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The Federal Reserve's latest plan to buy mortgage-backed securities, unveiled Thursday, is the kind of event that makes an observer of technology investing want to hang up his hat. What can you say about tech stocks that might shed light on a rally that seems driven purely by animal spirits, kindled by the central bank's decision to pump billions of dollars more into the U.S. economy?
Indeed, when Apple's aapl +0.78% Apple Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq $103.30 +0.80 +0.78% Sept. 2, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 52.78M AFTER HOURS $103.26 -0.04 -0.04% Sept. 2, 2014 7:59 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 787,391 P/E Ratio 16.58 Market Cap $613.76 Billion Dividend Yield 1.82% Rev. per Employee $2,214,380 09/02/14 KKR to Buy Stake in Smart-Home... 09/02/14 Apple Denies iCloud Breach 09/02/14 CMO Today: Ad Tech Firms Try T... More quote details and news » (ticker: AAPL) unveiling of its iPhone 5 last week prompted a rise in the company's stock to a new lifetime high of $696.98, I was tempted to credit Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, not the newest iDevice. But if the Fed gets most of the credit this time, the next rally will belong to Apple, because the newest iPhone, elegant and faster than ever, looks like a winner and is going to sell.
The latest extension of the Apple franchise is likely to propel Apple's shares even further. The stock has rallied 71% this year, but still is cheap at 13 times expected earnings of $52.81 for the fiscal year ending September 2013. Back out the company's $29.50 a share in cash, and the price/earnings multiple is just 12.6. Some analysts think the iPhone 5 could add $2 to $4 a share to Apple's fiscal 2013 earnings.
And with that good news out of the way, let's get back to the show.
WHILE WEDNESDAY'S INTRODUCTION of the iPhone 5 in San Francisco was plenty of fun, there is no denying it lacked the sense of drama evident at product launches past. By Apple standards, it lacked that little spark. Indeed, there is something scripted about Apple events since the passing of founder and CEO Steve Jobs. Wednesday's affair, at the same site of many a Jobs appearance, was managed by Jobs' successor, Tim Cook.
Cook is a smart fellow, and clearly possessed of a seriousness of purpose. But he also tends to move the festivities along cleanly and quickly, and dryly, with little if any sense of surprise as he parcels off the various demonstrations to his deputies. That tends to rob an event of the frisson that prevailed when Jobs prowled the stage, smirking and winking at the crowd as he told you Apple's latest gizmo featured this or that breakthrough that competitors' engineers hadn't figured out.
The effect Wednesday was to drain the launch of some of the pizazz that might otherwise have accompanied the latest jewel of a phone. The iPhone 5 is sleek and cool, although not radically different on the surface from its predecessors. Yet, when I picked up the phone in an adjoining demo hall following Cook's presentation, I was struck by how light it feels—so light that, after holding it for a bit, you might think you've got a cardboard mock-up of a phone in your palm.
No. 5 is finely tapered in a way the demos didn't convey. Nokia NOK -0.36% Nokia Corp. ADS U.S.: NYSE $8.34 -0.03 -0.36% Sept. 2, 2014 4:01 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 11.95M AFTER HOURS $8.34 0.00 % Sept. 2, 2014 6:04 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 50,210 P/E Ratio 10.28 Market Cap $31.02 Billion Dividend Yield 4.26% Rev. per Employee $361,802 More quote details and news » (NOK), now a shell of its former self, once sold a luxury line of cell phones that incorporated materials like gold plate and ruby ball bearings. The graceful and elegant new iPhone has every one of those fancy phones beat. Add to that a taller screen and juiced up electronics, and it's clear that Apple has advanced the ball on more than mere aesthetics.
COOK'S NO-NONSENSE STYLE has invited a bit of sniping, perhaps unfairly. The fact that he didn't gush over the phone quite the way Jobs might have likely contributed to some carping and negative speculation after the event. The Wall Street Journal wondered if the new iPhone is just plain boring. Without Jobs to tell us that we're on the adventure of a lifetime, would anyone buy this thing?
In the 24 hours following the event I heard grumbling from some tech folks that there is a bit of discord inside of Apple as to whether the company should tack more toward consumer electronics or stick to its personal-computer roots. So far, it's doing both well, and the numbers tell the tale.
By Friday morning, Apple's online store had sold out of its stock of iPhone 5s amid a rush of pre-orders. So did AT&T T -0.34% AT&T Inc. U.S.: NYSE $34.84 -0.12 -0.34% Sept. 2, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 12.31M AFTER HOURS $34.85 +0.01 +0.03% Sept. 2, 2014 7:58 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 377,346 P/E Ratio 10.22 Market Cap $181.30 Billion Dividend Yield 5.28% Rev. per Employee $536,510 09/01/14 Up Ahead: An IPO, an iPhone, a... 09/01/14 Tech's Young Guns Embrace Old ... 09/01/14 Iliad in Talks with Third Part... More quote details and news » (T), one of three carries for the iPhone 5 in the U.S. The others are Verizon Communications VZ -0.10% Verizon Communications Inc. U.S.: NYSE $49.77 -0.05 -0.10% Sept. 2, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 8.61M AFTER HOURS $49.78 +0.01 +0.02% Sept. 2, 2014 7:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 114,433 P/E Ratio 10.54 Market Cap $206.52 Billion Dividend Yield 4.26% Rev. per Employee $699,350 09/02/14 Juniper CEO: From CIO to CEO i... 09/01/14 Iliad in Talks with Third Part... 08/26/14 TiVo Reports Higher Revenue an... More quote details and news » (VZ) and Sprint-Nextel s -1.25% Sprint Corp. U.S.: NYSE $5.54 -0.07 -1.25% Sept. 2, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 18.26M AFTER HOURS $5.56 +0.02 +0.36% Sept. 2, 2014 6:57 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 55,174 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap $22.13 Billion Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee $700,316 09/01/14 Iliad in Talks with Third Part... 08/29/14 Sprint to Sell Next Sony Xperi... 08/29/14 Bankers Lament Loss of Code Na... More quote details and news » (S). If there are any units left when the device officially goes on sale this Friday, you might be able to pick one up at a store near you.
Despite a less jazzy show, the machinery of Apple still works. People are queuing up for the latest miracle from Cupertino, oblivious to critical comments from some in the press.
At least one aspect of Cook's leadership seems destined to help the company in a big way. Cook, who comes from the world of logistics, and who has been credited with an acumen for moving units, is making sure this is the fastest roll-out of an iPhone ever, according to Wall Street analysts.
The new model will be available in 100 countries on 240 different cellular carriers by December, after starting with nine countries this week. That is more than the seven countries in which the iPhone 4S made its debut last October. And it means sales and earnings estimates last week for Apple's quarter ending this month rose as analysts factored in the fast timetable.
It's possible, wrote Bernstein Research's Toni Sacconaghi, that Apple will sell a total of 13 million units between last Friday and the end of this month. As one observer remarked to me on the sidelines of the Apple event, this could be the fastest launch of any kind of phone in the history of the industry.
WHAT DO YOU SAY ABOUT a company that seems a little less dangerous, a little less thrilling than it once was, but that seems poised to make money more swiftly and surely than ever? For the moment, this machine continues to work and so will the stock.
The next mountain for Apple to climb could well be the television market. My colleague Alex Eule recently presented a succinct assessment in this space of the challenges the company faces getting into the market. The main obstacles seem to be the cable carriers' grip on distribution and the content companies' grip on their movies and TV shows.
But more and more, the TV market is ripe for the swift, confident renovation that Apple can provide. Apple has proven it can roll out finely tapered and beveled industrial designs to rival the best from Sony Sne +1.52% Sony Corp. ADS U.S.: NYSE $19.40 +0.29 +1.52% Sept. 2, 2014 4:04 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2.30M AFTER HOURS $19.49 +0.09 +0.46% Sept. 2, 2014 6:59 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 15,731 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap $20.27 Billion Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee $552,286 07/16/14 Fox Looking for Right Media Mi... More quote details and news » (SNE) and Samsung Electronics (005930.Korea), backed by software that is far superior.
If the iPhone market appears a bit ho-hum these days, it might be time for Apple to shake up its base, and shake up another industry by boldly but shrewdly going where most people think it can't. With or without Steve Jobs, surprise must be in Apple's favor at the end of the day.
Tiernan Ray can be reached at email@example.com or at blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily or www.twitter.com/barronstechblog.


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.75 oz Madarine Napoleon
.5 oz lime juice
less than dash Absinthe (1912 Absinthe Verte Great Lakes Distillery)
Dash cardamom bitters (Bob's)
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Shake all ingredients except absinthe over ice. Double strain into chilled absinthe rinsed glass)
While new vodka's generally don't get my heart pattering, I have to say I was very excited for the opportunity to work with our Northern neighbors and relative newcomer on the spirit scence, the Woodinville Whiskey Company from Woodinville, Washington and their vodka offering, Peabody Jones Vodka. Woodinville joins the camp of those who believe it's alright for vodkas to have flavor (we like this camp), and with a toasted almond and vanilla nose, creamy flavorful taste, with mild spicy clean finish, it is simply delicious. It is moderately sweet, so you may need to adjust the liqueur level for this cocktail to preference if another brand of vodka is used. The absinthe is mostly used for aroma sake, and results in a great licorice and warm spice bouquet. This was also the first time we had the opportunity to work with Bob's Bitters, which helped add complexity to the cocktail and worked to brighten and heighten the mandarin flavor in the Mandarine Napoleon orange liqueur.


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July 29th 2014 10:48 am
by Knighty
I HAVE been lucky over the past 37 years to collect a sizable amount of trophies....There are many kinds in my collection, not counting the huge number I have given away...Some are tall and constructed from nicely finished wood...One tall (48" high) Best of Show trophy was turned into a floor lamp by the simple expedient of removing the top statue and replacing it with a light socket and a van lampshade.....
Years ago, when our club started the Class Act series Lucy and I would purchase the Best of Show award which was a silver champagne bucket- suitably engraved and yes it included a bottle of champagne......Eddie Fucci won it one year and it was always his favorite trophy... When our club hosted the 19th Nationals the trophies were Lazar engraved wood plaques.....
Now we come to the awards for the 42nd National Truck-In, hosted by Vanners for Vanners...These plaques are some of the coolest van awards I have ever seen. They are: 12 x 14 inches in size.. The main part is a hand cast montage utilizing the Halloween theme of monsters, pumpkins and a van that is very heavy and cast in plaster or ceramics....The wood is black and features the event plaque and a plate with the designation on it.( Mine says Oldest Vanner !)..I understand (correct me if I am wrong) that Dave Desaulniers cast all these emblems late at knight after completing his daily chores.....Great Job Dave !!!...
Thanks once more to ALL the people who worked so long and hard to put on an outstanding event ! TIETIS.....
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July 23rd 2014 4:39 pm
THE 42nd NATIONALS
by Knighty
We have just returned from the recent natz at Washington County Fairgrounds in Greenwich NY, hosted by Vanners For Vanners....This was a GRRREAT (as Tony the tiger would say) event...even the weather co-operated this time...We arrived Sunday before the event and found a field half full as people arrived for the warm-up portion of the event.... When all was said and done we had an attendance figure of between 590-600 vans ......
What is it that makes a national event so special ? Much of the format is the same as many other runs. There are games, shows, bands, contests, and a group of happy campers ....but they are on a smaller scale. The nationals consist of probably 3-4 times as many participants...vans and vanners arrive from all points across the country as well as a smattering of some of the foreign countries ....They travel at great expense just to take place in our events...For many it is an adventure of a lifetime....
As many of you know it takes a LOT of work to put on a van run and when it is the natz the work is tripled...I won't name the folks who worked so long and hard to host this event...If you were there you know who they are and if you weren't then it's too late ..........
There were a few truly outstanding vans lined up in the van show including Coop's amazing Dodge shorty, Scott Croft's radical mid-Ford with the cathedral interior, Mike Mosher's stunning Dodge "Machina",Don Noone's perfectly built Ford "Pirates of the Caravan" and many more. But the van that drew the most attention {it was parked n vendors row) was Marty Soobie's latest creation..It features such things as an interior with a toilet, bed and shower and much tech hardware but it's main attention getter is the fact that the whole front of the van tilts forward ! Not just the hood, not just the engine compartment but the whole van cab and all!!!! Marty has built a number of sophisticated customs over the past years...His first being Utopia and this one- his best effort so far...He also builds high class hot rods in his shop in Texas, and I am sure we will be seeing more of his creations in the future.....
The one thing I enjoy most is getting to visit with old friends who I usually see only once a year...I have been doing this van thing since 1977 and have made many friends in that time...I was very happy to see my long-time friend George Kettell receive the "Vanner Appreciation award'..George wrote articles for many years in the van magazines of the time and in 1977 he penned the definitive history of the 2% movement....I have a copy here in my tiny office.......
I spent a lot of time - since I was not a member of the staff - visiting some of my many friends over the 7 day period. This was accomplished by hanging out along vendors row, enjoying some treats from the vendor booths and listening to the bands....
My thanks go out to the many people who worked so hard to make this an OUTSTANDING National event....As George Bush would say- MISSION ACCOMPLISHED .....TIETIS
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July 21st 2014 10:38 am
by Astro
First, I would like to thank everyone that but t shirts and stickers last week. Your support is greatly appreciated.
Secondly, thanks to everyone that tuned and watch the virtual nats last week. Every year has its unique challenges, but I think we get better every time we do it.
I was very happy with the upgraded software and hardware that I used, the new website was a lot better, much better and a lot less dropped connections.
I have been informed that next year there will be ample internet in multiple locations so that I can stream from the other areas around the grounds.
I will be posting some of the photos I took once I have time to start editing and going through them.
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July 10th 2014 2:48 pm
Suzie's Flamingo Knest!
by Suzie-BGfNY-IN
Lets see..where did we leave off? Oh yeah..end of March! This year Easter and several birthdays in our world were the same day..4/20. That meant a trip to visit the in-laws to celebrate Dads 80th. If I had the energy he does , we would be at every eVANt listed! But, we dont. We did, however make it to Bluegrass Van Jam the next weekend to celebrate some more birthdaymine---and friends, including Queen T from Midwest! The weekend after that was our wedding Vanniversary, then Spring Back. We had 2 visits from loved ones during this next time frame and that took up our next week and weekend. Following that we attended Midwest Truck-In. Thinking we needed a weekend to recover, we did manage to stay put the beginning of June, but that only lasted until I went to VanFest and we followed it up by going up to Bakers for the first time. We will try to get there again..depends on the schedule. We again had a weekend off before the 4th and company for the race that was delayed. Now, we have friends in town to visit tonight and Vanner company for a few days arriving tomorrow. We will be getting ready for the Nats during this time also! I want to offer bits of information about each eVANt so far and let those of you unable to attend the Nats to feel you are with us anyway ..so enjoy with a lovely beverage of your choice!
Bluegrass Van Jam! The Cousins as they are to me sure do pick some great themes to work with. And they incorporate it throughout the eVANt. This year is was SuperHeroes! US very tall Vanners had a blast with this theme and we were all SuperHeroes in our own way. Steve-o and Donna by giving a couple of Bad Girls shelter, Charlie by driving his SuperVan , Scotty for fessing up to the error in information, me for driving on my birthday, Steve for making it all better! And Bluegrass for the games and giggles. One day .that band will play what I am asking for instead of using a filler tune! Hee hee This is a nice eVANt, not to large, things for the kids to do, and the adults and a nice flat grounds, right by the river! They hold it each year the last weekend in April in Friendship IN and there in never a long want if you need something. If you have never been, I say put this one on your get to someday list.
Vans on the Run Spring Back. This eVANt is over Mothers Day weekend and I had never been. We do try to make a new one each year, so for me, this one counts. For the hubs it was his very first eVANt and he hadnt been back in quite a while. It sure was a treat to see faces I hadnt in a while. Beautiful grounds with a lake not sure if there is fishing or not tho .never saw any! Our reason for attending this year was to be at Goofy and Daisys wedding a tye-dye theme of fun! The wedding was something to see! All blue and purple tye-dyes for the wedding party and then all colors of tye-dyes for the rest of us! There was more than enough cocktails for all, a dinner, cakes, and music for dancing! We drank until some of us couldnt, then we rested!
Midwest Vans Ltd. 40th International Truck-In Celebration! So glad to have been a part of so many of these eVANts. A couple before I moved, the rest after, but these guys always look out for their Bad Girls! This year attendees decorated themselves and their campsites with some of the past themes and there were certainly some fond memories there. The pub crawl on Sunday was a hoot and with the help of a dear Canadian friend we made a dream come true. Breakfast buckets are yummy and made it to the Action Vans bar for the pub crawl and Indy car race! Action won best bar drink with those melon balls Leanne made! Yumm Yumm! The bands kicked butt this year too! This was our third eVANt with family from Action Vans parking with us, and we are so very grateful for all the bonus time with them this year! There were several Vanners that came out to remember days gone by, and some to rejoin the fold. MVL has done many things over the years to set trends in our lifestyle that soon become the norm for us and to them and what they represent I give them a huge Kudos! Love you guys for all you do for all of us!
VanFest!...didnt think we were going, but the evening before it was decided I was going for sure! So exciting for me to get back to Canada to see so many of my Vanning Family I miss here in the Midwest! I arrived in 9 hours good time and still had most of Friday to play! Found my Bad Girls, found my spot and off it was! The Friday (see that is Canadian talk!), was the full moon on Friday the 13th and we surely werent sure what was to be in store for us. We had lovely weather, although for some they said a little chilly. Now, I know some of you dont really like the idea of the mini p/us at this eVANt, but 19 years ago, it was a way for the Vanners to be able and host an eVANt and keep Vanning alive in Ontario. It has worked out well for all these years now. The p/u kids know it is a Vanning eVANt and they get to come and play Vanning rules. The p/us have their own side of the grounds, and usually keep to themselves over there during the down times, so not an issue. Unless, you happen to park across from Econo-land! (ya hear me right KH?!?) I would suggest you go at least once to see how it is put together and the size of the show field! Oh, yeah they put the Vans on the outside and the p/us on the inside so we can watch them! Sunday came all too quick for me and we had a small issue of getting my VAN jumped! It didnt want to start when my nephew put the cables onto my sisters Van, or when Gord loaned me his jumper box, or when Judith brought her huge butt cables and Van over. Not until Geoff took the battery out and let it sit on the charger a while, then she started right up! Once Geoff got is started, he closed the door and with the security system on it, it locked automatically. I am not used to this and totally forgot to mention it to all my mechanic assistants, so now, here I was with a running Van and no way to get into it! All the doors locked! One more Vanner to the rescue .and the door was open. Howard made sure to open some windows right away to keep an access road open..you know, in case! Hee I want to thank everyone who helped get things back to how they should be and to Stacey, Kevin and staff for working so hard so we could play so hard! GO TO VAN FEST in 2015 it will be the 20thshould be a grand time again!
One week later and we were off to Bakers of Milford in Michigan! Got to Debs the night before and has a blast playing with even more Vanners! We had Alpines special hot dogs, beverages, time to visit, a peek a G-Mans Van, time to talk Robert into bringing it and his the next day and I even got to the dance recital of a very special little friend of mine! Up early for the ride over to Milford in a lovely little caraVAN! We really did enjoy ourselves amongst the 80 plus VANs on the hill. I was very surprised at how many of us were there! It felt like a truck-in! Vanners from MI, IN, OH, Canada, KY were in attendance! There were vendors, and the restaurant had yummy food and clean rest rooms! A great tribute to GMan for starting this eVANt and great thanks to those keeping it going since his passing! My only itch here was that on the back side of the hill a couple of cars could pull right up into the Van area. I know they probably go there every Sunday, but if you see nearly 100 vehicles of the same type parked behind a sign that designates an area for ONE day you really need to look around and realize you are in the wrong spot. Car Show! Loved the guy in the Ranchero on his lawn chair who seemed lost and he was! I know..I sound like those that wont go to VanFest I was referring to earlier, but this is a one day once a year thing and I think it is reasonable to keep it pure for the one day! Enough whining .onward!
We got to rest again before our round of company between the 4th and the Nats. No Pumraw this year, and next year may be reservations only start thinking about it! Now it is time to get the Van packed up for the Nats and the rest of the season. I know what we have looking at us, but you will have to go somewhere to see if we make it. There is something nearly every weekend! No more, nothing to do, now where to go whines should be heard! If you dont know what is coming up the quick list follows, then check out the calendar, the eVANts thread, the Florida Van Council list, or get you a stack of fliers at the Nats next week!
After the Nats it will be, BVA, Next Gen, CITA, DIVC, Three Rivers, the Haves and Have Nots, Performance Inc, TITs Last Chance, SEVC in Cherokee NC. There are also a few New England eVANts in there and you may find one in eastern Canada also! So, get out there and VAN!!!!! I will update you all in a few more weeks of the wonderful adVANtures we are having in 2014!
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June 14th 2014 11:03 am
by Knighty
PROVANITY 34..By Salt City Vans.......This event is one of the original few events we attended - or even knew about - back in those early times....When we first started attending Provanity it was held up on the side of a mountain (or at least a hill) and serviced by a dirt road which some times was a mud run....It was near Moravia....There was no electricity or water but the National Guard had the equipment we needed...............
In later years the event moved to the Cayuga County Fairgrounds in Weedsport and remained there until the sale of the grounds forced the club to relocate to the Riverforest Park campgrounds just a few miles up the road .....It's a different venue for us but there are some good aspects to it as well....For instance, besides a fair amount of water and electricity at the sites , there is a restaurant and bar on the grounds and some decent showers..
Flashing back---In those so-called halcyon days when everyone seems to remember only the good days , remember if you will what the shower/toilet scene was like in the old days...Showers were often plywood cubicles with a nice cold garden hose draped over the top , and the toilets were the same but with a shallow hole instead of a hose. They looked like S#*+, and smelled like it as well.....
So the grounds may be not perfect but we pretty much liked them... The RV folks seemed to like the vans (this is a van only event) and rode by often on their golf carts, took in the bands and shows and a good time was had by all.
One unfortunate happening was that the food vendor failed to show up. The restaurant on the grounds became a little more important...
The weather was nice and sunny as I remember it , and we spent some time just hanging out in our campsite with Lucy and I, Jeff, and Pokey from Ottawa. Lew and Agnes from Florida were next door and a good time was had by all ........Our vantage point gave us access to the goings on, and actually the metal building for the band sounded a bit better a little way away from the metal-sided building...These types of structures have never been the first choice for acoustics....Both bands were very good and the band leader spent a few times cozying up to Lucy....all that red in her face was not just sunburn ! During the day we watched many sky-divers from our site while we were enjoying a few refreshing beverages and during the light show 8 or 9 floating lights (Chinese lanterns ?) provided some entertainment...
A few weeks ago my friend Jeff Johnston sent me an addition to the "Hall of Memorabilia" in the form of one of his staff shirts from the early 80's when he worked at Truckin' magazine...You will remember his "Van Scan East' columns in that magazine...And just a big brag from me here - one months column was my article on "Thoughts that Come In the Knight' that I composed coming back from Joe Madonia's "Van In-Vasion in 1988. In honor of my friend I wore the shirt Saturday evening and it will now become a part of my little van collection...
Salt City Vans has always been a dynamic club and when they are not at or attending an event they are usually doing something together...The club is famous for their
expertise as game hosts and for how to run a party...While other clubs may be losing a few members now and then, Salt City is growing and is up several members from last year..
They tried to throw us off track a few years ago by saying the 30th would be their last event....Scott Croft also tried this trick by saying he was building NO more vans.....Yeah ! Right! I am pretty sure that there will be many more events coming from Salt City Vans , and of course Scott has already built "Paranormal"........
There are stories that the Cayuga Fairgrounds is being extensively remodeled by the new owners and Provanity might go back home next year...We'll be there - wherever.......TIETIS
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Split committee backs plan to cap welfare benefitsBy PETER HIRSCHFELD
Vermont Press Bureau | March 24,2013MONTPELIER In a split vote that reflects the divisive nature of the proposal, the House Committee on Human Services last week issued a surprise endorsement of Gov. Peter Shumlins plan to impose a five-year lifetime cap on welfare benefits.
While a majority of Democrats on the committee sided against the governor, four Republicans provided the swing bloc needed to deliver a 7-4 vote of confidence late Thursday. The caps would most immediately affect the nearly 1,200 families already in excess of the 60-month limit.
David Yacovone, commissioner of the Department for Children and Families, said the Shumlin administration is encouraged to see lawmakers getting behind reforms to a program called Temporary Assistance for Needy Families designed to help poor people afford basics like food, clothing and shelter.
Were glad to see they appreciate that the t in TANF stands for temporary and not timeless, Yacovone said Friday.
Committee members opposed to the plan were strident in their dissent. Rep. Ann Pugh, the Democratic chairwoman of the House Committee on Human Services, said families on the program arent necessarily at fault for the circumstances impeding their upward mobility.
If people are following the rules of the program, which include demonstrable efforts to secure employment, they shouldnt be penalized, she said.
I find it morally unjust to punish families who are following all the rules, who are doing everything we ask them to do, Pugh said. It is a failure of society that these people are unable to advance, and we all share in that failing. To punish just this one group is to me unjust.
Rep. Matt Trieber, one of three Democrats on the committee to support the plan, said the time limits are designed to help families, not hurt them. He said the House proposal would bolster case management for families whose benefits are about to be cut off.
Helping families overcome the transportation, childcare and education issues thwarting their success, Trieber said, will be of far greater help than a monthly check.
Christopher Curtis, a staff attorney at Vermont Legal Aid, said theres no indication that the state has any plan to offer those supports.
Shumlin paired his reform proposal with a $17 million increase in child care subsidies for low-income parents. But the House version of the budget has pared that number down to $3.3 million.
Curtis organization was opposed to the time limits even with the new subsidies. Without them, he said, the adverse impacts on poor families will be even more pronounced.
Of the more than 3,700 individuals who would be affected by the time limits, nearly 2,400 are children.
Trieber said the House Committee on Human Services has made some key changes to the Shumlin proposal that will cushion the impacts on families.
The Shumlin proposal would have suspended benefits beginning in October. House lawmakers will propose a grace period that extends benefits until May or June 2014.
The House is also adding a list of deferments for which families could stay on the program for longer than five years.
Victims of domestic violence, for instance, wouldnt see time spent on TANF in the aftermath of an assault count against the time limits. The House also wants deferrals for mental health, substance abuse and the year following a pregnancy.
Their changes would eliminate all of the fiscal year 2014 budget savings associated with the Shumlin plan, which would have shaved $5.9 million from next years Human Services budget.
Rep. Ann OBrien, a Richmond Democrat and member of the House Committee on Appropriations, worked with the Human Services Committee on the proposal. She said that if someone has been on welfare for five years and still cant find work, then the program clearly isnt working for them.
Its not a good thing for children to be on a program that keeps their families in deep poverty, OBrien said. If youre not successful after five years, we have to ask why is that? And then look for better ways to improve the situation.
She said many of the case managers working with poor families have voiced support for the idea.
There was genuine support for the deadline, because they believe that will be helpful, OBrien said.
Yacovone said the lack of savings in the House plan is problematic.
Ill be interested in seeing how they achieve those savings, Yacovone said. I wish them better luck finding it than we had.
OBrien said a reduction in the projected caseload for next year will offset about $2 million, and that the House Appropriations Committee will find ways to accommodate the remaining $4 million.
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Tuesdays welcome BBQ bites at The Dutch and musically accompanied dining at Bianca.
July 03, 2012
Each Tuesday this month, The Dutch serves up regionally themed barbecue.
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Tuesday, July 3, 7-11:30 PM
Now through July 31, The Dutch is dishing out a bourbon, beer, and BBQ dinner worthy of wet naps. For $30 per person, savor unlimited Southern specialties like dry rubbed baby back ribs and grilled corn on the cob. Each week honors a different region's BBQ from the Carolinas to Korea, all served alongside creative cocktails. Prices exclude tax and gratuity. 2201 Collins Ave., Miami Beach, 305-938-3111; thedutchmiami.com
Bianca Goes Live
Tuesday, July 10, 8-11 PM
Every other week, Bianca will curate a seasonal chef's tasting menu. Dubbed "Bianca Live," the $75 per person offerings have previously included standouts like lamb ragout with whipped ricotta and risotto with forest mushrooms. Each new edition will also feature an alfresco musical performance, and wine pairings are available for an additional $25. Prices exclude tax and gratuity. 1685 Collins Ave., Miami Beach, 305-674-5752; delano-hotel.com
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July 03, 2012
A star-studded Irie Weekend came to a close Saturday, June 30, raising critical funds for the Irie Foundation and bringing out some Miami's biggest names. Friday's New Era Celebrity Golf Tournament at the Melreese Country Club included mayor Carlos A. Gimenez, basketball legend Alonzo Mourning, and Gym Class Heroes frontman Travie McCoy as participants.
On Saturday, Irie hosted a children's bowling tournament at Lucky Strike Lanes, welcoming kids from South Florida After-School All-Stars and Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital. Two-time NBA champ Dwayne Wade and girlfriend Gabrielle Union joined in on the fun, as did fellow Heat teammate Udonis Haslem. Alonzo and Tracey Mourning and NFL standout Adewale Ogunleye also popped in to help support the evening's initiatives.
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New initiative seeks to make Miami a more bike-friendly city.
July 02, 2012
The Magic City Bike Collective celebrated its grand opening this past weekend (June 30), kick-starting an initiative to increase cycling's prominence as an alternative form of transportation. "Critical mass has grown from a few hundred people to the thousands," says event organizer Eric Madrid. "We feel a proper bicycle collective is needed now more than ever. We hope this will add a much-needed foundation to the growing interest and need of a bike-friendly city."
Utilizing a space donated by gastropub The Corner, The Collective offers lessons on how to repair and maintain bikes and cruisers. Those already knowledgeable in cruising culture can drop by with a monetary donation and use the workshop space to manage their own repairs.
The Collective's team is built entirely on volunteers and welcomes any and all who wish to promote their cause. Unwanted bikes, parts, and tools are also accepted. Starting this week, The Magic City Bike Collective is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5-9 PM and Saturdays from 2-6 PM. 1100 N. Miami Ave.
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July 02, 2012
Designer David Jon Acosta has transcended holiday-style stereotypes, creating fashionably playful pieces perfect for upcoming July 4th that stay on the right side of chic.
Acosta spearheads local labels Gold Saturn and Our Prince of Peace, whose casually cool duds have been seen on Kourtney Kardashian and Kylie Minogue. See our Independence Day picks from both lines:
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In celebration of our nation's 236th birthday (she's still got it), we rounded up the four best ways to spend the day, from feasting at an all-American barbecue to frolicking poolside.
An Italian-American Barbecue at Bianca
The Delano's open-air terrace will be home to an Italian-American backyard barbecue and clambake, meaning succulent ribs, grilled lobster, and fresh oysters will all be on the menu. Bianca will also help patrons keep cool with the debut of its new white truffle ice cream. Patriotic festivities include a performance by the Joshua Stedman Band, as well as face painting for the kiddies. Admission is $75. 4-10 PM. 1685 Collins Ave., Miami Beach, 305-674-5752; delano-hotel.com
Brother Jimmy's Barbecue and Rum Block Party
NYC-based barbecue bar Brother Jimmy's hasn't even opened in Miami yet, but they're making sure diners get a taste of what's to come. The upcoming Brickell locale is teaming with Sailor Jerry Rum to host an afternoon block party, complete with gratis pig roast and libations. New Orleans-based band Rockin Dopsie Jr. & the Zydeco Twisters will put on a courtyard jam session and guests will get a chance to peruse the soon-to-open restaurant. 4-10 PM. Mary Brickell Village, 901 S. Miami Ave., Miami; brotherjimmys.com
Rooftop Cookout on the Pool Deck at The Mayfair
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Pool Party at The Shore Club
The SoBe social pillar is joining up with Vitamin C to produce July 4th's One Nation Pool Party. DJ Triarchy and RS2 will keep bash beats bumping as onsite eatery Terrazza crafts $10 barbecue bites and frozen drink specials. Admission is $20. NOON–SUNSET. 1901 Collins Ave., Miami Beach, 305-695-3226; shoreclub.com
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Andrés takes diners on a culinary expedition—from Singapore to Spain to Little Havana.
June 29, 2012
Last week, The Bazaar by José Andrés opened its doors at SLS Hotel South Beach. Positioned as the hotel's signature restaurant, this Beverly Hills import offers a world of whimsical culinary delights in a quirky-meets-couture setting.
The James Beard award-winning chef Andrés made sure to transfer several west coast mainstays, primarily Spanish tapas and seafood dishes, but the menu at the SLS outpost is much more Miami than Beverly Hills. Cuisine from the equally Art Deco metropolis of Singapore is mashed up with Miami's Cuban staples to birth hybrids like empanada spring rolls and Chinese bun and pork belly bites. In all there are more than 50 dishes on the menu. But the wait staff is thankfully well versed and quick to answer any questions you may have about Andrés' cheeky methods.
Miami design fans will recognize the hand of Philippe Starck all over the two distinct dining rooms. The "Rojo" room is lively yet sleek with black, white, and red accents while the "Blanca" room recollects old Hollywood glamour with long white curtains, vintage photography, and a magnificent shell chandelier. 1701 Collins Ave., Miami Beach, 305-674-1701
Weekend Recommender: June 28-July 1
A worldly brunch at SushiSamba, a pool party at Four Seasons, DJ Irie's annual fundraiser, and more.
June 28, 2012
DJ Irie's annual weekend fundraiser for the Irie Foundation kicks off today
8th Annual Irie Weekend
Thursday to Saturday, June 28-30
Plenty busy as the official DJ of the Miami Heat, DJ Irie still found time to produce his yearly fundraising weekend. This year's schedule includes a celebrity golf tournament, party with Jamie Foxx at Mansion Nightclub, bowling tournament at Lucky Strike Lanes, and closing celebration at Arkadia. Proceeds from each event will benefit the Irie Foundation, which provides underfunded South Florida public schools with mentorship programs. irieweekend.org
RaMona LaRue Trunk Show
Saturday, June 30, 3–6 PM
Head over to Bella Beach at the Trump Towers for an afternoon of sun and shopping. Local fashion brand RaMona LaRue by Arianne will be slashing prices on her printed dresses, jumpsuits, and tops. Guests can also peruse a selection of swimwear and accessories from Isa Boutique and get their hair braided by Blo Blow Dry Bar. 18001 Collins Ave., Sunny Isles Beach; ramonalarue.com
Four Seasons Pool Party
Saturday, June 30, 11 AM–6 PM
The Four Seasons Hotel relaunches its Summer Saturday's pool party this weekend, complete with floating ping-pong tables, frozen goodies, and a henna artist. Bar bites and libations will be made to order. Entrance is $25 per person and guests must call the hotel to RSVP. 1435 Brickell Ave., Miami, 305-358-3535; fourseasons.com/miami
Brunch at SushiSamba
Saturday to Sunday, June 30 to July 1, 11:30 AM–4 PM
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Acting Town Administrator Larry Budreau announced "No Smoking" signs will be posted in areas where children and families gather.
The signs will say smoking is not allowed within 25 feet of playgrounds at Hood Park and Don Ball Park, the Splashpad at Don Ball Park, Gallien's Beach and the Hood Park waterfront and the pavilion and deck area at Alexander-Carr Park.
Budreau said placing signs does not require an official, anti-smoking town ordinance, which would be difficult to enforce. That means the smoking ban would not be legally binding. But Budreau believes the signs will be an effective deterrent.
Budreau said there will be designated areas where smoking will be permitted.
The issue arose when resident Nicole Bump appeared before the Town Council last fall to ask councilors to consider making areas in Derry parks smoke-free zones.
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2011 Bishop's Peak Sauvignon Blanc
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Vittorio Storaro is the most florid yet eloquent of cinematographers, a man who loves to talk about his work in terms of metaphor and symbol, but who also expresses excitement over the advances in technology he's spearheading. Indeed, the director of photography backs up his most fanciful-sounding notions with the skill and means to achieve them. Some of Storaro's technically grounded ideas can be glimpsed in Tango, his latest project, which Sony Pictures Classics released in December for a short Oscar-qualifying run, to be followed by a wider release this month. Tango is the cinematographer's third collaboration with Spanish director Carlos Saura, after Flamenco and Taxi. The Italian-born DP, winner of many awards including three from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, sees the film as another step on a specific journey.
"I had a kind of special moment with Bernardo Bertolucci, with whom I made eight pictures," says Storaro, referring to The Spider's Stratagem, The Conformist, Last Tango in Paris, 1900, La Luna, The Last Emperor, The Sheltering Sky, and Little Buddha. "Then with Francis Coppola, with whom I made four pictures [Apocalypse Now, One From the Heart, Tucker, New York Stories], and Warren Beatty, with whom I made three pictures [Reds, Dick Tracy, Bulworth]. It seems that this part of my life is distinguished by a journey I'm doing with Carlos Saura."
That journey began in 1995, with the performance film Flamenco. "The trilogy he did several years ago--Blood Wedding, Carmen, and El Amor Brujo--established him as the kind of film director who was telling a story through music and dance," says Storaro of Saura. "He called me for Flamenco because he thought he needed a vision from outside Spain, to bring a new dimension in lighting and color. But he didn't want to put a story into it, because his idea was that the rhythm of the music and dancing, and the camera and lighting, was telling the story." Yet because there was no traditional narrative involving characters and a plotline, Flamenco was considered a quasi-documentary, and received a limited distribution.
After completing the dramatic film Taxi, Saura and Storaro, along with Argentinean-born Hollywood composer Lalo Schifrin, got a call from Argentinean producer Juan C. Codazzi. "He had seen Flamenco, and his vision was to do a movie about tango on the same level," says the DP. "We went to Buenos Aires and looked at every possible show, talked to every possible person connected with the history of tango. And at the end we were thinking how to put the vision into a story, because without that guideline, we realized that once again the movie would not be perceived as a feature." Saura wrote a script centering on a director making a film about tango; the character, played by Miguel Angel Sola, infuses the dance sequences with his personal memories and images of his country's recent, traumatic history of political strife and repression. The director becomes involved with a beautiful young dancer (Mia Maestro), while his ex-wife (Cecilia Narova) looks on jealously. There's not much else to the story, but there are appearances by such renowned dancers as Julio Bocca, Juan Carlos Copes, and Carlos Rivarola; there is much classic tango music, besides Schifrin's original compositions; and there is the dancing, staged as stylized set pieces on an enormous soundstage outside Buenos Aires.
Apart from a few location scenes, the movie's settings consist of a series of large translucent panels, which serve as both backdrop and occasional silhouetting foreground to the choreographed action. "In Flamenco, we established this design architecture, these frames that we can light the way we want," says the DP. "We can put in any color, any kind of dramatic form, creating our world--kind of like a Mondrian painting." This approach is like creative manna to the famously conceptual Storaro. "Step by step, I came up with the structure," he says. "The leading character is taking a journey through Argentine history, through tango history, and through his own history. To visualize this, I was trying to make a connection between life and light. Every single step of his story I visualized with a single color, because in my opinion, the only way you can go on an inner journey and come out in a balanced way, is to go through every single step of your life, every single emotion and sentiment. And those are represented with color."
It's a familiar artistic theory of Storaro's, and one which can be most clearly seen in The Last Emperor, recently reissued with an extra hour of footage. The emperor Pu Yi's life is charted across the color spectrum, from the yellow of childhood innocence to the violet of life's twilight. In Tango, it was more of a "backwards journey," the cinematographer says. "In the first sequence, you see very aged people dancing, so I started with violet. After that, I go to indigo for the tango class, because that is the color we reach when we transfer our knowledge to other people." For a sequence of tango musicians playing, Storaro settled on blue, which he connects to the pure sound of music. "Then I was using green when we see the dancing between one man and two women, because green is between two segments of the color spectrum." There's a historical reference here: "Tango was created by the immigrants trying to express themselves with a new kind of music and dancing, sometimes using native music," he says. "It was mainly danced between single men, immigrants who had left Spain or Italy by themselves, or it was danced with prostitutes. So it was a kind of dancing that was very provocative for high-class people."
When the protagonist enters a reverie of his childhood, Storaro bathes the imagery in yellow, cast, like all the film's colors, by liberal use of Rosco gel on the lights. But when the film embarks on a political examination through dance, it suddenly explodes into more passionate colors. "I went to orange for the repression, which was a very dramatic moment in Argentina," says the DP. "And when this repression becomes so violent that many people lost their lives, I went to red." A montage, scored to Verdi, milonga (a precursor to tango), classic tango, and new music by Schifrin, moves through 100 years of immigrant experience, as the light moves from dawn to sunset. This effect was created by moving from front to backlight on a Rosco mural, which was projected on one of the frames. For this and many other of Storaro's techniques, he needed a lighting console.
The cinematographer, in fact, has used a light board on all of his films since One From the Heart, shot in 1980. "I saw one at an electronic exhibition in Las Vegas, and that was my dream, to be able to control all the lights from one place," he says. "Francis loved the idea, and he bought a light board for his Zoetrope studio. >From that moment on, I always use it, and I think I was the first. After that, all my friends, Vilmos Zsigmond, Laszlo Kovacs, Haskell Wexler, came to see me, and I explained the ideas. I brought it to China for The Last Emperor; I take it everywhere. It was a really big revolution in lighting systems, and it still is, because not everyone is in sympathy with it. Unlike in theatre, in cinema we normally can change every shot physically, so that's why nobody was thinking to have a system that can change the lighting during a shot itself. But I love moving the light according to the mood of the shot, according to the story, according to the kind of fantasy I want for the audience. I love the system and will never go back."
So enamored is Storaro of the lighting console that he and his operator, Fabio Cafolla, have collaborated with DeSisti Lighting in Rome to create a board expressly for cinematographers. This console, dubbed the Eclissi (Eclipse), will soon be available, but was employed in "handmade" prototype for Tango.
The Eclissi is not the only customized piece of equipment to be found on a Storaro set. The DP says that 99% of the lighting instruments he uses on a film are Jumbo lights, focusable, multi-use tungsten units invented by his longtime gaffer, Filippo Cafolla (father of the console operator). Banks of these instruments are visible in shots at the beginning of Tango; like the light board, they follow Storaro everywhere. Yet with all the tools the cinematographer has put at his disposal, there are areas that remain frustratingly out of his control.
Yet he plans to do something about it. And that's where Univision (or the Latin translation Univisium, as Storaro is apparently redubbing the process) comes in. Designed by the cinematographer's son Fabrizio Storaro, and developed with the financial and technical support of Technovision, Technicolor, and Sony Classics, Univision--meaning, simply, unity of images--is an attempt to achieve a format standard for moving images in this confused era of movie screens, home video, and pre-high-definition television. It's an attempt to eliminate what the DP refers to as "the nightmare of compromising the images, of looking into a viewfinder and facing at least two images of the same subject." What it boils down to, essentially, is a new aspect ratio, a simple 1:2 that ideally will be adapted by both film and video. Tango is the first movie shot in Univision.
"Something special happens in a frame, and you can see that on a film screen soon afterwards," Storaro elaborates. "When that same image reaches the videoscreen, it's destroyed: It's cut on the side, to fill the normal TV screen. Practically every film being done today is either 1:1.85, or anamorphic or Super 35, which is 1:2.35. The TV screen today is 1:1.35, but even in the future, when high-definition systems will be a reality, the new electronic screen will be 1:1.79. So we can never see our work properly."
These are indisputable facts, and an indisputable dilemma. But then, Storaro switches to theory: "In my opinion, more and more cineplexes will be filled with videoscreens, and most of the pictures done today in 35mm can be easily done in high-definition video. But also in my opinion, there are epic pictures like Apocalypse Now and The Last Emperor that will always need the bigger screen; 65mm will be the answer for that kind of big picture. If this will be a reality, that in future we are going to use either high-definition or 65mm, why not make a common standard between the two, to later see them in DVD or laser or what-ever, but at least in the same aspect ratio, and the same frame speed? So I came up with the new aspect ratio, 1:2, which is the best balance between the two."
It was partly the wasted space on today's positive and negative film that led Storaro to this solution. "On the left side there is a huge waste of negative area because that is left for analog sound, which is not used any longer, since all pictures now have digital soundtracks," he says. The 1:2 frame would effectively use up this space. But the cinematographer, whose mind is always seeing new possibilities, envisions many other benefits: "If you're looking at the area on 1:1.85 film, between one frame and the other there's a huge space. The new ratio, 1:2, will bring the two frames much closer together. First, the negative area is bigger, so the quality will be better. And second, I will use only three perforations instead of four, which means I will save 25% on negative, printing, developing, and shipping costs."
In addition, he points out that more frames on a magazine (moving through the camera at 25fps) will result in more creative time for filmmakers, and will be an especially welcome boon for smaller-budget productions. Not only that, but the consequent obsolescence of anamorphic lenses will preclude the need for larger lighting packages. But most importantly, a movie transfer to video would cease being a traumatic experience for the director and cinematographer, and a compromised viewingexperience for audiences.
Whew. Who knows what sort of life Univision will have beyond Tango? Certainly the brochure produced by Sony Pictures Classics is full of both technical specifications and provocative ideas, a few of which may be of the pie-in-the-sky variety. But at least Storaro dares to innovate, and gets some pretty heavy players lined up behind him. Technovision has produced the camera for the Univision system, and Technicolor Rome, the DP's valued laboratory base, printed the footage. And Storaro has said he will never go back.
"I'm sure I'll never do another anamorphic picture, and Bulworth was my last picture in 1:1.85 ratio. The last few years, in order to have minimal damage, I was using a gauge for television, and a reference by eye for cinema. When I did a transfer, I was in Technicolor one day to see the answer print, and the following day I was in a transfer facility, and I was looking at two different pictures. Univision is like a new wind, a fresh air--finally I look at the future and the image will not be distorted."
Clearly, the journey Storaro is on with Saura is very much wrapped up with this new wind. Perhaps shooting dance has even played its part; as the DP says, "framing a dancer is like framing a piece of art. Shooting Flamenco, I started to think, how is it possible to respect the same composition you see on film screens on television?" But the journey is about more, as well. In One From the Heart, the cinematographer says that Coppola's unrealized dream was to create backgrounds not with real three-dimensional elements, but with screens, images, a single layer of material. With Saura, Storaro has vicariously fulfilled this dream for Coppola. Playing color and light on frames backing the Tango dancers, Storaro stretches the definition of film space, just as he does in his experiments with the shape of the image.
And more is to come. The DP just finished shooting Saura's next feature, which takes the great 18th-century Spanish painter Francisco Goya, master of the savage and grotesque, as its subject. "In Flamenco, we used the frames just with light and shadow, and in Tango we added color. In Goya, we push the style even more; we're using images. We project Goya's paintings, as well as any kind of set you can imagine, into one single layer or frame."
Storaro, who has shot some of the most spectacular movies ever made, in locations across the world--in Russia, China, the jungles of Southeast Asia, the deserts of North Africa--embraces the stylization, the studio theatricality. "I never thought that cinema had any connection with reality. From the moment you make the decision where to put the camera, you're making a personal choice. So, in my opinion, reality does not exist in film." Just the persistent reality of light and shadow and color.


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