S. Rectangular Land Survey and the Upper Mississippi Country. Oxford University Press, 1976.

Surveying of the United States
Political divisions of the United States
Units of area
Customary units of measurement in the United States

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The Mi Band 2 can show you some notifications, however very limited.
Instagram will also show you the above notification. There are probably other apps that may show different notifications on the band however, these are the only apps that i use and tried.
The Xiaomi Mi Band 2 will show the clock the same as your phone shows the clock. If you use the 24h clock on your phone it will also be on your band. The following picture was taken at 3:02pm.
Sure high res videotape quality includes much memory, that's why it offers you increased quality.
Hy i have the mi band2 to but i dont get the natification for facebook or instagram. Do you maybe know hot to set it???
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OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government is determined to rekindle intensive talks on a new continental trade pact this summer — even though President Donald Trump says he won't sign a renegotiated NAFTA until after the U.S. midterm elections this fall.
Now that Mexico's presidential election is done, Ottawa wants negotiations on the North America Free Trade Agreement to restart as soon as possible, one government official familiar with the plan said on condition of anonymity.
"Our priority has always been to conclude a mutually beneficial agreement as quickly as possible and that, I think, remains our goal," said the official, who was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.
That effort is expected to intensify following Monday's election win by Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who has already said he supports the continued renegotiation of NAFTA and wants his own team of experts to be part of the talks before he takes office Dec. 1.
Trump, however, has said he wants to wait until after November's U.S. congressional midterms before committing to a new agreement.
Trump has also indicated repeatedly he'd be open to striking separate agreements with Canada and Mexico.
A fresh round of talks on the three-country pact will come with Canada and the U.S. locked in an unprecedented, cross-border trade fight. The neighbours have already swapped punitive tariffs on some imports — and there are fears things could get worse.
On Sunday, Ottawa responded to the Trump administration's tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum with duties of its own against U.S. imports — dollar-for-dollar, reciprocal tariffs that target steel and aluminum, as well as a long list of consumer goods, the government says.
Trump himself has already threatened to go even further by putting tariffs on the auto sector, which could prove far more damaging for the Canadian economy than the steel and aluminum duties.
That tariff fight will form a rather tense backdrop for the effort to reach a NAFTA deal, which Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland has said she expects to ramp up soon, following several conversations last week with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer.
Canada's retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods do nothing to help Canada and will only hurt American workers, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said Monday.
In recent months, Trump has frequently attacked Canadian trade barriers on agriculture — dairy products in particular — as unfairly hurting American farmers.
Trump told Fox about proposing to his G7 partners during last month's summit in Quebec that all seven countries remove all trade-related barriers and taxes.
"Canada, you're not going to get 275 per cent for your dairy and you're going to take down all your barriers," he said as an example. "'We're going to take down all our barriers, we're going to take down all our taxes,' right?
Trudeau has insisted the U.S. president's complaints about Canada's trade barriers are the result of Canada's refusal to give in to Trump's demands to do away with the country's supply-management system, which is designed to protect dairy, poultry and egg producers.
Both Mexico's election and the congressional midterms had been billed as major wrinkles for the talks. But as the timelines drag on, Canada's own trip to the polls — currently scheduled for October 2019 — is becoming one of the biggest "wild cards," said Ohio-based trade lawyer Dan Ujczo.
Once automotive issues are addressed, the remaining NAFTA sticking points will largely be between Canada and the U.S. — and it's an open question how much room Trudeau will have to manoeuvre Trudeau in areas like government procurement, supply management and intellectual property.


John Keats Forum • View topic - The silly season begins!!
I see the nutcases are back - well, at least idiots are better than nothing at all.
We all must be on our guard and be armed to resist their mindless babble.


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Forget any old concepts you may have of itchy mohair. Fine mohair is so silky and soft! It gives yarn a lovely halo, sheen, softness and strength. When blended with wool, I think it makes a perfect yarn which is soft, light and warm and wears well.


Does the trigger mechanism actually 'clamp onto' the valve casing by being squeezed?
No, the trigger mechanism is soldered on to the side of the valve casing.
The parts are shown here.
As I said, probably a long shot, but I'm wondering whether over-tightening the screw could create tension in the valve casing.
Over tightening the trigger 'pivot pin' might be a problem. Another possible concern is that the valve slide should move quite easily, so there isn't much force applied against the valve casing.
I think the pivot pin only needs to be 'finger tight' (similar to valve caps) - just enough so it doesn't loosen the back out.
I have the stock trigger on two strads. I doubt that you could tighten it enough to warp the casing. Unless you use a wrench and even then the bracket is pretty chunky.
Thanks very much. The slide moves normally, and I've loosened the pivot pin to the point that it is sticking out a bit. I haven't any suitable tools only my fingers, but the opposite end of the pin to the nut end, seems to move further or closer to the valve block when turning the nut, rather than feeling tighter or looser. I've twisted it so that the end of the pin is further from the 1st valve casing. I haven't played my trumpet since, but will ge amazed if it has made any difference. Like I said, I'm clutching at straws.
Thanks very much. I'm not sure whether the pin really tightens anyhow, as it just seems to move further or closer to the valve block (the end of the pin moves closer to or further away from the end of its housing), rather than feeling tighter or looser, and it was definitely not wrench tight, as although difficult to turn, it eventually did turn with my fingers without feeling any looser as I moved the nut end of the pin outwards.
I get that, but I don't think that's a reason to buy any particular horn. I live in a major city that also has a fine symphony (Houston, TX), and local horn choices here are pretty much Bach and Yamaha.....neither of which I currently play. You just need to find a dealer somewhere (not necessarily local) with a reasonable return policy, which is not especially convenient, but many of us across the country are in the same situation. So you either settle for what you find locally, or you don't.
Then the pivot pin shouldn't now placing any strain on the valve case.
Try playing for a while, and be careful how much 'resting' thumb pressure you have against the trigger. And don't have any sideways (L/R) pressure. If possible, try playing without touching the trigger.
Thanks very much. I don't do anything other than rest my thumb very lightly against the trigger, as unlike my Bach 184ML cornet, which has a very stiff trigger, the spring of my Bach 37 trigger is pretty loose, and the slide would extend if I used the trigger as a thumb rest. I'm therefore sure that I don't put any pressure on the trigger, including sideways (L/R) pressure. Thanks very much anyhow. I'll let you know what if any difference, loosening the pivot pin makes.
A quick update (edit, this has turned out to be a long update lol). I've loosened the 1st trigger pivot pin to the extent that it probably extends too far. I'm not worried about the trigger as I never use it anyhow. Whether or not it is ideal technique, and after 24 years of playing, I don't really care, but I very loosely rest my right thumb under the leadpipe and against the 1st valve casing, pushing my right thumb up under the leadpipe when I want to play one handed when using mutes.
This factory fitted trigger is in the worst possible place in my opinion. I have tiny hands equivalent to that of a ten year old child, and I've had to have someone make me a longer trigger rod, as the original rod resulted in the trigger being too vertical and I couldn't get my tiny thumb behind it to put my thumb under the leadpipe when playing one handed. With the longer trigger rod, the trigger is tilted more forward, allowing my right thumb to go behind it.
Most probably this trigger is designed to be used with the right thumb since it is mounted completely on the right side, but I like to use triggers with my left thumb, and would nip my right thumb with the trigger if I ever used this trigger.
Rant over, why it was relevant I don't know lol, but what I am basically saying is that this trigger is useless anyhow, which is a shame, as I like to use the 1st slide triggers on my cornets, and 1st slide saddle on my Xeno II trumpet.
Anyway to get to my point, yes, the 1st valve was better, but still not quite right, but knowing this trumpet, it probably wasn't anything to do with the pivot pin on the trigger, as it is better some days than others anyhow.
The 1st piston seems to catch in the 1st valve casing, and the thickness and amount of oil seems critical. I use Yamaha synthetic light on all my other horns, and liberally coat the whole piston with it out of the casing. Admittedly this wastes rather a lot of valve oil this way, but compared to the cost not to say the extreme hassle in the UK of a valve job, I'm not bothered.
I'm however using Holton on this trumpet, as I've found this to be least problematic on Bach valves. I find Holton to be thicker and I tend to use less of it. If I use too much, this valve sticks even more, but everyday when I first pick up my trumpet the valves feel like they have been oiled in custard or something, as they are slow and heavy, until I re-oil again. With Yamaha light on my regular horns, I oil daily without usually wiping down first, and the valves always feel the same. I'm telling all this in case somebody says why didn't you say before, this points to so and so etc.
Anyway, re-oiling with Holton before each playing, this trumpet was getting very smelly and the bottom valve caps were getting full of oil. The time I played my Bach before adjusting the 1st trigger pivot pin, the 1st valve was the worst it has ever been and for some reason, the trumpet was absolutely filling with water, gurgling away and I was letting loads out of the main tuning slide water key. The more water I let out, the more the 1st valve improved, so before the next playing, this time after adjusting the 1st trigger pivot pin, I thoroughly wiped down the valves and valve casings, this time using less oil. The 1st valve did still hang a little on the upstroke but not enough to effect me too greatly, and I still managed to play air and variations on this trumpet without being hindered too much by the hanging valve. It didn't seem to fill with so much water either. I therefore imagine that too much oil was not helping, and that since the hanging 1st valve is worse with thicker oil, that this does not obviously point to worn valves.
I don't have any trouble with any of the valves on my other instruments, or issues with excessive gurgling or water. Does this make any sense to anyone? Is it just a symptom of too much oil?
Anyway, my plan is to keep playing my Bach at home, wiping down and re-oiling with Holton daily, until I am able to take it to Leigh at Eclipse for evaluation.
Any ideas anyone of anything else to try in the meantime. I've tried new springs, replacement metal valve guides from the right era Bach, all felts are new (Will Spencer did a valve alignment), various amounts of various thicknesses of oil, loosening the 1st trigger pivot pin, swapping over the finger buttons, top and bottom valve caps, ensuring that nothing is overly tight etc.
Yes, I know that it is to the tech to the tech, but I can't get down to Leigh at the moment, don't really want to pay courier charges when my husband is a taxi driver and goes to Luton Airport fairly regularly, and it is just a case of waiting, and to be perfectly honest, I don't really want to find out that the valves will require re-building, for reasons which I don't want to talk about, so am clutching at straws hoping to find something I can fix myself.
Part of me wants to start over again with a new Bach, but I'd ideally like the sale/trade in value of this one, which means getting it fixed.
The screw is made of brass, a very soft metal. If you over tighten it with a wrench the stress will break the screw. Overtightening anything with threads can dampen vibrations and affect the sound if you are very sensitive. This repairman recommends a drop of Loctite on the screw threads and hand tightening only. The screw will stay put and won't vibrate loose without overtightening.
Thanks very much, this is really appreciated. Have you any ideas what is going on with my trumpet, admittedly only from my descriptions over the internet?
A few years ago, I bought an early 70s Getzen Severinsen. When it was cold, the valves were fine. After it warmed up, the first valve would start sticking. I gather that is the same issue you are having.
I did lots of cleaning, but I was finally advised to focus on the tubes between the valves. I bought the HW Brass Saver cleaning kit (available on Amazon), which includes a "swab" and a plastic cleaning rod with different diameters of synthetic material on each end. One end of cleaning rod works great on the tubing, and the other is for cleaning the valve casings.
I accessed the tube between the second and third valves with the cleaning rod by going through the third valve tube, after removing the third valve slide. I soaked the end of the cleaning rod in warm water and Dawn dishwashing liquid - and later in vinegar - and inserted it through the third valve tube all the way through until I could twist it round and round in the tube between the second and third valve.
To access the tube between the first and second valves, I removed the first valve slide and inserted the flexible "swab" through the first valve tubing and ran it completely through the valve casing, exiting through the third valve tubing. I did not pull it all the way through; rather, I pulled it through until the swabbing material was in the tube between the first and second valves. That left a part of the swab outside the first valve tubing, and the other end sticking out the third valve tubing. That allowed me to pull each end of the swab back and forth, thereby scrubbing the interior of the tube between the first and second valve, as well as the tube between the second and third valves (although I believe the cleaning rod was more effective on the latter tube). I soaked the synthetic material part of the swab, first with warm water/Dawn dishwashing liquid, and later with vinegar.
I'm not sure if it was the combination of the warm water/Dawn followed by the vinegar, or if the vinegar was the key, but after doing all that, and rinsing the entire instrument out with warm water, the problem was solved.
Admittedly, I followed the same procedure with a later trumpet I bought, but ended up having to do a complete valve job.
If you have not attempted a thorough cleaning and scrubbing of the tubes between the valves, you may want to try that. Those tubes are not easy to get at, but at least with my Getzen, it saved me the cost of a valve job.
Thanks very much. Your detailed post is really appreciated.
However, I've cleaned the tubes between the valves multiple times + every bit of tubing imaginable, with my H W Brass Saver, and I am certain that this is not a dirt issue at all.
Thanks very much. I'll reply properly later, but just wanted to clarify that I've have cleaned the tubes between the valves multiple times + every bit of tubing imaginable, v with my H W Brass Saver.
I have no way of knowing, but it sounds to me that based on Lou's discussions about her Bach, this particular problem is not likely to be corrected by cleaning.
Louise, perhaps you could get better online help if you examined the physical appearance of the valve piston and the interior of the valve case.
Can you see or feel any vertical 'rub marks' on the piston, or the casing?
Try reflecting a light off the surface of the piston and casing - are there any waves, or jumps, or other distortions as the reflection moves along the length of the area?
Another test is to place the piston on a very flat surface - e.g. a piece of glass or polished marble - and to look carefully to verify that the valve FULLY contacts the flat surface along its entire length - and in all rotational positions.
Also, do you ever use the side of the trigger bracket as a 'rest' for your thumb? And was the valve always troublesome, or did it work fine for a while?
Thanks very much. I'll do this, and report back.
Also, do you ever use the side of the trigger bracket as a 'rest' for your thumb?
And was the valve always troublesome, or did it work fine for a while?
I've had my 1979 trumpet around 10 years. The 1st valve has always been a little temperamental, but I can't really remember when this issue really started. I believe it was in around 2011, that it started to annoy me, but there were a lot of other things going on in my life in that time, resulting in me relocating and primarily playing cornet for a couple of years. When I started doing more trumpet playing again, it drove me mad to the point that I quickly traded in a spare cornet and got an ex-demo Yamaha Xeno II. I've intermittently tried to get my Bach working again in between, with limited success.
If memory serves, there is a long thread from a few years ago discussing Lou's odyssey attempting to resolve this issue. I seem to remember this included a trip to at least one tech.
Yes, you are right, but please do not provide a link to the previous thread. I'm starting again with my quest to solve this issue.
I've just spent an hour playing my Bach at home. I've been playing reasonably technical classical repertoire, semi-quaver runs etc. and the 1st valve didn't stick at all. Admittedly I was alternating with cornet, as I have rehearsals on both coming up in the next few days, but I played whole pieces on each.
I'll have to do the same tomorrow, but only playing this trumpet, to see if alternating with cornet was the reason that the sticking didn't start.
1) measured and examined the piston for straightness and roundness - and corrected if necessary.
2) used the proper sized case mandrel to detect & correct any case problem.
I do hobbyist metal work (small home metal lathe), so I have some experience with precision sizing - and how small outside forces can affect things.
With the close fit tolerance between the valve case and the piston, small pressure on the valve case could easily distort the case enough to cause sticking. e.g. pressure on the valve slide (in any direction) could be enough, because the length of the slide would act as a lever.
For example - before resuming trumpet, I played French horn for many years. One of the valve key lever-arms (the thumb valve on a double horn) became slightly bent. I believe this was due to some slight pressure on the lever from the padding in the case.


They will be joined by the top-two teams of the other group, the Nottingham Panthers and the Odense Bulldogs.
Ritten's "Buam" as the team is nicknamed, which means boys in the local German dialect, were the only team out of the two semi-final tournaments to advance with a sweep.
The team opened with a 4-3 victory against last year's finalist GKS Tychy. Jason Williams, a former NHL forward who represented Canada at the 2006 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship, opened the scoring midway through the game and when the Poles came back in the third period and scored the lead, it was him who tied it up at three with over five minutes left in regulation time. With 46 seconds left his fellow countryman Jared Gomes scored the game-winning goal to the happiness of the 1,500 fans who filled the small Arena Ritten.
Ritten had another tight game on Saturday and despite being outshot 33-23 by Kazakh champion Beibarys Atyrau, the Italians won the game 3-2, again with a last-minute game winner. Beibarys got the lead twice through Maxim Sharifyanov and Albert Vishyakov but Ivan Tauferer and Daniel Tudin tied it up and with 25 seconds left in regulation time Williams scored the game-winning goal.
Everything remained open on the last day with Ritten, Beibarys Atyrau as well as Belarusian representative Shakhtyor Soligorsk in the race for tournament win and a spot in the final. Ritten was again outshot by Shakhtyor, 34-28, but was the more efficient team. Bradley Cole capitalized on a power play at 16:48 of the opening frame but when Shakhtyor had the chance to open the second period on a man advantage, Viktor Andrushenko tied the game after 28 seconds.
Daniel Tudin scored the game winner for Ritten during his team's next power play at 13:42 and Gomes made it 3-1 at 4:10 of the third period to seal his team the win.
Thanks to the wins Italy will again be represented in the final tournament. The club already played and hosted in the competition two years ago but ended up in third place in the semi-final round on home ice. This time it worked out for the boys also thanks to its new players. Williams was the scoring leader of the tournament with three goals and six points, Gomes was third behind Vishyakov.
Beibarys Atyrau is the second team from the tournament to advance to the final. It will be the first final participation for the team two years after league rival Yertis Pavlodar made it that far. Beibarys had a 4-1 comeback win against Shakhtyor Soligorsk on the opening day. Vishyakov, Ilya Malyushkin and Tomas Vak each had one goal and two points.
On the last day against GKS Tychy the Kazakhs opened a two-goal gap with markers from Maxim Korobov and Nikita Tsirulev but the Poles came back and tied the game at two. National team forward Mikhail Panshin scored the 3-2 game-winner with 98 seconds left in regulation time and Vishyakov made it 4-2 with a shot into the empty net.
Shakhtyor Soligorsk finished the tournament in third place winning its only game 2-0 against winless Tychy.
The final tournament will be played 13-15 January 2017 at a venue to be determined.


The Fiji Airways Drua hopes to bounce back and maintain its place in the top two of the National Rugby Championship table after fourth round in the weekend.
The Drua is in second position with 10 points while defending champions Queensland Country are on top of the table with 13 points.
Coach Senirusi Seruvakula says they have aimed for nothing less than a win against the Sydney Rays.