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Women in IT role models need to be more accessible
The few female role models the tech sector does have seem miles apart from young girls in school, says Expedia's director of technology
Kayleigh Bateman
The technology sector needs more role models who are accessible and from a wide range of upbringings, according to Elizabeth Eastaugh, director of technology at Expedia.
Eastaugh told Computer Weekly she went into technology due to a love of robotics, but was not encouraged at school to consider IT as a career and struggled to find any role models she could relate to.
"No one at school told me to go into technology. I took business studies at school and it wasn't until university when I took computer science that I realised I loved it," said Eastaugh.
She said at primary school she was told to be a nail technician, because she liked to look after her nails.
"There was no other careers advice on offer and it's still the same today. You need to have people around you with similar opinions about having a career – any career – whether that message comes from school or home. There is a real problem with class and confidence, as I was told to never put my head above the parapet.
"In the tech industry there is no one to look up to. I'm still looking for a mentor – someone who can support me in my next steps," she said.
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Eastuagh believes Karen Brady is a good role model because "she is down-to-earth and seems approachable, which makes it easier for young girls to relate to her".
"I want to be accessible. We all got here in some way, so I want females to feel they can talk to me or ask questions if they have them," she added.
Eastuagh mentioned a manager she had looked up to and learnt a lot from earlier in her career.
"I had a female manager. She was great at her job and I could see what success looked like," she said. "Women like Marissa Mayer are still alien to me, and to the girl from Essex there is a huge jump between them and her."
She explained her background has been a bigger challenge than being a woman in technology.
"I have had more trouble being from Essex than being a woman in tech. If you're making money, companies shouldn't care where you come from or what gender you are.
"If you don't work at a company invested in diversity then walk away. If I don't work for a good manager then I leave. I couldn't work for Expedia if it was not supportive of diversity," she said.
Eastaugh studied at the University of Essex and said she struggled to relate to some of the assignments.
"We had a robotics project where we built a football team and I didn't understand the rules of a football match, so the boys had to explain it to me. I couldn't really relate to it as it wasn't something I was interested in, despite being interested in robotics," she said.
"However, I got on really well with the guys on my course and I remain friends with many of them today. There wasn't an issue working in a male-dominated environment. I would advise young people not to be afraid of a tech-related degree. It may seem scary at first, but it is really fun and engaging to study," she added.
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abuell - 24 May 2015 8:21 PM
I'm still looking for a mentor as well, but I don't know how much that has to do with being a woman. I think it's a common issue. This is just my opinion, but I think that IT careers tend to attract people who are a bit more on the introverted side; people who are intrigued by technology and who are smart, but may have lower social intelligence. The ones who do well in their careers get promoted into management. They enjoy managing the technology but they have little or no interest in leading or guiding people. This makes it difficult to find a mentor in IT, male or female.
CarolBrands - 25 May 2015 6:38 PM
It's an interesting idea. Role models are certainly important. Much like Ms. Eastaugh says, I grew up in a lower-middle class neighborhood, and none of us really had strong role models. I was encouraged to go into science because it was a strong suit for me, but that was completely different from anyone I knew, and I didn't have a vision of what 'success' looked like for that career. Having an accessible role model/mentor might have made a difference, but it's hard to tell from where I am now.


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This (trade/cyber) war is starting to become scary, and not just for business!
The recently published report "Annual State of the Streaming TV Industry" by Conviva, shows that we are abandoning the traditional TV for streaming. During 2018 on demand TV-streaming increased with 111% and live TV-streaming went up by 65%, counted in viewing hours.
Apart from the fact that we start streaming more and more content rather than watch on traditional TV, the actual TV is still the most common device to use. The Smart-TV stands for 56% of the total streaming hours and the proportion is increasing at the expense of other more mobile solutions.


I've built this section of best travel sites including tips to save you money on many aspects of travel including cheap airfares, cheap cruises, cheap hotel deals, cheap gas prices and the best car rental deals. Since travel is so expensive it's important to save in every way that we can.
Many experts seem to agree that you can get the best Airfare on Tuesdays, so try to book your flights on Tuesday if possible. Many also suggest that you should purchase around 3pm Eastern on a Tuesday or shortly thereafter.
Depart and/or return on Wednesday or Tuesday if possible for domestic travel. If those days are inconvenient for you, it appears that Saturday is your next best day to depart and Monday is your next best day to return. Friday and Sunday appear to be the most expensive days to travel domestic.
Cheapest time to fly is early in the morning (the crack of dawn); around dinner time; and the overnight flights.
Book 21 days to 6 weeks in advance if possible. A minimum 14-day advance purchase is preferred.
If you need a hotel and/or car rental in addition to airfare, you can usually save a great deal of money by booking them together as a package deal. Price them separately and together just to be certain.
Be certain to check Southwest Airlines rates separately as they don't sell seats on any OTA's-Online Travel Agencies like Priceline, Expedia, etc.
When comparing the price of Airfares, don't forget to add-in the cost of baggage fees. Frankly, I think that these fees are a rip-off, and we all know that the Airlines have used these fees to boost their profits. The only way to avoid these fees is to use carriers that still do not charge for baggage, or at least provide the first bag for free. Add the fare and baggage fees and use whoever is the least expensive, if the best price is your goal.
Since most Airlines no longer provide a free meal and many even charge for a snack, I suggest you bring your own snacks. Do not bring your own beverages, however, because of the Airlines liquid carry-on limitations.
There are 2 reasons that I suggest you price your tickets on Southwest. (1) As I state above, your first 2 bags per person are free. This will save you anywhere from $40 to $50 dollars. (2) They have a fantastic tool available on their site that will tell you the cheapest days to fly with them. It's called the Low Fare Calendar. You can get to this calendar a few ways, but here's the easiest: Go to southwest.com, hover your pointer over "Air" and you'll see Low Fare Calendar option. Simply plug in your travel information and pricing will come up.
You can get the best prices for cruises in September and October.
You may want to visit CruiseCritic.com, especially if you're new to cruising, they have over 80,000 reviews and inform you of deals.
I love this site! It's so easy to use. It helps you to find cruise deals. You simply select where you'd like to go, select where you're departing from, select a specific cruise line or you can select "any," select the highest price you can pay, select the specific cabin style you'd prefer or select "any," you can select departure dates or you can leave it blank for the best available prices and an option of dates, select how many nights you'd like to be on the cruise, then click "View All Cruises". A list of available options with prices will come up. It also gives you future price predictions that tell you whether they expect the prices to increase, decrease or remain about the same for your selections/options.
Cruise agents compete for best cruise prices on discounted cruise deals, so they're actually competing for your business. They also have live chat agents available to help guide you through the process and answer your questions if you've never been on a cruise.
On this site you can see pricing information as well as reviews from travelers.
In order to prepare to bid on Priceline, I highly recommend that you visit theBiddingTraveler.com, which helps to give you an idea of what to bid on Priceline by telling you what recent bids have been placed, rejected and won on Priceline. You may also wish to visit the following two message boards, BiddingForTravel.com and BetterBidding.com. BetterBidding.com also offers information for Hotwire as well.
You can use the Name Your Own Price bidding feature where you'll likely get the best price, or if you don't wish to bid (where you're offer may be rejected, accepted or counter-offered), you can also use their Express Deals option. Typically you can save up to 60% off the rates that the hotels publish. With the name-your-own-price option, you will not find out which hotel you're staying at until after you've paid, but you can select the star rating in advance.
One of the great things about this site is that you can search hundreds of thousands of hotels and rooms/room rates at once. They also have a Welcome Rewards Program that's great for frequent travelers - you earn a free night's stay for every ten nights you spend at their member properties.
An extremely popular hotel review site. Use it to check on hotels prior to booking. Reviews from real people.
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Q: Is this event listener reaching the top most element? I am developing a page that will create many
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When you run it, you see that the log only lists the contact whenever the green "middle"
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A: I think I understand what you're doing. The event delegation you've set up in the fiddle seems to work well. The data attribute you want to select could easily be selected inside your click handler by querying the DOM. Instead of looking at the source of the click if you know you always want the data, just do another document.getElementById to retrieve your data. I think you're trying to collapse two steps into one in a way that won't work with your design.

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Cases generally tend to spike during the summer and fall months, between June and September, when activity is the most common. In each case the people had no symptoms at the time of donating blood through a blood collection agency, but whose blood tested positive when screened for the presence of West Nile virus.
Although most people don't develop symptoms, approximately 20 percent of those infected will develop an infection known as West Nile Fever, according to the CDC. Symptoms include high fever, convulsions and muscle weakness, and the illness can put someone in a comatose state.
Brenda Miller is the manager of health protection and investigation with Region of Waterloo Public Health and said the region monitors 16 different sites for West Nile virus in recreational and residential areas.
The cases, mostly in the western suburbs of Athens, mark a reappearance of the virus after an outbreak previous year when Greek authorities registered 48 cases, resulting in five deaths.
He recommends using bug sprays with Deet, but there are other options like lemon eucalyptus oil that combat West Nile mosquitoes.
Health officials say the virus has been detected in 169 mosquito samples from across the state. Earlier this week, the Montana Department of Livestock confirmed the first reported cases of equine West Nile Virus in Montana of the year.


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Liberty Theatre will celebrate anniversary this week with sing-a-longs
Owner reflects on his first year in downtown Camas
By Dawn Feldhaus | March 13, 2012 12:00 am | comments
Rand Thornsley hopes more people will view movies at the Liberty Theatre, in downtown Camas. Thornsley, managing director of Rootstock Capital Management, LLC., signed a five-year lease on the theater in January 2011. Green lights have been added to the theater's entryway this month, to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Anniversary festivities are scheduled for this week.
The audience will be invited to participate as the Liberty Theatre celebrates its first anniversary, under the ownership of Rand Thornsley.
He signed a five-year lease on the theater in January 2011.
A sing-along/quote along version of "The Blues Brothers" will be shown Wednesday and Thursday, at 8 p.m. The 1980 movie starred John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd. Due to the R rating for strong language, the film will be restricted to adult audiences and teens (13-16) who are accompanied by parents.
A sing-along version of "Hairspray" will be shown Friday and Saturday, at 5:30 p.m. The 2007 movie featured John Travolta, Nikki Blonskey and Queen Latifah. It is rated PG for language, some suggestive content and momentary teen smoking.
The movies were chosen through an online poll. Admission will cost $3.50 per person, and tickets can be pre-purchased at the box office and online at www.camasliberty.com.
The Liberty Theatre is located at 315 N.E. Fourth Ave., in downtown Camas. The 350-seat theater was built in 1927 and restored in 1996 after a fire gutted the interior two years earlier.
Renovations and upgrades were overseen last year by Thornsley, managing director of Rootstock Capital Management, LLC.
He said he has learned a lot since then — things that don't work or things that need to be done a bit differently.
"It varies with the season," Thornsley said. "Last fall when school started, we continued our summer schedule for another two months which caused us a considerable financial loss. Next year, we will know once school starts that we have to cut back and program the Liberty a little differently."
He had hoped to have the smaller screen theater open by now and be able to serve beer and wine in that area as well as the balcony of the main theater.
Thornsley said he has not had sufficient cash flow to move forward with those two items.
"We have started doing some work in the small theater — which we are renaming the Granada — and it looks like it will definitely be open before school lets out," he said.
In February, Thornsley and the owner of the Kiggins Theatre in downtown Vancouver, went to Olympia to testify at a senate hearing. House Bill 2558 would allow theaters such as the Liberty and Kiggins to get a special license to sell beer and wine in a mixed ages setting. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Jim Moeller, of Vancouver, was tabled until next year.
"Our business model when we leased the Liberty is based on being able to serve beer and wine in order to attract adults who are looking to combine a movie with an adult beverage," Thornsley said. "We feel it is key to our success. We want the theater to have a small town feel and be family friendly, but in the evening — especially mid-week — our business suffers from lack of attendance needed to sustain a successful operation."
He said the Liberty still faces a major financial hurdle within the next 18 months. 35 mm film prints will no longer be made sometime in 2013.
"The exact date will vary from studio to studio," Thornsley said. "At that time in order to show mainstream Hollywood films, the Liberty will have to have a DCI compliant digital projection system. That system right now starts at $60,000 and goes up from there. Unless we can increase business substantially from last year, that equipment will be beyond our financial reach."
The Liberty will celebrate another anniversary in June, to commemorate its 85th year. For more information, call 859-9555.
Dawn Feldhaus

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Evers administration scraps website tracking how state officials respond to requests for public information
The website was created by former Gov. Scott Walker in 2016 in the wake of a widely unpopular and failed attempt by Walker and GOP leaders to keep private records related to lawmakers' work.
Evers administration scraps website tracking how state officials respond to requests for public information The website was created by former Gov. Scott Walker in 2016 in the wake of a widely unpopular and failed attempt by Walker and GOP leaders to keep private records related to lawmakers' work. Check out this story on thenorthwestern.com: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2019/09/09/evers-administration-takes-down-website-tracking-records-requests/2265609001/
Molly Beck, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 1:52 p.m. CT Sept. 9, 2019 | Updated 2:06 p.m. CT Sept. 9, 2019
MADISON - Gov. Tony Evers has removed a website created by his predecessor to show Wisconsin residents whether state officials are promptly responding to requests for public information.
The website was created by former Gov. Scott Walker in 2016 in the wake of a widely unpopular and failed attempt by Walker and GOP leaders to keep private almost all records related to lawmakers' work.
Walker received an award from the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council for the creation of the website and other measures he implemented that were included in a pair of executive orders aimed at speeding up state officials' responses to requests for public records.
The move to take down the site is one of a number of findings in a review of how Evers handled public records requests by the conservative legal group Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, which has challenged Evers in court for years.
The group concluded Evers is backing off of Walker's executive orders.
Melissa Baldauff, spokeswoman for Evers, said officials at state agencies are no longer required to maintain the website created by Walker because Evers wants a new way to present the information to the public.
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She said Evers officials are evaluating how to better present accurate information about public records in an efficient manner.
"The dashboards used by the prior administration did not provide consistent information across agencies. Specifically, agencies used different means to calculate the same metrics," she said in a statement. "Further, the dashboards required significant staff time and resources to implement and maintain. Staff time and limited resources are better spent on responding to actual records requests."
Bill Lueders, president of the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council and advocate for government transparency, said Evers should maintain the web portal and follow Walker's executive orders.
"It has not been my experience that the Evers administration is markedly (less) responsive to records requests than the Walker administration, but it's good that WILL is keeping the governor on his toes," Lueders said. "Given the contempt for openness displayed by some members of the Legislature, it is (vitally) important that the executive branch be a paragon of transparency."
The now-defunct website tracked each agency's number of public records requests and how long it took state officials to respond to them, including the percentage of responses that were provided within one business day.
The site also showed how many new state employees were trained to handle records requests and how many departing state employees were told about record retention policies.
In their review, WILL made the same request for records to 11 state agencies on July 8. Nine of the 11 responded by Aug. 27. The Department of Transportation and Department of Children and Families did not provide responses, according to the review.
C.J. Szafir, executive vice president of WILL, said the Evers administration's approach to public records is "dangerous because open government is not just an ideal but a critical tool for the public in a democracy to hold their elected officials and public employees accountable."
Baldauff said the governor's office has fulfilled 93% of the requests for records received between Jan. 7 and Sept. 6 and responds more quickly than Walker's office did.
"The Evers Administration strictly follows the Wisconsin Public Records Law and the guidance provided by the Wisconsin Department of Justice's Public Records Law Compliance Guide, not executive orders issued by prior administrations," she said.
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Everyone involved in the annual compensation cycle agrees it hasn't changed much over the last few decades, but the need to communicate and visualize compensation data is changing. HR, Finance and Compensation Administrators want to make compensation transparency a prevailing practice with their managers and employees.
When you analyze the spectrum of educating managers and the need to communicate compensation transparency to your workforce, you realize the need to for a clear strategy and the tools required to provide consistent information for everyone to use from the top down.
HR always initiates the conversation with employees around compensation, but managers are increasingly called upon to help with communication on increases, incentives, and overall compensation. To ensure a clear understanding of the calculations and processes, we need to empower managers with the ability to see more than the end result, and let understand the underlying basis for decisions. The question to ask first is: do we have a compensation system that is easy to understand and manipulate, and does it provide the right level of detail for managers to communicate and offer transparency?
PeopleFluent provides a well-rounded approach to the compensation management process and allows managers to view, based on their security profile, the right amount of information and data to communicate, and to be as transparent as possible to their employees about their compensation. The Worksheet Navigator provides HR, Administrators and Managers with a hierarchical approach to compensation data and allows for a vantage point into the employee's salary, incentives, stock awards, bonuses and overall compensation calculations.
Compensation transparency doesn't necessarily mean revealing all compensation information to your workforce. Both managers and employees require different levels of communication and insight into the right parts of the system. For example, few organizations reach the level of transparency where they reveal to their employees the market studies they used to compare compensation by job title.
Websites like Glassdoor, LinkedIn, and Facebook are increasing the boundaries of transparency and making it easier for employees to learn more about the salaries offered for their type of position. Engaging influencers (aka Managers) in your organization would mean educating and training them on your pay philosophy, pay strategies or pay practices so they can communicate more effectively. PeopleFluent has created a visual and engaging opportunity for company influencers and compensation professionals to communicate their compensation philosophy, as it exists today. The Compensation Mirror Dashboard allows for the opportunity to show the current status of compensation in different ways and provides a mechanism for open discussion and insight on where the company's compensation compass is heading.
Companies today are faced with a changing workforce; baby boomers are retiring, Gen Xers are taking more management roles, and Millennials have now become the largest generation in the workplace. This change also means there is a level of transparency required in compensation that some are neither comfortable with nor equipped to carry out. Most Executives, who are baby boomers for the most part, still follow the same procedures they have for years when discussing compensation with their employees, which is the customary annual review and single sheet of paper slid across the desk showing the employee what their merit increase consists of and a line for them to sign and approve.
However, this one-sided compensation conversation won't appease today's workers, who want to ensure that they are being fairly paid. While some Millennials would prefer you makes things easy and just post their compensation statement on the company's public website so they can download and compare with others in their position, company and industry, the reality is employees want to know how their performance aligns with the organization's and team's goals.
Complete disclosure of data and compensation information with every facet of your workforce can only be provided with a complete catalog of standard reports, ad-hoc reporting and a comprehensive compensation statement. PeopleFluent Compensation provides HR and Managers with the ability to compile the right amount of data to satisfy every employee's appetite for information. Statements are delivered out of the box, but can be modified to show incentive calculation details as well.
Why not provide your compensation professionals, HR, and managers with a tool that allows them to analyze and visualize the company's complete compensation picture? Now more than ever, transparency is built around two factors, data and communication. You need to have the right data to communicate correctly, based on the various data sources throughout your HCM, Compensation, and Payroll applications. PeopleFluent's Compensation Command Center provides a window into the different dimensions of compensation data and delivers different lenses to view and communicate compensation completely.
As an executive in HR or Finance you will want to provide your managers with the most up to date information to ensure you are as transparent as possible. Next managers will need training on both the compensation practices and philosophies of the organization, and the best way to communicate in a transparent manner. Everyone's desire is to provide employees with the most comprehensive and accurate compensation data to ensure employees understand the calculations, as well as the process of their increases or incentives.
Improving compensation transparency is a journey that most organizations want to begin, continue or wish they had the tools to take them to the next level. PeopleFluent Compensation can help. Leading industry analysts including Gartner, Ventana, and IDC agree PeopleFluent provides a complete and comprehensive compensation application. Our technology allows your organization to engage, empower, and deliver to managers and compensation professionals the ability to be more transparent and communicate with employees and retain top talent. Experience it for yourself – schedule a demo today.


A dramatised study of child delinquency in Scotland during World War II. Filmed in Dundee, this clip depicts the life of children in Dundee and the challenges that city children face in trying to find the right course in life. It discusses which clubs and facilities should be avialable to children and how these should be organised and run - and by whom. Shots of the Boys' Brigade, cycling, children in the street, playing - "sword fighting", doing woodwork, rugby and country dancing.
Are these children's concerns the same as yours?
Who was this film made for?
How have children's activities changed in 60 years?
How many youth clubs are you aware of?
Media Studies: Make a series of video diaries of your class responding to the clips from this fascinating film.
PSE/Citizenship: Discuss the content and messages of this film and compare it to tabloid press type campaigns that whip up the threat posed by young people. List the type of activities offered to young people today. Discuss the different types of activities and debate the best ways to help young people develop and broaden their understanding of themselves and their place in the world.
Drama: Write a play about youth crime and punishment today. Which causes and effects would you choose to focus on?
Drama: Remove the narration, then write and add dialogue of your own.
English / History (Home Front): Write point of view based accounts of the actions depicted in this film. Or write a letter from Duncan's mum to his dad in the army explaining what happened.


About Our Club: Welcome to the "North Bay Astronomy Club". We are a community based organization dedicated to making astronomy interesting and fun for everybody. The North Bay Astronomy Club hosts a variety of activities that include monthly meetings, community star parties, public education, and recreational star gazing. Membership in the club is open to anyone with an interest in astronomy. Whether you are viewing the sky for the first time, or you are a seasoned astronomer, we invite you to come join us and experience one of our monthly meetings or our star parties.
Gateway to the Universe: Every year, in July, the North Bay Astronomy Club holds its annual "Gateway to the Universe" star party. This star party features a variety of daytime activities & observing at night. We invite you to come out & share our hobby. All you need is an interest and we'll show you some wonders of the night sky through our personal telescopes. As well as Gateway, we hold numerous star parties throughout the year when we invite the Public to share our hobby.
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Montana Department of Agriculture supports a growing number of distilleries.
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Willie Blazer monitors a batch of Big Horn Bourbon Whiskey being distilled at Willie's Distillery in Ennis, Montana. Photo by Jeff Adkins
With an abundance of grains and a population of entrepreneurs, it is no wonder Montana has had a boom in the number of distilleries launching in the last few years.
More than 20 distilleries have gone into business statewide since the Montana Legislature passed a bill in 2005, relaxing rules and tax codes surrounding them. Other states are expected to follow suit.
"Montana has always been a little bit ahead of the curve as far as any craft manufacturing goes," says Robin Blazer, who owns Willie's Distillery in Ennis with her husband, Willie. "Look at the brewery industry," she adds. "Montana has more breweries per capita than any other state in the nation. The distilling industry is a similar kind."
The Montana Department of Agriculture's (MDA) Growth Through Agriculture grant program has helped some distilleries get off the ground. The program provides funds to businesses promoting and utilizing the state's agriculture industry.
Distilleries – and other types of food and ag businesses – have greatly benefited from the Growth Through Agriculture's Mini Grant/Loan program.
Willie and Robin Blazer founded Willies Distillery in Ennis, Montana. It is one of many that benefited from the state's Growth Through Agriculture grant program. Photo by Jeff Adkins
Willie's Distillery, which opened and had its first bottling in December 2012, is one of those businesses that benefited from Growth Through Agriculture. It has grown from just one employee to staff of 22 people. Blazer credits the MDA for part of the distillery's success.
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"We have gotten a couple of mini grants through them," she says. "We've worked with them quite a bit."
Like most of the craft distilleries in Big Sky Country, Willie's Distillery makes a variety of spirits. It has bourbon, a few varieties of moonshine, a rye whiskey and liqueurs. It has also partnered with nearby wineries to produce a brandy. The business sells its products throughout Montana and several other states.
Headframe Spirits in Butte, Montana. Photo by Jeff Adkins
Of course, whiskey and other spirits rely on healthy grain production, particularly on corn, rye, wheat and barley – ingredients all readily found in Montana.
"We have so much access to Montana-grown grains that are so prevalent across the state," says Gabe Spencer, a distiller for Whistling Andy Distillery, located in Bigfork. "Everybody is growing barley, corn, wheat and rye, and those are the four big grains that distilleries use.
"We pride ourselves in using only Montana-made products and the relationships we have with our farmers," he adds.
Whistling Andy's lineup of spirits includes three kinds of whiskey, two rums, two gins, a vodka and a distilled beer called Hopshnop. It also hosts tours and other promotions at its distillery, and has sales in Montana, as well as other states.
Headframe Spirits in Butte is also a regular customer of grain producers in Montana.
"Ninety-five percent of our grain comes from Montana Milling (a leading milling company in Great Falls)," Chief Marketing Officer Cassandra Sunell at Headframe Spirits says. "They work as much as they can to get their grains from Montana farmers."
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Headframe Spirits produces five varieties of spirits, including its most popular, Orphan Girl bourbon cream liqueur. The business also manufactures equipment used in its continuous-flow distillation process.
The company, which sells spirits in 20 states, has quite the footprint in the industry. Owners John and Courtney McKee were named 2013 Montana Entrepreneurs of the Year.
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Designed for award winning chef, Brenda Langton, this space boasts an eleven-foot-wide by one-hundred-foot long seating corridor, the length of which is flanked with floor to ceiling glass on the west while the east wall is bathed in a poppy red Venetian plaster wall. A bar, fabricated from a rich slab of Brazilian granite, is backlit, exuding an intriguing and understated aura. Diners sit beneath of long row of drum pendants, glowing and supporting the continuum of calm ambience throughout the space.
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Yiannopoulos' May 24 appearance at DePaul University ended in a melee when protesters shut down his speech.
He lives to offend, in person and on Twitter, which has banned him.
Like the DePaul appearance, the Jan. 20 UW speech is being sponsored by College Republicans.
The UW College Republicans said on their Facebook page that a 30-minute Q-and-A session will follow Yiannopoulos' speech.
President-elect Donald Trump named Stephen Bannon, executive chairman of Breitbart News, to be White House counselor. Some have speculated that the British Yiannopoulos might also play a role in the new administration.
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Department of Health: Hawaii Has 7th Lowest Suicide Rate in the Nation
BY NANCY KERN – HONOLULU, HAWAII – Hawai'i will recognize the 36th annual national Suicide Prevention Week, September 5 – 11, 2010, with the theme:" Families, Community Systems and Suicide." Starting Sunday, Sept. 5, communities in Hawai'i and across the United States are collaborating to host events to spread awareness of suicide prevention and the resources available to support this important effort.
A suicidal death is often most difficult for friends, family, and loved ones to fathom. Oftentimes there are warning signs, in the form of depression or a mental illness, and other times suicide seems to strike seemingly out of nowhere. Regardless of the motivation behind it, suicide is the most extreme case of self-harm, and for those who are contemplating such an act, know someone who might be at risk for suicide, or for those left behind; there are numerous resources available in Hawai'i.
To promote these services and provide awareness to the nation and individual states, National Suicide Prevention Week is held from September 5-11, marking the days leading up to and after National Suicide Prevention Day, which will be commemorated on Friday, September 10, 2010.
Hawai'i state data on suicides:
Hawai'i ranks 43rd nationally in its rate of suicide deaths (or has the 7th lowest rate of suicide in the nation).
Suicide was the single leading cause of fatal injuries in Hawai'i over the 2005-2009 time period, and there was a significantly increasing trend in the annual rate of suicide among Hawai'i residents.
The most consistent trends were seen for males and residents 55 years of age and older.
Victim age was widely distributed, although almost all (95%) were 19 years or older.
Elderly residents (85 years and older) and those in the 40 to 54 year age range had the highest fatality rates.
Male victims outnumbered females by approximately 3-to-1.
Fatality rates among O'ahu residents were 38% lower, compared to Neighbor Island residents; rates across Neighbor Island counties were similar.
The most common mechanism was by hanging or suffocation (48%), followed by firearm use (20%), poisonings (13%), and jumps from high places (12%).
According to 2009 YRBS (Youth Risk Behavior Survey) data, Hawai'i high school students had the highest self-reported prevalence of considering suicide (19%), the highest for making a plan (16%), the highest for attempting (13%), and the 4th highest prevalence for being treated for a self-inflicted injury (4.5%) in the country. (Data was available from 40 to 41 states for these comparisons; average prevalences were 15%, 12%, 8% and 3%, respectively.).
Among Hawai'i students the prevalence of these risk factors was generally higher among female students, although there was an increasing trend in the self-reported attempts among males from 2003 to 2009 (from 9% to 12%), compared to a decreasing trend among females over that time (from 17% to 14%).
National data on suicides:
Suicide is the 11th leading cause of death in the United States with one suicide occurring on average every 15.2 minutes.
Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death among 15- to 24-years-olds.
The elderly make up 12.6% of the population, but comprise 15.7% of all suicides.
Approximately 864,950 Americans attempt suicide each year.
It is estimated that five million living Americans have attempted to kill themselves.
Every year in the United States, more than 17,000 men and women kill themselves with a gun, two-thirds more than the number who use a gun to kill another person.
An estimated 4.6 million Americans are survivors of the suicide of a friend, family member, or loved one.
For more information, on National Suicide Prevention Week, please contact Nancy Kern at the Injury Prevention and Control Program of the Hawai'i State Department of Health at: (808) 733-9238 or nancy.kern@doh.hawaii.gov
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Every Californian should be mindful of personal safety and maintain situational awareness at all times; serious injuries occur every day for many unpredictable reasons and some victims do not survive their injuries. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) collates and reports accident and injury data from across California.
In 2016, the CDPH narrowed down the top five causes of injury deaths in the state.
7% of accidental injury deaths occurred due to unspecified motor vehicle traffic accidents.
2% resulted from intentional violent crimes like homicide and assault.
6% of accidental injury deaths happened from falls.
9% of injury deaths occurred from suicide and self-harm.
1% of all injury-related deaths in California for 2016 were "unintentional poisoning," most often referring to death by drug overdose.
Knowing the most common causes of injury deaths in California can help prevent you and your loved ones from sustaining similar injuries. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report more than 200,000 deaths from injuries every year with a total annual economic cost of about $671 billion.
The available federal data concerning opioid abuse in California indicates that California has a relatively lower problem with opioid abuse than most of the rest of the country. In 2016, there were 2,012 opioid-related deaths in California at a rate of 4.9 per 100,000 residents, far below the national average of 13.3 per 100,000. However, this rate remained the same since 2012 but the number of heroin deaths increased from 362 to 587 and synthetic opioid deaths increased from 146 to 355. There are more than 45 million opioid painkiller prescriptions written in California each year. Patients should be extremely careful and speak to their prescribing doctors extensively about the risks of addiction with opioids.
Falls account for more than eight million emergency room visits each year and one of the most common types of occupational injuries. Falls can occur from people bumping into one another on the street, defective structures or other hazards on a property, dangerous workplace conditions, and many more possible causes. When an individual suffers fatal injuries from a fall, his or her surviving loved ones may have grounds for a wrongful death claim against the party responsible for causing a fall.
It may also be possible to take legal action after a fatal traffic accident. Car crashes can easily cause severe bone fractures, internal organ injuries, traumatic brain injuries, and many other types of severe injuries. These wounds not only have the potential to cause permanent disabilities but also fatalities. If a driver dies from injuries sustained in a car accident, his or her surviving loved ones or personal representative may have the chance to pursue a wrongful death claim against the driver liable for the crash.
An intentional tort is any injurious action inflicted upon another person intentionally. When a criminal commits an act such as an armed robbery and ends up killing the victim in the process, the criminal will hopefully face criminal prosecution from the state, as well as civil action from the victim's family or representative. This can also apply when an individual unintentionally kills another person from abuse. For example, an abusive domestic partner striking his or her partner and causing the victim to suffer a fatal head injury could face criminal charges and liability for a wrongful death claim from the victim's family.
Depending on the circumstances of accidental death, one or more parties may bear liability. If a victim's family suffers economic hardship from the death, or the death influenced the deceased's investments and other sources of wealth, the parties who qualify to file wrongful death claims may do so to recover these and other damages.
The most important factor in winning a wrongful death claim is positively identifying the liable party or parties. A wrongful death attorney can help the surviving loved ones of a wrongfully killed individual explore their legal options, determine which parties bear fault for the death, and assess their available compensation options.


The College of Communications at Penn State is the largest accredited mass communications program in the country.
For students, that means a professionally oriented program with an abundance of hands-on opportunities and classes that offer personal interaction with faculty mem bers. It's a major university with a small-school feel.
With four departments, five majors, hundreds of possible internships and a supportive network of thousands of alumni, students have an unlimited number of opportunities to engage and find success.
Students can major in: advertising/public relations, film-video, journalism, media studies or telecommunications.
The film-video major offers opportunity for the in-depth study of film and video production, incorporating idea development, writing, production craft (cinematography, sound, editing), production management and business aspects.
Narrative, documentary and experimental forms are explored in a program of study that supports critical thinking and the development of ideas. Emphasis is on discovering the ability to make creative, aesthetic and content decisions, while developing a sense of personal style.
Graduates leave the program with an understanding of all aspects of the film and video processes. They are prepared to work as writers, producers, directors, cinematographers, sound designers and editors, and apply their education to mainstream entertainment, multi-media, public television, education, and corporate and commercial communications.
The journalism major offers a broadcast journalism emphasis that allows students to hone their skills in multimedia, radio and/or TV. With two digital, state-of-the-art TV studios in the College of Communications and strong working relationships with the Big Ten Network, PBS and many other networks, undergraduates have the opportunity get hands-on almost as soon as they arrive on campus.
Broadcast journalism students cover breaking news, craft longer-form stories and produce award-winning programming. For example, the student-produced "Centre County Report," a half hour news program, airs each week on Campus Cable and across more than two dozen counties in Pennsylvania and New York as part of an agreement with WPSU-TV.
Several student clubs and organizations produce their own TV shows in the campus facilities. In addition, the presence of two student radio stations on campus -- including ComRadio, the Internet-based station heard all over the world -- means students can find many opportunities to prepare for their careers.
Graduates of the program consistently find positions with TV network affiliates across the country -- from Elmira, N.Y., to Fort Meyers, Fla., and other markets -- as well as major cable or TV networks or production companies.
Telecommunications impacts everyone every day. It encompasses a wide variety of electronic media, including radio and television broadcasting, cable and satellite, the Internet, and wired and mobile telephones.
The department trains students for careers in the telecommunications industries and is an internationally recognized center for research on telecommunications issues. Our overarching goal is to prepare informed, responsible professionals for leadership roles in telecommunications and to conduct research and outreach that improved the functioning of telecommunications in modern society.
Students in the major explore fundamental theories and current industry practices, with an emphasis on developing the skills necessary to become industry leaders. Through hands-on, real-life experiences students conceive and complete projects such as webcasts of the annual Penn State Dance Marathon (THON) and the Homecoming parade. Those events are viewed by thousands of people all over the world.
In the rapidly evolving telecommunications field, students are prepared to work work in the telecommunications industry in a variety of capacities. Alumni have secured positions with companies such as AT&T, Cartoon Network, Disney, ESPN, CBS, Google, HBO, MTV, NBC, NFL Network, Universal Music Group, Verizon and VH!1, as well as local radio and TV stations.
• ComMedia is a 24/7 newsroom and multimedia production facility used by students that houses a state-of-the-art, high-definition television set for news and sports productions. Students can produce live shots from a number of on-campus locations. While in the field, students use high definition ENG-style or prosumer cameras. These cameras record on an SDHC flash media, making a truly tapeless workflow possible.
• The Equipment Center at Innovation Park, which houses audio and video equipment for use by students for class assignments.
• A dedicated "shooting space" at Innovation Park that features more than 1,300 square feet of adaptable space with a green screen, lighting grid and windows with blackout blinds — as well as black curtains that encircle the room. All of those factors provide flexibility for setting up many scenes and shots.
• The Finestra Digital Editing Lab, a state-of-the-art facility for video post- - production. The lab is generally open and staffed for 70 hours per week and a many as 98 hours a week toward the end of a semester.
• Carnegie Cinema is a general-purpose classroom used for film series, for visiting filmmakers, for analysis of films in film classes that require a high level of control for sound and quality, and for production classes.
• The Pro Tools Studio is equipped to help film and video students edit, mix and master their sound. The attached sound booth can be used for re-recording dialogue and recording clean sound effects and voiceovers.
• The Carnegie Film Lab is an unstaffed, 24 hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week video editing resource for junior and senior film-video students. There are nine editing stations available with Final Cut Studio and Adobe Creative Suite Production Premium software installed. Students use portable firewire drives in this lab so they can easily move their projects and media to other editing stations and/or other editing facilities and computer labs.
• The Digital Broadcast News Laboratory is designed for students in broadcast journalism. The lab consists of two rooms: an on-air broadcast studio and an editing lab.
• A television studio named for WJAC-TV. It is equipped with latest-in-the-industry HD digital technology in both the control room and studio. The studio lab provides students with the opportunity to gain both "on-air" and "behind-the-scenes" experience.
Penn State's main campus, with a mailing address of University Park, PA, is located not far from the geographic center of the state of Pennsylvania.
Penn State offers a full and vibrant student life to complement its high quality academic experience. From the resources available to help students be successful to clubs and organizations for most any interest, Penn State has an active, spirited student body with a strong sense of community.
Each summer the College of Communications conducts week-long programs for aspiring filmmakers and journalists.
The sessions are led by full-time Penn State faculty members, and the sessions allow students in ninth through 12th grade to get hands-on experience in the University's facilities.
Students in the journalism camp cover timely stories using multimedia methods and film students put together films from start to finish during the sessions. Along with the hands-on work and interaction with faculty, students hear from professionals working in the respective industries.
For more information, visit http://comm.psu.edu.camps online.
Each year the University receives more than 100,000 applications.
Students apply and get accepted to Penn State, and then declare a major halfway through their sophomore year.
In the College of Communications, film-video is a controlled major. Students seeking to major in film-video must submit a portfolio for review by a faculty committee. The portfolio-review process places a premium on artistic and creative accomplishments, potential and motivation—a common procedure in other film programs across the country.
Journalism and telecommunications are not controlled majors.
For information about the College of Communications, Penn State, the application process or any program, call (814) 863-1484 or visit http://comm.psu.edu/ online.


Safety training is not just good for your business — it is probably a state or federal requirement. Training your staff about workplace safety protects them from the dangers of accidental injury and also protects your company from the costs that your business will incur as a result. When you meet safety training requirements, you actually go beyond the legal regulations and benefit your company in a variety of ways. When safety training is done properly, you will save money and protect your staff from injury.
There are several advantages to holding safety training seminars in your company. First of all, you will meet the safety training requirements that are in force in your specific industry. When you meet legal regulations you avoid paying costly fines and even the potential work stoppages that you could experience.
Another important benefit is the fact that educating your employees in safety issues can help you avoid having injured employees out on sick leave. The fact is that workplace injuries are among the most costly problems that businesses have to deal with. When you educate your work force, you can actual avoid the high costs of accidents and injuries.
When you hold company wide safety training seminars it will also reduce legal liability of your company and insurance premiums. Whenever you implement an employee training program that will help reduce the likelihood of accidents and injuries in your facility, your insurance company will reward your company. If an employee is injured while ignoring your company's established safety standards, you will actually avoid legal liability.
There are many types of workplace training seminars that you can administer to your employees that will meet legal requirements and help educate your staff on workplace safety in your specific industry. One way is to have live seminars in your workplace that are delivered by a professional guest speaker or one of your human resources staff. If you do not have the facilities for an in-person seminar, however, you can get safety training seminars that are professionally produced on DVD or digital video and viewed by your staff at your facility. The use of these videos will also satisfy the legal requirements of regulators as well as the requirements of insurance providers.
The standards of safety in any workplace must be standardized to be enforcable. The best way to implement a universal safety standard is to train your entire work force in safety using safety training seminars from seminarfest.asse.org. For more information on safety training seminars, the easiest way to begin is by visiting the website of a company that offers a variety of safety training products. All that is necessary to get started is to perform a search engine search for safety training seminars here.
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Q: Split string after hex values My string:
 str1 = "Text\x11\x05\x11MoreTEXT\x02HELLO\x011"

I want to get all strings between \xYY. I would like to get a list like this:
list1 = ["Text", "MoreTEXT", "HELLO", "1"]

Notice that \xYY can occure more times in a row like in my example at the beginning. How can I split it like I want it?

A: You're close!
str_split = re.split('[\x01-\x1f\x7f]', str1)
str_lst = [s for s in str_split if s != '']

The first line splits the list, however it returns '' list elements if there are consecutive delimiters.
The second line removes the blank elements from the list.

A: Try this technique. Just substitute the hex values with spaces, then split at a series of spaces.
new_string = re.split('\s+', re.sub('[\x01-\x1f\x7f]', ' ', str1))


SANTA MONICA, Calif. (CBS.MW) -- Everyone wants to be in the "wealth management" business these days. It's not financial planning or investment management anymore.
At high-end banks, wealth management no longer is represented by a private banker in an office behind a desk, but by a supercharged wealth adviser who communicates with clients on a panoply of services via the Internet.
Technology allows the simplest of brokers to morph into wealth advisers at the click of a button. Access to sophisticated research, investment products and computerized trading models lets one-person shops compete with global investment banks and brokerages.
Stephen Saenz, an Atlanta-based consultant to high-net-worth financial advisers, says several years ago he told his clients that their biggest competitor was going to be Bill Gates. "They laughed," he said.
Not any more. He says there are now 55 Web sites dedicated to wealth management and 433,000 Web pages dedicated to the cause.
JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, PaineWebber and scores of other investment firms have embraced the Internet under the banner of wealth management.
"Most advisors today are evolving toward some type of wealth management," says Saenz.
Instead of stomping out the competition from small advisers, the technology developed to empower these behemoths may have backfired.
"There is a subversive movement in the high-net-worth market," says George Feiger, head of business innovation solutions at New York-Based Capco, a technology firm. "The unseen proliferation of technology utilities has slowly eroded the position of big banks."
He says sophisticated technology is available to smaller investment management shops, technology that allows them to compete across the board with global financial-service corporations.
"It used to be that some of this technology would costs $60 million to $150 million to build," says Feiger, who previously ran the global private banking division of UBS. "That just isn't the case anymore."
Small is better too when it comes to servicing the high-net-worth market; the boutique firm has an edge over the global player because of cache.
"Like every other good consumed by the wealthy, there is a status sense to financial advice," Feiger says.
Saenz too sees more wealth business headed to a family-office environment, where wealthier people have a small support staff to take care of their needs.
This, of course, requires a sophisticated knowledge set -- and technological power.
Wealthy individuals want "an adviser who has the technology to manage their accounts effectively."
Feiger says the basics of wealth management include a toolbox that encompasses financial planning, information, reports and portfolio management. This can all be wrapped around a series of computer interfaces for trading purposes (with the brokerage firm), reporting purposes (with the client) and real-time systems (for the adviser).
Why is technology so important to wealthy individuals when most of them want the services of a personal financial adviser?
"Because they want both: an adviser who has the technology to manage their accounts effectively," says Feiger.
For example, if a client has a great deal of wealth, his or her portfolio positions are more than likely hedged to offset risk. This may mean buying a put option -- which shorts the stock -- for a certain amount of the position that the client has also gone long on or purchased outright. Here, a down tick has been hedged so the client won't lose as much when or if the stock sells off. Of course some on the upside may also be lost because of the put option.
Hypercharge that scenario to one in which a client is lending securities against those he or she has hedged and it soon becomes apparent how important a role technology can play, both in terms of time and calculation.
Communication and account aggregation are also important showcases that the high-net-worth client expects. Being able to view all accounts online is an expected norm these days for wealthy people.
A low-cost platform can include all these bells and whistles -- and be within financial reach of the boutique advisory firm.
Like a Ferrari, most people don't use all of its potential, but they pay up because they know what's under the hood.
"The high-net-worth business is 50 percent content and 50 percent fashion," Feiger says.
Technology allows boutique firms to accessorize. Look for a new wealth management boutique near you. It may well have all the firepower of a large-scale bank or brokerage. With personalized service, that's all you'll ever need.


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Geraint Thomas: 'I won the Tour, man' and the story of more ink
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Sport is really special. Like really special. Perhaps being an amateur athlete and cyclist myself makes me more attuned to appreciate professional's efforts and achievements, but I will never ever forget what follows.
On the afternoon of the 28th of July, the day before the storms and my first Ironman of the season, I sat on the sofa sobbing quite badly. The very same sofa where I also sat almost exactly a year previously sobbing when JT played for Chelsea for the last time and was subbed after 26 minutes. I was naturally a little apprehensive about a full 140.6 miles the next morning in a storm but I really can't blame that. And this was also considerably more sobbing than for my beloved Chelsea.
Geraint Thomas 'G' was stood on the podium in the yellow jersey having just won the Tour De France (2018) after 20 stages (no racing for general classification on the last day, stage 21). Some of you will know I've long been a 'G' fan. I posted on the morning of the defining Alpe du Huez stage 'Your stage to take today G, ditch the lanky Froomy'. It was only 12 stages in but something told me to ready myself to dare to dream and it was also something for me to hold onto in otherwise difficult times. I don't think many believed me. I heard cries 'Team Sky will never let Geraint race Froome'.
If not now, when?
I then spent the next two weeks avoiding the internet until after 7pm until I'd watched the highlights of each stage.
Most of the time I had to sit behind a cushion. Not because of G's riding but because I so desperately wanted such a deserving and talented candidate to win. He was quickly becoming the nation's favorite but he'd been mine for years. The day the peloton was attacked by pepper spray? That. Was. Bad. In the end I had to look at the results with the overall times rather than watching the whole race or highlights. I was so excited, but I needed to put my anxiety to rest in the quickest way possible.
G is now 32 years old (the same age as me) and is thus one of the older pro cyclists. He's been a huge talent, starting as a track rider, played a big part in London 2012 but always either having a mechanical or crash at the all-important moments. He's also a very good domestique and has spent many years at Team Sky keeping Froomey safe and sound without being allowed to actually race him.
This year it was different. It was clear the team were letting them race after around stage 12. Green light, green light. They couldn't not given G's strength and when roles reversed and Froome took on the job of G's domestique it really put him up in my estimations!
However, cycling needed a change from Froome's domination and the many doping scandals previously but right until the last day G was clearly not believing it would be him delivering it. I see a lot of myself in that mindset including the bits where one doesn't take oneself seriously enough as means of protecting themselves against defeat or deficient performances. Like most sports people he broke it down, steady Eddy, 'one day at a time' until the commentator pointed out to him 'well, there are no more days after tomorrow!'. He did the simple things to perfection, kept himself out of trouble, pushed on when he needed to.
G has a good few more years in him but I doubt he will win many more, if any, grand Tours. I wouldn't have thought that will matter. He's waited years for this and one defining victory at the Tour de France is enough to put him up there as one of the best cyclists around. It's everything he deserved after tirelessly working and serving others for over a decade.
And no, before you would like to suggest my new ink refers to the 'G8' summit, it doesn't. G's race number was 8 throughout this year's Tour de France.
I don't care if you think I am sad for having a second cycling related tattoo on my skin. Nor do I care that few will remember G in 30 year's time when I am grey and old. I live for the now and all my tattoos come as part of my story, history and moments that were truly special to me and I definitely won't forget this one.
Paint the town yellow please, give everyone free Welsh cakes and then hand out the Personality of the Year Award to G.
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Hasselblad H6D-400c MS is a 400MP beast of a camera
By Jon Stapley
Using multi-shot capture, Hasselblad's new medium format camera outputs images at a staggering resolution
Announced today, the latest of Hasselblad's Multi-Shot medium format cameras is the H6D-400c. Its maximum effective resolution of 400MP is attained by six-shot image capture, which involves adjusting the sensor and its mount with extreme precision.
In creating the six-shot image, the first four shots require moving the sensor one pixel at a time "to achieve real colour data" - ie, red, green and blue information at every photosite. The sensor is then returned to its starting point, and makes two final half-pixel movements (one horizontal, one vertical) to complete the 400MP image, delivered as a 2.3GB 16-bit TIFF. The final file measures 23,200 x 12,400pixels.
A visual representation of how the sensor moves when creating the six-shot images
On its website, the firm has uploaded a Multi-Shot image by photographer Göran Liljeberg to give prospective users a taste of what the camera can do – head here to try it out (opens in new tab)
In order to accomplish these shots, the camera needs to be tethered to a Mac or PC, which is done via USB 3.0. This also allows for high-speed data transfer and 30fps live view, although Wi-Fi is also on board for wireless image transmission.
The model is also capable of capturing 100MP images in four-shot Multi-Shot mode or single-shot mode, thanks to its 53.4x40mm 100MP CMOS sensor, which is also said to boast 15EV stops of dynamic range. Users can also shoot HD and 4K UHD video on the H6D-400c if so inclined, with HDMI and Audio I/O available.
The body carries two card slots, one each for CFast 2.0 and SD-type media, while a 3in, 920k-dot touch-sensitive display that uses a smartphone-style interface is found on the rear. The camera also adheres to Hasselblad's current modular design, which allows users to customise it to taste, and the company has promised an "improved back removal process" to make this easier.
Hasselblad H6D-400c MS: Pricing and availability
The Hasselblad H6D-400c is expected to ship in March 2018, with a recommended price of $47,995/£36,250, and pre-orders will be starting from today.
It's also available to rent through Hasselblad's new rental service. In Europe, prices are around €399 for shorter rentals, though if you're willing to commit to a term of ten days or more you can get that down to €199 per day. Visit Hasselblad's website for more. (opens in new tab)
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EARL v Music, coNT1Nurn. Baroque Music Beside the Grange presents a musical Valentine's Day celebration of the many faces of love, drawing on repertoire perform~d at the pleasure gardens, Vauxhall Gardens, of 18th-century London (February 14). This program features airs, cantatas, trio sonatas and other music for soprano voice, flute/recorder, trumpet and basso continua by Handel, Pepusch, Godfrey Finger, William Shield, John Stanley, the Ames, and others. An amiable and amusing entertainment for a winter evening! The performers are: Teri Dunn, soprano; Alison Melville, baroque flute & recorder; Norman Engel, baroque trumpet; Michael Jarvis, harpsichord; Mary-Katherine Finch, baroque 'cello. New developments in poetry and also the growing popularity of public theatre in the first quarter of the 17th century meant that, in order to keep up with the "competition," song composers were searching for new ways to jazz up their lydcs. The demands of the new "metaphysical" verse by poets like John Donne and others, as well as the need to move the action along, gave birth to the English Baroque. It is not surprising that Dowland, a songwriter and lutenist, felt threat-· ened by the "new men" - Alfonso Ferrabosco II, Nicholas Lanier, Robert Johnson, arid Henry Lawes, (most of whom collaborated with the likes of Ben Jonson, William Shakespeare and John Milton) - and also by the increas-. ing popularity of the viola da gamba. The Musicians in Ordinary (soprano Hallie Fishel and John Edwards, Renaissance lute,) are joined by gambist Joelle Morton on treble and bass viols (February 21).Visit their website at: · www .musiciansinordinary.ca Maresca: Mike Franklin and Jen Francisco As you know, there were very important cultural influences from the Muslim world in medieval Europe. European musicians borrowed or acquired musical instruments, poetic styles and forms, and melodic material from Moorish and Arab s0urces, particularly after The Crusades. Toronto's Maresca (Jen Francisco - voice, percussion and Mike Franklin - voice, shawm, bagpipe, hurdy- gurdy, flutes, percussion) joins George Sawa (voice, qanun, ney, percussion) to explore musical and cultural influences between East and West, North and South around the Mediterranean in CHORAL SCENE THE CHORAL FOCUS in Toronto is on seldom-heard repertoire this month. There are several concerts of significant pieces that somehow - due to th~ forces required, or their difficulty - are rarely performed. This city's choirs like a challenge, though, so the choral fan will have many chances to sample somewhat exotic fare in the coming weeks. The Elmer Iseler Singers are active in important musical events at the beginning and the end of the month. On February 1, Robert Aitken's New Music Concerts hosts a rare visit from the Argentinian-born composer Mauricio Kagel. Kagel will conduct instrumentalists and the Iselers in some of his works and participate in a "rap session" with Aitken in the lobby of the Glenn Gould Studio before the concert. · Though Robert Burns is well known for a few famous ditties, the Amadeus Choir gives a whole evening over to the Scottish Bard on February 7. Hosted by the legendary Scottisn-Canadian folk singer Enoch Kent, the evening promises to be fun; with a few moments the Middle Ages and the Renaissance (February 29). George.Sawa ee. that will no doubt bring a tear t' ye is a performer of classical Arabic music and researcher in medieval Arabic musical history. Maresca researches and performs a wide variety o(European early and traditional music. The website is at www .gardinermuseum.on.ca Frank T. Nakashima (jranknak@interlog.com) is the President of the Toronto Early Music Centre, a non-profit charitable organization which promotes the appreciation of histori- 0cally-in)ormed performances of early ml;lsic. PHILIP L. DA VIS Luthi er formerly with f.f. Schroder: Frankfurt, West Germany A Fine Selection of Small and Full Sized Instruments and Bows • Expert Repairs (416) 466-9619 67 Wolverleigh Blvd., Toronto, Ontario, M4J IR6 The Tafelmusik Chamber Choir takes centre-stage from February 12-15 with guest conductor RiChard Eggar leading them in a program of late 17th century English choral music. This is a fascinating era, post-Oliver Cromwell, when the theatres were opening u~ again in London and good music was once more being written for the Church. The most familiar - and probably best - composer of that time was Henry Purcell, but others, such as Christopher Gibbons, Pelham Humphrey and John Blow contributed to this important crea- by Larry Beckwith Iii Long & McQuade -- MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS• w w w. Ion g - m c quad a.com SALES - RENTALS - REPAIRS - IN STORE FINANCING TRADES - USED INSTRUMENTS BOUGHT & SOLD tive rebirth. Tafelmusik performs solos, verse anthems and other choral works by Purcell and his inventive contemporaries. Joseph Shabala/a ' · Joseph Shabalala should be a household name. For the past 40 years, he and his group Ladysmith Black Mambazo have been spreading the important message of "Peace, ldve and harmony" throughout his native South Africa and around the world. Combining choral singing and groovy movement, Mambazo uses music to bring people together and celebrate the gifts of life. For an ensemble born out of oppression and hardship, their joy knows no bounds. The group comes to Massey Hall on February 19, in the midst of a North American tour: not to be missed! The Bell' Arte Singers perfor.m two towering works of the choral canon on February 21. l'he Mo . zart Coronation Mass comes around every once in a while, but the Missa Solemnis of Franz Liszt is rarely performed. A fine line-up of soloists goes even further'in recommending this program. The same evening features a 10th anniversary celebration of the Oakville Children's Chorus-. Conductor Glenda Crawford has built the organization from the ground up and they now regularly tour, record and concertize. Oakville resident Norine Burgess guest stars. Toronto 925 Bloor St.W. (416)588-7886 North York 2777 Steeles Av.W. (416)663-8612 Visit the North York store's large print music department! Scarborough 1133 Markham Rd. (416)439-8001 Oshawa 380 Simcoe St.S. (905)434-1612 Brampton 370 Main St.N. (905)450-4334 Burlington 3180 Mainway Dr. (905)319-3330 , Where the Music Begins. 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R. Murray Schafer Canadian composer R. Murray Schafer celebrated his 70th birthday last year and in· honour of the occasion Soundstreams Canada is sponsoring a great gathering of some · of Canada's professional choirs to sing fer each other and the people of Toronto, led by the Estonian guru Tonu Kaljuste. Activities and concerts take place February 27 & 28 with a culminating mass concert on the evening of February 29 at the .CBC Broadcast Centre. That evening, Schafer's new work The Fall into Light will be unveiled. It ca:lls for six mixed choirs, a children's choir and percussion and its texts range from Biblical through Gnostic writers to Dante, Nietzsche, Rilke and Henc ry Vaughan. This is one of the . big choral events of the year! Schafer has many interests and obsessions that have worked their way into his body of work, including his Patria cycle of music theatre works, a profound .collection of string quartets and his writings on education and the environment. it is sometimes easy to forget that Schafer has written many evocative works for choir over the years. A M£NNONIT£ HYMN;..A-THON FUND-RAISING !·:VENT FOR PAX CHRISTI CHORALE TORONTO'S MENNONITE CH OIR Saturday, March 27, 2004 10:00 AM-4:00 PM Rouge Valley Mennonite Church 7452 Reesor Road, IV!arkham Come sing, have lunch, and support us! Call 416-484-9149. • ; FEBRUARY 1 - MARCH 7 2004 \ Combining a strong sense of mysticism and a fascination with the myriad types of sounds that the human voice is capable of producing, these works are moving and mesmerizing. One of the most intriguing aspects of Schafer's choral scores is the visual brilliance of the scores themselves . Conceived as a "jumping off point:" for the choir, his scores are often ·misconstrued as being inaccessible when in.fact they are exactly the oppo~ite: anything is possible when his works are approached with imagination and an open mind. Of · the choirs asse.mbling, the Vancouver Chamber Choir has-had .the most experience with Schafer's works. Let's hope the others come ready to play. If that's the case, it should be an ex- · traordinary weekend of music-making. r-------~-·---·-1 jazz & Pop Piano Paradise Volumes 1 & 2 Dozens. of hot melodies featuring Blues, Jazz-Funk, Latin Jazz, Ragtime, Jazz Swing. Jazz & Pop Ballad styl9s The transcriptions are fun to learn and teach and channi·ng 'to play. To o'rdec send a cheque or money order for . 95 plus .50 shipping to: F&N EnterpJise 162 Pinewood Drive Thornhill, Ontario L'1J 51'5 Canada Please spe~ify the vo lume ( 1
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