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Al-Moallem: Cessation of combat activities a preliminary step towards Syrian dialogue
A 4.5 magnitude earthquake hit the northwestern Iran
Abdollahian discusses in Damascus latest regional and international developments
Syria: Termination of Iran's membership in CSW violates the provisions of the UN Charter and its legal mechanisms
Tehran, SANA – Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign and Expatriates Minister Walid al-Moallem said that the victory in Aleppo and the liberation of the city from terrorists is a joint victory for Syria and Iran, and that the cessation of combat activities is a preliminary step towards Syrian-Syrian dialogue without foreign interference.
In a statement on Saturday following a meeting with Advisor to the Leader of the Iranian Revolution for International Affairs Ali Akbar Velayati, al-Moallem stressed the need for armed groups to isolate themselves from Jabhat al-Nusra and ISIS.
The Minister expressed appreciation for Iran's support for Syria, and that talks focused on the importance and of Syrian-Iranian-Russian coordination and consultations and their success in achieving victory in Aleppo and across Syria.
For his part, Velayati said that the victory in Aleppo is a victory for the resistance front, and that the political solution is the only solution for the crisis in Syria, adding that Syrian-Syrian dialogue must be held without foreign interference.
He also underlined the role of Syrian-Iranian-Russian cooperation in fighting terrorism and restoring security and stability to Syria in the region, adding "I hope that the Syrian friends will consider Iran their second home. As Iran had long-term strategic relations with Syria in the past which started in the time of late President Hafez al-Assad, these relations will continue in the future."
Al-Moallem also met Speaker of the Iranian Shura Council Ali Larijani and discussed with him bilateral relations and the importance of developing them in all fields, in addition to discussing developments in the region and the world.
He expressed Syria's appreciation for Iran's support, affirming that Syrians will never forget it, adding that the victory in Aleppo has led to the cessation of combat activities in Syria which should pave the way towards political dialogue.
The Minister asserted that the Syrian government will participate in the meeting in Astana, in addition to underlining the need to boost Syrian-Iranian coordination to confront the malicious role played by some regional states that support terrorists.
For his part, Larijani congratulated the Syrian people and leadership over the victories achieved against terrorists in Aleppo and other areas, hoping that security and stability will return to Syria and that it will triumph over terrorists and their backers.
He affirmed that Iran will continue supporting Syria and that the longstanding relation between the two countries will continue.
Ali Akbar Velayati Ali Larijani Foreign and Expatriates Minister Iran Iranian Shura Council visit Walid al-Moallem 2017-01-01
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Maudsley Parents
A site for parents of eating disordered children
What is Maudsley?
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Family #7
Lydia answers:
1. Can you give us some background on your family and let us know when you first realized there was a problem?
My husband and I are in our late 50's. He's a practicing physician, and I've retired. Our 27-year-old son and his wife recently graduated from law school. We have 22-year-old twin daughters E and J, both college students. We live near Chicago, Illinois (USA).
We first realized E was having problems in high school when we received a call from a school counselor who told us she had been discovered cutting herself. The school helped us find a therapist to help her, and we learned that cutting is often associated with eating disorders. At that time E was still at a healthy weight and said she "needed" to keep running on her school's cross country team to relieve stress.
In therapy with her I learned that E was struggling with memories of bullying during her years in elementary school. Her therapist felt that working through painful childhood issues would help her heal and move forward with her life. I couldn't believe my intelligent, beautiful, and talented daughter could be so overwhelmed with feelings of hopelessness.
After several months E announced that she felt much better and stopped therapy. She ran longer and longer distances, gradually losing weight until her freshman year of college.
Then the bottom dropped out.
At Thanksgiving dinner, after she had helped prepare all the usual trimmings - sweet potatoes with marshmallows, pumpkin pie, and other treats - we realized E wasn't eating anything but lettuce. By this point she appeared emaciated.
E had been rooming with her twin sister at college who told us E had been refusing to go to meals in the cafeteria. E insisted on bringing J's meals up to their room, and then she would sneak small amounts of food to eat in the bathroom in their dormitory. J was angry that she was being forced to eat her meals in their room, but scared that if she didn't, E would starve.
We were scared too. Our whole family, including my husband, her sister, her older brother and his wife; sat with her and told her how much we loved her, and that she needed help. We told E we were sure she had an eating disorder, anorexia, and that we would help her find a therapist. My husband and I made it clear that we would not continue to pay for schooling unless she got help. She dragged her feet, but by February E was finally seeing a therapist who specialized in eating disorders near her school and we thought she was getting the help she needed.
We were wrong.
2. How did you decide on treatment/find your Maudsley provider? Aside from Maudsley did you employ other interventions?
We tried everything to help our daughter. When it became clear that individual therapy wasn't enough, we began to work with a family therapist. We tried to keep track of her weight, which was constantly going down, but as she was over 18, we weren't privy to her medical information. By the next summer she was desperately ill.
Her doctor finally had to inform us that she had been trying to persuade E to admit herself for inpatient care for several days without success. We will always be grateful to this doctor, who risked breaking medical confidentiality laws to save our daughter's life.
Our whole family insisted, and finally E agreed to admit herself to a residential care facility in Texas. She had to spend her first 2 months in a wheelchair. She stayed there for nearly 3 months before returning home. She tried living with her brother and his wife for a time, but they could see that she was still deeply anorexic. They felt she needed more help than they could give her (both of them were working full time), and she decided to move home again.
Despite her continuing struggle, she transferred to a college in our community, first living at home and later in an apartment a few blocks from home. She was seeing a therapist, doctor and nutritionist regularly; and we continued in family therapy. But it became obvious she was losing ground. By the following summer she needed to be admitted to residential care again.
Two days after she admitted herself to the program (this time in Arizona), we received a call from their physician that she had been taken to coronary care in a hospital in Tucson. It's impossible to describe the fear that gripped our hearts at this point. After a week her cardiologist determined that she was stable enough to return to residential care.
Three months later she returned home, still underweight, but expressing a strong determination to "beat" her anorexia. She continued to see a therapist, doctor and a nutritionist fighting valiantly to get well. By the following year she was sinking again. We were losing hope in the treatment methods she had been trying and sought a new way to help her.
Last November, my husband and I read an article by Harriet Brown in the New York Times, "One Spoonful at a Time", where we learned about family-based therapy, and the Maudsley approach. I sent an e-mail to Dr. le Grange, at the University of Chicago, asking if it would be possible to implement Maudsley treatment with a young adult woman. Dr. le Grange responded immediately, and helped arrange an appointment for us with his colleague, Dr. Chen, who specializes in treating adult women sufferers.
3. How did you accomplish re-feeding?
In our first meeting, Dr. Chen listened to E's history, and the story of our family's efforts to help her get well. She frankly explained the grim prognosis for young women with eating disorders. Dr. Chen told E that she still had a chance for complete healing, because her family was determined to help her, but that this kind of help usually vanishes as parents age and siblings "burn out".
Dr. Chen emphasized the importance of separating our daughter from her disease if we were going to be able to succeed. She asked E if she would be willing to turn over all control to us. She explained this meant that E would need to move back home; allow us to prepare and serve all meals and snacks, which she would need to eat; and that all forms of exercise would have to stop.
E wept. She was afraid of the consequences of her disease, but the thought of handing over so much control was overwhelming. We just sat with her, and gave her a chance to work this through. After a little while, she said she was willing to give Maudsley a try and acknowledged that nothing else had worked.
I asked Dr. Chen if there was a menu or calorie plan we needed to use, and to my surprise she said no. She told us that the Maudsley Approach is based on the premise that loving and committed parents are competent to manage these choices. She reassured us that she would help us fine tune things as we went along, but ultimately we could be trusted to make the best decisions to help our daughter get well.
We drove home and cooked dinner. E struggled to eat a full plate, with meat, vegetables, potatoes, bread and butter, and whole milk…but with patience she ate everything we gave her. A few hours later she had cream of wheat with whole cream and fruit and more milk. Again she was able to hang in, and kept hanging in meal after snack after meal.
We went to the Maudsley Parents website to look for ideas for high calorie meals and snacks and found lots of helpful information. For our daughter, homemade milk shakes and smoothies really helped. We invited her to choose flavors, but the ingredients were up to us. We kept her out of the kitchen during meal and snack preparation, because it was too stressful for her to watch, as she put it…this just "triggered" the voice of the disease.
4. How did you talk to your child about anorexia, eating, recovery, and other related issues while you were refeeding? Do you have any coaching tips on handling your child's anxiety?
We tried to let E bring up these questions. We found that talking about anorexia added to her stress, so when she wanted to talk about the big picture we focused on offering support and encouragement. We stayed away from lectures and teaching, knowing that this would backfire and only make it harder for her to let us stay in control. Most of the time, we allowed family therapy sessions to be the safe space where she could open up about her feelings, so we could work together with Dr. Chen to help her through the tough job of psychological healing.
E worried about the pace of weight gain initially. She needed a lot of reassurance that we understood her fears, but also that we would not back down to the voice of the disease. I came to see that E needed to "borrow our will", to overcome the cruel impulses that are driven by anorexic brain chemistry.
We learned that anxiety during refeeding is real and can't be dismissed. We approached this by being both loving and firm. We had to face anger, frustration, tummy pain, long drawn out meals, and tears. Thankfully as our daughter got closer to goal weight, her emotional turmoil lessened in intensity and frequency. As she neared her target recovery weight, we learned that her disease was fighting back through water loading, so we had to begin routine testing for specific gravity to protect her against this danger.
5. What practical problems arose and how did you handle them? School, jobs, etc.
E was attending a university in our city when we began Maudsley. We decided that her meal schedule and activity restriction wouldn't work if she continued her schooling. She took time off from school until we felt (and Dr. Chen agreed) it was safe for her to return part time. In our minds, her education had to take a back seat to restoring her health.
We simplified our own lives. We told friends and family that we would be doing family based therapy for E, so social engagements involving meals would not be in the cards for us for the foreseeable future. We stepped away from most of our community involvement other than church, to minimize scheduling conflicts with meals and snacks. My husband informed his partners that he needed a lighter schedule to help our daughter recover.
6. How did parents work together to see Maudsley succeed?
My husband and I switched off responsibility for meal planning and preparation as his work schedule allowed. One of us would be in charge for the whole day, doing all the cooking and tracking E's intake. The other would stay close, offering encouragement. Most important was mutual support, never allowing the anorexia to triangulate our decisions. At times it took both of us to overcome the powerful resistance of her disease.
We tried to avoid conflict in E's presence, because this would only make things harder for her. When we met issues we couldn't resolve without support, we turned to Dr. Chen for her take on things.
We made it a point to spend a few moments alone every evening to talk about the day, and to comfort and encourage each other. I think paying attention to our own relationship was one of the most important things we did during the stressful refeeding process.
7. What was the greatest challenge for you? For your child?
After adjusting to the challenging task of consuming 3500 to 4000 calories daily, I think the biggest hurdle was helping E come to terms with the seriousness of her osteoporosis and the need to put off exercise until she is able to do this safely. I think this was very hard for her as well.
8. How did you go about re-establishing independent eating? How are things going now?
We worked closely with Dr. Chen to adjust E's caloric intake as she neared her recovery weight goal, to help her transition to a more normal lifestyle.
Once it became clear that E was at a safe weight, we began to return control of meals to her one small step at a time. We started with one snack, then another, and then the third. We monitored her weight, but more importantly her attitude, to see if she could approach control in a healthy way. For us this meant that she could get in enough calories and diversify her choices away from the rigid patterns and prepackaged foods that had been characteristic of her disease.
We waited a week between each snack step to see how she was handling things, before taking the next step.
We began with meals by allowing her to choose her own lunch and then to make it. One of us stayed with her to see how she was approaching this. We considered this a critical step to determine if she could return to college.
Once we felt she could and would made healthy decisions about lunch and snacks, we agreed that she could go back to classes. We continued making breakfast and dinner, and eating those meals with her until she had maintained healthy weight for 6 months.
Today E is living back in her apartment, but we still have family dinners with her usually 6 nights a week. We think she has made a remarkable recovery, but we are still very careful: listening and committed to her continued healing. We love our dinners together, and are overwhelmed with gratitude for the miracle of having her life restored.
9. What advice would you give to families starting out?
Separate your child from the disease.
Hug your other children every time you see them.
Read Harriet's article…you'll learn this is hard but possible, and you are not alone in this struggle.
Read Laura's book, Eating With Your Anorexic…you'll learn this is hard, but a sense of humor is still possible and you're not alone in the struggle.
Find a therapist who is committed to family-based treatment and trusts parents to be primary caregivers for their child.
Don't trust any professional who thinks their protocol trumps your parental instincts.
Buckle in for a long ride, family therapy takes time, patience, and determination; and most of us had to learn how to do this through trial and error.
Accept love and support from people you trust, take a vacation from anyone who "means well" but drags your spirit down.
Listen to your own beating heart--it's okay to feel lonely, sad, or scared, but then it's time to regroup and…
Eat dark chocolate.

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Pioneering surgery changes lives
World's first double hand transplant
As the world celebrates the first double hand transplant performed by Philadelphia Hand Surgeon Dr Scott Levin on an 8 year old boy, HTC remembers the pioneering surgeon Dr Martin Singer who performed the first hand reattachment in Africa after a man severed his hand in an industrial accident. The operation was successful, but sadly the patient was furious about the operation as he was no longer entitled to receive a disability grant. The man shook his hand vigorously, inflicting so much damage that the hand had to be amputated. A devastating reality of a man who came from a poor socio-economical background. A stark contrast from the joy and excitement such pioneering surgery has brought to 8 year old Zion in Philadelphia. Zion lost his hands and feet due to an infection and has become the world's youngest patient to receive a double hand transplant.
Dr Singer formed the first Hand Unit at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town in 1966. The Orthopaedic Department refused to accept there was a need for a dedicated Hand Unit or specialist Hand Surgeon insisted that Dr Singer resign from the Orthopaedic Surgery and join the General Surgery department. He was not deterred and proceeded to demonstrate true leadership and vision when he invited Plastic Surgeons to be a part of the team.
Dr Singer was the 12th Hand Surgeon in the world to receive the Pioneer of Hand Surgery Award from the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand in Budapest.
The passion and vision of surgeons such as Singer and Levin makes me feel incredibly proud to be a hand therapist and to be a part of the global hand surgery and therapy community that makes a difference in people's lives.
http://www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-health/boy-8-gets-double-hand-transplant-surgical-first-n399811


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Transcript: This is the Wilson Jones 5-Tab Poly Insertable Index!
It comes with labels to write on. They are perforated for easy removal.
The tabs fit into a three ring binder and turn easily.
They just barely stick out of this normal sized binder at their farthest position.
Easily insert your custom labels into the tabs like so.
This is the Wilson Jones 5-Tab Poly Insertable Index!
As you can see the dividers are a light, transparent color.
Where are the insertable tab sheets you used to provide to print out on a laser jet printer?
Hello and thank you for your feedback. Unfortunately, we no longer carry that specific item.
May we suggest the Wilson Jones View-Tab® Transparent Dividers as an alternative and better solution for the task that you describe. With those tabs you can print all your tab titles out on one sheet instead of inserting them one by one. It will save a lot of time if you are having to create a large quantity of tabs and is very easy to use.
Thanks for your question! We currently do not have a template for insertable dividers, but you can easily create one on Microsoft Word. Open a new document and find the "Mailings" tab. Select "Labels", and then click "Options". You will want to select "New Label" and put in the following dimensions: 1" (top margin), 1" (side margin), 0.55" (label height), 1.97" (label width). Be sure to name it something you can refer back to, and then press "OK" twice. You'll be back to the original "Envelopes and Labels" window, where you can click "New Document" to open and edit your new labels.


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Q: ExtJS 7.3.0 GMap Classsic toolkit markers component During the refactoring from modern toolkit to classic, i found a problem with markers component - they are not included in classic kit.
From Modern Toolkit Sencha Docs:

markers : Ext.data.Store / Object / Ext.data.Model[] / Ext.ux.google.map.Marker bindable

Can be either a Store instance, a configuration object that will be turned into a store, an array of model or a single model (in which case a store will be created). The Store is used to populate the set of markers that will be rendered in the map. Marker options are read through the markerTemplate config.

Is it real to integrate this component into Classic Toolkit?
Can't found an optimal solution (if it's real) from the internet/documendation.

A: In the classic toolkit, addMarker method expects an object.
FROM https://docs.sencha.com/extjs/7.0.0/classic/src/GMapPanel.js.html
addMarker: function(marker) {
        var o;

        marker = Ext.apply({
            map: this.gmap
        }, marker);

        if (!marker.position) {
            marker.position = new google.maps.LatLng(marker.lat, marker.lng);
        }

        o = new google.maps.Marker(marker);

        Ext.Object.each(marker.listeners, function(name, fn) {
            google.maps.event.addListener(o, name, fn);
        });

        return o;
    },

But you can simply implement the Marker, its a special record - but as it looks for me, they are not 1:1 compatible (position vs. lat lng).
https://docs.sencha.com/extjs/6.6.0/modern/src/Marker.js.html
Here is a classic toolkit marker:
Ext.define('Ext.ux.google.map.Marker', {
            extend: 'Ext.data.Model',
            fields: ['lat', 'lng', 'title']
});

All together
   // define marker
        Ext.define('Ext.ux.google.map.Marker', {
            extend: 'Ext.data.Model',
            fields: ['lat', 'lng', 'title']
        });

        // create map
        var mapwin = Ext.create('Ext.Window', {
            layout: 'fit',
            title: 'GMap Window',
            width: 800,
            height: 600,
            items: {
                xtype: 'gmappanel',
                gmapType: 'map',
                mapOptions: {
                    center: new google.maps.LatLng(-33.712451, 150.311823),
                    mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
                }
            }
        }).show();

        // use marker as record
        let m = Ext.create('Ext.ux.google.map.Marker');
        m.set('lat', -33.732451);
        m.set('lng', 150.311823);
        m.set('title', 'foo bar');

        let data = m.getData();
        let {
            lat, lng, title
        } = data;

        mapwin.down('gmappanel').addMarker({
            lat, lng, title
        });

        // simple objects
        mapwin.down('gmappanel').addMarker({
            lat: -33.712451,
            lng: 150.311823,
            title: 'Holmes Home'
        })

        mapwin.down('gmappanel').addMarker({
            lat: -33.722451,
            lng: 150.311823,
            title: 'Holmes Home'
        })

Fiddle https://fiddle.sencha.com/#view/editor&fiddle/3hnq

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Insomnia and work - should you tell your boss?
Are you worried when your colleagues see you take that fifth trip to the coffee machine? Do you try to hide the bags under your eyes every morning? Insomnia can be a debilitating condition, but often people are ashamed to talk about it.
Lack of sleep can have a real impact on your work, and even more troubling, your work could be affecting your sleep at night.
Thankfully in the modern day, this old notion of "not bringing your problems to work" seems to be changing, and there has been a dramatic shift where employees are more open and honest about the state of their personal lives.
Getting the support from your colleagues and boss while you are working toward treating your Insomnia could make all the difference in getting a good night's rest.
It is important to note from the outset that you mustn't feel pressured into doing anything. Informing your boss or your workplace of your Insomnia is not a prerequisite to your recovery.
Many of our clients at Sleepstation successfully recover without the need to ever open up to the boss. But, if you're struggling at work because of tiredness, being honest with your employers can be a helpful way to ease the burden on you.
If you feel that you would like to open up to someone at work, first decide who would be the best person to speak to. The title of this article says boss, but that could be a direct manager, or perhaps an indirect executive. You may even consider having a chat with the HR department.
What's important is that you decide your reasons for opening up. If it's purely to make work aware of the situation, then the HR department may be sufficient. However, if you're looking for assistance at work, perhaps more flexible working hours, then you'll need to talk directly with a decision maker.
If you would like to be more honest at work about your Insomnia, but feel uncomfortable doing so, then it's crucial to note that your employers have a duty of care for your health. This isn't a recommendation, but actually part of the law.
And, if the right treatment isn't sought, Insomnia can last for more than 12 months, which is classed as a mental disability under the Equality Act 2010. If left untreated, it can also have links to other illnesses such as depression and anxiety, so you shouldn't feel in any way ashamed of having this conversation.
Don't fret about any of these figures or terminologies. By being on our blog you'll know that there are treatments available! We simply want to highlight that you have a solid legal case for getting the support that you want, should you need it.
As well as concerning themselves with your health, an employer will also need to think about their business too. To alleviate any worries they may have about your work, consider opening up about your Insomnia, and suggesting a proposed plan in the same conversation. Presenting both a problem and a solution is a great way to show that you are in control and are prepared to offer the necessary commitment to your work.
For this, propose exactly what kind of support you would like, and how you'll still manage your workload around this. Perhaps it's the ability to work from home for a few days a week. Suggest a trial run, and you'll check in at the end of each week to report back on how your work is going.
Or, perhaps you're needed in the office. If you would like to arrive slightly later, then propose staying in the office a little later at night. Or, if this isn't practical, offer to work a couple of extra hours on the weekend, or at home each night after you've left the office.
While we accept these may not be the most convenient solutions for your personal life, they are a great way of managing your workload while you seek the right Insomnia treatment.
The NHS state that around one in three Brits will experience Insomnia at some point in their lives. This is a common problem, and not something that you need to feel scared about explaining. There's a good chance that your boss has already had this conversation with another employee!
If you are finding that Insomnia is affecting your work, then there are some helpful tips that you'll be able to incorporate into your daily routine. Things such as keeping your energy levels up, but not by too much, and tackling the hardest tasks of your day first are useful ways to lighten your workload.
But, while these tips will help you get through the day, it's a good idea to think about taking larger steps in tackling the problem of Insomnia itself. Our online Insomnia therapy has been proven to help alleviate the issue of Insomnia and help to get busy employees back to focusing on their work.
Businesses, by nature, deal in figures, numbers and stats. If you believe that perhaps you need a short period off work rather than flexible options, explaining the numbers behind our online Insomnia therapy an be a useful strategy when having a chat with your boss. We'll all hit bumps in our lives from time to time, but showing you have a clear plan in place is ultimately what those in charge want to see.
The important thing to remember here is that you mustn't feel embarrassed about having this conversation. Insomnia isn't a choice, and it can have very real effects on your work and personal life.
But, by taking ownership of the situation, seeking the right Insomnia treatment, and explaining to your boss the situation, you are in good stead to have an honest and productive conversation.
If you aren't quite ready to open up to your boss, then we completely understand. If you would prefer to speak to an expert first, we would be more than happy to have a chat.


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You are here:Home In this County Allegany County Maryland Department of Human Services Secures USDA Approval for Disaster Food Distribution During COVID-19 Pandemic
Maryland Department of Human Services Secures USDA Approval for Disaster Food Distribution During COVID-19 Pandemic
Media Contact: Katherine Morris
1,000,000 lbs. of Food Being Distributed to Areas Hardest Hit by COVID-19
BALTIMORE, MD — The Maryland Department of Human Services has taken additional action to support Marylanders, announcing today that its request to use USDA foods to operate a Disaster Household Distribution Program during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic was approved. The program is run through The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) and works to feed hungry families more efficiently and safely in times of crisis like the COVID-19 outbreak.
In partnership with the Maryland Food Bank and Capital Area Food Bank, the Maryland Department of Human Services is distributing 1,000,000 lbs. of food throughout its existing network of food banks, food pantries, and food programs, so as to reach those communities hit hardest by COVID-19.
"Like the rest of the nation, Maryland has seen an unprecedented surge in unemployment insurance claims following the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus," said Maryland Department of Human Services Secretary, Lourdes R. Padilla. "Now more than ever, people across Maryland need food assistance, and the ongoing leadership from Governor Hogan and his administration and the continued support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture has proved critical to our Department's efforts to serve vulnerable Marylanders during this especially difficult time."
Jurisdictions receiving the assistance include, but are not limited to, those areas where there were 2,000 or more unemployment insurance claims in the month of March. Eligible jurisdictions may be added as the Department receives additional claims data from the Maryland Department of Labor. Eighteen of Maryland's twenty-four jurisdictions, including Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Cecil, Charles, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's, Queen Anne's, St. Mary's, Washington, Wicomico, and Worcester counties, as well as Baltimore City, are currently eligible for the disaster household distribution emergency assistance.
Disaster food packages are prepared for a household of 1-2 members and include staples such as frozen meat, canned goods, dried and canned beans, rice, cereal, juice, shelf stable milk, fresh fruit, boxed pasta, and canned tomato sauce. For larger households, the Department of Human Services has approval to provide additional food packages based on household size. For example, a household of four could receive two disaster household distribution food packages.
This additional action taken by the Department is just the latest in a number of efforts it has made to secure every resource available to support Maryland residents during this unprecedented public health emergency. On April 17, the Department of Human Services submitted a request to the USDA Food and Nutrition Service to expedite the capability for Maryland food retailers to accept online purchases made using SNAP benefits. The accelerated timeline will provide SNAP households in Maryland with the opportunity to purchase meals online from approved USDA retailers at no additional cost. On April 3, the Department announced it would provide over $66 million in additional SNAP benefits to more than 319,000 Maryland households in response to COVID-19. Additionally, on March 27, the Department announced it had waived work requirements across all eligibility programs, extended the redetermination requirements for Marylanders receiving cash benefits for an additional six months, and secured approval from the USDA to extend certification periods and adjust reporting requirements for six months for Maryland's SNAP benefit recipients.
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Once there was Baybayin, the Philippine's pre-colonial syllabary - a set of written symbols that represent syllables which make up words. It thrived not just among the affluent but in all levels of society. Characterized by its wave-like script, Baybayin surprised curious Spaniards in its wide use as the prevalent reading and writing communication mode at that time.
Fast-forward to today, Baybayin remains a functionally dead script, unused in any of the country's dialects. In recent times however, its revitalization has been recognized by some Filipinos within and outside the country who are passionate about its significance as a window to Philippine heritage.
Despite Baybayin's significance, it is only taught in passing in elementary schools in the Philippines today, much like a museum artifact, or as an FYI. Most immigrants arriving in Canada today or in the past are not familiar with this ancient script. Filipino parents in Canada today are likely unable to teach their kids Baybayin, hence creating a void for Filipino Canadians curious and eager to trace the richness of Philippine culture.
From a commonly used script, Baybayin today is a novelty seen in artworks, tattoos, and other design aesthetics, its value revived as a contemporary craft. Pop culture has become an important engine for its revival especially for those of Filipino heritage reconnecting with their roots. Filipino-American tattoo artist Aleks Figueroa and digital artist Kristian Kabuay exemplify laudable efforts in popularizing Baybayin in their creative works.
Lady with baybayin tattooed vertically on her back. Baybayin is typically written horizontally from left to right.
Ironically, one can sometimes find a greater passion about one's heritage and a yearning for what is back home when distant from the motherland. Distance makes the heart grow fonder, not necessarily in the romantic sense, but in a truly nationalistic one. Even Dr. Jose Rizal, the country's national hero, learned Baybayin while in Europe.
The interest in Baybayin has certainly shifted from being a novelty to possibly a deeper and growing revival movement. Resuscitating languages is not new. Gaelic is an example - the once dying language was revived with great success by the collective advocacy of the Irish. Today signs all over Ireland use Gaelic first, preceded by English. Hebrew is another example of a language that had no native speakers in the eighteenth century, which today is spoken by nearly eight million people, according to a Yale research. If Gaelic and Hebrew made their comebacks, then a possibility exists for Baybayin.
A man with baybayin on his arm and on a Philippine flag design. A man with baybayin on his arm and on a Philippine flag design.
The future of Baybayin faces the question: "what are we going to do with it?" Are we going to curate it as an aesthetic, or are we going to create a national movement to resurrect it, much like what Ireland did? For the FilipinoCanadian, how are we going to approach it? Revive it as a popular trend in liberal fashion,or revive it conservatively as a sacred art with careful treatment? While we are left with various questions, whatever we decide will ultimately define what we value collectively as a nation.
Even if the new trend is revival through artistry and pop culture, Baybayin awareness marks the first few steps in its resurgence and its continuous evolution. Languages and even cultures change.Whether our approach to Baybayin revival becomes a national movement or simply a mainstream fad, we are blessed to still have something unique to be proud for.
Paolo Fresnoza is a former Assistant Professor at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City, and currently teaches travel and tourism at Eton College in Vancouver. His interests are about all things culture and travel, which led him to take doctorate studies about Indigenous Knowledge and Disaster Risk Management at Royal Roads University.


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A temporada da IndyCar Series de 2023 será a 112ª temporada oficial do campeonato de corridas de rodas abertas norte-americanas e a 28ª sob a sanção da IndyCar Series. O evento principal será a Indianápolis 500, vencida por Marcus Ericsson, da Chip Ganassi Racing, em 2022. O australiano Will Power, da Penske, defenderá seu título.

Quatro pilotos farão suas estreias na categoria em 2023: Benjamin Pedersen (A. J. Foyt Enterprises), quinto colocado na Indy Lights de 2022, Sting Ray Robb (Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing), vice-campeão da categoria no mesmo ano, Marcus Armstrong, contratado pela Chip Ganassi Racing para as corridas nos circuitos mistos e de rua, e Agustín Canapino (Juncos Hollinger Racing).

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Disputa contratual de Álex Palou
Em 12 de julho de 2022, a Chip Ganassi Racing enviou um comunicado à imprensa dizendo que havia prorrogado o contrato de Álex Palou para a temporada 2023 da IndyCar, exercendo a opção que detinham em seu negócio, incluindo no comunicado de imprensa uma citação atribuída a Palou. Horas depois, Palou, por meio de um tópico no Twitter, denunciou esse comunicado à imprensa, afirmando que a citação a ele atribuída foi criada pela equipe (prática comum entre as equipes da IndyCar, segundo o jornalista Marshall Pruett, do portal RACER.com) e também não aprovada por ele.

O piloto esoanhol também afirmou que havia avisado com antecedência à Chip Ganassi que pretendia deixar a equipe após a temporada de 2022 e se juntar à lista de pilotos da McLaren Racing. Momentos após esses tweets, a McLaren anunciou que havia assinado um contrato com Palou para 2023, embora não tenha sido especificamente mencionado se iria pilotar para a Arrow McLaren SP. A Chip Ganassi respondeu a isso divulgando um comunicado reiterando sua reivindicação aos serviços de Palou. Em 27 de julho de 2022, a Ganassi confirmou que havia entrado com uma ação civil contra Palou em Marion County, Indiana. Em 14 de setembro de 2022, foi anunciado que um acordo havia sido alcançado por todas as partes que veria Palou continuar com a Chip Ganassi para a temporada de 2023, e a McLaren posteriormente confirmou que Felix Rosenqvist permaneceria na AMSP.

Mudanças de pilotos

Pré-temporada
 Em 2 de junho de 2022, a Arrow McLaren SP confirmou a contratação de Alexander Rossi para 2023 em um terceiro carro. Ele sai da Andretti Autosport após 7 temporadas.
 Em 23 de novembro de 2022, a Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing anunciou uma troca de piloto nos carros 30 e 45. Christian Lundgaard dirigirá o #45 e Jack Harvey, o #30 - a mudança foi feita por motivos de patrocínio.[22]

Mudanças nas equipes

Pré-temporada
Em 7 de setembro de 2022, a Juncos Hollinger Racing anunciou que iria expandir para duas inscrições com um piloto a ser determinado no nº 78.
Em 20 de setembro de 2022, Taylor Kiel anunciou que estava deixando seu cargo de presidente da Arrow McLaren SP por vontade própria com efeito imediato.
Em 23 de setembro de 2022, a Arrow McLaren SP confirmou que havia contratado Brian Barnhart para uma função a ser definida. Em 4 de outubro, a equipe anunciou que a função de Barnhart seria gerente geral, ao mesmo tempo em que nomeou Gavin Ward para o cargo de diretor de corrida, dividindo as funções do ex-presidente Kiel. Barnhart sai da Andretti Autosport depois de atuar como estrategista de corrida para James Hinchcliffe e Alexander Rossi.
 Em 15 de novembro de 2022, o diretor administrativo da Chip Ganassi Racing, Mike Hull, disse a Marshall Pruett do RACER.com que a equipe contratou Taylor Kiel (enteado de Hull) como gerente da equipe, preenchendo uma lacuna deixada ao promover Mike O'Gara para dirigir o carro esportivo da equipe.

Calendário
O calendário oficial foi publicado no dia 27 de setembro de 2022.
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Pela terceira temporada consecutiva, a TV Cultura transmitirá as corridas após renovar os direitos de transmissão até 2024. e a ESPN transmitirá os treinos livres e classificatórios no serviço de streaming Star+ e as corridas completas nos seus canais.

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Royal Blood, Alt-J, Mark Ronson and 1D bag BRIT Awards nominations
It's safe to assume Royal Blood's ears are burning after last night's BRIT Awards nominations announcement.
The unstoppable rock duo are favourites to triumph at the 2015 ceremony, having been nominated for three awards at next month's event.
In the Best British Group category, Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher face stiff competition from One Direction and Coldplay, while Alt-J join them with both best group and Best British Album of the Year nominations. Chvrches and FKA Twigs are nominated alongside Royal Blood for Best British Breakthrough Act.
Sam Smith also collected five nominations at last night's announcement party, while Ed Sheeran and George Ezra are up for four awards each.
Mark Ronson's Uptown Funk bagged him a spot in the Best Single category. Which, if anything, gives us a legitimate excuse to play it at least twelve more times each day…?
Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk (Official Video) ft. Bruno Mars
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Full nominations list:
British Male Solo Artist
Ed Sheeran, George Ezra, Sam Smith, Damon Albarn, Paolo Nutini
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Ella Henderson, FKA twigs, Jessie Ware, Lily Allen, Paloma Faith
British Group
Coldplay, alt-J, One Direction, Clean Bandit, Royal Blood
British Breakthrough Act
George Ezra, Royal Blood, Sam Smith, CHVRCHES, FKA twigs
British Single
Calvin Harris – Summer
Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne – Rather Be
Duke Dumont ft. Jax Jones – I Got U
Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud
Ella Henderson – Ghost
George Ezra – Budapest
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk
Route 94 ft. Jess Glynne – My Love
Sam Smith – Stay With Me
Sigma – Nobody To Love
Mastercard British Album Of The Year
Sam Smith, Royal Blood, George Ezra, alt-J, Ed Sheeran
British Video
Charli XCX – Boom Clap
One Direction – You and I
Rita Ora – I Will Never Let You Down
International Male Solo Artist
Hozier, Beck, Jack White, John Legend, Pharrell Williams
International Female Solo Artist
Sia, St. Vincent, Beyonce, Lana Del Rey, Taylor Swift
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SOS RWANDA: ANOTHER FDU-INKINGI MEMBER, EUGENE NDEREYIMANA, DISAPPEARS MYSTERIOUSLY
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Today around 15 July 2019 around Midday, Mr Eugene Ndereyimana, disappeared mysteriously on his way to Nyagatare, Eastern Province, to meet prospective members of FDU-Inkingi. This is part of an exercise to get required members for a party to get registered.
The people who were waiting for him lost contact with him on phone around midday while he was only 5 kilometres from the meeting venue. He had last communicated with his wife in the morning while on his way to the meeting. It was later in the afternoon that the people who were waiting for him raised the alarm.
The FDU-Inkingi is quite anxious about his safety in the wake of similar incidents of enforced disappearances of members of FDU-Inkingi including Mr Anselme Mutuyimana, whose body found dumped in a forest on March 8, 2019, Mr Boniface Twagirimana 1st Vice President of FDU-Inkingi, on October 8, 2018 (still missing) Habarugira Jean Damascene, whose body was found dumped in Nyamata hospital on 8th May 2017, three days after his disappearance, and Illuminee Iragena on March 26, 2016 (still missing). We would like to recall that Mr Eugene Ndereyimana was also intercepted by local officials and military personnel on September 3, 2018 but was released later.
We call on the Rwandan government to take all necessary measures to ensure that Mr Eugene Ndereyimana is found and to punish the perpetrators of the enforced disappearance once known as provided for in the Rwandan laws.
Done in Rouen on July 15, 2019.
Commissioner of the FDU-Inkingi in charge of Information and Communication
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Runway Lights launch their debut EP.
Runway Lights are a new experimental, alternative rock band from Dublin. Their sound has been described as a delicate balance of lulling sweetness and dark nastiness with influences ranging from meticulously constructed alternative pop to the dynamic soundscapes of post-rock. Impressive range there.
In their short time together, Runway Lights have already graced the stages of a number of prestigious Dublin venues including The Workman's Club, Whelan's and The Button Factory, earning a reputation for their ferocious live sound.
Their new single, 'Broad Strokes', tells a dark tale of an unwanted encounter through weaving, finger-picked guitar arpeggios, unsettling atmospherics and a driving hypnotic beat.
The lineup consists of Dónal O'Sullivan (Drums, percussion, backing vocals), Louise O'Hanlon (Lead vocals, additional percussion), Shane O'Neill (Guitar, electronics, backing vocals), Ronan Parker (Bass, synths) and Oisín O'Neill (Guitar, atmospherics).
You can keep tabs on the band and all the latest developments via their Facebook page right here.


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Get some new ideas for expanding your family tree and discovering new ancestors in part 2 of our one-month family tree bootcamp.
Once your research takes you beyond the census and BMD records, you're sure to encounter a style of handwriting which is unfamiliar to you. Paleography is the deciphering of old handwriting and this is a skill that you can learn with practice.
Visit the National Archives website for a good basic guide to the subject which includes frequently-used abbreviations and notes on historic spelling.
Despite the fact that a lot of family history information is online, as all true enthusiasts know, nothing can beat having a useful book or magazine to refer to time after time. Set aside some time for having a look at your family history library, however modest this might be. Could you benefit from owning a local history text relating to the area where your ancestors lived? Or perhaps a dictionary of family history terms?
Secondhand book shops are great places to go searching, and keep a look out for book fairs in your area and family history events, which often have book stalls of new and used titles. Don't forget sites such as ebay and abebooks for used books.
Many family historians join a family history society early in their family tree adventure, however have you ever considered also joining a specialist society which focuses on one particular aspect of genealogy? The Federation of Family History Societies website has a list of dozens of member societies – take your pick from a range of topics including heraldry, Quaker ancestry, Romany and traveller ancestors, and family and community historical research.
If your ancestors came to the UK from another country, or emigrated to start a new life overseas, there are plenty of options available for finding out more about why they entered/left the country and where they settled. Ancestry, TheGenealogist and FindMyPast all have collections of records for overseas ancestors, and the British Library has a large collection of births, marriages and deaths.
The National Archives also has a free webinar on emigration.
Make today the day you discover an archive you've never visited. Museums, university libraries and family/local history societies are all potential sources of new material. Check the website of the nearest university to where your ancestors lived – the special collections of its library may well hold valuable local history material for you.
The Historic UK website has a good list of UK museums, divided into categories such as maritime, industrial and aviation, which can point you in the right direction.
Attend a talk held by your local family history society, even if you're not a member (most charge just a modest fee for non-members). You might choose a talk from the society nearest to where you live, or the society in the area where your ancestors were based.
Either way, you'll be able to tap into the research and expertise of the speakers; many such events have a Q&A or social session afterwards, where you can chat to other enthusiasts and share your findings.
Discover how the borders of the counties where your ancestors lived have changed over the years. The Historic Counties Borders Project has digitized the borders of the UK's 92 counties and made them available to use freely.
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Shooting raw on Sony FS5 with Atomos Shogun Flame
Atomos Shogun Flame with sun shade on Sony FS5
I have been eagerly awaiting the raw upgrade to Sony FS5 that was released last week. What does 12-bit 4K raw look like on this camera? I purchased the $600 CBKZ-FS5RIF upgrade as soon as I could, installed it, and over the weekend, had a chance to shoot a little on a music video project. Here's my initial observations, based on recording with a Atomos Shogun Flame.
First insight: the Flame isn't actually a raw recorder just yet. You are limited to recording 4K 10-bit ProRes or DNxHR from the Slog 2 or 3 12-bit raw signal that the camera sends. This means you don't have the option, if you want it, to "develop" the digital negative to your liking from CDNG using raw tools like Resolve or Adobe Photoshop. Atomos says CDNG raw will be supported in a future firmware upgrade.
If you want 12-bit CDNG raw now, an Odyssey 7Q+ with the latest firmware and an FS5 will do the job. I look forward to testing that combination soon. However, from experience I know the Odyssey screen isn't as bright as the Atomos Flame, and I love me a bright monitor. However, the Odyssey is OLED, which the Flame is not.
Atomos Shogun Flame sun shade allows touch screen to be accessed through an opening in the bottom.
So, just how bright is the Flame? The sun was shining in Seattle yesterday, so I had a chance to really work it. And I found that it's noticeably brighter than a SmallHD 702 (1500 nits vs 1000 nits). In direct sunlight, though, you still need the hood. That's because the screen is highly reflective, and in glaring sunlight, you need to cut down on sources of reflection. The Atomos hood creates a box with a little window you can peer through, which effectively reduces the area of reflection to a small rectangle in the middle. I found that wearing a ball cap while operating further shades this opening, making it possible to view the screen pretty effectively even in direct sunlight. But the best option? Shade the camera and operator with a flag or umbrella.
The HDR mode is…interesting. It does look cool, visibly brighter than in rec 702 mode. But it feels a little 1.0 to me. The pixels aren't OLED, so brightness feels like it's coming from over cranking the LCD pixels. I've seen a real OLED Sony HDR monitor, and wow, it blew me away with its brightness. This monitor doesn't even come close. It's more like a preview of coming attractions than the real deal. But it's a start, and I applaud Atomos for shipping it as soon as possible, because HDR is going to be amazing when it gets here and is widely supported on consumer monitors.
There's a display mode on the Flame that tries to convert Sony SLOG2 or SLOG3 to Rec709 using Sgamma 3 or Sgamma 3.cine color modes. The problem is, it doesn't really work for me, because I (properly) overexpose my SLOG. To visualize that, you need a LUT, and the Flame happily does support LUTs, allowing you to load up to 8 custom ones.
I found that the LUT I normally use with SLOG3 looked slightly different when applied to the raw signal of the FS5. So that will need some tweaking. But the good news is that your LUTs will work and can be applied, not only to the screen view, but you can burn them in to the recorded footage if you choose.
Slow Motion is a non-starter on this Shogun. The Flame will display a 60p signal, but the record button is disabled, meaning it does not support any slow motion frame rates above 30p. The Flame doesn't display anything but noise when the S&Q option is enabled on the camera. You'll need a Shogun Inferno to record at 4K 60p, in burst modes, and in the 2K slow mo mode.
There's also no way to down-convert the raw 4K -> 2K on this recorder, which means you HAVE to record 4K, fwiw. Not a big deal since you can record 10-bit on the camera's sd card. But it would be nice sometimes for workflow reasons to go straight to ProRes in 2K instead of having to transcode the footage first, something the Odyssey supports.
Neither SDI nor HDMI output is available when shooting raw, which means you can't send a feed to a director monitor (at least not to the SmallHD 702 I used for testing).
Battery: The Flame chews through batteries. Bring lots of them if you plan on shooting for very long.
Sound: The Flame has a fan, but it runs nearly silently after noisy boot up. In a hot production environment, this might be an issue.
So, how about that 4K image? Jury's still out. I definitely noticed the same kind of noise in the shadows that you see with SLOG recorded in-camera. Apparently 10 bits isn't enough to solve for that. I've been told that 12 bits isn't enough either – that you need 16 bits before those shadows really come clean right out of the camera. So just be aware that you will still need to overexpose the same way you do with in-camera 8-bit or 10-bit SLOG. Beyond that, the benefits of shooting 4K in 10-bit are all there: you can push the file around in post more without degrading the image, you get better color information and no macro blocking and artifacting that you can see when pixel peeping your XAVC footage.
Conclusion: I wouldn't buy this recorder, but I would happy rent it again – until the Inferno is available.
Update: I finally got a chance to test out the Inferno. In a nutshell, it's the same recorder as the Flame, but it allows you to record up to 60p in 4K with the FS5. It still doesn't allow you to record slow motion at frame rates above 60p, and it doesn't yet support 12-bit raw recording to CDNG files. Choose the Odyssey 7q+ if you want any of those features.
This entry was posted in Product reviews on June 13, 2016 by Dan McComb.
Chasing perfection with a probe lens for beer promo
A few months ago I had an opportunity to shoot some ingredients for a Sierra Nevada beer video using a probe lens. The results of the work are now public, and I'd like to share the process we used to make a few of the images with this unconventional optic.
Director Mark Bashore had most of the road trip footage for this spot already in the can, but he wanted some super sexy shots of the ingredients that go into the beer, and a beauty shot of the beer itself. So he convinced his wife that it would be a good idea to set up a studio in their living room for a few days and go crazy with lights, track, and cameras. Fun stuff!
Mark wanted shots that literally felt like flying through the ingredients, and he had the idea to use a probe lens. I'd never heard of a probe lens before. Turns out it's a specialty lens, designed for special effects and tabletop photography. It's basically a long telescope-like snout that optically allows the lens to sit on the tip, apart from the camera. This allows for otherwise physically impossible shots, such as driving the lens through openings that are too narrow for a camera body. Incidentally, this type of lens was used to shoot many of the special effects in the original Star Wars.
I went searching for a rental house that carried such a beast, and after researching the options, I picked Innovision Optics, an LA based company that helped pioneer the development of probe lenses in the 80s. They sent us their Probe II + package, which covers Super 35mm sensor cameras and comes in PL mount. I hooked it up with my Sony FS5 camera with PL adapter, and everything tested out great.
The kit comes with a full set of miniature lenses, that vary in focal length from 9mm up to 55mm. In testing I found you really want to be shooting wide when you're doing tabletop shooting, because it's the wide focal lengths that give you that immersive experience with the subject. I initially wasn't overly confident that the tiny lenses could produce great results, but I was very impressed by what I was seeing on the monitor.
One of the nice features of separating the lens from the camera is that it allows you to get the lens dirty. The snout is designed to be waterproof (according to Innovision), so splashes of ingredients on the lens and lens housing could easily be wiped off between takes, while the camera stayed dry. However, I don't think you'd want to fully immerse it in water.
I rigged the lens with a DJI Focus wireless follow focus, to allow focusing the lens during pushes without touching the rig. The prevented unwanted camera shake, and worked flawlessly. But one note of warning: if you're renting the DJI Focus, be sure to allow plenty of time to familiarize yourself with the unit beforehand. It's not immediately intuitive how to calibrate it and get it responding to pulls just the way you want.
So let's take a look at a few of the shots:
Grapefruit being ripped apart while probe lens pushes through the middle
Mmm. Isn't that a mouthwatering shot? We had to do a lot of takes to get just the right energy, and we went through a lot of grapefruit in the process. The lens was seriously sticky by the time Mark moved on to the next shot. I placed a Arri 650 as the backlight (which you can almost see providing the rim light) and filled with a LiteGear LiteMat2 at 3200K. Notice the lovely flare the probe lens produces, and the tiny details. The grapefruit, from this perspective, becomes a monumental presence.
Grapefruit push in shot in 4K
For the pink grapefruit on pink background, I rigged the camera on an arm and rolled on it in 4K with the FS5. It's lit from one side by an Arri 650 bounced into a 4×4 foam core, with bounce on the opposite side. The push was done in post. That 8-bit 4K works great as long as you expose correctly!
Composited grapefruit with neon sign
For the grapefruit in this composited shot, we used my Rhino Motion slider as a dolly for the grapefruit. It was easier to control the motion by moving the ingredients for shots like this than it was to move the camera. To create the platform, I mounted a Matthews laptop table on the Rhino slider's 3/8″ spud using a ball head.
The neon sign is real, and was made specifically for the shoot. We shot it against black foam core. The compositing was a little painful for this, requiring each frame to be individually selected in Photoshop to clean up edge artifacts.
Beer shot in an aquarium
Beer poured into an aquarium
For the beer shots, we poured a lot of beer into an aquarium, and tried lighting it different ways. Most of these shots are played unnaturally – i.e., backwards, upside down, or sideways, which supports the larger than life vibe of the piece.
We shot most of these at 240 frames per second with the Sony FS5. I used CineGamma 3 for most of these shots, because we were pushing the limits with the light. I wanted as much depth of field as possible, so I was stopping down here to like f/11 and it was everything my pair of Arri 650s could do to push enough light. We were using the lights without any diffusion, just blasting at the tank from above, below and beside at different times.
The Money Shot: a slow push into carefully lit glass of beer
We spent a LOT of time trying to get the lighting right for this shot. I had the camera on a Dana Dolly, with I think a 35mm Zeiss Contax prime lens on IV Metabones adapter. I was shooting at about f/11 or f/16 to get as much depth on the sign as possible. To get the lovely rim light down the side of each glass, I used a pair of Kino Flo single-lamp 4′ fixtures, which were very carefully flagged to be just out of frame on the right and left. It has to be almost visible to get that rim light. To get the beer to glow in the middle was the hardest part of all. It required backlighting, of course, but every angle we tried wasn't working. The light was always hitting the black plastic counter and blowing it up. After about an hour of trying things, it hit me: cut a custom flag for the backlight, basically a notch in a piece of black foam core. Then the light would fall only on the glass and not on the counter. It worked.
Tabletop photography is an exercise in patience and repetition. It's tedious as hell, and requires more light stands than I think I've ever used for any other project! Every imperfection becomes visible, and has to be taken care of. So tons of flagging, and very specific lighting throughout the frame. But the results can be very, well, refreshing! Luckily we had lots of Otra Vez beer on hand during the shoot, and no, we weren't just shooting it!
Have you ever shot with a probe lens? How did you get the best results?
This entry was posted in Commercial Videos on June 3, 2016 by Dan McComb.


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You come home from a busy day, look in your pantry for something to make for dinner and decide to order a pizza instead. A well stocked kitchen is one of the best things you can do to keep yourself on the path to healthy eating.
One of the biggest obstacles my clients face is lack of time to prepare a healthy meal. I tell them, "If you have the time to swing by the burger joint on the way home, you have time to make a healthy meal." It does take some planning ahead, and like anything worth doing, it takes practice. But with a kitchen full of quick, healthy, versatile foods, you can throw dinner together in a snap.
I always encourage people to eat fresh first. Fresh fruit, vegetables, fish and meat but let's face it, sometimes your child's lacrosse game takes precedence over your trip to the grocery store so you are stuck with what's in the house. Here are my Kitchen Must Haves that will help take the guess work out of meal time.
Canned tomato products, including diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, salsa and pasta sauce. Watch out for added sugar and High Fructose Corn Syrup as these are common hiding spots.
An assortment of whole wheat and brown rice pasta.
Frozen or canned meat such as tuna, chicken, salmon and shrimp.
Frozen vegetables. They can be just as nutritious as their fresh counterparts. Spinach, broccoli, green beans and artichoke hearts are all very versatile.
Frozen or canned fruit. Look for canned fruit in its own juice. No added sugar or fake sugar needed.
Nuts, including almonds, walnuts and pistachios.
Flavored vinegars and olive oils.
Rinsing canned foods well can reduce the sodium content by about 30 %. Need a little inspiration? How about combining quinoa, black beans, and spinach together with some salsa. Makes great leftovers for lunch too. Another idea? Stir fry some frozen shrimp and add to pasta and artichoke hearts. Toss with a garlic olive oil and done. It may not look like something out of "Bon Appétit" but it is quick and nutritious and there is no need to tip a delivery person.