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Freelance Photographers Issues List
Aside from my 'alternative' credentials, I am also a member of the National Union of Journalist. I have recently qualified from the NUJ 'Reps' Course. An effort for us to get better skilled and 'stick-up' for members against ever tightening restrictions ….
I was asked to produce a seminar, and made these notes to cover, some of my issues of concern.
As a 'Freelance Photo-Journalist', issues of concern are very different to those 'office based' workers
The main issue of concern to me, at the moment, are primarily in 'Public Order' matters.
·	Press card recognition by the authorities, the police in particular, since they frequently control access to locations. So often, the press card raises little more than a chuckle.
·	Advice in defence in court after charges. Primarily arrest for obstruction.
·	Civil claims for wrongful arrest and assaults.
·	Identity: The wearing of NUJ 'bibs'. Attitudes of police and protesters to this.
·	Dealing with requests from police and authorities for film and footage. They say: 'for the investigation of crimes' [this became public as an issue, after the Metropolitan Police request to media organisations and freelances, after the Poll-Tax Riot in London]
·	Giving evidence in court after 'actions or events. ? An impartial observer, or not. Is work available to police or public / protestors, equally?
·	Only one solicitors firm now accredited by NUJ, Thompson's. But, they don't have depth of experience to handle most of this. Their main experience is in employment rights, contacts etc. They know little on the issues, faced out here on the street. (NUJ, saving money after loose RSI case a while ago).
Thus, many of us have to organise amongst ourselves, aside from the NUJ. Shame, wasn't always like this!
Other Freelance concerns
·	Widespread theft of copyright.
·	Media customers asking / demanding 'All Rights' perpetual (i.e. Not licensed for specific use or time. This was how we used to do business, and generate an income.
·	Competition from 'Royalty-free' libraries / sources. This activity lowers standards for photojournalism. (Now the Sunday Supps, are full of 'lifestyle' and food and 'posh house' pictures. Used to be an outlet for the photo-essay, on issues of concern)
·	Freelances not adequately trained for dangerous assignments. They are considered 'dispensable' compared to sending 'staffers'.
·	Much difficulty in getting adequate insurance for person and kit. Staff journalists are frequently in the same dangers, but company deals with insurance and looking after dependents etc.
·	Under representation of freelancers to get any 'muscle' within main union activities.
·	All the usuals about pensions, representation, fair dealings etc.
My degree in Photography at Nottingham Trent University [a while ago now], didn't cover any of this.
I came across this quote the other day in Howard Chapnick¹s book – Truth Needs No Ally:
On Giving Away Pictures
"Every professional photographer, at one time or another, has received a phone call or letter reading as follows: "Our organization would like to use your photograph in a brochure [or advertisement, or magazine, or audio-visual presentation]. We are a non-profit organization that has no budget for the purchase of the photograph, and we hope that you will provide the picture without charge." My standard answer is an emphatic "no." I am tired of the exploitation of creative people by non-profit organizations. You may think this a crass and overly commercial response, but let's consider it for a moment.
What about the person who wrote that letter or made that call? Does that person get paid for his or her job as the editor or art director of the publication? What about the rest of the staff of that non-profit organization? Do they get paid for their efforts? Does the paper company charge for the paper used: in the brochure or publication? Do the typesetter, color separator, half-tone maker, printer, and binder get paid? The answer is a categorical "yes." So why should the photographer be the one who is asked to contribute the work without compensation?
My position is that if everybody is donating their services, and no one is getting paid for a project that is altruistic and idealistic, then, and only then, should a photographer ever consider donating the reproduction rights to his or her photograph."
Chapnick, H. (1994) Truth Needs No Ally: Inside Photojournalism.
Columbia: University of Missouri Press. P334-335. / change in my lifestyle.
Mayday 2001 cordon – The Trial
As people maybe aware on mayday 2001 over 3,00 people were cordoned in at oxford circus & held as part of the mayday protests. They were detained for over 7 hours, denied the right to leave (effectively held prisoner) without access to toilet facilities. Many at the time believed this to be illegal by the police.
The trial is now being held at the royal courts of justcie to determined whether the police had the legal authority to do what they did.
This is the second week of the trial. The first was taken up with people (some protestors, some not) recounting their experiences of being caught up in this cordon. Extensive video footage was shown in court of just how the police effected their operation throughout mayday.
This week has been taken up with the police officers actually in charge of the operatioon. They explained the operational tactic employed & why they thought it was necessary to do what they did. (This tactic was actually devised some months beforehand as: containing the crowd & i quote "boring them to death").
As with all police who swear to tell the truth under oath in a court of law they lied through their teeth. Special reference has to be made to chief superintendent french (silver commander on the day & effectively the decsion maker) who attempted to deny an reponsiblity for the instigation of these tactis (despite his signature being on the briefing notes) & denied any knowledge of just what was happening on the ground (despite supposedly being in the command centre at the time monitoring everything that was happening at oxford circus. (He said he was in a diferent room at the time!).
When asked where was the recorded evidence (in police radio logs) of him giving the order to cordon people in, he said he must have given the order on his moblie phone. When it was explained mobile phones were actually forbidden in the police command centre he changed his mind & said it was from a landline in a different room!!!).
Despite having constant radio contact with every commander on the ground on the day in one room, he chooses to go to another room, phone from a landline & issue the single most important order of the day!
The point made by the claimamt's barrister was that all the officers in charge were briefed days beforehand that a cordon was to be put in place at oxford circus regardless & so didn't need a direct order from french).
This is an incredibly important case the outcome of which will determine policing operations (both positive & negative) on future mass actions.
I urge as many people to go to the royal courts of justice (1) for entertainment value of watching the highest ranking coppers in the country squirm & lie & generally make fools of themselves but more importantly to witness just how & why the police get away with what they do at that level.
The trial will last until next week.
Court 14
London WC2A 2LL
Court sits from 10.30 am finishes 4.30pm everday
More pictures of this event, can been seen at the following links
http://tash.gn.apc.org/gal_mayday2001-1.htm
http://tash.gn.apc.org/surv_mday1.htm
http://tash.gn.apc.org/gal_action10.htm
'Slack Bottom'
Found in the village of Slack, three miles north of Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire.
I guess it's an address, just like any other. But to some, a bit rude 🙂
So, I just had to stop to take a piccy…….
Treeplanting in Calderdale
Went out for a weekends tree planting with 'Treesponsibility'. Folks from local area, Leeds, Nottingham contributed their labour at Lower Benthead Farm about 5 miles north of Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire.
Map: OS Ref SD967294
Treesponsibility in Calderdale is a not-for profit community group, based on mutual accountability and consensus. They have a small 'core' group of members with a wider circle of people who subscribe to our newsletter and turn up to tree plantings. So far, managed to plant about 40,000 trees and hedge plants.
http://treesponsibility.com
aims are to:-
1. encourage, empower and enable people to take responsibility for their own carbon dioxide emissions through tree-planting, as one urgent response to climate change
2. bring back our lost woodlands and hedgerows to increase biodiversity
3. spread the idea and practice of land-connectedness, co-operation and community as a possible future, and the most sensible way out of the present environmental crisis. We can each choose not to contribute to global warming. Instead, we can contribute to climate change of a rather different kind – a shift towards connectedness, community and love of the land. We also intend to have fun, while we're doing all this!
Treesponsibility contact:
PO Box 38, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire HX7 8YR
Telephone / fax: 01422 843222
thomas@treesponsibility.com
Indymedia entries at:
Treeplanting in Calderdale: Indymedia-UK
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/01/304257.html
Treeplanting in Calderdale: Indymedia-Leeds Bradford
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/leedsbradford/2005/01/304257.html
On Heptonstall Moor, just off the Pennine Way, on open [and very windswept] moorland. I 'took five', at lunchtime, to stride off across the moor, to find this Triangulation Pillar at SD951302
http://www.trigpointinguk.com/trigs/trig-details.php?t=3740
more piccy in this project at: http://www.trigpointinguk.com/trigs/view-album.php?u=1529 onwards.
Well, some people are trainspotters, I spot these 🙂
We plant 'em. They saw them down
Earlier entries on Indymedia and hebdenbridge.co.uk, may give an idea as to why we need to accelerate planting. People protest and attempt to stop [by law and protest], yet more environment destruction by nerds! The other side of the coin is of course, trying to ameliorate just some of their damage, by us planting more than they fell. If only tree grew quicker.
Chainsaw massacre in Hebden Bridge
Battle of the Mill Pond: http://www.hebdenbridge.co.uk/news/news04/46.html
http://www.hebdenbridge.co.uk
Holocaust Memorial Day & More Evictions
"The flame of hatred that burned our people to smoke in Auschwitz is still consuming us today"
On the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp, the words of Toma Nikoleaff, editor of the Roma newspaper De Facto must be a wake up call.
Today 40,000 Travellers and Roma face UK ethnic-cleansing – through violent destruction of their caravan parks and mass forced deportations.
Roma living "illegally" are being hunted down by Immigration "snatch squads"; Traveller families, who bought land on Government advice, now see their homes and their lives wrecked by police and private security men.
In the latest eviction, at Ridge near London, Twin Oaks caravan park was bulldozed and raised (6 Jan). Five persons, including a crittically ill women of 72, were assaulted and two men arrested. Four mobile homes were wrecked.
Among property needless destroyed were two wheel-chairs, television sets, and countless household items and heirloom china.
The eviction, carried out by Constant & Co, cost Euro 250,000. Damage to property exceeds Euro 200,000. Two cases under Article 8 of the Human Rights Act are being prepared against Hertsmere District Council and Constant.
In two years, l5,000 Roma have been "removed" from Britain, and more than 1,000 Travellers "cleared" from their own land under policies experienced by the victims as akin to those imposed in Nazi Germany during the l930s.
Next in line for destruction is the Woodside caravan park at Hatch, in Bedfordshire. Home of Cliff Codona, chair of the National Travellers Action Group, this was to be the location for the Roma Holocaust and Heritage Centre.
HOLOCAUST DAY RALLY
Please join the rally outside Parliament at 2pm on Thursday 27 January (Westminster Tube) on the occassion of the official Holocaust Memorial Day event STOP 2nd.
ANTI-EVICTION MEETING
3pm Sunday, 23 January, 4 Sutton Street, Whitechapel, London
1) EVICTION at Woodside, Bedfordshire expected on or after 1 Feb.
Cliff Codona appeals for supporters to join Human Rights Monitoring team.
2) EVICTION at Dale Farm expected on or after l3 May.
Contact Grattan on 01206 523528 for details
ustiben.5 ustiben.5@ntlworld.com
Home Office: Stop and Search
Home Office: Stop and Search Action Team – Guidance & Policy
Home Office have been consulting about new Stop & Search Powers. Cop this lot…..
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/docs3/Guidance26July.pdf
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/docs3/SSATPolicydoc.pdf
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/docs3/Raceleaflet.pdf
Home Office circulars and other documents about police powers http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/crimpol/police/system/powers.html
For more information on progress, keep an eye on Statewatch http://www.statewatch.org
Festival List 2005
This is it, as I know it so far:
Feb 12 Kyoto Climate March http://www.campaigncc.org 11.30 am Lincoln's Inn Fields 02088553327
Mar 19 National No War demo http://www.stopwar.org.uk
March Dragon Festival http://www.partyvibe.com/conspiracy
May 1 Mayday London
Apr 29- May 1 Rocket Festival, Andalucia http://www.rocketfestival.com
Apr 30 – May 1 Newcastle Green Fest 01912321750
May 1 Swindon May Morning http://www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk
May 5 – 8 WOMAD Cáceres, Spain http://www.womad.org
May 7 Ganja Day http://www.thecannabisfestival.co.uk
May 7-29 Brighton Festival Fringe http://www.brightonfestivalfringe.org.uk
May 14-21 Hes Fes 07833794062 http://www.hesfes.co.uk
May 30 Kingston Green Fair 02089748608 http://www.kingstongreenfair.org.uk
May 27th BATH FRINGE FESTIVAL Bath Somerset, UK, http://www.bathfringe.co.uk
June 1 Beanfield trashing 20th Anniversary
June 4th Strawberry Fair http://www.strawberry-fair.org.uk
June 12th Walcot Nation Day
June 18th-19th Leamington Peace Festival http://www.peacefestival.org.uk
June 20- 21st Summer Solstice Stonehenge
June 24-26 Pilton http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk
June 30-July 3 Fusion Festival http://www.fusion-festival.de
July 4 Big Blockade at Faslane nuclear submarine base. http://www.tridentploughshares.org
July 6TH Global Day of Action at the opening day of the G8 Summit http://www.agp.org http://www.dissent.org.uk
July 15-17 Guilfest http://www.guilfest.co.uk
July 15-17 Glade Festival http://www.gladefestival.com
July 13-17 Buddhafield 01647 24539 http://www.buddhafield.com
July 13-17 Larmertree Festival http://www.larmertree.co.uk
July 16-17 Ashton Court Festival http://www.ashtoncourtfestival.com
July21 Ruigoord Landjuweel, Netherlands http://www.ruigoord.nl
July 29-31 WOMAD Reading http://www.womad.org
Aug 3-7 Big Green Gathering 01458 834629 http://www.big-green-gathering.com
Aug 5-7 The Big Chill http://www.bigchill.net
Aug 7-29 Edinburgh Fringe http://www.edfringe.com
Aug 11-13 Cropredy http://www.faircrop.co.uk
Aug 14-20 European Juggling Convention http://www.eja.net
Aug 20-21 Beautiful Days http://www.beautifuldays.org
Sept 21-24 Robodock Festival Amsterdam http://www.robodock.org
still lacking the anarchistic peace convoy type do's, but one day again perhaps …..
This is it, as I know it so far: [link to my new bulletin boards]
http://tashuk.proboards12.com/index.cgi?board=Festivals&action=display&num=1106162204


The Theoretical Chemistry Institute (TCI) is housed within the Physical Chemistry path and comprises the department's theoretical chemists. Students in theoretical chemistry ordinarily work toward doctorates in physical chemistry, in an environment that emphasizes interactions among all theoretical research groups and faculty members. We interact closely with other groups having primarily experimental interests that strongly enhance the environment for theoretical research.
Each year, TCI awards the internationally recognized Hirschfelder Prize in Theoretical Chemistry. The prize-winner spends a week visiting the department and presents three lectures during his or her stay. We also have an active visitor program and seminar series, which bring leading theorists to campus.


The pardoned immigrants will still need to ask immigration courts to reopen their cases, he said.
The detentions of felons has focused on specific ethnic groups in past months, including Cambodians and Vietnamese, according to immigration lawyers handling the cases. Cambodia has been reluctant to repatriate former felons, but acquiesced to accepting more after the State Department stopped issuing visas in September to a small group of top Cambodian officials and their families.
Neth, 42, was unexpectedly released from Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center on Friday, said his wife, Cat Khamvongsa, and is back home with his family – albeit with an ankle monitor.
In a phone interview Friday night while on his way to Costco, Neth said he was asleep Friday morning when a guard at the detention facility near Elk Grove called his name.
Despite the governor's pardon, Neth still faces legal hurdles, Lo said.
Lo said the pardon only covers the felony charge against Neth, but federal immigration law doesn't allow the pardon to remove a possibility of being deported on the firearms count.
Neth said he plans on becoming a U.S. citizen if he is able, and encouraged other immigrants in his situation to remain optimistic.
Kong remained in custody as of Friday. His family could not immediately be reached for comment.
Brown defied the White House in October by signing into law so-called "sanctuary state" legislation, placing limitations on state and local law enforcement's ability to help federal officials enforce immigration violations.
He fortified the state budget with millions more in spending to help mount a range of immigration-related legal challenges, including cases over the ending of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
Other cases seek to prevent construction of a U.S.-Mexico border wall, and to stop the federal government from withholding public safety grants from localities that don't expend public resources on immigration enforcement.
In April, the governor issued full pardons to three veterans who served in the U.S. military but were deported to Mexico after completing sentences for various crimes. The cases were part of 72 pardons and seven commutations Brown extended ahead of Easter, the majority covering old crimes dealing with drugs and other lower-level offenses.
Pardons are reserved only for those who have lived crime-free for a decade, completed their sentence and received a court-issued certificate of rehabilitation, provided they still live in California. The potential benefits include being able to own a gun or serve on juries.
On Saturday, Brown extended a total of 132 pardons and 19 commutations. Since returning to office in 2011, he has handed down a modern-era record 1,059 pardons, along with 37 commutations, far more than the 404 pardons and one commutation he made over his first two terms as governor, from 1975 to 1983.
Brown's father, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown had 467 pardons and 55 commutations, but there have been long stretches of very few. From 1991 through 2010, former Govs. Pete Wilson, Gray Davis and Arnold Schwarzenegger combined for just 15 pardons and 14 commutations.
Among those Brown pardoned ahead of this Christmas holiday was Kimberly Joyce Carter, who led life in and out of prison, prostitution and homelessness in San Bernardino, before founding the nonprofit organization Time for Change Foundation to help women break the cycle of homelessness.
Carter began repairing her life in the mid-1990s, and went on to become a "CNN Hero," a recognition Brown cited in her written pardon.
Brown also commuted the sentence of Candace Lee Fox, 57, of Los Angeles, to 15 years to life. Fox has served 33 years in prison for joining others in a killing and robbery when she was 24 and a single mother working as a manicurist.
Fox had reportedly received a a life sentence after she initially agreed to a plea deal from a prosecutor in open court promising possible parole after 7 1/2 years in exchange for testimony against a fellow assailant.
However at a retrial, after it was determined she would need to serve at least a decade before being eligible for parole, a jury convicted Fox of first-degree murder, and she was sentenced to life without parole.
It is clear that Fox's crime partners were primarily responsible for the murder, Brown wrote. "Justice is not served by continuing to deny her the opportunity she was promised decades ago – the chance to show that she is worthy of release," he concluded.
Inmates may apply to have their sentence reduced or eliminated and must demonstrate exemplary behavior since their conviction. In August, Brown commuted the sentences of nine prisoners convicted over the past three decades primarily of murder or attempted murder.
Brown, who in 2016 spearheaded a successful ballot initiative, Proposition 57, which allows parole consideration for nonviolent felons, last month granted a full and unconditional pardon to Craig Coley.


Is Zinfandel the great American red? Valued there as 'everyman's claret', Zinfandel might lack the nobility of Cabernet Sauvignon (a Californian stablemate) but is very, very easy to love. As an early ripener it can make full-bodied, rich reds and blends en masse (which if done badly could explain its once-poor reputation). But more boutique, low-cropped examples benefit from proper tannin structure and uniquely mouth-filling, chocolatey dark fruits - which in some heavily ripe wines reach a prune-like or port-like flavour profile. 'White Zinfandel' is simply the rosé or blush form. Sadly for proud Californians, Zinfandel's origins and landfall in the region are still mysterious, but definitely not local - it was recently revealed as genetically identical to Primitivo from Italy/Croatia.


£25,000 after tax and National Insurance will result in a £1,711 monthly net salary in 2019, leaving you with £20,536 take home pay in a year. You will pay a total of £2,500 in tax this year, and you'll also have to pay £1,964 in National Insurance. Your hourly rate will be £12.03 if you're working 40 hours per week.
Now let's see how we've calculated your tax on your £25,000 income.
As your total yearly earnings of £25,000 are above this personal allowance, you will have to pay tax on the earnings that are above this sum - in your case, if we deduct £12,500 from your £25,000 income, we'll be left with a taxable amount of £12,500.
This means that out of your total earnings of £25,000, you will pay a total of £2,500 in tax this year, which amounts to £208 per month.
As your total yearly earnings of £25,000 are above this threshold , you will have to pay National Insurance on the sum that is above £8,632.
This means that a total amount of £16,368 from your earnings will be liable for National Insurance.
On this sum, you'll pay a total amount of £1,964 in National Insurance (or £164/month).
Your yearly gross salary before any deductions is 25,000. Now let's see a break-down of tax, NI and monthly net pay below.
Your monthly NET salary, will be £ 1,711 after you paid your tax and National Insurance. This is the money you'll receive in your bank each month.


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Wyckoff in Bergen County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Stagg Homestead
By Bill Coughlin, October 10, 2008
1. Stagg Homestead Marker
Stagg Homestead. . Erected about 1812 by John C. Stagg on site of earlier building owned by his father, Cornelius Stagg, a veteran of the Revolutionary War. The basement was operated as a grocery store for many years by John C. Stagg. His son, Albert, sold to Richard Terhune in 1846. Judge Nehemiah Millard, one of the area's first railroad commuters to New York City, purchased house in 1868. It was later owned by the MacDonald family. . This historical marker was erected by Bergen County Historical Society. It is in Wyckoff in Bergen County New Jersey
Erected about 1812 by John C. Stagg on site of earlier building owned by his father, Cornelius Stagg, a veteran of the Revolutionary War. The basement was operated as a grocery store for many years by John C. Stagg. His son, Albert, sold to Richard Terhune in 1846. Judge Nehemiah Millard, one of the area's first railroad commuters to New York City, purchased house in 1868. It was later owned by the MacDonald family.
Erected by Bergen County Historical Society. (Marker Number 61.)
Marker series. This marker is included in the New Jersey, Bergen County Historical Society marker series.
Location. 40° 59.069′ N, 74° 10.268′ W. Marker is in Wyckoff, New Jersey, in Bergen County. Marker is on Sicomac Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wyckoff NJ 07481, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Wyckoff Reformed Church (approx. 1½ miles away); Lozier House (approx. 1.6 miles away); Van Voorhees – Quackenbush – Zabriskie House
2. Marker on Sicomac Avenue
(approx. 1.8 miles away); Joseph H. Chapman Summer Residence (approx. 2.1 miles away); Hawthorne World War II Monument (approx. 2.3 miles away); Hawthorne World War I Monument (approx. 2.3 miles away); Hawthorne Korea – Vietnam Monument (approx. 2.3 miles away); Franklin Lake (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wyckoff.
Also see . . . Bergen County Historical Society. (Submitted on October 12, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.)
Categories. • Notable Buildings •
3. Stagg Homestead
More. Search the internet for Stagg Homestead.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on October 12, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,447 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 12, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.

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The bamboo pen gift box is a beautiful way to present a pen to someone. It will make an splendid desktop accessory to keep the pen safe and protected when not in use.
This box is not suitable for oversized pens and will fit most pens 1/2" in diameter or smaller. When you place your order, I will test fit your pen to make sure it fits in the box before shipping. If there are problems with the fit, I will notify you.
Inside diameter 5/8" (max pen size is about 1/2" because of the clip, and 5-7/8" long).
Bamboo is a renewable resource, growing back in months, rather than the many years it takes most other hard woods.


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Can anyone suggest how to achieve my goal?

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Thanks to all of you in California for making my visit a success. Hope you enjoy the preview.
The bike mounted footage looks really steady and smooth! What camera are you using?
That is the go pro hero 4 black. I have it at 60 fps which really helps image quality. 1080 superwide.
That Dango mount is great too, very easy to share the camera with a group of riders.
Some videos just want to make you laugh. It's a good one. Great job on the preview: The Tiger Tanker visits The Snake Pit.
Cant wait for the full length version to come out.
Not all suffering is miserable.
Where did u get a baby pic of tiger tanker!?
I still have one of those old vintage go pro hero 2s the footage looks terrible on any of the bike mounted tests I've done compared to that footage. My footage always seams to a disappointment. And ive set to 1080 60 fps still looks like poop! I thought you were going to say Hero 5since it has image stabilization. Can't remember if it's digital or optical.
it all comes down to editing. stabilize the video in your editing software.
I've never done any stabilization in editing I'll have to try it in my sons MacBook. ?
I've never done any stabilization in editing I'll have to try it in my sons MacBook.
iMovie has it. it's easy. highlight each clip in your timeline then in the upper right click on "stabilization". it can take a few minutes depending on the computers video card and how old it is. also apply a filter to your video to make it look less like a GoPro.
I've been doing some edits on my iPhone and it's crazy how well it work! All that power in your pocket. Its been the least painful, problem free editing I have done in years! And all self contained since I shoot the footage on the phone to. In comparison to when I started playing with go pro footage on the MacBook it was a bit glitchy to work on and with? The lap top is pretty decent 2010, 1 TB HD, decent video card but don't remember what it is?
get a SD card reader that has an iPhone plug as well as a USB plug and you can edit on your phone from any SD card, or all the newer GoPro's are Bluetooth so you can load videos wirelessly.
TT tech and life stuff, & consumer items advice on many subjects is always the best. Amazing how a bunch of dirt clods actually know real stuff too!
Two of the all time best Tumpertalker video makers The Tiger Tanker and the Razar.
get a SD card reader that has an iPhone plug as well as a USB plug and you can edit on your phone from any SD card, or all the newer GoPro 's are Bluetooth so you can load videos wirelessly.
Maybe you have input on this since the snake just said your one of the all time best movie editors on TT. I like to think I do some decent edits to. Maybe I'll post some up.
Awesome never knew that existed, I have the 128 GB 6S+ iPhone so memory capacity is not an issue at least for now. So let me ask you this are you using this thumb drive just as a means of copying Go Pro footage to,the iPhone? OR as a working external hard drive while working in and editing on the phone? OR both? I will look later but is there one with a cord? Seams that would be better IF the thumb drive is being used as a working HD.
This is a great way to manage the Go Pro footage! Thanks for the tip! Actually somtimg I've been trying to figure out! "How to get go pro footage from the SD card to the phone". I recently bought a cloud based external hard drive to put go pro footage on to be able to access it from my iPhone but I have not figured it out compleatly yet. Access dose not seam as seamless as I hoped for.
BUT I just thought of somthing, managing the file size and long length of video clips Go Pro footage is a PIA to start with even on a good PC. For example On my PC "custom built work station" for CAD / graphics and 3D modeling work I do running 64 bit win 7, I have at least 64 GB ram I think maybe even 128GB ram don't remember now? AND ATIFire GL V8650 video card, running raid 10 with 4 redundant HDs, HDs are 7200rpms I think? Not the fastest but fast for when I built this PC about 7-8 yrs ago. video editing in windows movie maker was always a bit of a struggle. Glitchy! Not smooth and not painless! Play back was always glitchy. Just frustrating!! I gave up trying to do any editing on it unless it was absolute necessary especially go pro footage because the takes are always SO dam long. SO how will the iPhone mange all this? And that's why I'm so stoked on editing on the iPhone it works so well! Or should I say "it just works like it should"!
Do you know of a good free editing software for PC? I recently installed win movie maker back on the box, but now it's not supported by MS. I did really like movie maker but I think it was really part of the problem it just sucked on the technical side of it!
Also like I said before dealing with Go Pro footage on my sons MacBooks is also a bit glitchy? Any input? Is it just go pro footage?
I recently had to have my PC raid rebuilt and replace 1 failed hard drive, believe it or not the fricken raid data was not recoverable. Free electronics worked on it for almost 2 weeks for me but could not rebuild the drive array so I lost some data. I know what your going to say but the computer always ran flawlessly for 7-8 years, so that would not be any issue for why video editing was so difficult in the past. I mention this because it's the only other variable that might make movie maker editing run so bad ONLY because when this all happened the 2 Tara bite drive size was about 3/4 full so I'm sure that contributed to video editing issues, and over time maybe I'd did get worse.
I looked but iPhone iMovie dose not seam to,have image stabilization?? Or dose it? Is there in update? Or other way to do image stabilization on iPhone?
Sorry for such a long post and gong back and forth on PC and iPhone/ Mac just hoping you might have input on all this.


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Hi ha hagut una gran quantitat de noms comercials en format anamòrfic, per motius de prestigi, tecnologia o vanitat. El format anamorfàtic bàsic de 35 mm es va popularitzar inicialment, ja que CinemaScope ha estat conegut per una sèrie d'altres monikers. En alguns casos, aquests noms realment es refereixen a diferents dissenys i tecnologies implementades; no obstant això, la gran majoria són simplement lents de marca reconegudes originalment per un altre nom. En les últimes dècades, generalment s'ha considerat un retrocés tòpic i, per tant, el nom genèric del format anamòrfic s'ha convertit en predominant.

Tots els noms comercials següents es refereixen al format modern de 35 mm d'anamòrfic SMPTE o el que es considerava l'estàndard en aquell moment. En termes genèrics, això significa una lent de d'anamorfosi 2× amb polarització negativa de 4-perf per a l'origen i la projecció de la imatge, i una relació d'aspecte de 2.35: 1 fins a 1970 (que requereix un empalmament especial i estret d'"assemblatge negatiu") i 2.39: 1 després de 1970 (utilitzant empalmaments convencionals d'"assemblatge negatiu"). El canvi de 2.35: 1 a 2.39: 1 (a vegades arrodonit a 2.4:1 o, matemàticament de forma incorrecta, a 2.40:1) es va dissenyar principalment per facilitar el "muntatge negatiu", i també per ocultar millor els empalmaments "assemblats negatius", que d'una altra manera pot aparèixer com un lleuger "flaix" a la vora superior del marc, durant un esqueig. El terme anamòrfic no s'hauria de considerar sinònim de pantalla ampla; VistaVision no era anamòrfic, i al moment del rodatge, també era Techniscope.

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 /i Scope (des de Cooke Anamorphic/i Lenses) (Anglaterra)
 AgaScope (Suècia, Txecoslovàquia i Hongria)
 Alexcope, també conegut com a AlexScope (Argentina)
 Arriscope (Alemanya; desenvolupat per Arri)
 ArriVision (Alemanya; 3-D)
 Autentiscope (Espanya)
 Cinepanoramic (França)
 CinemaScope (EUA/França)
 Cinescope (Itàlia)
 Cineovision (Japó)
 Clairmont-Scope (EEUU)
 Colorscope (Itàlia; inconsistent usage across different formats, including anamorphic)
 Daieiscope (Japó)
 Dyaliscope (França)
 Elite Scope (Rússia)
 Euroscope (França)
 Filmascope (Espanya)
 Filmscope (Espanya)
 Franscope (França and Txecoslovàquia des de 1959)
 Grandscope (Japó)
 Hammerscope (Anglaterra)
 Hawk Scope (Alemanya)
 Hispanoscope a.k.a. Ifiscope (Espanya)
 J-D-C Scope (Anglaterra; desenvolupat per Joe Dunton)
 Kinoscope (Espanya)
 Kowa Scope (Japó)
 Lomoscope (Rússia)
 Magnoscope a.k.a. Cinescope (Espanya)
 Master Scope (a partir de les lents anamòrfiques de Zeiss Master) (Alemanya)
 Megascope (Anglaterra)
 Naturama
 Nikkatsu Scope (Japó)
 Nipponscope (Japó)
 Optex-Scope (Anglaterra)
 Panamorph (EEUU)
 Panavision (EEUU)
 Panoramic(a) (Itàlia)
 Regalscope (EEUU; nom comercial de 20th Century Fox per CinemaScope quan s'utilitza en pel·lícules en blanc i negre)
 Scanoscope (several Hollywood productions in 1950s–60s were shot with this system, as the system was sold, not licensed; camera and optical printer lenses were made)
 Shawscope (Hong Kong; nom comercial de Shaw Brothers per CinemaScope)
 Sovscope (USSR)
 Space-Vision (3-D)
 Spectrascope
 SuperCinescope (Itàlia)
 SuperTotalscope (Itàlia)
 Technovision (France)
 Todd-AO 35 (EEUU)
 Toeiscope (Japó)
 TohoScope (Japó)
 Totalscope (Itàlia)
 Totalvision (Itàlia)
 Ultrascope (Alemanya)
 Vídeoscope (Espanya)
 Vistarama
 WarnerScope (EEUU; desenvolupat per Warner Bros)
 Warwickscope (Anglaterra)

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November 29, 2017 /in News /by Mary Curtis
READING, PA (Nov. 29, 2017) – Fortna®, The Distribution Experts®, has become a bronze sponsor of the American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN). Fortna's sponsorship will provide ongoing support for ALAN's disaster relief efforts. ALAN comprises hundreds of supply-chain businesses who stand poised to respond in the event of disasters, and locate and move goods from suppliers to affected communities rapidly and efficiently.
"This has been a particularly tragic year with regards to global natural disasters, many in areas where we have associates or associates' families," said John A. White III, president and CEO of Fortna. "We are happy to support ALAN's great work at bringing a rapid and coordinated effort to reestablishing a reliable supply chain to areas in the grip of disasters."
Founded in 2008, ALAN is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that harnesses the know-how and resources of the supply chain industry to bring relief to people most affected by disasters. The organization assists relief organizations and emergency agencies responding to disasters with support including transport services, staging areas, storage, expert advice and other vital resources.
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For over 70 years, Fortna® has partnered with the world's top brands to transform their distribution operations into a competitive advantage. Fortna helps clients make and keep bold promises to their customers – fast, accurate and cost-effective fulfillment consistently at every touchpoint, across every channel. Our expertise spans distribution strategy, distribution center operations, material handling automation, supply chain systems and warehouse execution systems. We built our firm on a promise – we develop a solid business case for change and hold ourselves accountable for results. For more information, visit www.fortna.com.
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READING, PA (Nov. 1, 2017) – Fortna®, The Distribution Experts®, and Tessco (NASDAQ: TESS) announce the celebration of their 25-year partnership and the recent upgrade of warehouse control software in their Maryland distribution center. Fortna and Tessco have had a mutually beneficial relationship that spans distribution projects such as the installation of material handling equipment, multiple performance and systems upgrades, and the implementation of a new Warehouse Management System.
As Tessco continues to grow their retail channel, they face growing expectations for speedy delivery of product to consumers. This latest project to upgrade to the current release of FortnaWCS™ enables Tessco to meet the need for faster fulfillment and increased flexibility to reprioritize orders on the fly. The upgraded system also enables associates to put more focus on process improvements that can drive competitive advantage, rather than on system maintenance activities.
"With our extended history, Fortna has come to understand all aspects of our business," said Doug Rein, SVP of Performance Systems and Operations at Tessco. "This latest upgrade has enabled us to increase the flow of product through the distribution center, while lowering costs and improving uptime. We look forward to continuing our partnership for many years."
"We are proud to partner with Tessco and to mark yet another milestone in our long-standing relationship," said John A. White III, president and CEO of Fortna. "We are confident that this upgrade will continue to enhance Tessco's customer service and furthers our joint continuous goal to create competitive advantage for our clients."
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Brazil continue to be represented in the teams of the FIFA World Player of the Week 19. The player of the time is left back Alex Sandro of Juventus of Italy. The defender who had passes through Athletico Paranaense, Santos and Porto is the only Brazilian in TOTW 15. Besides him, the team still has Frenchman Paul Pogba of Manchester United and Argentine Jonathan Calleri, who had a good passage through Sao Paulo.
Alex Sandro got his place after a good performance in the victory of 1 to 0 against Rome, by the Italian championship. The player bothered the opposing goalkeeper on two occasions and helped to secure Roma attack, which only had a good chance throughout the match. The Brazilian's letter has 87 of rhythm, 86 of defense and 85 of physical, with 88 of general. It's the second time the side enters the Team of the Week.
The best player on the team is Frenchman Paul Pogba. The midfielder, who had been criticized for poor performance this season, had a big part in the Red Devils rout of Cardiff. Pogba gave two assists, scared the goalkeeper with good finalizations and dictated the pace of play of the team. The Frenchman card has 88 of pass, 88 of physique and 86 of dribble, with 89 of general.
One of the surprises in the team is the lineup of Argentinean Jonathan Calleri, who plays for Spain Alaves and had a good trip to Brazil, playing for Sao Paulo. The striker scored the goal that secured the away team victory against Real Sociedad. Calleri card has 79 of dribble, 79 of finishing and 76 of rhythm, reaching the general of 81.
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AXE Group has different conception and development tools (mechanics) and is involved in different partnership agreement with universities and research centres. AXE Group' conception, development and checking competences are based on a ten researches and technical engineer's team. According to your project, AXE Group has several team leaders able to follow and manage the ongoing project you have.


Hays Accountancy & Finance are currently partnering with a leading travel organisation to recruit for a dynamic and experienced Management Accountant for a 12-month fixed term contract. Based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire this is an exciting opportunity to join an interesting sector where you will be responsible for the accounting processes for a number of the businesses international entities, providing support to the Financial Controller and the Accounting Team.
Your key duties will involve the preparation of monthly management accounts with commentaries, reconciliations of balance sheet accounts, budgeting and forecasting along with income/expenditure analysis. You will prepare cost accruals, intercompany account reconciliations, completion of VAT returns, creditor/debtor analysis, processing of staff expenses along with being involved in transactional finance such as Sales Ledger and Purchase Ledger. You will assist in payroll preparation, bank reconciliations and FX revaluations along with ad-hoc projects/duties for the Financial Controller.
To be considered for this exciting Management Accountant role you will need experience within a similar position with strong MS Excel skills, key time management and be able to work towards strict deadlines. Ideally you will be ACCA/CIMA part-qualified, candidates qualified by experience will be considered. You will have a pro-active working approach and be able to manage your own work-loads and work within a team environment. Experience with preparing accounts for international entities would be advantageous but not essential.
This hands-on Management Accountant role is offering a salary of £25,000 - £35,000 per annum based in experience in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. A 12-month fixed term contract where you can really add value to a growing and successful travel business, supporting the Financial Controller and Accounting Team.


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15 – Melissa Maker: Teaching us how to clean up in business and on YouTube.
Melissa has made a name for herself in the cleaning business, and she started this business while hating to clean. Now, she has a great business that employs about 20 employees, and provides a great income for her and her husband Chad. Starting to market her cleaning business, let to a second small business, she now speaks, and receives ad revenue from her website and YouTube videos.
In our interview with Melissa, we talk about how she started her small business, what she loves about being an entrepreneur, and so much more. Clean my space now has an international presence, and Melissa shared all about it. She not only shares what it was like to start a service based business, but also how to make money on YouTube, what the videos have led to, and how she splits her time in her business.
Hey! Thanks for joining us today. I'm Nick.
And of course, I'm Johnny John.
[Laughs] You're listening to "Small Business Naked".
I will say something different. So, it throws Nick off every time.
He always has to just mess with me. I don't understand this. But this is what I have to deal with him on a daily basis, guys. But we have a great show today. We've got Melissa Maker from "Clean My Space".
A.k.a. Mrs. Clean. I know the expert is an overused term, but she's really an expert on cleaning.
She's also from Canadia eh.
She's going to share with us two of her business stories. She has two because she's actually owned the service business. She has a media company. What a great insight she has on both. So, I think you're going to find them both are really valuable.
Yes. You're going to learn, not only about starting a business, but how to market your business and what marketing potentially could do for you. It's not only grown her service business. But it's also helped her create a secondary business, one that, I think, she says in an interview, is more profitable than her actual business.
She's also going to tell us how we can make videos if we're interested, and how they work, and do they work, and all those types of things. So, take a listen. You're going to like this.
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Thanks Adam. Melissa is just killing it. So fun to chat with her. Thanks for listening, and thanks for the encouragement!
Hey guys great interview, I did hear about her initially on Timbo's show, but I this interview was just perfect. I loved that you concentrated on her service business more than her videos as this is what I was really interested in.
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I am so excited to be able to finally blog about this beautiful home maternity session I did for the Hovaizi family a couple of weeks ago. As some of you know I tend to not shoot much in client's homes, this is because of lighting challenges and not knowing the space. However, for this particular session they had family coming in to town and the only way to make it work was to stage the session at their home. I am actually glad we did, they had a beautiful house with tons of light and many options for different locations to shoot in.


A collision between a train and a van occurred in Saint-Arnoult (Calvados) near Deauville, Sunday 21st January, 2018. The driver died.
The accident took place on Sunday 21st January at 4.03 pm, near Deauville (Calvados). A collision between a train and a car occurred on the crossing of Saint-Arnoult.
After forcing the gate of the crossing, a utility vehicle has been caught by the train. Its driver died.
There were no injuries on the TER, travelling in the direction Trouville-Lisieux. An important backup system was put in place. Rail traffic was interrupted.
⚠ A Saint-Arnoult, collision entre un TER et un véhicule utilitaire (16h45). L'occupant du véhicule est décédé. Les passagers du train ne sont pas blessés et seront acheminés par bus à Lisieux. Trafic ferroviaire suspendu sur la ligne Trouville-Lisieux.
This is the third such accident in the Pays d'Auge in two months. November 2, 2017, a couple and a child were killed in Bonneville-sur-Touques.
On the 20th December 2017, a Regional Express Train hit a car at the crossing protection level of Canapville. The driver was only slightly injured.
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Southwest Virginia hospitals having flashbacks to earlier stages of the pandemic
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Posted: Dec 30, 2021 / 09:46 PM EST / Updated: Jan 3, 2022 / 06:48 AM EST
(WFXR) — Many health officials are saying the recent surge in COVID-19 cases is like nothing they've ever seen before.
"We definitely are seeing those volumes with the uptick in COVID numbers," said Dr. Giuliana Allega of Centra Health.
VDH reports 13,500 new COVID cases Thursday, shattering record for pandemic's largest case spike; hospitalizations increase by 255
According to the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) website, there are almost 2,000 patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 in Virginia.
To make matters worse, some people are needlessly rushing to emergency rooms.
"We don't wanna go to the emergency room just for a COVID test," said Allega.
Virginia health officials give advice on the best types of face masks
Allega tells WFXR News this can further overwhelm hospitals.
"It does flood the system when people seek out a lot of testing that might be asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic," said Allega.
She says the goal is to alleviate the stress that puts on the system.
Julian Walker, vice president of communications for the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association, says people should only go to the emergency room when they have serious symptoms.
VDH urges those with mild COVID symptoms, non-serious illnesses to avoid hospital ERs
"The reason to go to the emergency room is if you're having difficulty breathing, if you're actually having trouble exhaling and inhaling. If you have a temperature that is significantly elevated, 103, 104, and it's not going down, that's when you go to the emergency department," said Walker.
According to Walker, the strain of COVID-19 cases also impacts visitation policies.
"A number of members already at different places in the Commonwealth have indicated they are scaling back," said Walker.
Walker also says people should consider vaccination to help healthcare workers.
"It's a way of expressing appreciation, indirectly, for these healthcare workers on the frontlines," said Walker.


An waiters job isn't always as simple and easy as it seems. It can get difficult by the time because a waiter must be at the disposal of his boss every second. He's maybe the most requested person from a restaurants staff that's why he needs to be quick and attentive. At the same time a waiter has to serve food and make customers come again at the restaurant where he is serving delicious dishes. We should never forget about the outfit. A waiter has to look perfect while serving his customers. So let's start offering out clients the best serving they ever met and also the best dishes in town. Food quality should remain at high standards and the same goes for the services offered.


NFU Scotland pigs chairman Jamie Wyllie said the December Agricultural Census showed that the total number of pigs kept in Scotland dropped from 382,000 to 333,000 since 2008.
This, he acknowledged, was a decline of almost 50,000 in a relatively short space of time.
Mr Wyllie said: "In my view the decline of pig numbers is largely due to the availability of adequate pig abattoir capacity after the closure of Halls. This initially resulted in a decline of sow numbers but more importantly pigs are now being moved South to be finished in England, which is a lost opportunity for the Scottish industry.
Mr Wyllie highlighted that even during these uncertain times, the Scottish industry, in conjunction with QMS, has been working hard to eradicate pig diseases such as Mange and Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS).
"This drive to remove disease from Scottish farms will help make their businesses more resilient," he said. "Rather than relying on continued use of antibiotics and vaccines a large number of farms in Scotland have undergone expensive depopulations and repopulations with clean stock, something which they should be commended for.


Salvini's meeting with Orban came shortly after Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte's more low-key summit with his Czech counterpart Andrej Babis, which also focused on migration.
"At the heart of the talks between the two prime ministers was a safer and fairer Europe as a common objective to work towards ... beginning with the key issues for European citizens: the fight against illegal migration, growth and work, and socio-economic stability," a government statement said.
His antagonistic stance has drawn support from key figures of Europe's hard-right including Marine Le Pen and Orban, who confirmed Italian media reports that he called Salvini "my hero and fellow traveller".
Salvini, who is also co-deputy prime minister and leader of the nationalist League party, has taken pot shots at "globalists" like billionaire Hungarian philanthropist George Soros -- one of Orban's targets -- and Macron.
The French president has sharply criticised countries who refuse to cooperate on migration saying those who benefit from the EU but "claim national self-interest when it comes to the issue of migrants" should have sanctions imposed on them.
Tuesday's meeting in Milan came just days after Italy's latest standoff with Brussels over immigration, which led to scores of migrants being held on a coastguard boat moored in Sicily for days until a relocation deal was struck enabling them to disembark on Sunday.
Salvini said he would continue to refuse NGO ships with migrants access to Italian ports, and brushed off an investigation into "abduction" launched against him by prosecutors in Sicily.
"They won't make me take one step backwards," he said.
Orban told reporters that he would not allow migrants to enter Hungary, and insisted that help should be "taken to where people are in trouble, rather than bring trouble to us".
"We need a new European Commission that is committed to defence of Europe's borders," he said.
Migration is a hot-button issue in Italy. According to a study carried out by research body Instituto Cattaneo, 70 percent of Italians believe that the percentage of non-EU immigrants among Italy's population of 60.5 million is nearly four times that recorded by Eurostat -- seven percent as of the start of 2017.
Salvini's meeting with fellow hardliner Orban has exposed fractures in Italy's ruling coalition, which joins Salvini's League with the populist Five Star Movement.
His fellow Deputy PM and Five Star leader Luigi Di Maio has stood alongside Salvini in opposition to Europe's handling of migration from Libya.
Last week he threatened to pull Italy's EU budget contributions if more help didn't arrive and backed Salvini as he waited for nearly a week before allowing 140 migrants to disembark a coastguard ship docked at the Sicilian port of Catania.
But Five Star includes within its broad political ranks a left-wing faction uncomfortable with the party's alliance with Salvini.
Di Maio blasted Orban on Monday for putting up "barbed-wire barriers" and refusing to do his part to help with migrants.
"As far as I'm concerned countries that refuse allocation of migrants should not be entitled to European funding," Di Maio said in an interview in daily La Stampa.


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Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival Names Greg Sterlace Its Filmmaker Of The Year
The mission of the multi-genre event, now in its seventh year, is to bring the best independent genre films from around the world to Buffalo, and to shine a spotlight on local film artists.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. - June 24, 2019 - PRLog -- This year, for the first time, Buffalo Dreams runs during the summer, from Friday, August 23rd – Thursday, August 29th, so visiting filmmakers can better enjoy downtown Buffalo and Niagara Falls. The festival remains at its regular venue, Dipson's Eastern Hills Cinema, located in the Eastern Hills Mall, 4545 Transit Road, Williamsville, New York.
Greg Sterlace is a Buffalo based filmmaker, musician, author, and television host. A fixture in Buffalo's punk rock scene in the 1980s, he moved into cable access television in the 1990s with the long running Greg Sterlace Show. He has directed such micro-budget films as Ross & Gwen, Failure, and Sweet Jesus. His most recent effort, Catcher in the Rye with Diamonds, re-imagines Catcher in the Rye with Mark David Chapman in the Holden Caulfield role. His books include The Beatles: Having Read the Book, Trump: Unhinged, and the just published Movies 365: A Good Movie for Every Day of the Year.
"Greg Sterlace is a Buffalo institution, but few people here beyond the fringe know it," says Bufffalo Dreams co-founder Gregory Lamberson. "His punk rock aesthetic has informed his TV work, his movies, and now his books. With his collaborators, he's producing guerilla art. He doesn't work with state of the art technology or cutting edge techniques, but with an attitude and a point of view that make his work resonate. He's exactly the type of filmmaker we want to celebrate."
Film submissions for the Buffalo Dreams are open until July 13th via the platforms FilmFreeway.com and Withoutabox.com. Buffalo Dreams specializes in Action, Animation, Fantasy, Horror and Science Fiction.
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Two classy ladies are in the Clubhouse tonight! It's Candice Bergen and Helen Hunt!
Behind the Clubhouse bar, it's Brad Gooch!
Helen looks amazing in that grey dress! She gets better with age!
Why are there so many balls on the ground?!
Time for Candice to play Plead the Fifth! First, some liquid courage.
Candice talks about JFK Jr. guest starring on "Murphy Brown."
Helen and Candice talk about award show fashion.
Now it's Helen's turn for PT5!
Helen is asked about former co-star, Mel Gibson. Will she Plead the Fifth?!
Candice, what are you modeling?
Andy had just as much fun as we did watching WWHL!


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Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc. said Tuesday that it has acquired a freestanding retail property in Virginia Beach for $1.4 million, or $250 per square foot. It bought the property from Fairfield Investors LLC, one of Wheeler's company affiliates.
Located at the intersection of Providence and Kempsville roads, the building, occupied by a Starbucks and Verizon, is close to Interstate 64 and next to the Fairfield Shopping Center.
"We believe that the Starbucks/Verizon property makes a great addition to our portfolio, as it is 100 percent leased by nationally known tenants and includes large shadow anchors such as TJ Maxx and Food Lion that drive traffic to the property," Jon S. Wheeler, Wheeler's chairman and CEO, said in a statement.
The purchase boosts Wheeler's portfolio to 16 assets in seven states. The 5,600-square-foot property was built in 1985 and underwent renovations in 2012. Starbucks Coffee and Verizon Wireless occupy 2,165 square feet and 3,435 square feet, respectively. Under the initial terms, Starbucks' lease will expire in 2023, with three five-year options to renew, while Verizon Wireless' lease will expire in 2022. It, too, has three five-year options to renew.
Headquartered in Virginia Beach, Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc. specializes in owning, acquiring, financing, developing, renovating, leasing and managing income producing assets.
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