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Samsung's TL500 (EX-1 in Europe) is not your typical compact digital camera. The TL500 can function nicely as a point and shoot camera, but it was designed for photo enthusiasts. The very compact TL500 is attractive in an understated way, feels solid and stable in your hands, and features a robustly constructed all metal body with a genuine handgrip.
Most current point-and-shoots come with a flimsy wrist strap, but the TL500 sports a neckstrap which not only provides better protection against drops and bumps, but also saves a few seconds when a Kodak moment occurs since the camera is always at hand rather than in your pocket (or worse, at home). The TL500, unlike the auto exposure only point-and-shoots currently dominating the imaging marketplace, permits full manual control of exposure.
The TL500's first-rate 3x zoom (from legendary German lens maker Schneider-Kreuznach) features a very fast f/1.8 maximum aperture, which makes it almost a full f-stop faster (it lets in nearly twice as much light as the f/2.8 maximum apertures of the vast majority of current point-and-shoots) than most of its competition. Faster lenses are, everything else being equal, better than slower lenses because they substantially increase low light/natural light options for serious photographers.
But the TL500's strongest appeal may be to straight-shooters (photojournalists, documentary photographers, street/candid shooters, available/natural light enthusiasts, and environmental portraitists) because it was clearly designed for reactive photography. The TL500 is an almost perfect straight shooter's camera - it is unintimidating to subjects, very responsive, and capable of dependably producing first-rate 10 megapixel RAW format digital negatives or JPEG image files.
The Samsung TL500 is a thoughtfully designed, precision built and robustly constructed imaging tool that was obviously designed for serious shooters.
The TL500 is an attractively understated (traditional black) digicam that reminds me of classic compact cameras from the past, like the Rollei 35S. The TL500 is small enough to be dropped in a jacket pocket and light enough to be used all day without fatigue. The TL500's all metal body is built to withstand the rigors of time and heavy use.
Ergonomics and Controls
The TL500's user interface is logical and uncomplicated - all buttons and controls are a bit small, but they are all clearly marked, sensibly placed and easily accessed. On the TL500's back deck, above the compass switch, are the AEL (Auto Exposure Lock) and one touch video buttons. Next are the Menu and Metering buttons. The TL500's compass switch (4-way controller) provides direct access to flash settings, macro mode, Sensitivity (ISO), and the LCD display.
The compass switch is also a rotary jog dial which I used primarily in review mode. Other users might employ it to easily and quickly scroll through menu options. Below the compass switch are the Review and Fn (function) buttons. Pushing the Fn button provides direct access to white balance, image size, metering options, AF options, OIS, etc. The Fn button functions as the delete button in review mode.
The Power button (surrounded by the drive mode dial), shutter release button (surrounded by the zoom toggle switch) and mode dial form a triangle that dominates the right side of the camera's top deck. On the front of the camera, just below the shutter button, at the top of the handgrip (exactly where the second finger of your right hand rests naturally) is a control wheel which can be used to change various settings like aperture or shutter speed, or to quickly scroll through the menu.
Samsung gets my all-time usability grand prize for this control array which allows TL500 users to manage power on/off, mode selection, zooming, change settings, menu navigation and image capture with the thumb, forefinger, and second finger of the right hand - without letting go of the camera. The Samsung TL500's control array is the best I've ever seen and I've been using and testing digital cameras for almost a dozen years. Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, and Fuji would be well advised to steal the TL500's ergonomically perfect control array for their premium point-and-shoots.
Menus and Modes
The Samsung TL500 features a user-friendly, icon driven, five tab menu system. The TL500's menu system, accessed via a dedicated button above the compass switch, is logical and easy to navigate. I have praised the TL500's usability up to this point, but what were Samsung's designers thinking when they buried the exposure compensation function in the very middle of a long list of menu options? The EV function should allow users to easily and quickly lighten or darken images (incrementally) in Program mode.
This single misstep is, in my opinion, the TL500's greatest fault. Here's a note to camera designers everywhere - the exposure compensation function should at best have its own dedicated button (or a place on the compass switch) and at worst, be available quickly via the function button.
The Samsung TL500 provides a comprehensive selection of shooting modes including:
Like most current P&S digicams the TL500 doesn't provide an optical viewfinder, but there is an optional OVF (that mounts in the hot shoe) available. Users must rely instead on the 3.0-inch (614,000 pixels) tilt-swivel camcorder style AMOLED LCD screen for all framing/composition, captured image review and menu navigation chores. Most modern shooters rarely use optical viewfinders with point-and-shoots (if present) and in many shooting scenarios, it is actually quicker and easier to watch the decisive moment come together on the LCD screen than it is through an optical viewfinder.
The TL500's LCD screen can be rotated up to 270 degrees. This allows users to sneakily frame subjects, get closer and manage the plane of focus more accurately in macro mode, shoot verticals above the heads of the crowd, and turn the LCD inward against the back of the camera to protect it (when not in use) from smudges and scratches.
The TL500's LCD screen is bright, hue accurate, fluid (smooth - not jerky), automatically boosts gain in dim/low light, and covers approximately 100% of the image frame. The TL500's LCD screen, like all LCD monitors, is subject to fading and glare/reflections in bright outdoor lighting, but I can't address that issue with regard to the TL500 since we haven't had much in the way of bright outdoor lighting here in the Bluegrass State for almost a month. I'll have to rely instead on the peak brightness and contrast ratio ratings from the DCR test lab.
The DCR test lab objectively measures LCD peak brightness and contrast ratios to assist our readers in making more informed buying decisions. A decent LCD contrast ratio should fall somewhere between 500:1 and 800:1. That would be bright enough to use the LCD for framing and composition in outdoor lighting, and it would provide a better sense of color and contrast. The TL500 weighs in on the very high end of that scale at 2430:1 - for comparison purposes, a couple of Canon's entry level point-and-shoot models score in the mid 400's. Peak brightness for the TL500 (the panel's output of an all-white screen at full brightness) is 243 nits and on the dark side, the measurement is 0.10. For reference, anything above 500 nits will be fairly bright outdoors.
The default info display provides all the data this camera's target audience is likely to want or need, but I do have one minor complaint with the TL500's LCD. The information display bar at the bottom of the frame is dark-toned and actually blocks a small portion of the frame. That's bad because the dark area is at the bottom of the frame, which makes it difficult to judge whether or not you've left enough room at the base of the image to prevent cutting off something important, like the subject's feet. The info display can be disabled, so it is not a big deal - unless you want to see the whole frame and still have all the relevant information (shutter speed and aperture) about the image you're composing.
The TL500 is a first rate general purpose point-and-shoot that will dependably produce excellent quality images not only for photography enthusiasts, but also for travelers, casual shooters, and straight-shooters.
Shooting Performance
Timing is one of the most important considerations when assessing digital camera performance. The TL500's DCR lab-measured times are at or near the top of its class in shutter lag (0.01) and AF acquisition (0.43), but it is much slower (1.5 fps) than most of its competition in continuous shooting mode. Interestingly, the TL500 beats the Canon G12 in every timing category except continuous shooting.
Shutter Lag (press-to-capture, pre-focused)
Camera | Time (seconds) |
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 | 0.01 |
Samsung TL500 | 0.01 |
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55 | 0.01 |
Canon PowerShot G12 | 0.04 |
AF Acquisition (press-to-capture, no pre-focus)
Camera | Time (seconds) |
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55 | 0.28 |
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 | 0.40 |
Samsung TL500 | 0.43 |
Canon PowerShot G12 | 0.50 |
Continuous Shooting
Camera |
Frames |
Framerate |
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 | 3 | 3.3 fps |
Canon PowerShot G12 | ∞ | 2.1 fps |
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55 | 4 | 1.9 fps |
Samsung TL500 | ∞ | 1.5 fps |
*Note: Continuous shooting framerates are based on the camera's fastest full-resolution JPEG continuous shooting mode, using the fastest media type available (300x CF, SDHC, etc.). "Frames" notes the number of captures recorded per burst before the camera stops/slows to clear the buffer.
Auto exposure in Smart Auto and Program modes is consistently and dependably accurate and impressively quick. The TL500 dependably chooses the appropriate shutter speed in aperture priority mode and the appropriate aperture in shutter speed priority mode. In manual mode, exposure accuracy is dependent on the skill and experience of the shooter.
The TL500 features a TTL Contrast Detection AF system with Center AF, Multi AF, Selection AF, Tracking AF, Face Detection AF and Smart Face Recognition AF modes. The TL500's AF system analyzes the scene in front of the lens and then calculates camera-to-subject distance to determine which AF point (in multi AF mode) is closest to the primary subject and then locks focus on that AF point. Press the shutter button halfway and the AF marks will turn green (if focus is achieved) or red if the AF system can't achieve focus.
The TL500's's Center AF option is super for portraits and traditional landscapes, but it is even better for street shooting since straight shooters don't want the camera selecting which face in the crowd to focus on. AF is consistently quick and dependably accurate.
Push the TL500's flash release slider switch and the pop-up flash deploys with a satisfyingly solid thump - there is also a standard hot shoe for mounting external flash units like Samsung's SEF 20A. The TL500's small multi mode pop-up flash provides an acceptable selection of artificial lighting options, including Auto, Auto & Red-eye reduction, Fill flash, Slow sync, Red-eye fix, and Manual - plus (+/- 2EV) flash exposure compensation. According to Samsung, the maximum flash range is about 20 feet at Auto ISO, which seems a bit optimistic given the small size of the unit. Based on my very limited flash use, the TL500's flash recycle time is about 5 seconds.
The TL500's sensor shift image stabilization system reduces blur by rapidly and precisely shifting the 1/1.7-inch CCD sensor to compensate for minor camera movement. Image stabilization allows users to shoot at shutter speeds up to three f-stops slower than would have been possible otherwise. Image stabilization is also helpful when shooting in dimly lit indoor venues where flash is inappropriate or where flash use would be obvious when viewing the image.
Check out the image below which was shot in the work room of an old friend's leather shop. Room lighting was from a single cool white fluorescent tube. My friend's hands are a little blurred, but the rest of him is pretty sharp. This image would have been impossible (without flash) using a digicam with an f/2.8 maximum aperture, but the TL500's f/1.8 maximum aperture allowed almost twice as much light to reach the sensor. Interestingly, this image also showcases the efficacy of the TL500's auto white balance mode which rendered colors fairly accurately even under the "greenish" cool white fluorescent lighting.
Samsung's Dual IS mode combines the TL500's standard mechanical sensor-shift with higher sensitivity and faster shutter speeds to insure sharper images. Does Dual IS really work, and should it have a dedicated spot on the mode dial? With this camera the answer is yes to both questions. Check out the images below - they were shot in a friend's dimly lit living room. The blurry picture was shot with the TL500 in Program mode (auto WB/Auto ISO) with standard Image Stabilization. Here's the exposure data - ISO 80 at 7/10ths of a second. The sharper picture was shot with the TL500 in Dual IS mode. Here's the exposure data - ISO 800 at 1/15th of a second. Interestingly the sharper image also shows the efficacy of the TL500's noise management system - this picture looks more like an ISO 400 image than an ISO 800 image.
According to Samsung, the TL500 is good for about 240 exposures (without flash) or 100 minutes of video on a freshly charged SLB-07A rechargeable lithium-ion battery. That's fewer exposures than average for cameras of this type. The battery is charged inside the camera - an external AC charger isn't included, but Samsung offers external chargers as optional accessories.
The battery can be charged via a powered USB port on your computer or with the included AC charging cable. The Samsung TL500 supports SD/SDHC memory media and provides 1GB of built-in image storage.
On the right side of the TL500 is a small locking (metal) door with two I/O ports. The top port is the HDMI connection for hooking the camera up to an HDTV. The second port is the USB connection for downloading images and video to your computer, direct printing when plugged into a compatible printer, standard video output via the optional A/V cables, and charging the battery.
Lens Performance
The Samsung TL500 is built around its very fast f/1.8-2.4, 5.6-15.6mm (24-72mm equivalent) Schneider-Kreuznach Varioplan zoom lens. Most point-and-shoots offer zooms with maximum apertures of f/2.8 or slower. The TL500's f/1.8 maximum aperture lets in almost twice as much light as an f/2.8 maximum aperture, which allows faster shutter speeds (in dim light) without boosting sensitivity and shallower depth of field for less distracting backgrounds.
When the TL500 is powered up, the zoom extends from the camera body automatically, once you remove the included pinch-clip lens cap. When the camera is powered down, the lens retracts into the camera body. A word of caution for TL500 purchasers - I kept misplacing that tiny lens cap.
Zooming is smooth and relatively quiet. Minimum focusing distance (in macro mode) is just shy of two inches (5 centimeters). The TL500 needs about 2 seconds to move the zoom lens from wide angle to telephoto.
The TL500's Schneider zoom is amazingly good even though it displays some very minor corner softness, but there's no vignetting (dark corners) at the wide angle end of the lens. Barrel distortion (straight lines bow in toward the center of the frame) at the wide-angle end of the zoom range is essentially absent, which is very impressive optical design and engineering. Check out the bricks in the mural below, shot at the wide-angle end of the zoom - no barrel distortion is visible. Pincushion distortion (straight lines bow outward from the center of the frame) is absent at the telephoto end of the zoom.
Chromatic aberration (purple fringing) is remarkably well controlled - essentially absent at both ends of the zoom range. The textured ring surrounding the zoom can be unscrewed to reveal threads for attaching optional conversion lenses - Samsung currently offers only one conversion lens - the LWCEX01 wide conversion lens which takes the TL500 into ultra-wide range.
Video Quality
I've talked to a couple of my photographer friends since I've been carrying the TL500 around and they were surprised that a four hundred dollar point-and-shoot didn't provide an HD movie mode. Most consumers expect premium digicams to offer a full complement of cutting edge features and most of Samsung's competitors offer HD (720p) movie modes. What's up with that?
Maybe the folks at Samsung figured that the TL500's target audience wouldn't be shooting much video and didn't really care as much about HD video as they did about other features like the TL500's superb Schneider zoom. The TL500 records video at 640 x 480 at 30fps with mono audio. The zoom can be used during video capture, but the sound of the lens motor will be recorded. VGA video clips generated by the TL500 are fairly sharp, fluid (not jerky), and hue accurate.
The video in the player above has been compressed and re-encoded for streaming online. To download the original file in its native resolution and format, click the link below.
Download TL500 Sample Video Here
If you absolutely must have HD video check out Canon's superb S95 or Panasonic's pack leading LX5. The video clip that accompanies this review was shot in the late afternoon of a cold gray overcast day.
Image Quality
The TL500's 10 megapixel 1/1.7" CCD sensor drives Samsung's DRIMe III image processor to produce reliably excellent images. The TL500's image files are clearly optimized for accurate real world colors and slightly hard contrast. Images display very good resolution (sharpness) with neutral colors and almost no noise up to ISO 800. Viewed on my IBM monitor images from the TL500 look a lot like the ISO 100 Agfa slides I shot while I was living in Germany.
Most current digicams boost color saturation - reds are a bit too warm, blues are noticeably brighter than they are in real life and greens/yellows are overly vibrant. Veteran shooters call this "consumer color" because casual shooters (the demographic that buys the most digicams) like bright bold colors. The TL500's images are highly-detailed and surprisingly sharp with neutral colors and good contrast.
The TL500 provides users with a very good selection of White Balance options, including Auto WB, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent 1, Fluorescent 2, Tungsten, and Custom (manual WB). The TL500's auto WB system does a very good job across the board, even under incandescent (tungsten) and fluorescent lighting.
Auto White Balance, 5500k fluorescent light
The megapixel wars have finally arrived at the point of diminishing returns - crowding more pixels onto tiny sensors dependably results in higher levels of image degrading noise and lowered contrast. Compact digital cameras with 12 or 14 megapixel resolution don't really produce better pictures than digicams with lower resolution - they just generate larger and noisier image files. The TL500 features 10 megapixel resolution, which indicates Samsung is committed to improving performance at higher (ISO) sensitivity for better low light and indoor pictures.
The TL500 provides a very impressive range of sensitivity options, including auto and user-set options for ISO 100 to 3200. ISO 100 and ISO 200 images are essentially indistinguishable. Both settings show neutral colors, slightly hard native contrast and virtually no noise. ISO 400 images were also very good, but with a tiny bit less pop.
ISO 80, 100% crop |
ISO 100, 100% crop |
ISO 200, 100% crop |
ISO 400, 100% crop |
ISO 800, 100% crop |
ISO 1600, 100% crop |
ISO 3200, 100% crop |
At the ISO 800 setting, noise levels are noticeably higher and there's a perceptible loss of detail. ISO 1600 and ISO 3200 images show flatter colors, reduced contrast and visible noise, but noticeably less noise than expected.
Additional Sample Images
Samsung digicams often provide better performance than their competition at the same price point and that's the case with the TL500. After carrying this nifty little digital camera with me just about everywhere I've gone for the last few weeks, the TL500 has replaced the Canon S95 as my benchmark (plus end of the grading curve) point-and-shoot.
The TL500 is obviously targeted towards advanced users, but this digicam offers much for mainstream shooters as well. The TL500 is user friendly with simple icon driven menus, a well designed Smart Auto mode, and an adequate selection of scene mode settings. The TL500 would be a good choice for couples (or families) with one advanced photographer and a casual shooter spouse or significant other.
The TL500 is a more than worthy competitor in the "compact prosumer point-and-shoot" marketing niche. If I were buying a digital camera today, the TL500 would be in the top spot on my short list.


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First I had a problem with green, algae water, now it looks pretty clear, but it's the color of tea. What causes this and what can I do to correct it? I have a fair no. of plants and fish, good filtration (I think). Please advise. |
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Laurie, usually it is caused by leaves that fall into the pond and break down releasing tannins into the water. Oak leaves are a common culprit. Or it could be from run off from the surrounding soil, during a heavy rainfall. A bag of Activated Charcoal, placed in your filter or on the waterfall, where the water can run through the charcoal, will help clear up the tea colour in the water. Some folks have had success removing the brown staining, by adding a layer of polyester quilt batting to their filter materials. The quilt batting is cheaper than the charcoal. |
Thanks, Horton. I currently have quilt batting in the filter, although to be honest, haven't been changing it daily, like I was in the beginning. I don't have any big trees near the pond. The pond is near the deck, and the closest tree is a Northern bayberry and the leaves aren't falling from that, so I'm not sure that's the culprit. We haven't had much rain lately so I don't think it's runoff. It really has me stumped. I will try the activated charcoal...where can I pick some up....can I use that from the aquarium section of a pet store or are there bigger bags at the pond store (and probably more $)? |
What about something leaching out of the pots your plants are in? Maybe the type of dirt or something in the dirt? |
Laurie, yes the aquarium charcoal will do the job. Missa's point about the soil in pots is worth taking a look at. Especially if there is any cattle manure in the mix. |
Laurie, Do you have barley in the pond? Mike |
- Posted by buyorsell888 Zone 8 Portland OR (My Page) on Sun, Aug 16, 09 at 21:21
Did you pot your aquatic plants with bagged potting soil or any bagged soil that has peat in it? Peat will turn water brown in a heartbeat. Ditto any mulch with peat or bark that might have washed in. It won't hurt your fish. I'd rather have clear brown water than opaque green water..... which is what might happen again if you change out this brown water.... |
I did not use prepackaged dirt or peat moss. We were doing some constructing on our property at the time, so I used fairly good clay-type soil from what was dug up at the time. Mike, I have been using liquid concentrated barley straw extract the past few weeks (although I missed last week because I was gone). Could this be causing the problem? I do agree that clear brown water is better than murky green water, but still would like to get a nice looking pond before summer is done! |
- Posted by mondotomhead Sturbridge, MA (My Page) on Mon, Aug 17, 09 at 8:52
Laurie, I, too, use quilt batting. I just rinse it off everyday until it becomes "ratty". Then I cut a new piece. A roll of that stuff can last quite awhile. I had really brown water too. It was caused by the leaves I left in from the fall and compost that had run into the water. With all the rain we've had here the water is much better so maybe a partial water change would help you. Jeannie |
What kind of fish and sizes. Mike |
I have all goldfish. I have one large one (8-10") and about 10 or so that are 3-4". The pond is 250 gallons with a stream and waterfall. |
- Posted by sleeplessinftwayne z4-5 IND (My Page) on Tue, Aug 18, 09 at 16:25
Tea colored water can come from dead algae, too or precipitates. Let a glass of water from the pond sit for an hour or two and see if anything separates out. The Batting is good for removing that. |
- Posted by Lisa Amon(email@example.com) onFri, Jun 17, 11 at 11:39
We have got a new pond (couple of weeks) and our water has turned really brown. After reading your messages I am wondering if it is due to the fact that out freestanding pond is next to a bush or that we brought a lilly from a garden centre and put it into the pond! Any suggestions please |
- Posted by buyorsell888 Zone 8 Portland OR (My Page) on Sat, Jun 18, 11 at 13:27
What is your waterlily potted in? If the soil has peat in it it will turn water brown. It is a waterlily right? not a potted bulb lily that is certainly in peat based potting soil... |
- Posted by southernponder none (My Page) on Sun, Jul 13, 14 at 19:52
Our fishpond is approx. 8,000-13,000 gallons. Problem for the past couple months has been the brown tea color water. All tests are great, except for the PH which is high. I am not sure if the high PH is causing this. There has been NO green algae in the pond this year. I hear that if you do not have ANY green algae then, this tea brown color could occur. I have tried the charcoal and matting - no difference. I changed a good 10-15% of the water. The bottom is rocks, and I do not see much dirt in it. We have natural bio filter that dumps into the pond via a waterfall. I am thinking on cleaning out bio filter and see if that makes a difference. But we have zero green algae, where I would hope for a little of this green algae on the rocks. But this is probably due to the high PH. Any thoughts? thanks guys |
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Foreclosures in BC are called Court Ordered Sales. The process of purchasing a court ordered sale is very different than in the US and even different from a typical real estate purchase.
If you or someone you know is interested in taking advantage of court ordered sales in Lake Country or Kelowna, please call us. The Share Team is very experienced and knowledgeable in working with court ordered sales and financial institutions.
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- The home may not be in the same conditions as when you saw it. Many upset sellers may return to the home to tear out appliances, cabinets etc., or even cause damage. This is more of a concern in the US as we have not seen much of that activity in Canada.
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Palmer College has a long history of community involvement, and the West Campus has been supporting the Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties for years. Second Harvest recently opened its third location near the West Campus and was featured in a Digital Journal article.
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I still haven't found my night shot of it from last year.
I still haven't found my night shot of it from last year.
Thanks Pat!
as well as I thought I knew Disney, this is something I probably would have NEVER noticed untill pointed out to me. Thanks!
Can you see Morrocco from TOT? Probably not but I thought I would ask!
Not from a ride point of view.
I'll be adding this bit of trivia to my new site.
Can you see it before you drop? Just being a pest!
Nope, you are facing the wrong direction altogether.
Hey Matt!
The Tower of Terror is right behind Morroco. MGM Studios is set up right behind EPCOT. It just takes a longer route to get there because of the way it was built. That is the Tower of Terror.


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The apocalypse has been a recurring movie theme this year, but "This Is the End" plays it for laughs. It all begins when a bunch of celebrities — Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill among them — partying at James Franco's house are faced with "the end." Emma Watson, Craig Robinson and Michael Cera are along for the ride. The movie opens Wednesday, June 12, to avoid the weekend's big attraction.
And that attraction is "Man of Steel," opening June 14. Henry Cavill is the guy in the cape in a darker take on the Superman character than we are used to. Amy Adams is his Lois Lane, with Kevin Costner and Diane Lane as Ma and Pa Kent. Russell Crowe is Jor-El and Michael Shannon is the villainous General Zod.
What may well be the weekend's best movie is "Before Midnight," the third in a series featuring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. Their romance began 18 years ago in 1995's "Before Sunrise," when they met on a train crossing Europe. It continued nine years later in 2004's "Before Sunset," when they met again. Now they live in Paris as a couple, parents of twin girls conceived in the first film, but Hawke struggles to maintain a relationship with his teenage son who lives in Chicago with his mother and Delpy is at a career crossroads.
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Re: Medical and Dental Benefits Enrollment Process for "Postdoctoral Fellows" (Full Time Postdoctoral Clinical Fellows & Postdoctoral Research Fellows Not Receiving Salary)
This memo is to inform you of the University medical and dental options available to full time non-salaried Postdoctoral Fellows. For your convenience, we are also including the procedures for processing the medical and dental enrollment forms for new and continuing Postdoctoral Fellows.
Full-time postdoctoral fellows not receiving salary are eligible to participate in the medical plan options that are available to full-time officers. These options include:
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Please note that full-time postdoctoral fellows not receiving salary are eligible medical and dental coverage.
Beginning October 1, 2008, Postdoctoral Fellows are eligible to elect dental coverage through Aetna. Election of this benefit must be made on the Postdoctoral Fellow Medical Benefits Enrollment Form. The Fellow (not the department) must make payment for this coverage directly to EBPA. When the election information is received, Benefits Accounting will facilitate the billing process.
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ESPN analyst: Cardinals should bring Kolb back, but must find a QB
Kevin Kolb's career as an Arizona Cardinal has been rather turbulent.
Acquired by the team prior to the 2011 season, he has struggled with consistency and injuries, and even lost the starting job coming into the 2012 season.
However, the 28-year-old played well in relief of an injured John Skelton, leading some to believe he still could be the team's answer at the quarterback position.
Others feel the team should part ways with the signal caller, as it would not be wise to rely on a player who can't seem to stay on the field.
"Yeah, sure you bring Kevin back," ESPN NFL analyst Ron Jaworski told Arizona Sports 620's Burns and Gambo Thursday. "I think he's a seasoned guy that has value."
Kolb has played in 15 games for the Cardinals over two seasons -- with 14 starts -- throwing for 3,124 yards to go along with 17 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.
However, Jaworski noted whether Kolb is back or not, the Cardinals need to make sure they find a way to get their quarterback of not only the present, but future as well.
That may mean selecting one in the draft.
"Clearly, looking down the road the Cardinals can't get someone else's retread, someone else's discard," Jaworski said. "They've got to get a quarterback that they fall in love with, that they're going to coach up, and he's going to be their quarterback for the next decade."
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PATNA: Patna University (PU) is to introduce computerized evaluation of answer-sheets of undergraduate examinees of Part I honours in arts, science and commerce streams this year.
PU has reportedly entered into an agreement with the Bangalore-based firm, Mind Logic Infratech Ltd., for evaluation of answer-books, and tabulation as well as publication of results. The organization would also prepare the mark-sheets and certificates of the examinees. The PU syndicate has already given its nod to this ambitious project.
PU computer centre in-charge K P Singh, on Friday, said all the coded answer-books would be scanned and uploaded in computers. To start with, only the answer-books of Degree Part-I honours examinees in arts, science and commerce streams would be scanned and uploaded this year. Examiners would be provided codes before handing over computers for evaluation. Once they enter their codes, examiners would be able to access the answer-books they have to evaluate and give marks for every answer. They need not total the marks, which would be done by software installed in the computers. The results would be published within two to three days of evaluation of answer-books, Singh said.
If everything worked to the plans, the entire examination process, right from printing of question papers to preparing mark-sheets and certificates of all the undergraduate and postgraduate examinations, would be handed over to the firm. This system would ensure timely publication of examination results.
PU science faculty dean Upendra Kishore Sinha said the university has also decided to appoint 50 per cent internal and rest of external examiners, who will have to come here, for evaluating the answer-books of undergraduate and postgraduate students of conventional as well as vocational courses with a view to expediting timely evaluation and maintaining uniformity in awarding of marks.
A few years ago, it had been decided to computerize the examination system of all the universities in the state. A Mumbai-based firm had also demonstrated its software which was highly appreciated by the vice-chancellors of all the universities. But, for some unknown reasons, that did not materialize.
However, academicians are still apprehensive about the success of this system. "In a university, where more than 50 per cent teachers still do not know how to operate computers, the success of the new system appears doubtful," said a senior teacher of a social science faculty.
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So I gotta admit that I should have probably posted a lot of days ago. I goth these glsases last week sometime and they package was waiting for me when I got home from Germany.
See, the problem was that I've never had a nice set of whiskey glasses before. I certainly do like whiskey of all types (scotch, irish, bourbon, etc) but I usually drink it of mason jars. So I got these nice shiny cups with the silver rims (seriously, check out the rims in one of the pictures) and have been drinking whiskey non-stop for the last week. Which explains why it's taken me so long to post. It's still early today, so I'm posting before my current bottle of Catoctin Creek Rye is all gone. It will be soon, as you can see.
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Looking beyond traditional software makers, Microsoft will make a dedicated push to recruit students, startups and "developers not currently supporting our platforms."
Google's Outreach program, which gives non-profit organisations mapping tools to help publicise their work, has been launched in Australia and New Zealand.
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The Rigs to Reefs program has transformed 450 oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico into reefs that host teeming fish populations. CNET Road Trip 2014 dove a rig for an up-close look.
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Employers are using other measures to evaluate program success, such as completion of health risk assessments and program participation. And when it comes to incentives, employers are much more likely to reward program participation and completion than to reward employees for meeting specific program goals, such as smoking cessation or losing weight.
"More employers have learned that investment in their employees' health is smart--it brings a positive return," said ERIC president Mark Ugoretz. "But directing resources towards workers' health must be balanced with an understanding of how incentives work within these programs. This survey shows that employers are serious about understanding the business case for incentives for employee engagement and participation. They want to make the most of these programs that can both lower costs and improve productivity."
"The survey findings reveal that use of incentives among large employers is broad, but the science of incentives management is still evolving," said Michael Dermer, president and CEO of IncentOne. "Success in health and wellness programs will require employee engagement and motivation over time. That suggests a need for a combination of incentive design strategies and effective employee communication techniques that are tailored to a company and its employee culture."
NAM is one of the nation's largest industrial trade associations, representing small, medium and large manufacturers in every industrial sector and in all 50 states. ERIC represents some of the nation's largest employers who provide comprehensive health, retirement and compensation benefits to tens of millions of employees and their families. Together, NAM and ERIC represent more than 15 million total employees. The Web-based survey was sent to members of both organizations.
The survey was conducted to determine employer adoption of incentives for health and disease management programs, and to assess the nuances of incentives they are using: the types of incentives currently used, the programs they use them for and the amount they are paying. The survey also sought to understand employer expectations for program ROI and challenges employers faced in implementing and operating these programs.


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One of the weirdest twists in the art world over the past few decades has been the way artwork with recognizable subjects has gone from being the most traditional aesthetic pose to being at the forefront of experimentation.
Of course, I'm not referring to sweet and sappy depictions of animals or children — though those kinds of things have their own specialty audience — but to conceptual realism, an umbrella term that seeks to reconcile both realism and conceptualism.
Much of what's dominating the international scene is conceptual realism, especially in authoritarian or post-authoritarian countries like Russia, the former East Germany and, most emphatically, China. This means that Eastern European and Asian conceptual realism has roots in socialist realism, the official style of all these countries.
American art is a little different, but it also sports its own version — or should I say versions — of conceptual realism. The American rendition comes out of traditional realism and photo realism rather than any official style. In fact, a good deal of conceptual realism, here and around the world, is done in photographs or photo-based methods.
I bring all this up as a prelude to discussing About Us... at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art because conceptual realism is the only way to connect the diverse pieces done in an array of methods here. The show, installed in the large West Gallery by freelance curator Mark Addison, includes more than two dozen works.
Addison is a major Colorado-based collector, arts advocate and donor who has long had an affinity for conceptual realism and has bought many first-rate examples of it. The pieces that make up About Us... represent a small fraction of his holdings.
According to Addison's statement, he is interested in "art about who we are and how we live," in art that takes on "the big questions of life, its beginnings and its end." In mapping out this enormous territory, he has featured an incredible range of media and sensibilities, and that's probably why the show never really jells as a coherent entity.
But despite the lack of a singular vision, there are a number of wonderful and interesting things on view, and there are so many ideas whizzing around the large room that it's impossible to comprehend them all — which is invigorating all by itself.
Among my favorites is "Terrorist," from 2000, by the incomparable Vik Muniz. The piece, a photo from his "Pictures of Ink" series, looks like a blown-up news picture of a terrorist aiming a gun, but it's actually an enlargement of a photo of a blob of ink. Muniz is the world's foremost photographic trickster and specializes in making one thing, like ink, look like something else, like a terrorist.
I also really liked "Golden Yella Girl," done in 1990 by Carrie Mae Weems. The piece comprises three photos of the same young, light-skinned black girl. Under each of the photos is a word, either "Golden," "Yella" or "Girl," meant to highlight racism within the African-American community itself.
Other major figures whose work is part of the mix are Fred Tomaselli, Alfred Leslie, Roy De Forest and Robert Colescott. Though Addison is known to be interested in Colorado art, few local artists are part of this show. One exception is Floyd Tunson from Manitou Springs, whose iconic and funky "Delta Queen" holds its own in the elevated company of internationally famous artists. The piece is a three-dimensional assemblage that's part arte povera sculpture and part neo-pop portrait.
More than anything else, About Us... is about Addison's personal vision, and it reminds us that he got into conceptual realism even before it was the hottest thing around.
Beyond About Us... is The Look of Nowhere, featuring the work of Scott Johnson. Born in Colorado and now teaching at Colorado College, Johnson has exhibited his work a couple of times in the Denver area over the last couple of years. Before this show, I'd never heard of him, let alone seen his work, but based on The Look of Nowhere — which is absolutely great — I'm sure we'll be seeing more of it.
The show, which is conceptual though not a bit realist, begins in the East Gallery's anteroom, where a wall-mounted monitor is showing a split-screen video, "Ruminando," that explores the labyrinth of back streets in Venice. The title of the video is Italian for "ruminating," and the exhibit is purportedly about Johnson's reflections on Venice, though that's extremely hard to perceive when you're walking through it. Plus, Johnson inserts a lot of other content as well, including references to a varied list of topics, from atomic weapons to classical mythology.
The video and several other elements in The Look of Nowhere carry their own individual titles, but everything actually feels like different parts of a single installation, with the visual and ideational connections between the separate elements being extremely close. Doubtless, it is in acknowledgement of this characteristic that the pieces are collectively called "The Problem of Essence." Walking through the installation feels like a trip to a haunted house, and this effect is heightened by the spare and dramatic lighting.


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Recently released by Ed Banger's art director SO-ME are these two belt buckle options.
The "Ex-Girlfriend" option by SO-ME takes the saying, "another notch on the belt" to a whole other level. Players usually want people to know their reputation, but not to have confirmed stories and proof. Every true player knows the SO-ME option will 'bait their scene'... but maybe if they don't know all this, they deserve what they get.
Luckily So-ME released a second option titled, "The Pay Days" for the smarter players who know to keep their game on the down low.


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Starring Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, and Ezra Miller. Rated PG. Opens Friday, October 5, at the Fifth Avenue Cinemas
These kids are way too cute to be wallflowers. There are no zits or even prominent Adam's apples. Phew. One perk of The Perks of Being a Wallflower is obviously going to be watching all these adorable wallflowers in Pittsburgh circa 1991. Oh, and they all totally like to make lots of mix tapes that we get to hear. What? Everybody's favourite band is The Smiths? What about Right Said Fred? What about "I'm Too Sexy"? What is their problem?
Oh, help. This movie is going to be impossible to resist. The guy—Stephen Chbosky—who wrote the novel also wrote the screenplay for this movie and directed it. That was brave. And Logan Lerman (Percy in the Percy Jackson movies) is adorable, angst-filled high-school freshman Charlie. Charlie takes meds for a mystery depression seemingly involving his dead aunt (Melanie Lynskey). His only friend is his English teacher (Paul Rudd), who gives him The Catcher in the Rye to read. The rest of us never had Paul Rudd giving us formative books. Rip-off.
Here are quirky, pretty step-siblings Sam and Patrick and their friends to save Charlie. Former slut Sam is played by Emma Watson, being wild and tender and glossy simultaneously. Settle down, Hermione sickos. Patrick (Ezra Miller) is wild and tender and gay all at the same time. Hash brownies! Role-playing at Rocky Horror Picture Show screenings! Standing up in a moving pickup truck to cool music! Sam is actually asking, "What is this song?" It's David Bowie's "Heroes", girlfriend.
Okay, real high-school alienation, suicide, sexual abuse, psychotic episodes, and gay-bashing isn't this pretty. But, dammit, the sweet bliss of these weirdo friendships is irresistible. We don't want to be alone. We want to group dance to Dexys Midnight Runners' "Come on Eileen": "Toora loora toora loo rye aye."
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Meeting Notes - January 04, 2011
IPI Publication Reviews UN Transnational Crime Convention
Ten years have passed since the adoption of the Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime (the Palermo Convention) by the UN General Assembly on November 15, 2000.
Panel Discussions - October 22, 2010
A "One UN" Approach to Fighting Crime?
Organized crime is a threat to stability in almost every theatre where the United Nations is active in keeping or building the peace. It is also a threat to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Panel Discussions - October 06, 2010
Expert: Cybercrime Allows Criminals into "Billions of Family Homes"
Nick Lewis, an organized-crime expert with the British Embassy, told an IPI audience that opportunities for criminals to commit international crimes have become greater, and that organized crime now affects billions of ordinary citizens.
Comment & Analysis - September 30, 2010
Rejuvenating the Palermo Convention
As representatives from more than 100 UN member states gear up for the Fifth Conference of the States Party to the UN Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime in Vienna, one wonders whether the gathering will be another anti-climax or will see delegates heed the plea by Antonio Maria Costa, the former executive director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Comment & Analysis - December 11, 2009
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The adoption of a presidential statement on drug trafficking by the UN Security Council on December 8, 2009 represents a milestone in the global drug control debate, and a turning point in the world body's approach to the issue.
Policy Papers - October 14, 2009
Drug Trafficking Through West Africa
An invisible tide is rising on the shores of West Africa, creeping into its slums, its banks, its courts, its barracks, and its government ministries.
Comment & Analysis - September 01, 2009
First announced by President Nixon in 1969, the war on drugs' forty-year old effort of aggressive criminalization, interdiction and eradication has left a high body-count.
Panel Discussions - July 07, 2009
Commission Head Speaks of Need to Combat Impunity in Guatemala
The head of a UN-mandated commission in Guatemala told an audience at IPI on Tuesday, July 7, 2009 that Guatemala's economic elite has begun to understand the serious danger posed by international organized crime, and particularly narcotrafficking, and that the solution requires a stronger state capable of confronting it.
Panel Discussions - April 30, 2009
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Panel Discussions - April 15, 2009
Peace Operations and Organized Crime
The International Peace Institute on April 15th launched a Special Issue of the journal International Peacekeeping, edited by James Cockayne, IPI Senior Associate, and Adam Lupel, IPI Editor. "Peace Operations and Organized Crime," the subject of both the Special Issue and the launch event, were considered in a policy-forum setting by contributors to the issue James Cockayne, Alix Boucher, and Phil Williams, and discussant Ann-Marie Orler, United Nations Deputy Police Adviser.
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Key Global Events to Watch in January
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2015: Ten Multilateral Events to Watch This Year
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You don't get to pick where you live, or how many roommates you get. However, if you get there early enough on checkin day, they'll ask you if you have a preference for the 3 properties (Vista Way, Chatham & Patterson) and you'll more likely get less roommates the earlier you get there as well.
The quietest would be Chatham or Patterson, however I am in Patterson right now and I can say that they are definitely nicer than the other 2 properties. They're newer and cleaner from what I've seen and I am so lucky to be here. I am not a partier either and though I'm over 21, I don't drink and all that stuff. Seriously, I've had friends move (and pay the fee to move) to Vista Way because they thought it was "too quiet." lol Just FYI, Vista is the oldest and known for it's loud partying and events since Disney does all the checkin and stuff there as well. (You are able to switch complexes/rooms after 21 days of living here, however they do charge you like $50 or something.)
As for attractions, they do take requests depending on your arrival time. For example, a friend of mine did Fall advantage and was one of the first to arrive back in June or May I think. He requested Tower of Terror and got it. However, we arrived here in August and I don't believe we were given a choice. (At least, they didn't ask me or my roommates, lol.) However, be aware that your arrival time is key. If they don't need anyone else on Great Movie Ride, they'll likely ignore your request and send you somewhere else. So, be aware of that.
If you get an attraction you can't ride, it's not a big deal. You really don't have to ride them unless you're doing opening or closing checks and if you're unable to, they encourage you to speak up and have another CM help you out or ride for you.
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Last week I published a note with my colleague Tomas Murphy who covers the Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) technologies, the note was about the intersection of Application Performance Monitoring(APM) and ALM. Although most of the APM buyers and end users I speak with come from an IT Operations or even an application support type role, I do speak to development organizations and quality assurance departments looking at these tools. When it comes to these organizational areas and even somewhat with application support the fit between the application lifecycle and proper measurement of performance before and after the release process is critical. This note talks about this intersection and why its critical, especially as we move towards agile processes and the implementation of DevOps within the release and support processes.
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Illuminating Worship: Lighting for Portable Churches, Part 2
Apr 28, 2011 11:57 AM, with Bennett Liles
And the light itself from the lighting gear is always a consideration but those lighting instruments also put out a lot of heat.
Yes, yes they do and that's one thing…I've been in places and they've gone, "Boy it was really nice when we walked in and now it's really hot." Its like, "Yeah can you get the air conditioner turned on?" "Gee we never thought about figuring out where the air conditioner controls are." So that's one thing just for our comfort level and then you also have to use common sense. You don't want to take the lighting fixtures and you don't want to have them pushed up tight against the wall, especially if the wall has any type of fabric or anything like that on it. You don't want to push them into curtains—they will catch things on fire if you're not careful. And that's one nice benefit of LEDs—LEDs limit that a lot because they use a lot less power and put out a lot less heat but incandescent fixtures they'll get hot enough to set things on fire if you're not careful so you always have to keep that in mind. [Timestamp: 10: 19]
Some of the more high-end lighting gear, particularly the motorized stuff, has fans built into the lights and when you have a lot of these instruments all going at the same time that can result in a significant noise factor.
Unfortunately, I get asked all the time, "Hey I want to do this and this and this,"—especially with moving lights. "I want to do four moving lights and oh yeah, I don't want to hear the fans run." Well so do you not want to hear the fans run or do you not want moving lights? There's not really…anything you can do, you have to take one with the other and so sometimes noise becomes an issue. But it also depends on where you hang the fixtures… [Timestamp: 10:59]
Yeah and the acoustics of the place.
Acoustics, yeah, the noise floor. One of my church clients that I do a live show for every Christmas they built a brand-new room. It has great acoustics and whenever I turn the moving lights on they hear all the fans and all the whining and they're like—the audio guys are like, "Oh my gosh, listen to all that noise." But yet once you fill the place full of…with 2,000 people that are rustling the programs and coughing and you've got the air conditioning on and a full choir, an orchestra and all of that the fan noise all goes away. It just drops into the background with everything else. [Timestamp: 11:41]
So when you're hauling lighting gear around it takes a lot of wear and tear and it has to have a good control system, so what do you consider in selecting a control system? With portable churches I would think that it would have to be something that's easy to operate.
Yes, especially with churches you have…a lot of times it's volunteers, it's not professional people and so you definitely want it to be easy to operate and very volunteer-friendly and so you have to do a little bit of research or work with a professional that knows what the choices are out there that can guide you to something that's easy to use. At the same time you also, because you are bouncing it down the road every week, you also want to make sure it's something that isn't going to fall apart being bounced around because there are some things that are really great control systems but they're a little fragile. They're real sensitive to being moved around. Some things that are really, really made for the theater industry and then there's some things that you can drop them off the back of the truck and they'll bounce and you can plug it in and they'll continue to work. Stuff like that that's made for the touring industry. So that's another consideration in that as well. [Timestamp: 12:5]
Are there any really handy widgets or tricks to making the lighting set up quick and simple with a volunteer crew?
Mark it up, mark it up, mark it up. Make sure that everything's marked. One of my jokes when I was out touring is whenever I would get a stage hand I'd ask them first of all, "You're not color blind are you?" and they would say, "No." And I'm like "OK and you know you're ABC's and your 123's?" And they say "Yeah"…and I'm a great—"You're perfect for me." Because I use extensive color coding so if you have a cable that's red and a cable that's purple they're not going to go together. Red colors go to red colors and then usually I do a number or a letter or a letter and a number. It depends on what all you're trying to put together. But the more that you mark things and mark it clearly in a logical manner the easier it is for somebody that's not you to put it together. [Timestamp: 13:42]
Right and you can test that. I suppose the best way to do it is to have some people come in with no experience and just have them come in and see if they can hook it up right.
That's correct. People need to be shown a little bit. If you don't know that the red lift goes on the left and the blue lift goes on the right and the red fixtures go on the red stand and so on and so forth you're not going to get it in the right place and the cables may not reach but if you have a basic drawing that shows how it all is supposed to go together…most of the time people can come in and learn it and be able to put it together really quickly. Hopefully they can shadow you for a week and see how it all goes together and where things go and hopefully it makes sense to them. But what I find is electrical tape, Sharpies, and spray paint are your friends. [Timestamp: 14:29]
Right, and in doing that I guess you have a good chance to assess the capabilities of the church crew.
Yes, one thing…going back to the whole marketing thing is don't forget your cases too because a lot of times I see people they do a really great job of marketing all of their gear but they have these rows and rows and rows of black cases that all look exactly the same and you're like, "OK so how are you supposed to know what case different things go in?" and they're like, "Well we just go through and keep opening them up and looking until we find the case that's marked inside as to what's it's supposed to be." And I'm like, "Yeah, well if you would go through and take a can of yellow spray paint and a template and stripe or put a circle or a triangle or whatever on every one of your lighting cases you could find them really quick from across the room. And with the capabilities of a church crew you don't ever want to over design so far beyond the capabilities of the people but I've never really worked with a person that couldn't learn the system if they really wanted to if it was logical and it made sense. [Timestamp: 15:36]
And most of the time I've found that they tend to make up in enthusiasm for what they lack in experience so you find them ready and willing to do the job. Exactly. They just really need someone to lead them and to guide them along. Most of the guys that are out there they love to do it. It's a hobby for them and they love to do it. They love to serve and they want to do a really good job and they want to do it to the best of their capability but as a professional I think that the thing that you always have to keep in mind is that when you go in and you work with these people they're not professionals. I know some guys who are just incredible production people but they're not good teachers because when they go in and they teach they're trying to teach on a professional level and they're trying to teach these guys to be professionals and that's just not who they are. They may be IT guys during the week or computer programmers or cabinet makers—all different people from all different walks of life that come and be church production people on the weekend and you have to remember…always keep that in mind that, "Hey this is not their full time job and they're never going to be professional level people," but that doesn't mean they can't do what they do in their sphere well. [Timestamp: 16:51]
All right, lighting for portable churches and it's always a challenge but that's what keeps things interesting and I appreciate your giving us some pointers for lighting for portable church. It's Greg Persinger with Vivid Illumination in Nashville, Tennessee. Thanks for being here Greg.
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