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I don't know, I don't read them, but isn't questioning the existence of
Christian romance novels kind of like questioning why Chesterton made
Father Brown a Christian solving crime?
I don't read 'em either, but it seems like we're talking apples and oranges, or apples and elephants (two COMPLETELY different sorts of things). It's been awhile since I read the Fr. Brown mysteries, but if I'm not mistaken there's a good deal of social commentary/criticism in them in typical Chesterton fashion. I'm not opposed to entertainment, but I can't see much value in romance novels — "Christian" or otherwise — beyond titillation.
I dislike romance novels too, mostly because of the stigma attached to them. But if we are to judge other Christians' works or enjoyments based solely on majority perception or stigmas, we're all in trouble.
We are. However, there is an opportunity to point people to something more than what they are currently experiencing, and I think that's at the heart of what Chris is on about (as far as I read it, and read his other posts). Christianity needs to be more than a secular substitute.
I'm thinking the title "Worst Covers" means the worst covers. You're saying there's a "misconception" that anyone would think that means design? Really?
what do romance novels have to do with following Christ?
Yep, this shows a fundamental flaw in how you're approaching pretty much everything. Turn this around, for consistency's sake: "what does blogging have to do with Christ?" You're reading the words of a hostile witness. I personally dislike romance novels, finding the separated genre unappealing. But that is a personal preference. In acting as though your own preference against either romance fiction or an "absurd genre mashup" is somehow unnecessary to defend, you're setting yourself up as an unfortunately thoughtless critic. Better critics fault what the artist was trying to do and whether he achieved it, rather than artists for trying at all. If the goal is to oppose certain genres period–e.g., what's inside the book–shall we be honest about it rather than feigning to critique covers?
Moreover, your view seems to approach that of a mythical, never-was "high culture" that is entirely unattached to such nasty, worldly things such as "market forces." See Ted Turnau's important book Popologetics for a gentle yet firm rebuke to the wrong assumptions behind this view.
I don't believe in what you call a "high culture." Pre-modern cultures had their socio-economic problems, no doubt (crusades, rigid economic classes, etc), and I have no desire to return to/recover this culture. BUT one thing they did have in their favor was that generally speaking identity was formed primarily by place. I'm sure that market forces played a role to a certain extent in that age as well, but I don't believe that they were the primary means of identity formation. Note how today one of the key pieces we want to know about a new person we meet is what he/she DOES (ie, work/economic activity). Where that person is from is of considerably less interest to us. I suspect that 700 years ago these values would be flip-flopped. The problem when market forces reign supreme (determining identity, etc), is that economic judgments tend to trump ethical/aesthetic ones. My questions here were intended to set aside the economic realities for a moment and raise the ethical and aesthetic questions. Let's have a conversation about what is good and redemptive in the Christian romance novel as a medium. It seems to me that relegating these questions to the realm of personal preference is just as dismissive as writing the whole genre off as unredemptive (as you have rightly intuited that I am tempted to do, but I could be convinced otherwise, which is why I raised the questions I did…)
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What a merry topic to take up. Thanks for the chance. And thanks for your clarification about "high culture."
My earlier objection remains, however, to what is ultimately a baseless (and extra-Biblical) defense of a (mythical?) higher/better culture that as you say "was formed primarily by place." What is the Kingdom if not an attempt to transcend such a concept? Where is the moral (for it must be moral) basis, founded in Scripture, for such a concept? Is it not a secular concept, at best a "good idea" that could add to "mere Christianity"?
Lest this seem overdoing it, over-spiritualizing: Well, you first based the objection to the book cover (actually the genre) on what is in the end a moral argument: "it is not redemptive." And ultimately we must carefully evaluate all Things based on how they glorify God and help us worship Him in His beauty and truth. That, and not even culture-formation, should be our core purpose here.
Finally, your own blog proves both the inability and your own (accidental!) incongruity of insisting on a culture based on region, without regard to "market forces" or, presumably, common interests. My charge of unwitting hypocrisy would only be overthrown if it turns out you (and other commentators) also lived in central Texas. But more likely, you're also "creating culture" that transcends these "idyllic," artificially imposed limits.
Let's have a conversation about what is good and redemptive in the Christian romance novel as a medium.
Can't follow you into that assumption that we must have this conversation first. Instead, isn't it your task to prove that this genre — all of it — is not redemptive? Any conversation should start there.
Mind you, I am not a romance fan. I don't care for it in fiction (though it's great in real life with my own true love). That makes me a hostile witness. So, even better.
My challenge becomes this: Prove, then, that the entire genre of romance fiction is without redemptive merit, based not on the above extra-Biblical assumptions about culture, but based on the Biblical principle that whatever the Christian does, whatever he drinks or drinks, he must do for the glory of God. Mind you, we can have a discussion about whether Romance Novel X is artistically well-done, original, and truthful/beautiful about God, man, and the world. But to despise the entire genre based on the majority of its books or the majority of fans — well, I'm afraid there is little difference between that and the fundies who recoil from "Harry Potter" because a friend's friend's cousin read an email forward about supposed Satanists who eat up the stuff.
My challenge rests on this presumption about applying all this to real life, to Christian friends (in your local region or on the internet!) who enjoy various things:
If you say, "This Thing is without redemptive value," meaning, "No one can enjoy that thing for the glory or worship of God," that is a very sweeping generalization. Then if someone comes along and says, about a Thing not specifically condemned in Scripture, "Actually, I can enjoy this for the glory/worship of God," you now have a choice. 1) Re-evaluate the original claim. 2) State or imply that said brother/sister is actually deceptive.
All this, however, does not even touch on the issue of labeling AViS, which isn't a romance, a bad and (paraphrasing) absurd genre mashup. What was (at best) even more absurd was a feint to critique Christian books' covers' design and then making only one exception for one novel's actual premise and contents. This would have worked better if you had actually known the novel's premise and contents — including the vital fact that only the premise and cover are a parody; the rest is a straight-up sci-fi story. But to say only of one story, "This should not have even been done in the first place," well, only subpar critics tend to do this, brother. I suggest that better ones, such as the late Roger Ebert, could react to, say, The Fellowship of the Ring film version (2001) with something like, "I wish it had actually been made this way," but by the next year and sequel concede (again, paraphrasing), "I still wish it had been made another way, but now I will evaluate based on my view of whether they achieved what they did wish to do."
Finally, as one non-local cyber-friend mentioned about critiquing self-published books' covers: really, this task is much like tossing lit dynamite into a barrel filled with fish. I have to agree. One may as well troll on YouTube and pick out all the commentators' spelling errors.
Speaking of trolling — and at the risk of seeming to reduce my entire argument to a simplistic "you're a hypocrite" — one may also ask how this cover-critiquing task is "redemptive," or, again, how this task is not also contributing to a culture that is driven by "market forces" or anything other than a regional basis. Peace out!
Why do Christian Romance Novels even exist? Yes, I know the textbook answer to this question is that there is a market for them, but really, what do romance novels have to do with following Christ? Seriously…
Because they allow Bored Christian Housewives to have a little vicarious adultery with the Hawt Hunk on the cover (so much HAWTer than Hubby) without being contaminated by that Heathen Romance. (And thus maintain their Christian Righteousness.)
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Posted By Ashraf On November 4, 2012 @ 11:30 PM In Windows | 9 Comments
Most tech pundits have given a negative outlook to Windows 8 [2], primarily due to its touch-optimized interface on keyboard and mouse PCs. Great, we know how techies feel about Windows 8. How about real people? Yeah, yeah, we have already seen some reactions from "normal people" [3] when prompted to use Windows 8. But a potentially edited video of someone wandering the streets and asking a handful of random strangers to try Windows 8 on-the-spot without any real time with the operating system isn't, in my opinion, really a fair way to judge Microsoft's latest creation. So what is a better way? User reviews of computers that run Windows 8.
Before we go further, let me clarify that, yes, reviews that users submit online may or may not be very accurate. The accuracy or a user-submitted review of a product on an online website often depends on what website you are looking at and what type of product is being discussed. So, yes, looking at reviews of computers running Windows 8 submitted by star-clicking users may not be the perfect way to learn how people feel about the operating system. However, it is still interesting to look at. And look at it we shall.
Ed Bott of ZDNet took analyzed 42 reviews submitted by people who purchased Windows 8 computers from the Home Shopping Network. (You know, the type of reviews people submit after purchasing a product online, the reviews where you rate a product on an arbitrary scale that typically ranges from 1 to 5 stars and leave an optional comment.) Bott specifically selected Home Shopping Network (HSN) because of two factors — the high volume of tech purchases that happen on HSN and the fact that most people buying from HSN aren't necessarily techy but rather "real people" (as Bott elegantly puts it). The reviews were spread over three different Windows 8 laptops, one from Acer and two from Gateway (which, as coincidence may have it, is owned by Acer). All three of these machines are low-end machines that target price-sensitive consumers. (Acer likes to operate in the low-end market.) Bott did not mention if the machines he looked at are touch or non-touch laptops, but I assume they are non-touch since they are low-end.
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Of course a review of 42 reviews submitted by users online isn't exactly a study that is going to be published in Science Mag; what Bott found shouldn't be used as conclusive evidence of anything simply because there are inherent flaws with user-submitted reviews and that fact that Bott picked reviews of similar machines on the same website. However, the results are actually fairly encouraging, if you are Microsoft [4] or you are someone looking to take the dive into Windows 8. They are definitely not inline with what tech blogs have been spouting for the past few months, with more people appearing to be happy with Windows 8 than disliking it.
Have you upgraded to Windows 8? Will you upgrade? Let us know your thoughts in the comments [5] below!
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In November 2000, he reported to the "Tridents" of HS-3 at NAS Jacksonville, FL where he deployed aboard the USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65) and USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) as part of Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8). In addition to qualifying as a Helicopter Aircraft Commander (HAC), he held various positions in the squadron to include Schedules, Personnel, Aircraft Division, and NATOPS Officer.
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Domino's Pizza Delivery Man Robbed, Then Fired, Now Suing Fast-Food Chain
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Now Prieto is suing Domino's, claiming his former employer cruelly denied him workers' compensation for his injuries from that night and then unlawfully fired him.
A Domino's spokesman did not respond to Riptide's request for comment. Nor did Prieto return a message left on his phone.
Prieto had worked for Domino's for 21 years by the time he was sent from Little Havana to Allapattah late one night in October 2010 to deliver some pizzas. When he arrived around midnight, he noticed three young black men riding around nearby on bicycles, he later told police. But Prieto delivered the food to the house anyway and then walked toward his car.
Suddenly, the three men "rushed him," according to a police report. One pulled out a silver revolver and pistol-whipped Prieto in the face. Then the man put the gun to Prieto's head and demanded money. The delivery man handed over $37.98 as well his cell phone and beeper.
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Prieto had bruises and abrasions on his face and had to be treated by an EMT, according to police. In his lawsuit, the delivery man claims the assailants injured his face, mouth, neck, left arm, left ankle, and back.
But his problems were just beginning. According to his lawsuit, Prieto's bosses at Domino's denied him workers' compensation. Instead, they fired him five months later. Even then, he wasn't aware the fast-food mega-chain had dismissed him until a mediation meeting this past January.
Domino's "retaliated against [Prieto] for his filing of a valid workers' compensation claim," the lawsuit says. In addition to "compensatory damages for pain, suffering, and humiliation," Prieto is also seeking retirement benefits.
Sounds like he has earned them. Prieto's case is in Miami-Dade County Court.
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Review: Benro Video Tripod Kits
Benro has a new line of affordable fluid-head tripod kits. Are they any good?
By Adam Wilt | November 16, 2012
Operation and Handling
I'm picky with support systems: I want something that lets me move smoothly and predictably, and gives me no stiction (static friction, which causes jerky starts and stops) or springback (where, once you stop applying pressure to the pan handle at the end of a move, the tripod and head "unwind" stored tension, pushing the camera back slightly in the direction it came from). The support system also needs to be absolutely stable, so that the camera doesn't wobble or vibrate at the slightest provocation, and so that any induced vibrations damp out immediately instead of oscillating the camera as if it were mounted on a bouncy spring.
I spent eight years looking for a kit I could be satisfied with for my Handycam work, finally settling on a $2000 Vinten Vision 3 with dual-stage carbon fiber sticks (this was some years ago; the current closest equivalents would be the Vision blue5 and Vision 3AS kits with dual-stage CF sticks). It was the smallest, lightest, and cheapest system I could find that gave me the smoothness, solidity, repeatability, and control I required, and it has held up everything from sub-two-pound palmcorders up through shoulder-mount 2/3" camcorders like the (now ancient) DSR-500.
Of course, not everyone is willing or able to spend $2000 on a set of sticks, yet they still want something with a smoother action than a still-photo friction head and a more stable support than the flimsy, sub-$100 budget tripods cluttering the floor in the photo section at Walmart or Best Buy. That's the market these Benros target.
Lightweight systems like the S-series Benro kits are, by their very nature, compromises. You will not find rock-solid rigidity and stiction-free fluid heads at these prices: the sticks are simply too lightweight to have the stiffness and solidity of larger supports, and the heads lack the silky precision of pricier counterparts. Rather, the trick at this level is to find sticks that are stable enough and a head that is smooth enough to get you close enough to perfection, at a price, weight, and bulk that you're happy to carry.
Benro's tripods fare well in these tradeoffs: they are very stiff for their weight, or put another way, they're very light for their stiffness. With their legs collapsed, they are, to all intents and purposes, as solid as a rock. As you extend the legs, they become slightly more flexible; at full extension, they show visible flexing as you pan and tilt, but the flexing is no worse than with other tripods of similar weight and construction, and it seems to me that the Benros perform somewhat better in this regard than the average for similar tripods. I spent some time at our excellent local photo-gear store, Keeble & Shuchat, and found well-regarded single-tube-leg tripods costing twice what the Benros do that had the same or greater rubberiness under load.
The smaller A1573 sticks were wobblier than the beefier A2573 sticks, as might be expected. But the difference between the A2573 and C2573 sticks—aluminum versus carbon fiber—wasn't as great as I expected. Yes, the CF sticks are a little bit lighter and a little bit more rigid, but at this scale, leg length and tube diameter appear to be more significant than leg material.
The hinges securing the legs to the top casting showed no signs of slop or flexing. They held their legs solidly in place and required a consistent and appropriate amount of force to fold the legs in or to pull them out. The pop-out limit stops on the legs worked well, as long as I remembered to push them back in enough to engage the desired step on the top casting!
The flip-locks for leg extension worked very well. The paddles are nicely contoured and take just the right amount of force, and they locked their leg segments securely in place. I found that extending and collapsing the legs was as fast and easy to do with the Benro as with any other set of sticks I've used, and I was quite happy to set the legs entirely by feel, without looking at what I was doing. The paddles have an "over-center" action so that they snap firmly shut when locked; they don't leave you guessing as to whether or not you've pushed them down far enough.
On a couple of the legs, the locks were loose enough that if I leaned heavily on the tripod I could cause it to subside, but a quarter-turn of the clamp's adjusting nut with the supplied wrench made the lock entirely resistant to my overbearing pressure without materially affecting the force required to flip the paddles.
The center column slides freely up and down once its locking collar is loosened. Although it's keyed, it can and will rotate slightly side-to-side, causing unwanted bumps when panning, unless the locking collar is tightened down very severely.
The leveling bowl is a pleasure to use; it's buttery-smooth in its action and it locks down securely, making head leveling fast and easy. The locking lever's handle can be pulled out and repositioned, which turns out to be necessary as the lever can interfere with the center column's locking collar when the column is lowered all the way.
The leveling lock can sometimes interfere with the column collar.
All the heads have pan and tilt locks: mechanical friction brakes to keep the head from rotating. For panning, that's the only control you get to adjust pan drag, and it's an imprecise control at best; in the short throw between unlocked and locked, the locking levers increase drag, but in the same sticky manner as the locks on a friction head.
Even with the lock fully off, pan drag on all three heads is quite high: with no camera on the head, attempting to pan any of the heads at a moderate speed caused the tripods to jump and skitter around on a polished floor. Even with a 4-pound camera like the DV-format AG-DVX100 on board, executing a 90-degree-in-four-second pan required a steadying hand on the tripod itself to keep it firmly planted.
The S2 and S4 have large knobs for the tilt lock; the S6 has a lever for the tilt lock and a large knob to adjust fluid drag. The S6's separation of the "lock" and "drag" functions is a welcome feature; the drag adjustment allows a high degree of control, from virtually no drag at all to a very high, resistant feel. However, the slippery and stiff drag knob requires a tight grip to turn it, and the locking lever gets in the way of easy adjustment, limiting how far you can rotate the knob with a single grasp.
Adjusting the drag knob on the S6.
I wound up tilting the head as I twisted the knob to let me keep a grip on it longer.
The S2 head has a fixed tilt drag with considerable resistance. Both tilt and pan drags seemed high for such a small head; performing a normal, follow-the-actor-across-the-room move required a fair amount of push, and I could feel the thin pan handle flexing under the load (having said that, my personal preference is for fluid drags to err on the side of being too high rather than too low, for increased smoothness).
Pan and tilt drags seemed reasonably well balanced; the head didn't show any tendency to pan when I wanted a tilt or vice versa. Diagonal moves didn't cause any bobbles or surprises.
The light, single-sided head flexed more under load than the others, though not normally enough to be noticeable in the picture. Instead, it appeared as springback: both pan and tilt recoiled visibly when I relaxed pressure on the handle after a move.
Springback happens when a twisting load imparted to the support system during a move is released. The drag of a pan or tilt puts a twist into the tripod and head, which, at the end of the move, has to be released somehow. In the ideal case, the tension slowly releases through the head's fluid damping. If you hold the pan handle for a second or two at the end of the move, the stored energy dissipates, and you can then let go of the handle without having the camera move. In such cases, springback is transient, and is avoided simply by holding your position for a short while.
In elastic loading, tension remains in the tripod and head at the end of the move, but stiction prevents it from releasing; no matter how long you hold the camera in place after the move, when you let go, the camera will spring back a bit.
The S2 head suffered from elastic loading: even if I held my shot for ten seconds after a move, the camera would always spring back substantially if I then relaxed my grip. Both pan ands tilt were affected in equal amounts. At full wide angle springback was noticeable, while at telephoto it was hugely annoying. Operating with the S2 required a constant grip on the handle to keep the camera aimed: fine perhaps for a short take in a scripted film, but not so good for long-duration event recording.
The S2 also has a slight amount of stiction in both axes, not enough to really impede operation (especially given the high viscous drag), but enough that I wound up putting my GH2 with 12-35mm lens on it to shoot some of the stills in the review without worrying about it dumping if I turned my back on it.
The anti-rotation pin in the S2's QR plate was so tightly fitted that I couldn't push it down without using a coin as a load-bearing surface, and once pushed down, it wouldn't pop up again unless I attacked it from underneath.
The S4 head is bigger and mechanically stiffer than its little sister, and its pan handle felt less willowy. It didn't suffer as much springback as the S2 did, and its tilt drag seemed to be a bit lower.
However, the S4's tilt mechanism suffered from more stiction, so starting and stopping tilts precisely took a bit more heavy-handed care than making a smooth pan. Diagonal moves similarly tended to start off with pure pans followed by a dogleg back to the diagonal as the tilt stiction let go—I'm being perhaps more dramatic in my description than the effect on-screen might deserve, but I'm trying to convey the feeling of performing a delicate move.
Dialing in a bit of tilt drag with the side knob stiffened things up a bit, reducing the relative effect of the stiction, but it did so by increasing the sliding friction overall (which tends to be invariant with speed) rather than increasing the viscous drag (which varies with speed). I found that a very slight stiffening better harmonized the balance of pan and tilt frag, but the stiction remained the same. Eases into and out of diagonals still favored the horizontal move over the vertical.
One evening, I got distracted when changing batteries on the DVX100, and left the camera on the head overnight with the tilt lock off. The next morning, it hadn't moved—but when I tapped it, it fell forward to the vertical, despite the weak counterbalance spring. That's more stiction than I like.
The S4, unlocked, held the DVX100 in this position overnight.
The S6 head was the best of the bunch. While its pan drag remained fixed, the tilt drag was completely and smoothly variable. I could take it entirely off to allow lightning-quick tilts, dial it way up for molasses moves, or adjust it in between to perfectly harmonize with the pan drag. Neither pan nor tilt suffered from excessive elastic springback, nor were they plagued with noticeable stiction; I could move the camera smoothly from point to point, and after a second let the pan handle go without the camera moving back of its own accord.
The S6 also has a four-position counterbalance setting. In position 0, the head was free-falling; in 3 it was securely held up, even with a six-pound camera (Canon 5D Mk II with 70-200 f/2.8 zoom, perched on the zoom's mounting collar) attached. I found that with any of the cameras I tried, from two to six pounds load, I usually had the counterbalance on settings 1 or 2.
The S6 supporting a Canon 5D Mk II with 70-200mm f/2.8 zoom.
The S6's telescoping handle was very solid, even at full extension. That longer lever arm helped me make delicate moves with relative ease, as did the higher stiffness of the larger-diameter handle tube.
In only one aspect did the S6 and S4 lag behind the S2: their sloppy plastic safety catches for the QR plate tended to pop up into the dovetail channel when the plate was removed, blocking the re-insertion of the plate unless the button was held in at the same time. The S2's more precise metal mechanism let its QR plate slide in more easily without a lot of fiddling around.
The high pan drag of all three heads meant that unless I screwed down the locking collar on the center column very tightly indeed, a pan would first spin the column before the head would rotate by itself.
The weight hook at the base of the center column has a tight, right-angle hook on its end. Combined with the strength of the spring and its short extension, it made maneuvering the strap of a five-pound sandbag on and off the hook a bit more troublesome that I would have liked, and the creaking the hook gave off when the sandbag was hung from it gave me pause.
The leveling bowl at the top of the column worked like a charm; it gave me pleasure every time I set up for a new shot (I have two ancient center-column tripods I use for stills, a Quickset and a Viola, and as you might guess, neither one has such an amenity).
All three tripods set up and tore down with no jams, collapses, or surprises of any kind.
The heads were a mixed bag. I was actually surprised at how well the S2 worked—as long as I kept a death grip on the handle to prevent springback. I could see doing short takes using a light camera on the S2, but I wouldn't want to use it for long-form event work, nor for anything where absolute precision was required.
The S4 similarly worked well enough if I concentrated on what I was doing, to overcome the tilt stiction and ensure a smooth move, but it was still a head that required my active attention to overcome its limitations.
The S6 was the clear winner: its lower stiction and springback, combined with its adjustable counterbalance and tilt drag, made it a more predictable, more tweakable, more compliant support. Of the three, it was the easiest to operate and gave me the smoothest, most repeatable moves. It was the only one of the three that I'd consider for any sort of long-form work; between the lack of springback and the adjustable counterbalance, it allowed me to move to a new position and take my hands off the controls, with reasonable assurance that the camera would stay where I left it. While it's not at the level of a Vinten Vision 3 at five times the price or an O'Connor 2060 at twenty-five times the price (grin), it's not bad for what it costs.
The Benro kits look classier and operate better than they should at the price, at least at first glance. When you start looking closer, you start seeing things that help explain that price/performance tradeoff: rough edges, inconsistent quality control, and a lack of attention to certain fit-and-finish aspects.
The S4 head creaked and wobbled alarmingly at first, until I used the (included) hex wrench to properly tighten the bolts holding the top platform to the right side.
The weight hook is a simple steel rod bent 'round and cut off sharply, leaving sharp edges at its tip, where a more careful manufacturer might radius the corners a bit more and round the tip off smoothly.
The S2's QR plate had an odd, verdigris-like discoloration on its dovetail wedges (visible in the image above), and its anti-rotation pin jammed tightly in its hole.
Many of the various levers had untrimmed flashing along their mold lines, and leftover pigtails of plastic wrapped around their metal shafts.
The plastic safety catches for the QR plates on the S4 and S6 flopped about in their grooves and often jammed the QR plates if they weren't first pushed out of the way.
I decided to try changing the battery on the S6's bubble level. The supplied wrench was too small for the cover's bolts, but I had my own 2mm wrench that fit perfectly. Upon removing the cover, quite a few lumps of hot-melt glue-gun glue fell out (at least, I hope it was hot-melt glue!), and a large dollop of the stuff with embedded electronic scrap remained stuck inside the chamber.
Inside the S6's light chamber, after dumping out debris.
The S6's carrying bag was well designed, with carrying handles offset towards the heavier head end of the bag and a double-pull zipper running between them. The S2 and S4 bags have centered handles; when you carry them, the heavy head pulls its end of the bag down.
S2 and S4 bags' centered handles mean the bags sag towards the heavy end.
The zippers on these bags are on the bottom of the bag (the side opposite the carrying handles), so that when you put the bag down its zipper is pushed into the dirt, and you have to flip the bag over to extract the tripod. Did the Benro folks simply tell a new guy to go make some bags, and not look at the results before putting them into production?
All the heads make faint sucking and squishing sounds when panned or tilted quickly, and they have odd daubs of grease here and there that I would have expected to have been wiped off prior to shipment.
In a way, I'm reminded of movie props or inflatable dummy tanks—things that look good from a distance but are less convincing close up. I'm left wondering whether the progression in pan quality I experienced as I moved up from the S2 through the S4 to the S6 is actually due to differences in the design of the lookalike pan sections, or if it's due instead to accidental variations in build quality that just happened to correlate with the price of the heads. Maybe I just got lucky?
I also wonder, given the green mottling on the S2's plate, what the quality of the surface finishes is, and how well these kits will hold up cosmetically under extended use.
I may simply be seeing "teething troubles" with first-generation kit. Benro has been making tripods for over a decade, and (aside from the inelegant weight hook) the tripods themselves appear to be well-thought-out, fully-functional items. The heads are where I see the most inconsistency and rough edges; as the production line gets more experience both quality control and fit-and-finish may improve. If the tripods are any guide, next-generation Benro heads will likely improve both in design and in smoothness.
In any event Benro USA warrants these kits for five years, which indicates a certain degree of confidence in their long-term reliability.
Benro's S-series video tripod kits are attractively priced from $200 to $465.
The tripods are as light and as stable as anything else their size, and they operate smoothly and consistently. The smaller 1573 sticks are a bit on the small and wobbly side for my taste, but the larger 2573 series sticks offer plenty of height and are rigid enough to be genuinely useful.
The heads are an odd lot. The tiny S2 is a bit too bendy and suffers from considerable springback. The S4 is better, but its tilt stiction is bothersome. Neither the S2 nor the S4 gives you any real control over tilt drag or balance. The S6 offers fully-adjustable tilt drag and a four-position counterbalance, and it has the smoothest, least sticky action of the bunch.
All of them have a fixed amount of pan drag, which is disappointing but par for the course at this price point.
The S2 kits combine a slightly-too-small-to-be-solid tripod with a not-ready-for-prime-time head. The S4 kits have decent sticks, but the head—while better than a friction head—isn't as smooth and as usable as I'd like. The S6 head is at least twice as good as the S4 when it comes to doing the things you buy a fluid head for: making smooth, consistent, and repeatable moves. Kits with the S6 command a mere $25 premium over kits with the S4 and I'd say it's money well spent.
Aluminum or carbon fiber? The A2573FS6 costs $300 while the C2573FS6 will set you back $465: that's a $165 "carbon tax". The CF weights 0.9 pounds less (the CF kit weight is 6.0 lbs / 2.7 kg, versus 6.9 lbs / 3.2 kg for aluminum), it's a wee bit stiffer, and it undoubtedly looks cooler. Whether those advantages outweigh the price difference is something only you can determine; if I were buying one myself, I'd opt for the aluminum kit as having the best price/performance tradeoff.
I have to admit that when I first saw these kits I wasn't expecting much, and the fit-and-finish issues did nothing to boost my enthusiasm. But as I worked with them a bit, my opinion changed; the tripods set up and tore down smoothly and easily and were as rigid as anything else I'd used in their price and weight classes. While I didn't warm to the S2 or S4 heads, the S6 head impressed me as something I could actually use without being frustrated by its limitations (and recall that I'm the guy who spent eight years looking for a tripod and head combo I could live with).
In summary, if you're in the market for a sub-$500 tripod kit, Benro's S6 offerings should be on your short list for evaluation, in aluminum or carbon fiber as you see fit.
- Tripods are stiff and lightweight for the price.
- Choice of aluminum or carbon fiber legs.
- Three-section legs and center column offer ample elevation.
- Fast-operating, secure, and touch-friendly leg locks.
- Leveling bowls make setup very quick and easy.
- Three-position limits stops let legs splay outwards as needed.
- Both 1/4" and 3/8" camera screws supplied (S4 and S6).
- S6 head has very good tilt drag and counterbalance settings for the price.
- S6 head is very smooth and repeatable.
- S6 head has sufficiently rigid, dual-section pan handle.
- S6 head has illuminated bubble level.
- S2 and S4 heads lack tilt drag and counterbalance adjustments.
- All heads lack proper pan drag adjustments.
- S2 head has excessive springback in both pan and tilt.
- S4 head has too much tilt stiction.
- S4 and S6 heads have cheap-feeling, wobbly QR plate safety catches.
- S2 and S4 kit carrying bags are poorly designed.
- Benro S-series heads are first-generation products, so long-term reliability can't be predicted.
- All tripods get wobblier the more their legs are extended.
- Center column can't be removed, and it limits how low the head can go.
- The kits I tested have fit-and-finish and quality-control issues. These may diminish as manufacturing cranks out more kits, but they are things to be aware of nonetheless.
S4 kit supporting an AG-DVX100.
Disclosure: Benro sent me three tripod kits for review and paid shipping both ways.
This is a "sponsored review" in that Benro's US distributor paid me (through PVC) to look at their products; normally, I pick what I review, and am compensated only based on the number of page views the review gets. Payment was not contingent on the review being favorable; I wrote what I think of the products, plain and simple.
Aside from that, no material connection exists between me and Benro. No one has offered any payments, freebies, or other blandishments in return for a mention or a favorable review.
I used Adorama's prices in the review because they were easy to find. I have no relationship to Adorama other than as a customer; Adorama wasn't consulted for the review nor have they offered me anything for the shout-out. The same goes for Keeble and Shuchat: I'm a happy customer of theirs, but that's as far as it goes.
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Rune Abro: | April, 06, 2014
Thanks for the review Adam, I bough the S6 kit a few days ago based on your informative analysis. I have one question however. Would you care to quantify your statement: "Neither pan nor tilt suffered from excessive elastic springback, nor were they plagued with noticeable stiction"
I am experiencing a certain degree of both, mostly springback. I am a novice when it comes to tripods so my observations might not be as accurate as yours. I am using the tripod with a load of 2.5Kg (5Dmk3+70-200) in an operating temperature of roughly 20-31 degree celsius. The springback is mostly prevalent when I pan towards the right (camera is balanced using the electronic level as the spirit level seems to be a bit offset) When shooting at 200mm with a subject distance of 2m the issue is very noticeable, but I am unsure of what to expect in this priceclass. Do you think I got a lemon or am I merely being too picky? (I would have been tempte to get the Sachtler Ace, but it is on backorder in all the shops I like to use. (I normally either go budget or semi-high-end as I more often find a reason to regret my purchase when I buy in between.)


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Jason Sudeikis | |
Sudeikis at the premiere of Horrible Bosses, 2011 | |
Born | Daniel Jason Sudeikis September 18, 1975 Fairfax, Virginia, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor, Stand up comedian, Writer |
Years active | 1998–present |
Home town | Overland Park, Kansas |
Spouse(s) | Kay Cannon (2004–2010) |
Jason Sudeikis | |
Sudeikis at the premiere of Horrible Bosses, 2011 | |
Born | Daniel Jason Sudeikis September 18, 1975 Fairfax, Virginia, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor, Stand up comedian, Writer |
Years active | 1998–present |
Home town | Overland Park, Kansas |
Spouse(s) | Kay Cannon (2004–2010) |
Daniel Jason Sudeikis ( /sʉˈdeɪkɪs/ sə-DAY-kis; born September 18, 1975) is an American actor and comedian best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live. He also has had a notable breakthrough in the film industry in 2011, starring that year in Hall Pass, Horrible Bosses, and A Good Old Fashioned Orgy.
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Sudeikis was born Daniel Jason Sudeikis[1] in Fairfax, Virginia. His mother, Kathryn (née Wendt), was formerly a travel agent at Brennco and was president of the American Society of Travel Agents. His father, Daniel Joseph "Dan" Sudeikis, is a vice president of business development.[2][3][4][5] His uncle is actor George Wendt, who is best known for his role as Norm Peterson from Cheers.[6] His maternal grandmother's father was photographer Tom Howard.[7] He is of Lithuanian and Irish descent on his father's side, and German and Irish ancestry on his mother's.[8][9]
As a child, Sudeikis moved with his family to Overland Park, Kansas, which he considers his hometown.[10] He attended Brookridge Elementary School before transferring to Holy Cross Catholic School, both of which are located in Overland Park. He began high school at the Jesuit Rockhurst High School in 1990, later transferring due to academic reasons to Shawnee Mission West High School, where he won the state title in forensics with Drew Keiter, and was a point guard for the boys' basketball team, and graduating in 1994.
Sudeikis occasionally and proudly references Kansas in Saturday Night Live sketches.[10] He is also a longtime Kansas Jayhawks fan[10][11] and has worked University of Kansas themes and well known Lawrence, Kansas, locations into several sketches on SNL.
Sudeikis began his comedy career performing at ComedySportz (now Comedy City) in Kansas City. After moving to Chicago, Sudeikis studied at the Annoyance Theatre and ImprovOlympic, where he was one of the founding members of the long-form team J.T.S. Brown.
He was later cast in The Second City's National Touring Company, and also performed with Boom Chicago in Amsterdam. In the early 2000s, he became a founding member of Second City Las Vegas. He continues to frequently perform at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre's weekly improv show ASSSCAT 3000 in New York City.
In 2003, while a regular performer at Second City Las Vegas, he was hired as a sketch writer for Saturday Night Live, and would occasionally make bit appearances as audience members or extras. In May 2005, became a featured player on the show, and was upgraded to repertory status at the beginning of the show's 32nd season on September 30, 2006.
He became famous for his impersonation of American Idol winner Taylor Hicks, as well as one-half of the Two A-Holes with Kristen Wiig.
Sudeikis will return for the 38th season.
Sudeikis had a recurring guest role on the NBC series 30 Rock with friend Tina Fey in early 2007, appearing in a total of seven episodes. He played Floyd DeBarber, a love interest of Tina Fey's character Liz Lemon. He made another appearance as Floyd in a 2008 episode, and appeared again in the Valentine's Day episode airing February 11, 2010, along with Jon Hamm and Dean Winters. Sudeikis last appeared in three episodes towards the end of the show's 4th season in 2010.
Sudeikis did voice work for the videogame Grand Theft Auto IV, playing the role of right-wing radio host Richard Bastion. He also appeared in the 2008 comedy What Happens in Vegas, playing the role of Cameron Diaz's ex-fiancé. In July 2008, Sudeikis co-starred with Bill Hader and Joe Lo Truglio in the Lorne Michaels produced web-series The Line on Crackle.[12]
Sudeikis appeared in the film The Bounty Hunter, released in March 2010. He co-starred alongside Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler, playing a colleague of Aniston's character, who falls in love with her.[13]
Sudeikis is currently a voice actor on the FOX animated comedy series The Cleveland Show. Sudeikis provides the voice for Holt Richter, Cleveland's wannabe hipster neighbor, as well as the voice of Terry Kimple, Cleveland's hard-partying high school buddy, who he now works with at the cable company. After previously being credited as a recurring guest in season one, Sudeikis was bumped up to a series regular beginning in season two.
In May 2010, Sudeikis joined the cast of the 2011 Seth Gordon comedy Horrible Bosses, which also starred Jamie Foxx, Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell, Charlie Day, and Jason Bateman.[14] Sudeikis co-hosted WWE Raw with Going the Distance co-stars Charlie Day and Justin Long on August 16, 2010, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.[15] Sudeikis also played his first lead film role, alongside Owen Wilson, in the 2011 Farrelly brothers comedy Hall Pass. He had worked with Day when he played the role of Schmitty on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and reprised the role on that show's 7th season finale.
He hosted the 2011 MTV Movie Awards on the June 5, 2011, at the Gibson Amphitheatre.[16][17][18]
In 2012, Sudeikis had a recurring role on the third season of the HBO series Eastbound & Down playing both Shane, Kenny Powers battery mate on the Myrtle Beach Mermen, and Shane's twin brother Cole.[19]
Sudeikis married actress and 30 Rock writer Kay Cannon in 2004. They divorced in 2010. Sudeikis is dating actress and fashion model Olivia Wilde.[22]
Sudeikis has two sisters, Lindsay and Kristin. Lindsay is a teacher at Dominican Academy, an all-girls high school in New York. Kristin is an established choreographer and dancer in New York and has appeared on 30 Rock.[1]
On May 11, 2012, his father's family history was traced on the NBC program Who Do You Think You Are?[23] on the third season of the NBC series.[24]
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1998 | Alien Avengers II | Chester the molester |
2007 | The Ten | Tony Contiella |
Watching the Detectives | Jonathan | |
Meet Bill | Jim Whittman | |
2008 | The Rocker | David Marshall |
Semi-Pro | Danny | |
What Happens in Vegas | Mason | |
2010 | The Bounty Hunter | Stewart |
Going the Distance | Box | |
2011 | Hall Pass | Fred |
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2007 | Wainy Days | Handsome David | 1 episode |
2007–2010 | 30 Rock | Floyd | 12 episodes |
2008 | Grand Theft Auto IV | Richard Bastion | Video game (voice) |
Childrens Hospital | Dr. Robert "Bobby" Fiscus | 2 episodes | |
2008–2009 | Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday | Various | Series regular |
2009–present | The Cleveland Show | Holt Richter / Terry Kimple | Series regular (voice) |
2010–2011 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Schmitty | 2 episodes |
2011 | Portlandia | Aliki | 1 episode |
MTV Movie Awards | Host | 1 episode | |
2012 | Eastbound & Down | Shane Gerald/Cole Gerald | 5 episodes |
"Who Do You Think You Are?" | Himself |
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MAYOR NAMES CLARKE BRIGHT TO HEAD ROYAL HAWAIIAN BAND(Thurs., Dec. 9, 2010)—Mayor Peter Carlisle today announced his nomination of Clarke L. K. Bright as bandmaster of the Royal Hawaiian Band. "I'm very pleased that Mr. Bright will be joining my Cabinet and heading this unique City institution," Bright has served as band director at the Kamehameha Schools Kapalama Campus high school since 2009, after serving as the campus' middle school band director since 2002. He comes from a family well-known for musical and artistic talent, cultural knowledge and community involvement. Among his many musical and performing arts achievements, Bright has served as director of performing arts for New Hope Christian Fellowship in Honolulu, band director for the Kamehameha Schools Kapalama Campus elementary school, band director for Waimanalo Elementary and Intermediate School, orchestra conductor and musical director for the Castle Performing Arts Center and Paliku Theater, and as a percussionist with the 111th Army National Guard Band. Bright earned a Bachelor's Degree in Secondary Music from the His nomination to head the Royal Hawaiian Band is subject to City Council confirmation. The band was founded in 1836 by King Kamehameha III, and is the only band in the -30- Media contact: Louise Kim McCoy, Mayor's Office, 768-7798. |


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As part of Hard Twist 5: Chroma, the Gladstone Hotel's fifth annual juried show of textile-based art, Mafalda Silva's stitched photos were an expression of a softer side of colour and fibres. The subtleties of black and white photography are reflected in Silva's choice of forest offerings, delicately stitched in jewel tones. Like hints of sunlight caught in the leaves, the embroidered sections add dimension and voice to what could have remained a silent corner of the woods.
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From South Africa to Philadelphia, Andrew Lipke has become one of Philly's favorite local artists. After pursuing music composition at The University of the Arts, Lipke took part in multiple bands including Metagroove before settling on a career as successful solo folk artist. With several albums under to his name, Lipke is known for being poignant and optimistic. This year, he joined another Philly folk favorite Hezekiah Jones to produce the new album Have You Seen Our New Fort? with XPN and Weathervane Music's Shaking Through initiative. Together these two artists share an undeniable strength in storytelling, which only strengthens their tag-team performances on stage.
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Christopher Ross Michael-Martinez was the third name released for the list of fatally wounded victims in the Elliot Rodger shooting spree, which took place on May 23 in Isla Vista, California.
University of California Santa Barbara student Christopher Ross Michael-Martinez, 20, ventured out of his home on the night of May 23, and headed to his local deli near campus. Sadly, he never made it back home. Sheriff Coroner Bill Brown revealed in a press conference on May 24 that Christopher was one of the six fatally shot victims of Elliot Rodger's shooting rampage the previous night.
Santa Barbara Shooter: New UCSB Student Revealed Among Dead
Sheriff Bill Brown revealed in the press conference that Christopher was shot after Elliot left the black BMW SUV he was driving and entered the same local deli where Christopher was. The 20-year-old student was fatally shot in the torso and slumped to the deli floor.
A security camera captured the horrific images of Christopher's death but the video has not been released due to its graphic nature. One of the images captured on film was of Christopher laying face down on the floor while blood pooled around his lifeless body, according to a CNN reporter who viewed the security footage.
The tight-knit university community where these crimes took place has been racked with grief. In an area that's been labeled "paradise" because of its pristine location, residents are now faced with a nightmare. But that same nightmare has also lead to this community pulling together.
Twitter has exploded with Santa Barbara residents tweeting their support for one another and the families of the two other fatally wounded victims, Katie Cooper, 22, and Veronika Weiss, 19.
my prayers go out to all of the victims and their families of the UCSB shooting 🙏 I lost a great friend. RIP Katie Cooper ❤
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Katie Cooper was a victim of the shooting. She was a fellow Rolling Ridger and Ayala bulldog c/o 2010, RIP
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Three of the victims have been identified as Veronika Weiss, 19, Katie Cooper and Christopher Martinez. All students
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#Christophermartinez may you rest in peace and to all the victims of the Santa Barbara shooting victims. Prayers to the Martinez family.
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Third Victim Revealed In Elliot Rodger Shooting Spree On UCSB Campus
Tri Delta sorority sisters Katie and Veronika were shot to death outside of the Alpha Phi sorority house by Elliot who had targeted them from across the street.
HollywoodLifers, what did you think of this tragic loss of life at the hands of this crazed gunman? Tell us what's on your mind in the comments below.
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Red Clay Bricks
Substitute for firebricks can be old red clay solid bricks. In ovens these alternative red clay bricks will heat up, retain heat, cook, bake, roast, re-fire, absorb conduct store and hold the heat from wood fire and perform the same way as proper refractory firebricks do. If you can not locate fire bricks where you are or for any reason obtain them, Red Clay Bricks will perform much the same way in wood fire temperature levels and can be used instead.
How do I see it's the right alternative for firebricks?
The replacement bricks must be of this type, old solids. Clay body is the same on the brick's inside as it is on the outside. Break or cut one of the bricks you find in half to see what's in the middle. New products are made out of cheap clay bodies whilst only on the outside a decorative clay slip is applied and then the bricks are fired in kiln – you couldn't use bricks like that. The right alternate also shouldn't be burnt, if you saw too much black-carbon color in the center don't use such brick – it would be either over fired and brittle or made out of lesser quality clay. But a few little burnt spots will be fine. Working with red clay solid bricks is equivalent to work with refractory firebricks, all matters remain the same only bricks are different.
Where to find these old red solid bricks?
Look around in demolition yards for instance they often stock these red clay bricks. Read advertisements in papers, people very often sell for fraction of price or giveaway exactly this type of old bricks, and other great building material left over from other projects or from cleaning up. There are always few firebrick replacements to be seen here you just have to watch it. Bricks are old and in used condition with some chips and cracks, you can turn them with better side towards hot face, the oven inside. You can buy 200 to 1000 of red clay bricks even for 20 or 30 bucks in total and end up having a lucky day.
Interested in firebricks physical properties or soapstone (soaprock) technical data?
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Buttermilk French Toast
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Before food editor and stylist Paul Grimes came up with this recipe, we admit that we had never thought of making French toast with buttermilk. But when he whipped up a batch using the leftover buttermilk from the Skillet Corn Bread, we were shocked by how delicious it was. It turns out that the buttermilk permeates the challah with a subtle tang that partners beautifully with dusky maple syrup. Consider us converted.
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The Wilderness Section of the Garden Route National Park is situated close to the N2 highway, 15km from George, 2km from Wilderness village, 410km from Port Elizabeth and 450km from Cape Town.
The closest airport is at George, where car hire facilities are available.
Guests visiting Wilderness' Ebb & Flow Rest Camp, please note the road sign on the N2 to the Park reads Wilderness National Park and not Ebb & Flow. Guests can also use the western access through the town of Wilderness across the rail road bridge and turn right for the reception.
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- South Camp: 07:00 to 18:00. Guests arriving late/after hours can enter the park by buzzing the intercom, security will then open the gate/s ( South Camp Gates only) for them.
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- South Camp: 07:00 to 18:00. Guests arriving late/after hours can enter the park by buzzing the intercom, security will then open the gate/s ( South Camp Gates only) for them.
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Pugnacious NFL & BMOC Picks: Texans will better league's best.
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CNK > SEC Filings for CNK > Form 8-K on 18-Feb-2014 | All Recent SEC Filings |
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(b) On February 13, 2014, Roger T. Staubach, a current member of the board of directors (the "Board") of Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (the "Company" , "us" or "our") has notified the Company that he will not stand for re-election to the Board when his term expires at the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders. Mr. Staubach's decision to not stand for re-election is not due to any disagreement with us on any matter relating to our operations, policies or practices.
(e) On February 13, 2014, our Board approved an amendment (the "First Amendment") to the Amended and Restated Cinemark Holdings, Inc. 2006 Long Term Incentive Plan (the "Amended Plan"). The First Amendment became effective as of February 13, 2014 (the "Effective Date").
The First Amendment amends the provisions relating to the vesting of options, restricted stock, restricted stock units and performance awards ("Equity Awards") upon death or disability of a participant to the Amended Plan. Pursuant to the First Amendment, any Equity Award shall be vested and become exercisable on a prorata basis based on the percentage determined by dividing (i) the number of days from and including the date of grant of such Equity Award through the termination of participant's employment by death or disability, by (ii) the number of days from the grant date of such Equity Award to the full vesting date of such Equity Award.
The First Amendment shall apply to all outstanding Equity Awards.
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I have been researching my family history. My maternal grandparents were Ruby Smith and Hazel Dell Elam, both of Morgan County, KY. My paternal grandparents are Clayton Earl Hammonds and Bertie Susan Watson, both of Morgan County Ky, Clayton Earl is a decendent of Phillip Hamman, Sr., who came to this country from Germany, and fought in the first battle of the Revoultionary War. I have also researched my husbands family the Gastineau's who came to the US from France. I am also researching the Peyton family of Morgan County and surronding counties, Western Peyton is one of the oldest members of the family that I know of, then the family of Delmon Peyton, his brother Billy Ray Peyton. I am very interested in finding out about this side of my family. Any information would be greatly appreciated and I can be contacted by email at email@example.com |
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