Miller Solo Tripod and Compass 15 Head.
A decent tripod is a critical piece of your camera kit. It's not something you should skimp on as a poor tripod is difficult to work with, will cause frustration and lead to inferior footage. Invest wisely and your tripod should last a decade, far longer than most cameras. I've got tripods that are as good today as they were when I purchased them in the 1990's.
When choosing a tripod the range of models available is confusing and baffling. There are so many different tripod weights, payloads and heights to choose from, so it can be difficult. Also while there is such a thing as a good all round tripod (as we shall se in a bit) there is also no such thing as one tripod that will be perfect for every shoot. The most important thing to consider when choosing a tripod is the payload that it will need to carry. This is the total weight of the camera, lens, batteries as well as any support equipment like rods and rails or monitors attached to the camera. Don't underestimate how heavy this lot can get. You will want a tripod that can comfortably carry the payload you have, you never want to be right on the upper limit. At the same time you don't want too big a tripod. The pan and tilt resistance on an excessively big tripod may be too much for a very light camera. Overall I'm a big fan of heavier tripods. The extra mass of a heavy tripod tends to make it more stable, in particular it will help reduce vibration, but this comes at a price, a big tripod is hard to lug around and if you fly a lot will cost a lot in excess baggage fees.
Rainbow under a severe thunderstorm. Miller Tripod.
I travel a lot, so I was looking for a lightweight tripod that could carry my PMW-F5 kit. The main use for this tripod was for my self funded storm chasing and natural extremes stock footage shoots as well as for the many film making workshops I run all over the world. A tripod I have had my eye on for a while is the Miller Solo – Compass 15 tripod package, so I decided to give one a try.
The Solo is unlike most professional video tripods as the legs are of the single tube, telescoping variety as opposed to the more traditional double tube variety.
Miller Solo tripod standing tall. it's almost 2m to the top of the head.
They are constructed from Carbon Fiber, so they are very light, yet they can extend very heigh (1.87m for the legs alone), which is a great thing to have on news shoots or at an event or conference where you need to get the camera up above the heads of an audience. There is no mid level or floor spreader with this tripod, the spread of the legs is governed by latches at the tops of the legs that have 3 different positions, each one restricting the maximum leg spread by a different amount. At the same time as being able to go very tall by lifting a latch at the top of each tripod leg the legs extend outwards almost flat to the ground and this allows you to get very low down at a height similar to a Hi-Hat yet the tripod remains very stable and solid.
Miller Solo would be a winner in a Limbo dance. Here it is in low mode.
Miller Compass 15 head tilt drag and balance controls. The levelling bubble is illuminated.
The Compass 15 head is a middle weight fluid head with a 75mm bowl for levelling. The drag for the pan and tilt is varied using click stop rings, each with 6 settings from zero to 5. The drag range is very good with position 5 giving considerable drag, something useful when you working with a long lens or trying to do very slow pans. For counterbalance there is another click stop ring, this time with 4 different counterbalance settings. The difference between the minimum and maximum counterbalance settings isn't huge, but adequate provided you camera is within the heads payload range.
My first major project for this tripod was a bit of a baptism by fire. Every year I spend around 6 to 8 weeks shooting severe storms and tornadoes in the USA for stock footage. These shoots are always tough. You have to be extremely mobile. As I'm based in the UK, first of all there is the initial flights across the Atlantic to the USA. Once in the US I will typically drive between 400 to 600 miles a on an active storm day. In a month I'll clock up around 10,000 miles. I don't have an assistant on these shoots so have to do all the kit lugging myself. As well as the camera kit there is also 20kg of additional equipment needed to get real time weather data via satellite, two way radios, laptops, hard hats and safety gear. So anything I can do to save weight and bulk else where is welcome and the Solo tripod scores highly for portability.
Me shooting a tornado with the PMW-F5 and AXS-R5 on my Miller Solo tripod.
Filming a tornado is challenging. Very often the only way to get a good view of a tornado is by being in it's path. Lots of rain and hail falls behind a tornado obscuring it from view and a strong, sometimes deadly wind called the RFD occurs around the back of a tornado, so, you need to be in front of it. A tornado can travel across the ground at speeds of up to 70mph, so if your 2 miles from a fast moving tornado you have only got about 90 seconds to get out of the car, set up your tripod, get a couple of shots, jump back in the car and drive out of it's way. For this the Miller Solo was fantastic. With no spreader to getting in the way but the leg spread limited by the adjustable stops I found it a very fast tripod to deploy and pack away.
Storm Chasing in the USA with the PMW-F5 on the Miller Solo.
At the same time it was also very stable. It is not as stable as a bigger, heavier tripod but still remarkably solid given it's light weight. I've used bigger tripods in the past and it really helps having that extra bulk when shooting in the often strong winds that surround the storms I shoot. But because these took longer to deploy I wasn't always able to use them, reverting to handheld when time was short. The Solo's portability meant I was able to use it much often, so although some shots taken in high winds do suffer from a bit of wobble and buffeting, the more frequent tripod use means that I cam away with a lot more steady and stable shots from this assignment than I would have with a heavier conventional tripod. I guess really for me I will have to consider taking two tripods if I can. Something substantial and heavy for use when the wind is really strong and the Solo for everything else.
Storm chasing with a PMW-F5 and Miller Solo.
Talking of everything else" what about shots done when things are not so frantic? Well a big part of the storm shoot is to document the whole life cycle of the storms. This means shooting a lot of panoramas and landscapes, often with very slow pans. One of the things that really took me by surprise with the Compass 15 head was the smoothness of the pan and tilt drag. This really is one of the best tripod heads that I have ever owned. The pan and tilt drag really is silky smooth and there is no perceptible backlash. It really is a delight to use. It's so good that I think I'm going to have to take a close look at some of Millers larger tripods for when I want a heavy weight option. Smooth, slow pans were easy to achieve, even at longer focal lengths. One small criticism of the tripod kit is that the single tube Solo legs twist a little more than most traditional double tube tripod legs, but then that's the price you pay for going light weight.
So overall I thing this combination of Compass 15 head with Miller Solo legs is fantastic. I've used a lot of tripods over the years, and this one stands out from the crowd. But, as I said at the start there is no such thing as a tripod that works for every application. I would not recommend the Solo legs for long lens work, they just don't quite have the stability that can be obtained with a larger set of legs. That said, for portability and great performance in most everyday applications the Miller Solo and Compass 15 is a delight and I highly recommend it.
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Disclosure: I approached Miller and requested the loan of the tripod. Miller provided me with a Miller Solo and Compass 15 head on a loan basis for review and use at my workshops etc. The review is my own opinion and Miller did not have any input into the review content. I really like this tripod!
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I am now using a Vinten Vision 100 Tripod – of which the locking mechanisms are becoming more and more crippled – in combination with a Sony PMW 350 camera. I'm mainly shooting interviews and football, sometimes a classical concert. When filming football, most times the tripod is extended no further than 1 meter. In your opinion, would the Miller Solo tripod be a decent replacement for the Vinten tripod?
The Vinten 100 is a good tripod. You should consider getting it serviced. If it's the leg locks these are quite easy to adjust. A decent service should bring it back to a near new condition. The Solo is a much lighter tripod the Compass 15 head is too light for the PMW-350. A compass 20 would be better, but even then it is a much lighter system, which is great of simple interviews etc but won't be as stable with long focal length shots as the Vinten 100.


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Is Rani Mukerji's Hichki INSPIRED from Hollywood film Front of the Class?
Rani Mukerji's Hichki talks about a woman with Tourette Syndrome who wants to be a teacher.
Written By Apoorva Nijhara 239789 reads Mumbai Updated: December 21, 2017 10:07 am
Rani Mukerji is all set to make a comeback with her upcoming film, Hichki. The film directed by Siddharth P. Malhotra will hit the screens in February next year. This will be Rani's first film after the birth of her daughter, Adira Chopra. Yesterday, the trailer came out and fans loved the whole setting.
Hichki is about Naina Mathur (Rani) - a woman with Tourette Syndrome - who wants to be a teacher. Tourette Syndrome is a neuropsychiatric disorder that causes involuntary movements and sounds.
Post the trailer came out, there were some Twitter users who said that the film is a copy of the 2008 film Front of the Class, starring James Wolk, Treat Williams and Patricia Heaton. The film tells the story of a young man trying to overcome Tourette's Syndrome and parental disapproval to become an award-winning teacher. Well, both the protagonists suffer from Tourette's Syndrome.
About her film Hichki, Rani had earlier said, "When the script came to me, I wasn't thinking about getting back to work. I really liked the script and said, 'Okay, we can go ahead with it.' It was a process that happened organically. Then it hit me, 'I have to leave my daughter and go to work.' My husband feels if he hadn't have pushed me, I wouldn't have come back. I would be very happy being with Adira whole day long. And that's true. I am most content when I am with my daughter. Right now, she is taking her afternoon nap, so I am comfortable. The minute she wakes up, I will be like, 'Okay, time to go."
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Wow i'd rather watch this. I just lost whatever excitement I had for Hichki now.
The story and content is stolen from the movie front of the class. Stop calling it inspired because eerything was china copied from the foreign movie. I watched the original movie front of the class and hichki is the b grade copy of the original movie. The only thing that is different is the gender swap of the character. Instead of the male character they copy pasted rani in this role. Even scenes are copied and translated. I have seen the movie front of the class room and recognized many scenes in hichki that was copied in the trailer.
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Yes Indian director stole the storyline from the movie front of the class. Front of the classmovie is based on brad cohen the real life teacher with torretes syndrome and he also won the best teacher award. Hollywood honoured the teacher by making a movie on brad cohen life. Indian director however stole the exact hollywood movie and named it hichki and swap the gender of the male teacher to female.All the story and sces are china copied from front of the class. Indian directors and script writers should be sued in court for stealing content from other foreign movies. I have seen numerous times they steal the content from foreign movie and present it as made in india label. Audience is not dumb and they have exposure to international content so they can see the pirated story lines and content.
Oh shut up. Don't say inspired more like china copy and stealing the exact movie idea and scenes from the movie front of the class.Front of the class was on the real life teacher brad cohen with torretes syndrome. Bollywood china copied this hollywood movie with scenes and copy paste rani mukerjee as an actress. I have seen the movie Front of the class and it was the best movie based on real life teacher brad cohen. Hichki is the cheap china copy of hollywood movies that indian directors like to copy. Coming up with the original idea and story lines requires brain and apparently indian directors lacks that. There are so many issues in india that can be made in movies but no must steal from foreign movies.
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Where was every single Star Wars filmed?
Starting in a galaxy a long time ago – well, 1977 – the biggest movie series ever reaches its conclusion with The Rise of Skywalker. We pick some of the best locations in the solar system from all nine films – from Jordan and Tunisia to Ireland and Croatia
By James Medd
As the finale of the trilogy of trilogies, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has a lot to live up to, which entails a level of secrecy unrivalled even in the internet-stalker era. As with all things from a galaxy far, far away, advance information on plot, let alone production details, is as hard to come by as a day off on the Death Star.
So far, only one location has emerged – Wadi Rum (pictured above) in southern Jordan – where stars including Daisy Ridley's Rey and John Boyega's Finn were shot for Vanity Fair. While this location doubled as the planet Jedha in 2016's spin-off Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, this time it's been named as the planet Pasaana – though this kind of versatility is no stretch for Hollywood's go-to desert locale, seen in everything from Lawrence of Arabia in 1962 to this year's Aladdin, via Prometheus (2012), The Martian (2015) and next year's remake of Dune.
Desert landscapes – and entire desert planets – are all over the Star Wars universe, of course. In the original, A New Hope, we meet Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) on the sandy world of Tatooine. Director George Lucas filmed in Tunisia, chiefly in the cave dwellings of Matmata (pictured above), using the Sidi Idriss Hotel for the Skywalker home and the expanse of Chott el Jerid for the wideopen vistas. He returned for prequels Attack of the Clones (2002) and Revenge of the Sith (2005), though sadly didn't make it back to the barter town of Mos Eisley, where we first encounter Han Solo (Harrison Ford), which was filmed on the coast in the fishing village of Ajim. For Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999), Anakin Skywalker (Jake Lloyd) is seen in another part of the country, at Medenine and then Tozeur; the latter also stood in for Egypt in The English Patient (1996).
The original movie also featured desert scenes closer to Lucas's home, in Death Valley, California (pictured above). For Return of the Jedi (1983), the cast and crew reassembled here for all the Tatooine scenes, filming robots C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) and R2-D2 (Kenny Baker) squabbling over the dunes in Twenty Mule Team Canyon, aboard Jabba the Hutt's barge, and surviving the man-devouring Sarlacc pit in Buttercup Valley, further south near Yuma. The same film also showcased another side of California, with the giant redwood trees of the Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park in the north of the state (recently seen in 2018 Netflix hit Bird Box) for the moon of Endor, home to the Ewoks.
The first episode's other big shoot was in South America, at the Mayan temple complex of Tikal in Guatemala: as structures on a moon of the planet Yavin, the ancient pyramids are visible through the jungle as the Millennium Falcon comes in to land. The same spot reappears in Rogue One, while 2017's The Last Jedi includes another South American wonder of the world, the already otherworldly salt flats of Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia, as the planet of Crait.
In contrast to the desert sands, the Star Wars franchise also brings us snow and ice. The Empire Strikes Back (1980) opens on the chilly planet of Hoth, with Luke stumbling a blizzard and an encounter with a ferocious wampa, all filmed in Norway on the Hardangerjøkulen Glacier. For 2015's The Force Awakens, the first episode in the final trilogy, the production headed to Iceland to create evil Starkiller Base HQ on the north-east of the island, near Mývatn Lake. The region achieved further fame as the territory north of The Wall in Game of Thrones, as did the blacksand beach at Vík on Iceland's south coast, which appeared in both Rogue One and The Last Jedi.
In the same instalment, we visited another location familiar from GoT, Dubrovnik in Croatia: for The Last Jedi, this was Canto Bight on Cantonica, the casino city where Finn tries to track down a mysterious contact. Across the Mediterranean in Italy, meanwhile, we find Queen Amidala's palace in Naboo from The Phantom Menace: this is the 18th-century Palazzo Reale in Caserta, more usually seen on screen standing in for the Vatican, for example in Mission: Impossible III (2006) and Angels & Demons (2009). For the subsequent instalment, Attack of the Clones (2002), Lucas chose another spectacular destination, Villa del Balbianello by Lake Como, for the Queen's country residence – later seen in the James Bond film Casino Royale (2006). Revenge of the Sith also used shots of lava flow on Mount Etna (pictured above) in Sicilyas background for studio footage; other locations in the film included the teeth-like limestone formations of Guilin in southern China and Phang Nga Bay in Thailand as the Wookiee planet, Kashyyyk.
For all the glamour and exoticism of sand and ice, however, the true home of Star Wars has always been the UK: the majority of what we've seen on screen in the 11 films were shot in British studios, including the famed Elstree and Pinewood. Occasionally the production has nipped outside for a change of scenery – for example, to Watford's Whippendell Woods as the forests of Naboo in The Phantom Menace – conveniently close to that episode's HQ, Leavesden Studios. The Force Awakens upped the ante and made good use of some distinctive corners of the British Isles. The Lake District was employed for a stormtrooper attack at Derwentwater, placing Takodana near Keswick and creating an X-wing fighter raid above Thirlmere. The forest where Rey encounters Kylo Ren (Adam Driver), meanwhile, was Puzzlewood (pictured above) in Gloucestershire's Forest of Dean, a seasoned location seen in The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016) as well as Dr Who and Merlin.
Production then travelled across the Irish Sea to Co Kerry. The distinctive island where Rey tracks down Luke is Skellig Michael, a rocky outcrop with a seventh-century monastery reached by 618 carved steps. As a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it's a restricted area, but with some help from the Force they managed to return for The Last Jedi. While we're unlikely to see it again in the final episode, history shows that in the closely guarded confines of the Star Wars universe we can never be quite sure where we're headed.
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Sonia Blangiardo's much-anticipated indie web series Tainted Dreams will finally be available to stream beginning December 26, for free on Amazon Video (ad-free for Prime members; with short promotional breaks for non-subscribers).
Tainted Dreams follows the lives of the cast and crew of fictional soap opera Painted Dreams. The show features an all-star cast which includes Alicia Minshew (All My Children), Terri Ivens (All My Children), Grant Aleksander (Guiding Light), Kelley Menighan Hensley (As the World Turns), Walt Willey (All My Children), Bobbie Eakes (All My Children), Natalia Livingston (General Hospital), Marnie Schulenburg (As the World Turns), Michael Lowry (All My Children), Austin Peck (Days of our Lives), Colleen Zenk (As the World Turns), the late great Larkin Malloy (The Edge of Night), Nathan Purdee (The Young and the Restless), Tonja Walker (One Life to Live), James DePaiva (One Life to Live), Ilene Kristen (Ryan's Hope), Dina Manzo (Real Housewives of New Jersey), Anthony Wilkinson ("My Big Gay Italian Wedding" and the new "My Big Gay Italian Funeral"), Lisa Marie Varon (Impact Wrestling) and "Mr. PEC-Tacular" Jessie Godderz (Impact Wrestling, Big Brother).
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In A Sense of Self, Susannah Sheffer interviewed fifty-five girls between the ages of eleven and sixteen who have been out of formal school settings for at least two years. "These homeschoolers," according to Sheffer, "learn at home and in the surrounding community rather than in schools" (p. 4). Sheffer draws on Carol Gilligan's research on girls' development, on the work of the American Association of University Women in How Schools Shortchange Girls, and on that of Elizabeth Debold, Marie Wilson, and Idelisse Malave in The Mother Daughter Revolution: From Betrayal to Power, to provide the theoretical framework for the words and thoughts of the girls she interviews.
"I wanted to know if homeschooled adolescent girls were really as different as they seemed to be with regard to issues of self-esteem and trust in their own perceptions" (p. 7), writes Sheffer in her introduction. The interview questions asked the participants how they felt about themselves, their parents, siblings, friends, making choices, coming of age, and homeschooling. The responses revealed that the group of girls that Sheffer studied are independent thinkers, motivated, and have a strong sense of self. Most, if not all, of the participants take it upon themselves to pursue their passions and guide their own learning. Sheffer writes, "Given that women often believe they must get everything else done for others before they try to carve out a little time for themselves, it's heartening to think about girls who are learning about the value of their own interests" (p. 28).
The girls' words are compelling. On friendship, fifteen-year-old Robin asserts, "I don't feel that my friends or people in general should agree with me about everything. I think that being around people with different viewpoints can open your mind to new things and/or help you strengthen and clarify your own position" (p. 80). Reflecting on her decision not to enroll in high school, sixteen-year-old Sonya ruminates, "I figured if I didn't go, I'd be unhappy, but I'd still be myself. If I went, school would probably squelch the `Sonya-ness' in me" (p. 121).
Throughout A Sense of Self, Sheffer integrates the voices of the girls she interviewed with the research on girls' development. What we learn is that somewhere amid the struggle of female adolescent development, strong, confident young women are emerging who make difficult decisions, sometimes go against their parents' wishes, and talk their way out of threats by schoolyard bullies to struggle, grow, dream, and learn. Sheffer surmises that formal schooling, as it is, stifles young women and often keeps them from resisting peer pressure. She declares, "If one has thought seriously about the structure and assumptions of compulsory schooling, it is hard to read the psychological literature that asks, `How can we help girls to identify with their own goals?' or even `How can we help girls to discover their own real interests?' without thinking about the fact that school is in direct opposition to these concerns" (p. 178). In this regard, the author asserts that homeschooling has much to offer girls. The author presents positive examples of young women making decisions and standing by them based on what they've learned and what they believe. The words of the young women in Sheffer's book inspire and prod educators and parents to consider the role education plays in girls' development.


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Britain rolled out the royal red carpet for Donald Trump Monday but the pomp, pageantry and banquet with Queen Elizabeth looked set to be overshadowed by the U.S. President's views on Brexit, the U.K.'s next leader and a row over China's Huawei.
Trump and his wife, Melania, were greeted by the 93-year-old monarch at Buckingham Palace at the start of a three-day state visit which sees him feted with the full force of royal ceremony: a formal dinner with the queen, tea with heir Prince Charles, and a tour of Westminster Abbey, coronation church of English monarchs for 1,000 years.
"I look forward to being a great friend to the United Kingdom, and am looking very much forward to my visit," Trump wrote on Twitter as he landed at London's Stansted Airport.
But beyond the theater, the proudly unpredictable 45th U.S. president is rocking the boat with the United States' closest ally, whose political establishment has been in chaos for months over Britain's departure from the European Union.
As he was flying into the British capital, he reignited a feud with London Mayor Sadiq Khan – who had written on Sunday that Britain should not be rolling out the red carpet for the U.S. president – describing him as a "stone cold loser."
The state visit, promised by Prime Minister Theresa May back in January 2017 when she became the first foreign leader to meet him after he took office, is cast as a chance to celebrate Britain's "special relationship" with the United States, boost trade links and reaffirm security cooperation.
At Buckingham Palace, Melania, stood beside Elizabeth and Charles's wife Camilla, while Charles and Trump inspected the guard.
Trump will have lunch with the queen before the monarch's second son Prince Andrew accompanies him to Westminster Abbey where the president will lay a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.
The day culminates with a lavish state banquet at Buckingham Palace – where men wear white tie coats with tails and women evening gowns.
But away from the pageantry, Trump is set to make his trip the most unconventional state visit in recent British history.
He has already waded far into Britain's turbulent domestic politics, where more than a dozen candidates are vying to replace May, who announced last month she was quitting after failing to get her EU divorce deal through parliament.
The president, who has regularly criticized May's Brexit tactics, said Britain must leave the bloc on the due date of Oct. 31 with or without a deal and praised a more radical Brexit-supporting potential successor as British leader.
He also called for arch-Brexiteer Nigel Farage, a scourge of May's ruling Conservative Party, to conduct talks with the EU.
Brexit is the most significant geopolitical move for the United Kingdom since World War Two and if it ever happens then London will be more reliant on the United States as ties loosen with the other 27 members of the EU.
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The Trump administration has told allies not to use its 5G technology and equipment because of fears it would allow China to spy on sensitive communications and data. Huawei denies it is, or could be, a vehicle for Chinese intelligence.
While Monday is dominated by pageantry, the second day of Trump's trip will focus on politics, including a breakfast with business leaders, talks with May in 10 Downing Street, a news conference and a dinner at the U.S. ambassador's residence.
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Lloyd's requires that all senior appointments are notified. Notifications should be made via lloyds.com using the forms on the next pages. Notification should be made prior to any Senior Management Function (SMF) application to the PRA or FCA.
When making a senior appointment, underwriting agents / approved run-off companies should comply with the following process:
Firm speaks to their allocated Governance & SII Manager at Lloyd's to discuss a proposed senior appointment
Prior to the appointment, firm completes the relevant notification form via Lloyds.com:
a. If the appointment is for a director, active underwriter, run-off manager or any other PRA or FCA function.
Firms notifying the appointment of a director, active underwriter, run-off manager or any PRA or FCA function will be asked to confirm agreement to the Surplus Lines Declaration, as required by the NAIC for US business
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The above process applies to all underwriting agents and approved run-off companies in respect of the following appointments:
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A separate notification will be required for termination of appointments. Any amendments will be completed in the appointment/amendment form for all positions.
If the role requires approval from the PRA/FCA, the confirmation of new senior appointment or amendment form must be completed once approval is received.
How does the process deal with US Surplus Lines business?
With regard to surplus lines business transacted in the USA, Lloyd's reports to the NAIC on behalf of the Market in respect of all persons appointed to the position of director, active underwriter, run-off manager or any other PRA or FCA Senior Management Function. To facilitate this, individuals to be appointed to one of these senior positions are required to make a declaration (surplus lines business) in a form prescribed by the NAIC.
The declaration can be made by the person being appointed to the senior position as part of the electronic notification process. The declaration may also be confirmed on behalf of the person being appointed, provided that the person completing the electronic notification process has the authority of the individual in question to confirm the declaration. In all cases, it is recommended that a record is kept evidencing that the individual making the declaration has read it and, where appropriate, has agreed to it being made on his or her behalf.
Does Lloyd's approve senior appointments?
While Lloyd's requires that all new senior appointments are notified as well as any changes to such appointments, Lloyd's does not formally approve senior appointments and the old Individual Registration process has been revoked. Pursuant to paragraph 42A of the Underwriting Byelaw, however, Lloyd's retains the power to require the removal of anyone appointed to the position of director, active underwriter, run-off manager or any PRA or FCA (SMF). Lloyd's may do this if it decides that a person is not fit and proper or otherwise suitable. The criteria that Lloyd's applies in making this decision are set out at paragraph 10A of the Underwriting Requirements (Chapter 1).
Senior Appointment Forms
Notification of proposed appointment/amendment to a senior position - director, active underwriter, run-off manager or any other PRA or FCA function.
Confirmation of new senior appointment or amendment
Notification of resignation
Declaration (surplus lines business)


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James Carroll (* 21. August 1983 in Drogheda, County Louth) ist ein irischer Politiker (Fianna Fáil) und seit November 2009 Senator im Seanad Éireann.

James Carroll wuchs gemeinsam mit seinen beiden Schwestern in Monasterboice, County Louth. Er studierte am University College Dublin und schloss sein Studium 2007 ab. Während seiner Zeit an der UCD war er von 2005 bis 2006 Präsident der UCD Students' Union.

Im November 2009 rückte Carroll für den verstorbenen Senator Tony Kett in den 23. Seanad Éireann nach und besetzte dessen vakanten Sitz dort neu. Eine Nachwahl war hierfür nicht nötig geworden, da die anderen Parteien auf eigene Kandidaten verzichtet hatten. Carroll schied damit aus dem Louth County Council aus, in das er zuvor im Juni 2009 gewählt worden war. Zum Zeitpunkt seiner Ernennung zum Senator war er das jüngste Mitglied des irischen Parlaments.

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 Offizielle Internetseite: jamescarroll.ie
 Eintrag auf der Seite der Fianna Fáil

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Mitglied des Seanad Éireann
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(Critical) The 3 comp sink that is used as the food prep sink is not air gapped, as required. I will be back in 3 weeks to verify this is air gapped.
(Critical) The main bar handsink was obstructed by having a pan in it with the sink plugs stored in it. You need to find another place to store these items, as the handsink must always be accessible for handwashing. Corrected by moving the items to another location.
(Critical) I observed mashed potatoes in the hot box at 124*f. Potatoes were not sufficiently heated back up to 165*f after adding cold milk to the potatoes before stocking in the hot hold cabinet. Corrected by heating in microwave to over 165*f, since product was just made.
You need to install a self closing mechanism on the restroom door in the "birdbrain" dining area.
There are cracked and missing floor tiles in the kitchen that need to be repaired/replaced.
The 2 door upright cooler in the kitchen needs to have th doors adjusted. When one door is closed, it pops the other door ajar.
The kitchen stove is in really bad condition. One of the 4 burners does not work. The knobs to control the burners are missing. And the over doesn't work. Repair or replace.
There are a few small flies at the bar in frenchies. Have your pest company target this area.
The exterior doors that go out to both patio dining areas have gaps around them that need to be eliminated to keep out pests.
Post handwash signs at both bar handsinks.
The mopsink was found dirty. You need to keep the sink clean and repair the walls in the closet.
(Critical) No metal stemmed thermometer that is suitable for thin masses at your store. You need to provide at least one that has tapered tips. I will be back in 2 weeks to verify you have them.
(Critical) I observed a pan of raw ground beef stored above the salad dressings in the walk in cooler in the basement. Raw product needs to be stored safely below and not directly next to ready to eat foods. Corrected by storing properly.
(Critical) I observed a can of furniture cleaner and a box of powdered cleaner stored in a cabinet with the liquors and above blenders. Always store toxic items in a safe location seperate from food/beverages or food contact items. Corrected by safely storing cleaners in seperate location.
(Critical) I observed ground beef and turkey at 47*f in the drawer coolers on the left side. Must be holding 41*f or less at all times. Do not use these 2 drawers to store any potentially hazardous foods in until repaired. I will be back in 2 weeks to verify unit is working properly. I also found a bag of cut lettuce sitting out of refrigeration at 58*f. Cut leafy greens must be held at 41*f or less. Corrected by discarding meats and lettuce and working with staff.
Replace all of the missing and cracked floor tiles. Also, the handsink at the dishmachine is leaking and pulled away from the wall. Repair this please.
There is standing liquid in the bottom of your beverage cooler at frenchies. You need to thoroughly clean out this unit and be sure the drain is not plugged.
Discontinue using bread racks to store foods on. You need to use racks with at least 6" of clearance to floor so the floors can be cleaned and mopped.
The floors and walls around the fryers are dirty. Staff need to clean in this area more often and better.
(Critical) Both wiping cloth buckets had excessive chlorine in them. Keep at 50-100 ppm. Corrected.
Eliminate the gaps in your exhaust hood.
Replace the cracked light shields on the lights over the cook line.
Cases of yams stored on basement floor. Keep up on racks at least 6" off the floor.
The floors and coving are very dirty under the fryers. Also, the floor drains are dirty. You need to keep clean. Also, you need to clean and organize the electrical closet in frenchies.
The floor in the dishwash area is rotted and tiles are loose and missing. This entire floor needs to be replaced within 6 months!!!
Provide a small wastebasket at the handsink at the grill.
(Critical) I observed foreign matter in your ice in the ice machine. The ice machine is not working properly. Do not use the ice in this unit. Repair it and then thoroughly clean and sanitize it. I will be back to re-inspect for this.
(Critical) I observed raw fish above ready to eat foods on the cook line in the salad prep cooler. Raw product must be on bottom shelves at all times. Corrected by making the switch.
(Critical) I did not observe any kitchen staff wash their hands while i was in kitchen. The main handsink on the line was found dirty with fryer grease and debris. Staff using it to keep strainer and tongs in. Also, the soap dispenser near the dishwasher is broken. Repair and stock asap. Corrected by cleaning sink and putting pump soap at dishwash handsink. Staff must wash hands often.
Drain flies are showing back up in your facility. Major repairs are starting to be made within this establishment to eliminate the harborage of the flies. In the interim, contract you pest company to come out often to kill on-going population that is in your store.
The dishmachine area was observed dirty. Clean the dishmachine inside and out. . Thoroughly and often. Also, clean the walls, pipes and floors thoroughly in this area.
Keep cleaned utensils in a covered container with handles all in one direction.
You do not have enough working refrigeration on the cook line as the 6 drawer cooler is not holding product at 41*f or less. Within 30 days you need to have this working or replaced. I will be back on november 23rd to verify a unit is in and working.
Repair the latches and handles on the alto sham.
Replace or grind down the excessively grooved cutting boards.
Keep wiping cloths used for guest tables in sanitizer between uses.
The floor at frenchies bar lacks coving along the back wall. Have this done by next inspection.
Replace the damaged microwave on the server line.
Observed some improper cooling methods. You folks need to use sheet trays and shallower pans and be cooling all foods in the basement walk in cooler. Do not cover foods while cooling.
(Critical) The ice machine in the kitchen was found soiled and at risk to contaminate the ice. Staff need to be routinely cleaning and sanitizing the ice machine to control this risk. I will be back to verify this in 3 weeks.
(Critical) I observed improper cooling of sauteed onions, mushrooms and ground beef. Product is supposed to be put on sheet trays and taken to the rack in the basement walk in cooler but was found in larger pans in the small coolers on the line. Product was put on sheet trays and furthered cooled in walk in and thus corrected.
(Critical) Date marking is not being consistently done in your store. I observed a server blanket dating product in the 2 door upright cooler using todays date as the start date even on items prepared before today. Also, i did not find any date marking on some of the cut deli meats and spinach dip in the line prep cooler. You need to get everyone date marking consistently on a permanent basis. I will be back to verify this in a month.
(Critical) Once again, there is a major infestation of drain/fruit flies throughout the establishment. You need to have a pest control operator mitigate for the flies. I can give you up to 30 days to take care of this hazard.
(Critical) I observed a container of raw steaks next to romaine lettuce and a steak above fresh fruit in the line prep cooler creating a cross contamination risk. Always store raw animal product below and seperated from ready to eat foods to control this risk. Corrected by doing such.
(Critical) I found 4 pans of raw fish that were in an upright freezer at 51f-53f. I also found a pan of blanched asparagus and black bean burgers at 58f in a line cooler. It was determined these items came from the drawer coolers that went down overnight and this product was not thrown out. Items were discarded. Corrected.
(Critical) The 2 door upright cooler in the kitchen was found to be holding product at 46f. This unit has a long history of not holding product at 41f or less. This is a very old unit and has a significant leak coming from the compressor. It is time to replace this unit. All product was moved out of this unit. Replace it within 30 days.
(Critical) The meat slicer was observed dirty, especially behind the blade. Staff must be held accountable to properly properly clean and sanitize the slicer after uses. Corrected by cleaning and sanitizing.
You need to clean and sanitize around the beer spouts more often.
The produce walk in cooler in the basement was found holding product at 48f. Service it to hold 41f or colder.
You need to put in shatterproof light bulbs in both basements.
You need to store your cleaned utensils in a protected manner. Keep in covered, clean, food grade containers with handles all in the same direction.
I observed dirty apples and pears in the salad prep cooler. Produce must always be thoroughly washed before serving. Corrected by washing.
Your facility was found to be generally unclean and it is contributing to the fly infestation issues. You have got to keep the floors, walls and drains clean in the kitchen and the bars. Repair leaks into the basement and keep floors mopped and dry in the basements.
You need to have all doors to the outside be self closing and tight fitting to keep out insects.
You need to install all new exhaust hood filters within 2 weeks.


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Michael Brown is managing partner of Bowery Capital, a New York-based venture capital firm.
Greg Gibb, chairman and CEO of Lufax, runs the highest-valued vertical-specific unicorn out of China.
Salesforce. Oracle. SAP. IBM. If you've read anything about business to business technology in the last 10 years, you know these names, no doubt! But have you heard of "Vertical SaaS" and the many up-and-coming Davids trying to take down these Goliaths? Now, more so than ever, we are seeing vertical-specific software solutions, which are built to serve a specialized "vertical" or industry as opposed to being a solution across industries, trying to disrupt their older, less-specialized peers.
To date, we've already seen some huge successes in vertical software. Veeva Systems - a provider of cloud-based CRM and content management solutions for the life sciences industry - went from zero to $2.4 billion in under 6 years raising less than $10 million. Dealertrak - a provider of on-demand software for the automotive industry – was acquired for $4 billion by Cox Automotive after a solid run in the public markets. Vertical software continues to show signs of performance and growth as it matures.
Yet still, questions remain. Are we on the verge of CRM software specifically for the cannabis industry? How about new project-management tools for the project-heavy construction industry? The time is now for technology laggards or new industries altogether to obtain software that is purpose-built for them.
As business software goes more vertical over time, we at Bowery Capital annually profile and highlight over 500 companies focused on verticals like Manufacturing, Healthcare, Oil & Gas, and Cannabis. Through this research, we release a report on our findings called Opportunities In Vertical Software. Below are highlights some of the most interesting themes, findings, and predictions from our most recent edition of the report.
Tracking the opportunities in vertical software.
Vertical software is now raising capital like horizontal software. One example that stuck out in our report was Meicai, a platform which connects vegetable farmers with restaurants across China. The company raised an estimated $600 million to 800 million in October 2018 from Tiger Global Management and Hillhouse Capital and is now valued at an estimated $7 billion. In January 2018, the company raised $450 million and was valued at an estimated $2.8 billion. We are seeing the same trend of "endless capital" starting to play out for vertical, at-scale companies.
Looking for a pot of gold? Cannabis is your industry. The cannabis industry as a vertical has grown up almost overnight. Investors continue to pour money into the space, with the number of cannabis funding deals growing from 11 in 2013 to over 300 in 2018. Overall funding into the vertical has grown from $15 million in 2013 to $2.2 billion in 2018, a compound annual growth rate of 171%. Similar to other verticals, we are seeing the emergence of cannabis-specific investors such as Poseidon Asset Management, The Arcview Group, and Canopy Boulder that provide specialization and expertise in the space. We expect ecosystem to continue to explode in the coming years.
The Healthcare vertical continues to see monster exits. As a sign of continued growth, the healthcare vertical produced roughly $10 billion of outcomes since the publishing of our last report. Most notably in 2018, athenahealth sold for $5.7 billion to Veritas Capital and Evergreen Coast Capital and Roche bought Flatiron Health for $1.9 billion. Despite its maturation, Healthcare continues to be a software vertical showing strong signs of company formation, growth, and exit volume.
Construction technology begins it's bundling phase. If you can't beat them, you might as well buy them. In the construction space, we are seeing an era of consolidation occurring. Autodesk recently announced its $875 million purchase of construction workflow management software, PlanGrid. Other notable transactions include Oracle's $1.2 billion purchase of Aconex and Trimble's $1.2 billion purchase of Viewpoint. The trends highlight how legacy firms continue to purchase innovation in a $13 trillion global construction industry plagued by fragmentation, inefficiencies, and low productivity gains.
The Financial Services vertical houses the biggest vertical unicorn. With a fresh valuation of $38 billion and $1.3 billion in funding, Lufax (lu.com) tops the list of vertical specific unicorns. The Shanghai based financial asset exchange is focused on P2P lending solutions for banks and insurance companies and clocks in somewhere in the top 20 of all unicorns in existence today.
There is now a diverse list of vertical software unicorns. The list of vertical unicorns used to be small, however today is quite large. Since our last report, we count over 10 vertical unicorns in industries like Healthcare, Restaurants, Transportation, Construction, and Insurance. Outcome Health continues to re-invent the care experience and is the highest valued on our list at $5 billion, Toast ($1.4 billion / Restaurants), Convoy ($1.0 billion / Transportation), Procore Technologies ($1 billion / Construction), and Essence Group Holdings ($1 billion / Insurance) are a few other innovators we highlight.
These unicorns are supported by a pipeline of emerging vertical software. In addition to the vertical software unicorns we mention, companies like Plex Systems in the Manufacturing vertical, Welltok in the Wellness vertical, and Hudl in the Sports vertical are now valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars and growing quickly. We count over 20 companies that are moving to become unicorns in the coming years. As more and more industries adopt digital transformation and innovation we expect this trend to increase.
No funding slowdown in sight for vertical software players. In 2018, for the first time since the dot com era, venture capital dollars invested soared to over $100 billion ($131 billion to be exact). The average seed-investment through 2018 was $2 million which was four times the $550,000 average in 2013. By leveraging these dynamics, vertical software continues to expand into more industries such as agriculture (Farmers Business Network's $110 million Series D) and legal (Atrium LTS' $65 million Series-B) where capital constraints were previously a barrier to entry.
IPO activity is down with vertical players unlike their horizontal counterparts. Over the past two years we count 18 business software IPOs, however zero have been vertical in scope. The last IPO that we count in the vertical software world was Mindbody and Instructure in 2015. However, we count more than 10 vertical software unicorns and believe more will pursue IPOs to provide compelling exits for their earlier investors.
Despite explosive growth, gender diversity is still lacking. Despite a private market which now features over 300 unicorns, recent data shows that only 16 of these unicorns have a female CEO. Vertical software is no exception. Notable female founders and CEO's of large vertical software companies include Judy Faulkner (Epic Systems) and Tracy Young (PlanGrid acquired by Autodesk). We hope to see better representation across companies and industries in the years to come.
The vertical software movement continues its march to victory with the industry seeing record levels of new company formation, funding, and unicorns. While M&A and IPO events have lagged in recent years, we expect some tailwinds in the coming years as the new batch of vertical unicorns figures out the liquidity question. For entrepreneurs interested in disrupting old line industries, the tailwinds remain and now is a great time to build a vertical software winner.


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          [Date].[Year].&[2017]*
          ([Date].[Week Number].&[36] : [Date].[Week Number].&[52])*
          [Visited Contact].[Contact SF Id].Children*
          [Assignee].[Role Name].&[PL - Sales Rep HCP]
      }
     ,
      [Measures].[Closed Events] > 0
    ) ON ROWS
FROM [Visit Analysis];

How could I influence set within the filter so that I have both year and week number represented as numbers in excel (data table) and not strings?

A: What about measures?
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Member [Measures].[Year] as
Cint([Date].[Year].CurrentMember.Name)

Member [Measures].[Weak] as
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      }
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    ) ON ROWS
FROM [Visit Analysis];

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The Fenice Theatre is open for tours with audio-video guides from 10 AM to 6 PM (except when the theatre is booked for other activites). Audio-guide services offered in 5 languages (Italian, French, English, German and Spanish). Tour lasts about 45 minutes, going through the Foyer, Great Hall, Royal Box and the Apollonian Halls.


About a month ago, I announced that good things were to come in about a month here at the dabble, which would be about now, but I guess it's not that exciting. We decided against doing the biggest thing that brought us joy for another 6 to 9 months. You'll see eventually…if it works out. It's not a baby (like Arnold would say about a tumor in Kindergarten Cop).
Some of my recipes will be in a new free home/decor magazine (Redoux) in the area and it could possibly be an ongoing/paying gig. Nice. I lied, just typing that makes me excited but I have to subdue that emotion because who knows what could happen. The recipes focus on summer and I will be working on the fall edition whenever I receive word to do so. What recipe would you consider to place in the magazine for fall? That's mean of me to ask when summer isn't even officially here and skies are blue and bright with warm temps.
This weekend opens the Riverwalk Market Fair here in Northfield. I've been eagerly awaiting this event. Read about it at that link.
Maybe 5 steps away from our apartment, I can look out the emergency exit door and see the happenings. Imagine my reaction as if I'm 8 years old and this is equivalent to getting a new bike, no longer using a hand-me-down. Oh no, I got my very own beautiful bicycle! I don't mind if people think I'm weird-we don't know very many people here.
Head to Northfield (Minnesota), on a Saturday (June 5th through October 30th), around the downtown area, by the Cannon River, and you very well could find me. Remember, I will have the smile of an 8 year old with a new bike.
There are 2 farmers' markets now with this opening. One is not associated with the event (the one I've been going to for over a year) but rumor has it that the new market didn't intend to compete. No matter, I will show up all over town and at every area of the market: art, flowers, produce, jewelry, etc..
Greg, my husband-I forget sometimes that new readers might be asking themselves if that's my dog, brother, friend, significant other- chooses mint chocolate chip ice cream as his top pick for the chilly concoction. I decided to surprise him last week when I found myself with all the fresh ingredients needed and when I just happened to come across the recipe by Faith Durand at thekitchn's website. That's a place I could spend searching all day. Love it.
I made a much smaller amount for a one time evening treat. The recipe is wonderful "as is." Can you believe I didn't adjust a single thing beyond the quantity? Wait, I did change the freezing process. I noted that below. I was impatient. Excuse the picture, it was evening, therefore, sans decent light in our place and we simply wanted to devour it.
Get out the bowl to your ice cream maker and freeze or follow its directions before tackling this recipe. I have to freeze the bowl overnight.
Remove the stems from the mint leaves. Place the leaves in a bowl and mash slightly until they are fragrant. Set aside for now.
In a saucepan, whisk the half and half, sugar and salt over medium heat. Heat until it begins to steam, then remove from the heat and add the mint leaves. Cover and allow to steep for at least an hour (two or three is better). I did this for 2 hours and think it would've been better for 3.
Once that is complete, strain the mint leaves out and bring to just under a simmer. Whisk the egg yolks in a bowl, add a cup of the cream slowly while stirring to temper the eggs so you don't end up with scrambled eggs. Whisk this back slowly into the saucepan. If you notice some cooked egg, strain the mix through a sieve before adding the vanilla. Cook, stirring, until the custard reaches about 170F. If it reaches 165F, that works too but the ice cream will be thicker and creamier if brought to a near curdle, says the creator of the recipe. Stir in the vanilla and pour into a bowl. Cover and refrigerate overnight. I froze it for 4 hours and had the ice cream on the same day but it's your choice.
Chop the chocolate into chunks and flakes or use chips and set aside. Freeze the custard the next day, or the same day (after freezing for 4 hours), in your ice cream maker according to its directions. Mine churned for about 40 minutes. Add the chocolate about halfway through and transfer the ice cream to a bowl. You can cover it with plastic wrap, if you wish, under the lid, touching the surface of the ice cream to prevent ice crystals. Freeze for at least a few hours before serving. The original creator advised 4 hours but again, I was impatient. It still turned out delicious.
Really glad to come across this recipe. I just got myself an ice cream maker and the first recipe I made was mint chocolate chip ice cream. I had no idea how to make it "minty" so I left the leaves in until it was time for the freezing process. Definitely a mistake; it tasted minty but also herby and kinda weird. I'll have to give your 2-3 hour steeping process a try.


How people make decisions when interacting with technology in "smart" environments is the subject of new research at Missouri University of Science and Technology.
The researchers see the outcomes of the study being applied to consumer energy use, purchasing behavior, governmental regulations and even medical diagnoses.
By developing these cognition models for use in smart living settings, such as houses equipped with new technology, the researchers aim to determine decision-making situations capable of producing results that consider the "smart" environment they are made in and gather data about how individuals made their choices. For example, they will examine homeowner decisions such as purchasing energy-efficient appliances or deciding whether to install solar panels on a house. Using this information, Balakrishnan and Burns plan to model the process for analysis and to develop procedures to enhance living in such an environment.
Smart Living is one of four signature areas at Missouri S&T. These areas are designed to address critical national research and educational needs in areas of excellence at Missouri S&T. Smart Living is more than creating intelligent cities, homes and infrastructure; it means designing systems that people can and will use in the future. Research within the signature area includes smart grid and transportation systems, decision-making and governance, privacy and security, and advanced building materials for chemical or biological environmental needs.
For more information about Smart Living, visit research.mst.edu/signatureareas.


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Fresh Cinematography in Fresh off the Boat
By Sanjot Singh
This blog review is about the cinematography and direction of episode "Success Perm" from Fresh off the Boat. The show starts off with a conversation between the mom and dad and when they are expressing their love for each other the directors used a close up shot of their hands and then panned up to show the children's reaction in the background which really helped the viewers feel the vibe of the scene. The montage in this episode implements a bunch of quick shots and then is immediately juxtaposed by the long shot of the parents when they finished and got perms. The lighting in this episode is mostly bright lit to reflect the warmth of the house that was prepared for the visitors. The show also uses zoom effects in order to show intensity and seriousness in particular scenes. This episode, compared to the previous ones uses a lot more pans to show the shift in reactions from the parents to the children. Every time the parents express their love for each other the camera pans to the children showing disgust. Whenever the grandmas come into the scene, they are shown from a low angle shot to express their dominance and wisdom over their children and grandchildren. During the restaurant shots, the scene was introduced with a wide angle of the whole restaurant to show that the restaurant was actually completely empty. And during the conversations between the people sitting at the dining table, there would be quick shots going back and forth so that the viewers actually felt as if they were part of the conversation. Overall, the show does a great job of direction and cinematography in the sense that the viewers always feel immersed in the show.
https://sites.gatech.edu/1102tvfem/wp-content/uploads/sites/873/2018/09/FOB-angles.mp4
Long shots and bright lighting like this exemplify the success that the parents are trying to project.
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