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2/7/2021 – Jeremy Levy's "The Planets" and Sammy Nestico Tribute
Scott Healy's Ellington Group with Jeremy Levy
Sunday, February 7th
10am-12pm PT
Free event for ASA members!
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All members will be sent the Zoom info the day before the event.
Join Scott Healy for the Ellington Study Group, Online Pandemic Edition, Sunday, February 7th at 10am PST. We'll start off with a quick dive into the arranging technique of the late, great Sammy Nestico. Then it will be our pleasure to present Grammy-nominated Los Angeles composer Jeremy Levy, who will talk with us about he re-imagined Gustav Holst's The Planets for jazz orchestra.
2/1/2020 – Quantum Harmony, Early Jazz – Special Guest Joshua Moshier
Our next class on February 1st will be jam-packed with a detailed of some of the basic harmony of jazz music. I'll start with a deep dive into early jazz harmony, focusing on how improvising players manipulated and exploited the "classical" chromaticism of popular music and the evolved late 19th century European tradition. I'll talk about interpreting diminished passing chords, secondary dominants, other chromaticism, and some of the ways the complex jazz harmonic tradition evolved from three and four-voice harmony and voice leading. I want to take a look at the classic Ellington piece "East St. Louis Toodle-oo," and if we have time we'll get into the more modern polyphonic music of artists like Steve Lacy, the "Downtown" NYC sound, and some music from the 21st century "Trad" jazz movement.
After a short schmooze break I'll bring up our special guest Joshua Moshier. Joshua is a magnificent jazz pianist and composer, and has become an established presence as composer for film and TV. He'll discuss his career, his jazz background, how he combines improvisation with composed material, and the process of recording and editing scores which feature improvised music.
Link to purchase tickets on Eventbrite
About Joshua Moshier:
Joshua's live-action work includes scoring the FX series Baskets, starring Zach Galifianakis, the Emmy-nominated Netflix series Special from Jim Parsons' That's Wonderful Productions, the Netflix film Happy Anniversary from writer/director Jared Stern, and the main title music for the Emmy-nominated IFC series Documentary Now! starring Fred Armisen and Bill Hader.
In animation, Joshua's work includes the upcoming HBO Max series Looney Tunes Cartoons, the Netflix series Dragons: Rescue Riders from DreamWorks, and the viral animated hit Sidewalk, directed by Celia Bullwinkel.
Joshua studied music at Northwestern University. Throughout and after college, he delved deeply into the Chicago jazz scene, performing as a pianist with Marquis Hill, Chris Madsen, Milton Suggs, John Moulder and many others. In his own group co-led with Mike Lebrun, he released Joy Not Jaded and The Local Colorists, as well as his Chamber Music America commissioned work Touch and Go: The Studs Terkel Project.
Joshua is an alumnus of the Sundance Institute Film Music Program (Narrative Feature) and the BMI Conducting Workshop.
12/8/18 – Harmonic Superpowers and Guest Jeff Babko
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8TH, 2018 – 10am – 12:30pm
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Hone your harmonic superpowers while hanging with your cool LA colleagues and ingesting large quantities of caffeine!
On Saturday the 8th we'll start off by listening to and giving feedback on demo recordings and scores that were sent in to the ASA. Then I want to spend some time talking about chord substitutions and linear jazz harmony, with a particular focus on jazz piano voicing techniques and keyboard harmony. I'll have examples from the masters going back to the 1920's.
The first half will have been a fitting preparation for the second half of the class, as I will then introduce one of my favorite musicians, L.A. keyboardist, fellow caffeine lover, and overall cool guy Jeff Babko. Jeff will talk about his multi-faceted career as a live and studio performer, and give us some insights into how he approaches his art in today's musical environment. This is one not to miss. So lock and load people, let's get to it!
About Jeff Babko:
Pianist/keyboardist Jeff Babko is a native of Southern California, and has remained on the west coast throughout his career. Babko constantly balances many musical and professional hats, as an in-demand recording musician and touring keyboardist.
After graduating from the University of Miami's distinguished Frost School Of Music, Babko began working with international superstar Julio Iglesias on a series of worldwide tours. He also appeared in Iglesias' "Tango" longform video.
After leaving Iglesias, Babko began regularly touring Asia and Europe super-drummer Simon Phillips. Soon after, he joined guitarist Robben Ford's band, and later extensively toured and recorded with Larry Carlton. With Carlton, Babko performed for the King and royal family of Thailand in Bangkok's royal palace. Listeners can enjoy Babko's recorded work with Ford and Carlton on their joint effort, Live In Tokyo, as well as on some of their individual recordings (see "other people's rekkids" section). Babko also backed Carlton with Japanese B'z guitar superstar Tak Matsumoto on their Grammy award winning recording.
Other tours included Europe with the L.A. supergroup TOTO in 2000 (including the "Live In Sofia" television special), and also with Grammy award winner Shelby Lynne.
Television work began with Martin Short's syndicated talk show in 1999/2000, and later on the Wayne Brady daytime show. For the past 15+ years, most significantly, Babko has been the musical arranger, a composer, and house band member on ABC TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live". He's backed up countless rock, pop and jazz artists on the show, and has produced much of the music for its comedy segments (including co-writing "I'm F**king Ben Affleck").
Always keeping one foot dipped in comedy territory, Babko has been the touring musical director and accompanist for Martin Short since 2002, and also performs with Mr. Short & Steve Martin, also joined by the Grammy award winning bluegrass group Steep Canyon Rangers. Look for their Netlfix special in 2018!
In 2010, Babko recorded ("100 Miles From Memphis") and toured with Sheryl Crow. The "100 Miles" band, dubbed "The Thieves", recorded a live set from the Pantages Theatre, which has been a televised mainstay since its release. Another ongoing touring and recording situation has been with James Taylor, and Babko can be heard on Taylor's "Covers" record, including its single, "It's Growing". Babko joined Taylor on the 2017 stadium tour with Bonnie Raitt, performing at Wrigley Field and Fenway Park, among other legendary ballparks.
Other recent recording highlights include Jason Mraz' "Love Is A Four Letter Word" and Frank Ocean's "Channel Orange", Nathan East's 2 solo albums, as well as Smokey Robinson's "Smokey & Friends" record of duets, produced by Randy Jackson for Verve Records. You also have heard Babko on recordings from Alanis Morrisette, Maná, Willie Nelson, Tim McGraw, Jennifer Nettles, The Madden Brothers, and others.
Babko has four solo albums out under his own name, including 2012's critically acclaimed "Crux"for Tonequake Records, featuring Mark Isham, Tim Lefebvre and Matt Chamberlain. His 2007 release "Mondo Trio" w/ Jeff Coffin and Vinnie Colaiuta is considered a classic "drum fusion" record. The collective supergroup "Band Of Other Brothers" with Will Lee, Dave Matthews Band's Jeff Coffin, Nir Felder and Steely Dan's Keith Carlock was a critical favorite and the band headlined the Iridium in NYC in 2017.
Babko can be seen on Steve Martin & Martin Short's Netflix special, released in May 2018. He also runs his own studio, TudorTones, with his wife, studio violinist Songa Lee. Also, Jeff hosted a podcast from TudorTones featuring fellow keyboard players called "The Caffeinated Keyboardist." (http://caffeinatedkeyboardist.podomatic.com).
10/20/18 – Voicing Boot Camp and Drummer Bernie Dresel
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20TH 2018 – 10am – 12:30pm
Saturday the 20th is going to be a jam-packed class. I want to spend an hour talking about how to voice a big band horn session in to get that that classic, dynamic, crisp and swinging ensemble sound. We'll talk about creating full ensemble "shout" tutti horn voicings, layering, voice doubling, instrument and section ranges, cross-doubling, and inner unisons. We'll analyze examples from Duke Ellington and Thad Jones, and I'll do a detailed analysis of a new chart of mine from Bernie's record.
After a short break, I'll being up band leader and drummer extraordinaire Bernie Dresel. The 16-piece BBB Featuring Bernie Dresel has just released their second record, Bern Bern Bern – seventy-two minutes of high-octane big band music featuring music by an LA's finest composers and arrangers. Bernie will be discussing big band drum chart writing techniques, as well as his newer forward thinking recording production ideas applied to the big band.
So lock and load people, let's get to it!
About Bernie Dresel:
Bernie Dresel has been one of the busiest studio and live musicians in the world as both a drummer and percussionist since moving to Los Angeles in 1983 after graduating from the prestigious Eastman School of Music. On film and tv you've heard Bernie most recently on Incredibles 2, Zootopia, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Family Guy, and The Simpsons. He has traveled the world, occupying the coveted drum chair for Grammy Award-winning Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band since its inception in 1999 until 2015. And also, for an overlapping 15 years (1992 to 2006), he was the drummer for the multi-Grammy Award-winning Brian Setzer Orchestra, selling close to 4 million records. Modern Drummer magazine's readers' poll named Bernie "Best Big Band Drummer" and Drum! Magazine has put him on their list of "53 Drummers Who Made a Difference in the '90s" as well as honoring him with a Drummie® for Best Big Band Drummer.
And now Bernie has had his own big band for 4 years called The BBB Featuring Bernie Dresel, which is without question one of the world's most exciting, most innovative and original hard-swinging large jazz ensembles ever. Their just released 2nd album, Bern Bern Bern (available now on CD and Pure Audio Blu-Ray), provides potent testimony to the sheer exhilaration of big band jazz….a combination of intense swing, fiery soloing, exciting arrangements, and tight ensemble playing that is showcased within a unique production palette, all the time being powered by Bernie Dresel's extraordinary drumming talents. Bernie will be discussing big band drum chart writing techniques, as well as his newer forward thinking recording production ideas applied to the big band.
More information about Bernie, the album Bern Bern Bern, and this great big band can be found at www.TheBBBFeaturingBernieDresel.com
see bluedogmusic.com and academyofscoringarts.org for more info
6/30/18 – Birth of the Cool and Duke with Guest Paul Peress
On Saturday, June 30th at 10am we'll start delving into Miles Davis' revolutionary "Birth of the Cool". This influential and enduring work ha s it all: inspired arranging, cool vibe, great playing – a multi-session group effort featuring compositions and arrangements by Gil Evans, Gerry Mulligan, Miles, John Carisi and John Lewis. This nonet project from the late 1940's and early 50's is the culmination of hours of hanging out and experimenting, and is a great example of intricate, intimate and soulful small ensemble writing. We will study "Jeru" by Gerry Mulligan using scores and parts.
Then after a short break I'll bring up my good friend and NYC homeboy drummer, composer and band-leader Paul Peress. Paul comes from an exceptionally musical family, his late father Maurice was a well-known conductor, composer, educator, and friend of Duke Ellington. Paul will discuss his own meeting Duke Ellington on several occasions, and his work with his father Ellington's "Black Brown and Beige" with his father. He'll also touch on work we did together in NY, where I arranged some of Paul's music, and various music concepts important to him as a drummer/composer. For summer reading, check out how Maurice traces the roots of the intersection of jazz and classical music from the mid 19th century on, and recounts much of his multi-faceted career in his book "Dvorak to Duke Ellington". Highly recommended.
Free coffee and lots of hang time, done by 12:30. See you there!
About Paul Peress:
"A MUST SEE ARTIST AND MASTER DRUMMER" – The Los Angeles Times
Paul Peress is a Grammy nominated drummer, bandleader, producer, and songwriter, newly based out of Los Angeles. He has worked as music director/drummer with Chaka Khan, Brenda Russell, Moby, The B-52's, Mary Wilson, Deniece Williams, Regina Belle, Tom Scott, Bobby Kimball, Stephen Bishop, Jeff Golub… His band, The Paul Peress Project, has performed in over 20 countries, including appearances at The Heineken Jazz Festival, Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival, Lincoln Center Out of Doors, South Africa's Joy of Jazz Festival, BET's Jazz St. Lucia…
11/11/16 – Thad, Duke, and some College Chords
On Friday we will dive back into large ensemble voicing, first by revisiting "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue" by Duke Ellington. Duke's work in the mid 1930's predicted and influenced the "modern" big band arrangers.
Then…it's Thad, Thad and More Thad (Jones, that is)…this time with an emphasis on jazz theory and harmony. His style fulfillment of the Old Testament Swing Era prophecy. This new sound is rich with thick harmony and intense harmonic movement…and impeccable voicing and balancing technique. We're going to see lots of "college chords" and some challenging jazz theory – we will refer to examples from "Inside the Score" by Rayburn Wright.
Cover charge: $12 includes continental breakfast
Vitello's E-Spot Lounge – 4349 Tujunga Ave Studio City, CA 91604


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7 Goodnight Goodnight 5:24
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Timoléon Chapperon (italianisé en Timoleone Chapperon), né le  à Chambéry et mort dans cette même ville le , est un avocat, homme politique, président du tribunal de commerce ainsi que syndic de la ville de Chambéry.

Biographie

Origines
Timoléon Jacques Marie Chapperon naît le  à Chambéry, dans le département du Mont-Blanc. En effet, le duché de Savoie a été annexé par la France révolutionnaire, par décret du . Il est le fils de Louis-Marie Chapperon, avoué à Chambéry, et de Jacqueline Sanctus.

Il fait ses études au collège de Chambéry. Il les poursuit à l'université de Turin, capitale du royaume de Sardaigne auquel appartient le duché de Savoie. Il est reçu docteur en droit à l'université de Turin le .

Carrières
Timoléon Chapperon revient dans sa ville natale. Il effectue . Par décret du , il est admis « à postuler devant le Sénat de Savoie ».

En 1837, sa passion pour la littérature et l'histoire l'amènent à publier un Guide de l'étranger à Chambéry et dans les environs. Le succès de l'ouvrage confirme sa . Il abandonne ses études juridiques pour se consacrer cette passion, notamment grâce à des rentes.

En 1848, il intègre l'administration de la ville de Chambéry. Alors que le gouvernement sarde met en place un parlement du royaume de Sardaigne à Turin, avec l'élection de représentants pour les provinces au cours de cette même année, Timoléon Chapperon tente de se présenter, sans succès , afin de s'opposer au sénateur Costa de Beauregard, pour le collège de Chambéry.

L'année suivante, lors de la  législature, il est élu le  député de la Savoie, représentant le collège de Rumilly. Il fait une demande pour le rétablissement de la province de Rumilly, supprimée en 1818. Entre-temps, il est devenu Conseil délégué, en 1851, de la ville de Chambéry, puis syndic de cette même ville entre 1852-53.

Le , il est remplacé par le conservateur Joseph Ginet pour le collège de Rumilly mais devient le représentant du collège électoral de Pont-de-Beauvoisin, pour la  législature. Il conserve ce siège jusqu'à l'annexion de la Savoie à la France, en . Favorable à cette union, lors des débats concernant l'avenir du duché, il a rédigé une Déclaration de ligne de conduite de la députation savoisienne, en . En 1853,

Il est élu le  à l'Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Savoie, avec pour titre académique Effectif. Il est par ailleurs membres d'autres sociétés savantes.

Au lendemain du rattachement de la Savoie au Second Empire français, il devient président du tribunal et de la chambre de commerce de Chambéry, ainsi que censeur de la succursale de la Banque de France dans la même ville. Il participe toujours à la gestion de la ville en étant Conseiller municipal.

Timoléon Chapperon meurt le , à Chambéry.

Ouvrages
Il publie de nombreuses études historiques sur la Savoie, dont :
 Chambéry à la fin du , Dumoulin, 1863
 Guide de l'étranger à Chambéry et dans ses environs, 1837.

Décorations
Joseph Ginet a été fait :
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Notes et références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Chambéry
 Histoire de la Savoie de 1815 à 1860 • Histoire de la Savoie de 1860 à 1914
 Liste des députés de la Savoie au Parlement sarde
 Liste des maires de Chambéry

Fonds d'archives
 28F 1-94 - Fonds Chapperon, Archives départementales de la Savoie, Chambéry ( lire en ligne, version 2008)

Liens externes

Avocat savoyard du XIXe siècle
Député du duché de Savoie
Député de la IVe législature du royaume de Sardaigne
Député de la Ve législature du royaume de Sardaigne
Député de la VIe législature du royaume de Sardaigne
Député de la VIIe législature du royaume de Sardaigne
Syndic du duché de Savoie
Chevalier des Palmes académiques
Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur
Membre titulaire de l'Académie de Savoie
Historien de la Savoie
Naissance en mars 1808
Naissance à Chambéry
Naissance dans le département du Mont-Blanc
Décès en octobre 1867
Décès à Chambéry
Décès à 59 ans

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    end
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		 *
		 * @description Check whether an Observe has changed since the last time it was backed up.
		 *
		 * @signature `map.isDirty([deep])`
		 *
		 * `isDirty` checks whether any properties have changed value or whether any properties have
		 * been added or removed since the last time the Observe was backed up. If _deep_ is `true`,
		 * If the Observe has never been backed up, `isDirty` returns `undefined`.
		 * `isDirty` will include nested Observes in its checks.
		 *
		 * @param {bool} [deep=false] whether to check nested Observes
		 * @return {bool} Whether the Observe has changed since the last time it was [can.Map.backup.prototype.backup backed up].
		 *
		 * @codestart
		 * var recipe = new can.Map({
		 *   title: 'Pancake Mix',
		 *   yields: '3 batches',
		 *   ingredients: [{
		 *     ingredient: 'flour',
		 *     quantity: '6 cups'
		 *   },{
		 *     ingredient: 'baking soda',
		 *     quantity: '1 1/2 teaspoons'
		 *   },{
		 *     ingredient: 'baking powder',
		 *     quantity: '3 teaspoons'
		 *   },{
		 *     ingredient: 'salt',
		 *     quantity: '1 tablespoon'
		 *   },{
		 *     ingredient: 'sugar',
		 *     quantity: '2 tablespoons'
		 *   }]
		 * });
		 *
		 * recipe.isDirty();     // false
		 * recipe.backup();
		 *
		 * recipe.attr('title', 'Flapjack Mix');
		 * recipe.isDirty();     // true
		 * recipe.restore();
		 * recipe.isDirty();   // false
		 *
		 * recipe.attr('ingredients.0.quantity', '7 cups');
		 * recipe.isDirty();     // false
		 * recipe.isDirty(true); // true
		 *
		 * recipe.backup();
		 * recipe.isDirty();     // false
		 * recipe.isDirty(true); // false
		 * @codeend
		 */
		isDirty : function (checkAssociations) {
			return this._backupStore &&
				!can.Object.same(this._attrs(),
					this._backupStore,
					undefined,
					undefined,
					undefined,
					!!checkAssociations);
		},

		/**
		 * @function can.Map.backup.prototype.restore restore
		 * @plugin can/map/backup
		 * @parent can.Map.backup
		 *
		 * @description Restore saved values of an Observe's properties.
		 *
		 * @signature `map.restore( [deep] )`
		 *
		 * `restore` sets the properties of an Observe back to what they were the last time
		 * [can.Map.backup.prototype.backup backup] was called. If _deep_ is `true`,
		 * `restore` will also restore the properties of nested Observes.
		 *
		 * `restore` will not remove properties that were added since the last backup, but it
		 * will re-add properties that have been removed.
		 *
		 * @param {bool} [deep=false] whether to restore properties in nested Observes
		 * @return {can.Map} The Observe, for chaining.
		 *
		 *
		 *
		 * @codestart
		 * var recipe = new can.Map({
		 *   title: 'Pancake Mix',
		 *   yields: '3 batches',
		 *   ingredients: [{
		 *     ingredient: 'flour',
		 *     quantity: '6 cups'
		 *   },{
		 *     ingredient: 'baking soda',
		 *     quantity: '1 1/2 teaspoons'
		 *   },{
		 *     ingredient: 'baking powder',
		 *     quantity: '3 teaspoons'
		 *   },{
		 *     ingredient: 'salt',
		 *     quantity: '1 tablespoon'
		 *   },{
		 *     ingredient: 'sugar',
		 *     quantity: '2 tablespoons'
		 *   }]
		 * });
		 *
		 * recipe.backup();
		 *
		 * recipe.attr('title', 'Flapjack Mix');
		 * recipe.restore();
		 * recipe.attr('title'); // 'Pancake Mix'
		 *
		 * recipe.attr('ingredients.0.quantity', '7 cups');
		 * recipe.restore();
		 * recipe.attr('ingredients.0.quantity'); // '7 cups'
		 * recipe.restore(true);
		 * recipe.attr('ingredients.0.quantity'); // '6 cups'
		 * @codeend
		 *
		 * ## Events
		 * When `restore` sets values or re-adds properties, the same events will be fired (including
		 * _change_, _add_, and _set_) as if the values of the properties had been set using `[can.Map.prototype.attr attr]`.
		 */
		restore : function (restoreAssociations) {
			var props = restoreAssociations ? this._backupStore : flatProps(this._backupStore)

			if (this.isDirty(restoreAssociations)) {
				this._attrs(props);
			}

			return this;
		}

	})

	return can.Map;
})


Banco Panamá SA on Dec. 20 plans to launch an offering for two series of negotiable bonds worth a total of up to $5 million, according to supplementary information filed Dec. 19.
The series T bonds, which are for a period of one year, are worth up to $3.5 million and carry an annual interest rate of 3.50% payable on a quarterly basis. The series U bonds, which are for a period of six months, are worth up to $1.5 million and carry an annual interest rate of 3.00%, also payable on a quarterly basis.
Both series will be issued Dec. 22.
The issuance is part of the bank's negotiable bonds program for up to $100 million approved by Panama's securities regulator, the SMV, in December 2014.


Today we have a look at a quick and basic lighting set-up for interviews. I had the opportunity a while back to film a documentary for an NPO organization and this was a good learning curve. First off, it was a one man crew shoot. I had to take an airplane to get to the location for 5 days of filming, which means you really only have 5 days to get things done. The gear was couriered a few days in advance. We mostly shot during the daytime, but also in the evening at times. Nonetheless everything worked out great at the end of the day and what follow is just a short overview of the lighting set-up for the interview part. I only had the iPhone at hand for photos of the set-up, me mind was on interview, not tutorials.
The interview was lit with 3 lights, 1 x Yongnuo 600 LED, 2 x Yongnuo 300 LED lights. These lights did a great job and I didn't encounter any problems with them, accept for one. The Bigger 600 LED light has a fan that comes on every now and then, which is a no go for interviews for sound recording in a quiet environment, as the mic records the sound created by the fan.
The solution was to move the light closer to the interviewee and thereby lower the intensity of the light, which meant it didn't get so hot. It is not ideal and you have the challenge of of trying to keep the light out of frame. With an interview session of 4 hours, the fan went on once, for about 20-30 seconds. Be warned though, if the room temperature raises a few degrees, the fan will make itself heard. The Yongnuo 600 LED can run on a DC power supply or 2 batteries. The 300 LED's only run on battery power, which you should check every now and then. Loaded with high capacity batteries it only needed to be replaced once, close to the end of the 4 hour session, good performance! Keep an eye out as we might do a review on these lights.
First we had to find a suitable place where we could do the interview and we didn't have too many options. At the end of the day we had to rearrange a small kitchen-lobby area. It was not ideal but I knew with the right light set-up we might be able to achieve something to work with. What is important, is to already have an idea in mind on what kind of look you want to achieve for the interview, before you start with location scouting. The next step after creating a studio space, is to determine where to position our interviewee, and then place a chair where he will be seated. We can then start positioning our lights accordingly.
Next the key light was switched off, and only the hair light switched on and adjusted accordingly. Background spill should also be controlled, off course the hair light is much easier in this regard compared to the wider spread key light. The hair light was switched off.
Next the backdrop light got switched on. Now in normal ambient light, a bookshelf like this might be avoided as a backdrop for it's look, it had quite a dull and difficult colour.
As mentioned before, you should have a picture in mind of what kind of look you want to achieve. This will open some doors for creativity as some rather uninteresting walls/objects might become very useful when we add the right flavour to it. An orange coloured gel was put on the background light, to create a warm colour tone on the dull looking bookshelf, and it really came to life.
The next and last step was to switch on all the lights and make sure the exposure balance between them created some harmony. Some more tweaking was done and I was kind off satisfied with the look, although there were some things I would've liked to adjust a bit more, as most of us do… Getting started on the interview was more important though as we still had a view hours of recording to do!
The light coming from the LED's were of course too intense, creating harsh shadows. I had to travel as light as possible, as the gear had to travel with us everyday, so no fancy soft boxes or screens for this trip. For diffusion I rather used foam sheets, the ones used for packaging. They are inexpensive, light weight and foldable. They work great on male actors as they have a bit of a shine to them, retaining some texture on the skin.
The LED lights gave a very slight a green cast, but something easily corrected in post. A preset lighting & colour correction was created in FCP X and applied to the necessary clips.
Keep it simple. If you are not sure how to set-up, then follow a basic 3-point lighting set-up, and then start to alter and modify to achieve the look you want to achieve.
Keep light sources balanced in relation to each other. It's like a symphony orchestra, instruments should be in harmony with each other.
Picture this. Determine the look you want to achieve before location scouting. It will make it a bit easier and open up creative ideas to see things with a different perspective.
When location scouting remember that you only want to create a 'studio space' for the shoot, the surrounding area might be pristine or unorganized, all that really matters though is the area that will be recorded through the viewfinder. Visualize your framing and then make things work inside of it.
Make sure you have enough workspace to operate in.
Arrive early. Setting up can take a lot of time, especially if you need to find and prepare a 'studio space' to work with. Testing can take lot a of time and you don't want to waste the time of your interviewee.
Hope this tutorial helped a bit!


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Babken Harutyunyan was born in 1941 in Yerevan. In 1958, after graduating with a gold medal from No. 72 Secondary School named after Hrachya Ajaryan, he was enrolled in the Faculty of History at the Yerevan State University, from where he graduated with honors in 1962. From 1963–1966, he was a doctoral student at the same university. In 1968, he defended his doctoral thesis titled "Vayots Dzor from ancient times to 1045." Alongside his work as a scientist and a lecturer, Harutyunyan studied (1972–1977) and graduated with honors from the distance learning program of the Yerevan State University's Faculty of Law. In 1993, he defended his doctoral thesis titled "The System of Political and Administrative Division of Great Hayk, According to 'Askharatsoyts' (Western and Southern Worlds)." In 2005, Harutyunyan received the title of professor, and in 2006 he was elected a corresponding member of the RA National Academy of Sciences. From 1969 until his death, he lectured at the Yerevan State University. In 1993–1994, he also lectured at the Hamazkayin Higher Institute of Armenian Studies in Beirut, and in 1995–1996 at the University of Michigan-Dearborn (USA). In 1970–1971, he was the Dean of the International Students Program at the Yerevan State University. From 1983 to 1985, he was Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee at the same university. From 1985 to 1988, he served as the Director of Yerevan University Press. From 1993 to 2004, Harutyunyan served as the Dean of the Yerevan State University's Faculty of History, and from 1997 to 2004, he was Head of the Department of the History of Countries Neighboring Armenia. In 2003, he was elected as the Head of the Department of Armenian History at Yerevan State University, a position he held until 2007. In 2007–2008, he also served as Academic Secretary of the RA National Academy of Sciences. Harutyunyan was awarded the Gold Medal of the Yerevan State University, the medal of Nobel Prize Winner Albert Schweitzer, as well as the Russian Order of "Catherine the Great" and German Order of "Gold Eagle with Gold Crown." In 2006, he received the Movses Khorenatsi Medal, and in 2009 the title of "Honored Scientist of the Republic of Armenia."
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· Is your photo up-to-date? LinkedIn isn't a dating site so your photo really should be a reflection of you!
Cast your mind back 15-20 years to a time when many of us thought that email was a passing fad and would quickly go the way of the fax machine as a means of communication. Here we are in 2014 and e-mail is now an integral part of our lives and in many cases has replaced the telephone and face-to-face contact. It is now considered second nature. Despite some naysayers, social media, whether we like it or not, is now a standard way of communicating. It is therefore imperative that the private banking and wealth management industry fully embrace social media as a matter of urgency – those firms that don't do so risk being left behind. Imagine trying to run any sort of business nowadays without having access to email – that is how social media will be viewed in the coming years.
Of investors with at least £250,000 to invest, 75 per cent of them have used LinkedIn for investment research.
These figures are only set to increase as the industry begins to understand how effective social media can be, not only in terms of client satisfaction but also upon the impact on your bottom line - an IFA client of ours recently attributed a 15 per cent increase in assets under management to his social media activities.
Raise brand awareness, as well as preserve the key values associated with your individual firm, by engaging with clients, prospects and fellow professionals online. TIP – use, for example, Twitter, blogs, and Facebook to keep clients informed of firm, market and product news.
Expand your professional networks by connecting with centres of influence and key decision-makers. TIP – use your LinkedIn profile and its advanced tools to raise awareness of your client proposition.
Monitor what the wider community is saying about your brand, products and services. TIP – it is imperative that you use dedicated software designed to monitor what your clients and employees are saying about your brand online; you must also use this software to retain all social media activity for seven years, in accordance with FCA guidelines on record-keeping.
The two most common perceived barriers to entry, compliance and brand damage, should not be a hindrance as both can be controlled and managed with a comprehensive and well-thought out business strategy.
You may also want to check out my free guide, 7 Key Benefits of Social Media for the Wealth Management Industry, which you can find on my LinkedIn profile.


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Q: Debugging 'serverless-webpack': GraphQL error: Lambda services-publishService threw an Error during invocation Using "serverless-webpack", trying to deploy. I issue SLS_DEBUG=* sls deploy --verbose and all is well until:
Serverless: Couldn't publish this deploy information to the Serverless Platform.

  Error --------------------------------------------------

  GraphQL error: Lambda services-publishService threw an Error during invocation

     For debugging logs, run again after setting the "SLS_DEBUG=*" environment variable.

  Stack Trace --------------------------------------------

Error: GraphQL error: Lambda services-publishService threw an Error during invocation
    at new ApolloError (/Users/jamesfishwick/Documents/get-mobile-screen/node_modules/apollo-client/apollo.umd.js:1975:28)
    at /Users/jamesfishwick/Documents/get-mobile-screen/node_modules/apollo-client/apollo.umd.js:2889:33
    at <anonymous>
    at process._tickDomainCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:228:7)
From previous event:
    at fetchEndpoint.then.endpoint (/Users/jamesfishwick/Documents/get-mobile-screen/node_modules/serverless/lib/plugins/platform/platform.js:168:16)
From previous event:
    at provider.getAccountId.then.accountId (/Users/jamesfishwick/Documents/get-mobile-screen/node_modules/serverless/lib/plugins/platform/platform.js:119:51)
From previous event:
    at Platform.publishService (/Users/jamesfishwick/Documents/get-mobile-screen/node_modules/serverless/lib/plugins/platform/platform.js:118:41)
    at BbPromise.reduce (/Users/jamesfishwick/Documents/get-mobile-screen/node_modules/serverless/lib/classes/PluginManager.js:261:55)
From previous event:
    at PluginManager.invoke (/Users/jamesfishwick/Documents/get-mobile-screen/node_modules/serverless/lib/classes/PluginManager.js:261:22)
    at PluginManager.run (/Users/jamesfishwick/Documents/get-mobile-screen/node_modules/serverless/lib/classes/PluginManager.js:292:17)
    at variables.populateService.then (/Users/jamesfishwick/Documents/get-mobile-screen/node_modules/serverless/lib/Serverless.js:99:33)
    at runCallback (timers.js:781:20)
    at tryOnImmediate (timers.js:743:5)
    at processImmediate [as _immediateCallback] (timers.js:714:5)
From previous event:
    at Serverless.run (/Users/jamesfishwick/Documents/get-mobile-screen/node_modules/serverless/lib/Serverless.js:86:74)
    at serverless.init.then (/Users/jamesfishwick/Documents/get-mobile-screen/node_modules/serverless/bin/serverless:39:50)
    at <anonymous>

Not entirely sure where to start.
My .babelrc is (using babel-preset-env):
    {
  "plugins": ["transform-runtime", "ramda"],
  "presets": [
    [
      "env",
      {
        "targets": {
          "node": "6.10"
        },
        "modules": false,
        "loose": true,
        "debug": true
      }
    ]
  ]
}

My "webpack.config.js" is:
var nodeExternals = require('webpack-node-externals');

module.exports = {
  entry: './handler.js',
  externals: [nodeExternals()], // in order to ignore all modules in node_modules folder
  target: 'node',
  module: {
    loaders: [
      {
        test: /\.js$/,
        exclude: /node_modules/, // in order to ignore built-in modules like path, fs, etc.
        loaders: ['babel-loader'],
        include: __dirname,
      },
    ],
  },
};

(relevant) "serverless.yml" is:
service: get-mobile-screen

provider:
  name: aws
  runtime: nodejs6.10

custom:
  webpackIncludeModules:
    packagePath: './package.json'

functions:
  index:
    handler: handler.getMobileScreen
    events:
      - http: GET getMobileScreen

plugins:
  - serverless-webpack
  - serverless-offline

A: I think the problem is that the apollo-client library uses rollup to produce a UMD... and webpack is having trouble with the UMD. Great, what do you do?
This Webpack plugin might fix it. If not... can you share the code that uses the apollo client?

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The Fermanagh/Donegal pair of Garry Jennings and Neil Doherty ended day one of the Donegal International Rally with a 16 second lead over Daragh O'Riordan and Tony McDaid, with Seamus Leonard, who had local man, John McCafferty on the notes, in third, 17 seconds further back.
Jennings led from the first stage this morning over Gortree and was quickest in five of today's eight stages.
Speaking this evening for Parc Ferme in Letterkenny after the last to the two stages in Buncrana town centre, he was happy with his lot.
"We're still getting used to the car, but overall we have to be happy with where we are," commented the 2011 Donegal Harvest Stages winner.
"There are still two days of hard driving to go," he added.
Leading Donegal driver is Donagh Kelly – he currently lies in seventh position, while the other Donegal driver to make in the top ten of the overall standings is Martin Doherty – he sits in tenth.
Meanwhile, the Glenties duo of Declan Boyle and Brian Boyle lead the way in the national championship after finishing the first day of the three-day event 33 seconds ahead of Manus Kelly and Donal Barrrett. Third are Callum Duffy and Iain Duffy who are a further 19 seconds in arrears.
Among those to come a cropper today was defending champion, Daniel McKenna and the hotly fancied David Bogie.


First shoot with Haz Still - out and about in the woods and then some studio work. Make-up by Ruth Evans. These galleries have a dynamic layout - a bigger browser window will show more thumbnails and a larger image size.


Tofu sometimes gets a bad rap but it's all about preparing it in a way that brings the flavour, as it simply doesn't work as a standalone. The solution? ...hemp!
(Garnish with any of your favourite toppings; Shown: alfalfa sprouts, Sourkrout, Raddish, coriander - sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds) - Go crazy!
Pour sauce over the buddha bowl, and enjoy!


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U.S. Supreme Court halts OSHA vaccine-or-test rule; Upholds CMS vaccine mandate
Marie-Joëlle Khouzam, Beverly Meyer, Elizabeth Stock, Nick Ziepfel
Bricker & Eckler LLP
A divided Supreme Court delivered two highly-anticipated decisions on January 13, 2022, announcing whether the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rules mandating workplace COVID-19 vaccines remain enforceable while both cases await a final decision on the merits in lower courts.
In National Federation of Independent Business v. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Supreme Court stayed enforcement of OSHA's COVID-19 emergency temporary standard (ETS), which requires private employers (and certain public employers) with at least 100 employees to institute a policy mandating employees to be vaccinated or undergo weekly testing, and to wear face coverings. The court held that the mandate exceeds OSHA's administrative authority delegated by Congress to set workplace safety standards. The court described the rule as a "significant encroachment in the lives – and health – of a vast number of employees." According to the court, the OSHA vaccine mandate, which would require roughly 84 million workers to be vaccinated, extends beyond OSHA's authority and "takes on the character of a general public health measure, rather than an 'occupational safety standard.'"
The parties opposing the mandate argued it would result in the expenditure of billions of dollars in unrecoverable compliance costs. For its part, the federal government argued the mandate would save over 6,500 lives and hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations. The court declined to weigh such tradeoffs. In the 6-3 decision, the court reasoned, "[i]n our system of government, that [weighing] is the responsibility of those chosen by the people though democratic processes. Although Congress has indisputably given OSHA the power to regulate occupational dangers, it has not given that agency the power to regulate public health more broadly." This stay is in place, pending further review of the merits of the claims by the lower appellate courts where the original cases were filed.
Of note, the court's stay of the OSHA ETS prohibits the government agency from requiring policies, testing and masking; however, it does not prohibit employers of any size from issuing and enforcing their own vaccine-related policies, so long as doing so complies with state and local laws in the jurisdictions where companies operate when it comes to testing, vaccination, face coverings and other aspects of COVID-19 related workplace safety.
In Biden v. Missouri, the court upheld the CMS vaccine mandate, which conditions the receipt of Medicare and Medicaid funds by certain health care facilities on ensuring that staff at CMS-covered facilities are vaccinated. Unlike the OSHA vaccine mandate, the CMS mandate does not permit covered facilities to automatically offer weekly testing as an alternative to vaccinating, unless an employer chooses to provide this as an accommodation for individuals who seek medical or religious exemptions. According to the 5-4 divided court, the CMS vaccine mandate fits squarely within the powers delegated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services by Congress – namely, the Secretary's authority to impose conditions on receipt of Medicare and Medicaid funds that "the Secretary finds necessary in the interest of the health and safety of individuals who are furnished services." The court agreed that the vaccine mandate ensures CMS providers take steps to avoid transmitting a dangerous virus to their patients. The court reasoned, "[i]t would be the very opposite of efficient and effective administration for a facility that is supposed to make people well to make them sick with COVID-19."
The CMS case was also sent back to the lower court for a final decision on its merits. Health care facility employers covered by the CMS vaccine rule have until March 15, 2022, to assure that covered employees are fully compliant.
These issues continue to evolve rapidly, and employers should closely monitor them to maximize the health and safety of their employees and those they serve.
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OSHA's vaccine or test mandate is stayed
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The findings from a survey of 'Hyperlocal' Community News producers, carried out by several university researchers, have been published at http://hyperlocalsurvey.wordpress.com.
Further academic papers will follow, but this is intended as an open access version for debate by practitioners, researchers and policy makers. Direct link to the pdf version, 4MB.


We now have some fabulous, simple-to-use, easy-to-understand tools that show you arithmetically why owning long-term care insurance makes so much sense.
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All entrees are made fresh to order, we appreciate your patience.
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India's forgotten heroes – 3
February 3, 2014 by Bindu Krishnan
He was a lion amongst men and named as such ! He was fearless and took on the British without a trace of fear. He also died because of the beatings by the British police when he was peacefully demonstrating against them … one amongst the trio, Bal-Pal-Lal and the one after whom my favourite shopping place in Delhi is named – Lajpat Nagar. No prizes for guessing am talking of Lala Lajpat Rai, the Punjab Kesri, a true icon from our freedom struggle.
Lala Lajpat Rai said "Simon, go back" and was fatally beaten up for that, breathing his last on Nov 17, 1928. His death created three other heroes, Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev. They vowed to avenge his death and ended up being hanged by the British. How they went to their death, heads held high, fearlessly, is another story for another day.
Punjab Kesri's birthday is on Jan 28th. Some token celebrations take place, but his contributions deserve a bigger celebration. He was not a Punjabi, belonged to the Aggarwal community – but is called the Punjab Kesri, we had no differences then, but why now ??
Lalaji was well travelled and quite egalitarian in his outlook. He was one of the few leaders of the freedom movement who had visited America. He founded the Indian home rule league of America in New York, in 1917. He did not believe rampant capitalism was the answer… he was an early advocate of conscious capitalism, just that the term hadn't been coined then.
He set up several schools, the Punjab National Bank and a hospital. Looks like someone who thought ahead, about what would be needed in a free nation and not just the freedom movement. A writer, a rational revolutionary, a well travelled man, a fearless fighter and someone who was a true patriot …. Even as I write these words, I feel energized and want to go do something for my country, just imagine when he was alive, what a forceful presence he would have been. Punjab Kesri, a King amongst leaders !!
Lala Lajpat Rai
He gave fillip to the freedom movement
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Founded in 1992, China Textile Education Society (CTAES) is a national academic, non-profit and public organization with the qualification of a legal person, approved by the Ministry of Education and registered with the Ministry of Civil Affairs. It is composed of the enterprises and institutions as well as the social organizations in the textile industry across China on a voluntarily basis. Currently, it has 215 group members.
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U.S. feed grain ending stocks for 2011/12 are projected slightly higher with a small decrease in domestic corn use and a small increase in oats imports.
Total U.S. oilseed production for 2011/12 is projected at 91.0 million tons, down slightly due to a small reduction in cottonseed.
China is reportedly buying its own corn from farmers in three provinces to boost state reserves. Brazil's soybean harvest is starting early, enabling producers there to cut into U.S. export prospects.
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Margaret graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Queensland in 1976. She began her legal career as a student volunteer in 1974 with the newly-formed Aboriginal Legal Service.
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approving the budget for the organisation's datacentre outsourcing project.
engaging external contractors to help with assessments as needed.
Legal Aid Queensland Board chairperson Margaret McMurdo (5 May 2017–30 June 2017).
Facilities and procurement manager Terry Kelly.
Allan Welsh, Brian Stewart (chairperson from 1 July 2016–27 February 2017) and Margaret McMurdo received remuneration for attending this committee in addition to the remuneration they received for attending board meetings.
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