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Gaia's mission relies on the systematic and repeating observation of star positions in two fields of view. As the detectors repeatedly measure the position of each celestial object, they will detect any changes in the object's motion through space.
To achieve its mission the spacecraft is spinning slowly, sweeping its two telescopes across the entire celestial sphere to make four complete rotations per day.
Gaia's telescopes point at two different portions of the sky, separated by a constant 106.5°. Therefore, objects arrive in the second field of view 106.5 minutes after they are observed in the first.
Meanwhile its spin axis precesses around the Sun with a period of about 63 days, allowing different parts of the sky to be scanned. This scanning strategy builds up an interlocking grid of positions, providing absolute – rather than relative – values of the stellar positions and motions.
The spacecraft spin axis makes an angle of 45° with the Sun direction, ensuring that the payload is shaded from the Sun, but that the solar arrays can still produce electricity efficiently.
Last update: 14 June 2013
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Gaia- Gaia blog
http://blogs.esa.int/gaia/ - Operations
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Operations - Gaia overview
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Gaia/Gaia_overview - Gaia factsheet
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Gaia/Gaia_factsheet - Frequently asked questions
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Gaia/Frequently_Asked_Questions_about_Gaia - Gaia brochure
http://www.esa.int/About_Us/ESA_Publications/ESA_BR-296_Gaia_ESA_s_galactic_census - Hipparcos mission
http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/area/index.cfm?fareaid=20 - For Media
http://www.esa.int/For_Media/Photos/Highlights/Gaia - In depth
http://sci.esa.int/gaia - For Educators
http://www.esa.int/esaKIDSen/OurUniverse.html- How many stars are there in the Universe?
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Herschel/How_many_stars_are_there_in_the_Universe - The billion-pixel camera
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Exploring_space/The_billion-pixel_camera - Gaia spacecraft testing
http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=31544&farchive_objecttypeid=31&farchive_objectid=30928 - Vodcast: Charting the Galaxy - from Hipparcos to Gaia
http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=45772&fattributeid=885 - Little books of Gaia
http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=35010 - Make a Gaia model
http://www.rssd.esa.int/index.php?project=Gaia&page=Gaia_model - Explore stellar neighbourhood in 3D
http://workshop.chromeexperiments.com/stars/ - Gaia launch campaign photos


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RFA 7 RESULTS: Brandon Thatch Disposes of Mike Rhodes, Jeremy Kimball Upsets Chidi Njokuani in Denver - 3/22/13
Ring of Fire (ROF) and Resurrection Fighting Alliance presented RFA 7: Thatch vs Rhodes on Friday, Match 22, 2013, at the 1stBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado, a suburb of Denver.
In a notable amateur fight, Gina Begley submitted Shannon Culpepper with a guillotine choke in the second round. Sherdog has all of the amateur results.
Complete Pro Results After the Break
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PAYDAY: Resurrection Fighting Alliance 4 Salaries - Purse Amounts and Bonus Payouts for RFA 4 in Las Vegas - 11/3/12
The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) has released the following salary figures for RFA 4: Griffin vs Escudero, held Saturday, November 3, 2012, at the Texas Station Gambling Hall and Hotel in Las Vegas, NV.
These are the fighter purses as reported to the NSAC by the Resurrection Fighting Alliance. See note at bottom of this article for more details on fighter paychecks.
Tyson Griffin was the top earner of the night with his $16,000 payout.
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Using the Samsung Galaxy S5 fingerprint sensor: Hint, it sucks balls
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- Kip Beatty
And it's funny, despite being told again and again and again how Samsung and Android are wiping the floor with Apple in terms of market share, virtually no major media outlet has given a shit that one of the primary features of the flagship Android phone doesn't work. Can you imagine a certain fruit logo'd company getting a similar pass?
- http://jy.lv/ Kārlis
Samsung's sensor is very awkward to use, BUT that Business Insider tester is clearly using it wrong. The helper animation shows you have to swipe the full fingertip in one smooth motion, perpendicular to the phones bottom edge, not from one side at an angle. Of course, the correct way is super awkward and not usable in real life, but testing should be done correctly. I had a chance to play with it, and when done correctly, it works fine.
And yes, I use 5s with its superior fingerprint sensor
- Herding_sheep
Lets be honest, do you really think the average consumer really cares to know the "proper" swipe technique? Even with a video guide, most people still wouldn't intellectually understand the difference between swiping from the bottom up, with your finger flat, versus just swiping the finger with no regard to orientation and angle.
So this video just highlights the superiority of Touch ID (ignoring the technical achievements as well). Its foolproof. It serves the purpose of securing your phone with something easier and quicker than a pin. Samsungs implementation is more awkward for most people than simply typing a pin. They literally did it just so they could say they have a fingerprint scanner too. Where ever Apple goes, Samsung is ten steps behind.
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I absolutely agree it's awkward and useless and no one will use it beyond few tries on first launch. I just kinda don't like when testing is done incorrectly.
- EzraWard
I don't like Samsung's implementation of a fingerprint sensor at all really. I've also been a little disappointed in Apple's implementation but mainly due to my girlfriend's iPhone losing my fingerprint within a week of me adding it.
I thought TouchID was a gimmick at first, but after using it, I really like it. I want to see this ASAP on a Lumia device. I actually get annoyed when I have to type my passcode in on my Lumia 920 after using it a little on the 5s.
- rattyuk
Sometimes TouchID is too good. Occasionally I want to check through my notifications and it's already logged me in. But that has to be better than what was shown in the video.
- jon gault
I do it exactly as the animation suggest and most of the time can't even register a fingerprint, let alone unlock the phone with it. I get 4 good passes and the rest fail. Maybe for whom it works well have more definition in their prints. BTW, I am NOT a fan of apple so I'm not even going to offer a comparison. It just doesn't work.
- zp
The sensor does not work at all on my Galaxy Tab S 8.4. It's horrible and a joke that this was even implemented in this failed state. It's utterly worthless, and yes, I am a user who has extensively tested it on my own device. I have deactivated the 'feature'. What an embarrassment for Samsung.


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Purported next-gen iPhone display appears online
New photos showing a purported next-gen iPhone front panel and display assembly have appeared online. MacRumors reports that UBreakiFix received the photos, which show a white front panel that looks nearly identical to parts seen previously, and a display unit on the rear side. Once again, no precise measurements were made, but it does appear that the next-gen iPhone's display will be taller than current models, measuring 4" diagonally while retaining the same pixel density as the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S. Apple is expected to unveil its next-generation iPhone at a special media event September 12.
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OK, we're only about 3 weeks from the official reveal of *something* from Apple that will almost certainly include the latest iPhone update, rumors have consistently pointed to the taller form factor, and there have been multiple leaks of photos already consistent with the rumors…
If some photos of components for the rumored iPad mini or the barely mentioned rumored iPod touch fifth generation appear, by all means, I'm interested, but I fail to see what this "yet another" set of photos adds to our collective knowledge of the rumor mill for the next iPhone update. It's the tech equivalent of a Lindsay Lohan looked wasted at a club over the weekend story if you ask me ;-)
Posted by Code Monkey in Midstate New York on August 20, 2012 at 11:33 AM (CDT)
#1 loosen up, it's just more confirmation on rumors. get ready to sit through it until they actually announce the thing.
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I am with you CM. I am one of those waiting for the iPhone release to upgrade. But I think I have a fairly solid grasp on what to expect at this point. Even if this is all slight of hand, and Apple drops something totally unexpected (I truly doubt this), all of this duplication of information is overkill.
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If it says UNIQUE, then it does not stack. It still gives huge AP however, but I would not follow any of your peers' builds because most of them are as new to the game as you are.
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WCC President Rose B. Bellanca recently shared her vision for the College and the community with Donna Doleman, vice president of marketing communications and talent at Ann Arbor SPARK, in a podcast that's available online.
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WCC has been named Educational Institution of the Year by the American Welding Society and the Welding Equipment Manufacturers Committee. The honor is one of their 2012 Image of Welding awards.
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WCC Awarded Grant to Develop IT Workforce
WCC has been awarded a $2.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor through its Trade Adjustment Assistance for Community Colleges Career Training program. The grant will fund an initiative to develop new information technology employees in Michigan.
WCC/UM Collaborate On Grant Program For Jordanian College
Entrepreneurs occupy a central position in our economy as key contributors to technological innovation and new job growth. WCC and the University of Michigan William Davidson Institute (WDI) are helping to build entrepreneurial know-how among students at Jordan's Al-Quds College thanks to a grant from Higher Education Development (HED).
President Bellanca Joins National Forum to Promote Entrepreneurship
President Rose Bellanca has joined the new Presidents for Entrepreneurship Forum sponsored by National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE). Through the program, presidents of community colleges throughout the country commit to increase the focus on entrepreneurship at their institutions and the impact their colleges have on the economic well being of the communities they serve.
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Hello everyone,I just got my new D3000 a month ago and it came with the standard 18-55 lens which I'm very happy with. I'm still in the learning stages with my camera and am just about now experimenting with other settings beyond AUTO!!!!My 8 year old son plays a lot of soccer and I find that my 18-55 lens does not give me enough zoom capability on the soccer field so I'm looking to buy another lens. I definitely am on a budget so screening my choices very carefully. From the research I've been doing it seems like the Nikon 55-200($220 on Amazon) and the 18-250 would be good options but any other suggestions...? Besides the Nikon I was also looking at Tamron lenses(just becoz they are cheaper) but it seems like they dont have VR which I'd really like. I am so far satisfied with my manual autofocus but would like for a AF-S or built in auto focus lenses which I'm hoping I can use if I upgrade in the future.I really would appreciate your advice on what lens I can buy, also are used lenses in a good condition on sites like BHphots video a good idea....?Thanks a lot!Anita
First I want to welcome you to Nikonians, Anita A very good choice is the AF-S 70-300 VR.
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Hi Anita,Welcome to Nikonians!If you can stretch you budget the Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED IF AF-S VR should be at the top of your list. It will perform much better at the long end than the Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED IF AF-S DX VR.The Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG OS is another choice at a price close to the Nikkor.For Soccer the added reach over the 55-200mm will come in handy.Good Luck and Enjoy your Nikons!
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Thank you Gerold & Marty!!I just looked up the 70-300 and its even cheaper than the 18-200...Yay!!!!!One question though I had from all the reviews about the 70-300 is that while it has a real good telephot zoom, the wide angle zoom is much inferior than the 18-200. Is this true...? How would the wide angle zoom on the 70-300 be when compared with my current 18-55 lens?Also I'd prefer something that I can fix to my camera and leave on and use most of the time so is the excess weight(its almost triple the weight of 18-200) feasible.Thanks a lot for your input.Anita
Hi AnitaThe 70-300VR is not considered a wide angle and 70mm is as wide as it is going to get. It is not as wide your 18-55 when it is set at 55mm.While one lens that that covers everything sounds like a great thing, there are some trade off's in IQ. You will get better results with a two lens system. With the two lens you could cover from 18mm-300mm with only 55mm to 70mm not being covered. I do not think you would miss that but you would gain 100mm on the long end by going with the 70-300VR.Here are a couple of shots taken with the 70-300vr hand held.http://www.flickr.com/photos/by_jerry_jaynes/2682903875/sizes/l/in/set-72157603082791638/http://www.flickr.com/photos/by_jerry_jaynes/2779712510/sizes/l/in/set-72157603082791638/
Jerry JaynesGreat Smoky Mountainsof North Carolinahttp://www.flickr.com/photos/by_jerry_jaynes/
Hi Anita,>One question though I had from all the reviews about the>70-300 is that while it has a real good telephot zoom, the>wide angle zoom is much inferior than the 18-200. Is this>true...? How would the wide angle zoom on the 70-300 be when>compared with my current 18-55 lens?70mm is considered short telephoto, not wide angle by any means. The long side of wide angle is 35mm on an FX body and about 24mm or so on a DX body. Your 18-55mm will be your wide angle to short telephoto zoom.The 70-200mm is at least as good if not better than the 18-200mm from 70-135mm. It performs significantly better than the 18-200mm from 135mm - 200mm and leaves the 18-200mm in the weeds from 200mm to 300mm. >Also I'd prefer something that I can fix to my camera and>leave on and use most of the time so is the excess weight(its>almost triple the weight of 18-200) feasible.The 70-300mm VR (745g) weighs less than 1/3 more than the 18-200mm VR (565g), not three times more. The issue of weight is a very individual decision. My camera bodies are about twice the weight of the D3000 and my 70-200mm VR (1540g) is more than twice the weight of the 70-300mm VR. When I pack light, I carry two bodies, a few lenses and a Speedlight. For shooting soccer the added reach of the 70-300mm will be very useful. I use my 70-200mm and a 300mm or 400mm prime. Good Luck and Enjoy your Nikons!
>Hi Anita,>>Welcome to Nikonians!>If you can stretch you budget the Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G>ED IF AF-S VR should be at the top of your list. I have the 70-300mm it really rocks!


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looking for Mandarin/cantonese speaking assistant editors for several weeks of work in San Francisco. Anyone that's interested in interning that speaks mandarin/cantonese for college credit also encouraged to apply. Please contact me directly: jhenion[AT]current[DOT]com
Desperately seeking animator(s)for low budget documentary about how the US has been taken down by our multi-national corporations. Please check out our trailer at:Heist-themovie.com
Can't think of a more important subject, Donald. Hope somebody comes forward ASAP!
In reply to Donald Goldmacher's post on Fri 1 Apr 2011 :
Sounds like a great project.
I've really loved working with the animator Hongsun Yoon. You can see some of her work in the trailer embedded here, but she can really do a much wider range of styles. She's done everything from network tv graphics to very experimental films.
You can contact her at hongssun(at)hotmail(dot)com
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Thanks for your support, Doug. Much appreciated, as we are getting to the homestretch, and just lost our animators due to their being victims of our current economic crisis. How ironic.
I am following up on your lead, Augusta. Many thanks.
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Donald, Cannot wait to see this doc...
I have an animator friend that may be able to help. If you still need someone, email me at kristen[at]artifactdocumentaries[dot]com and I can put you in touch with her.
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Fresh off a career retrospective and judge's seat at the 49th Ann Arbor Film Festival, prolific and iconoclastic Oregon filmmaker VANESSA RENWICK comes to Anthology Film Archives to present an adrenaline-pumping, awe-inspiring and sometimes brutal program of new works on video, including several NYC premieres. MIX ME A WALK is a both meditation and a holler, using stunning cinematography and rare archival fragments to offer up both the grandeur and the violence of nature. Wolves, coyotes, ravens, eagles, elk, bears, horses and bison may be the stars of this show, but these five films amply demonstrate why Renwick has been a star in the underground film scene for the past few decades. Discussion moderated by filmmaker Esther Robinson.
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The program begins with Red Stallion's Revenge (16mm to video, 7 min., 2007), a remixed, re-scored 1943 western shot at the base of Mt. Shasta featuring the grudge match of the century between a horse and a bear.
We then leave the animals behind and enter the realm of humans and trees. Food is a Weapon (16mm & Super8 to video, 4 min., 1998) uses haunting logging footage from the 1940's, revealing old growth treasures looted for the war effort. A eulogy for trees.
Next up is the poignant Woodswoman (video, 10 min., 2010). One hypnotically watches the book Woodswoman by Anne LaBastille burning in a fireplace, and learns the place of the book in Renwick's life, as well as the fate of Anne LaBastille.
Vanessa: "I hated the Trojan nuclear cooling tower 20 miles downstream from my Portland home, sitting on an earthquake fault line. I and many others tried to shut it down twice. It finally did get shut down, and then I read of its upcoming demise. PORTRAIT #2: TROJAN (16mm to video, 5min., 2006) was made because I knew I would miss it in the landscape. How could this be? It is true."
FULL ON LOG JAM (video, 16 min., 2010), a meditation on the forests of the Cascade Mountain Range in Northern Oregon, captures the grandeur of nature in a way that makes us all too aware of our human transience and vulnerabilities.
Hope and Prey (3-channel video, 23 min., 2010) features stunning wildlife cinematography of animals hunting and being hunted in a winter landscape. Wolves, coyotes, ravens, eagles, elk and bison are the stars. The dramatic, sometimes brutal nature cinematography is transformed through black and white, high-contrast recomposition and a hyper-dynamic score by Portland's infamous underground composer, Daniel Menche.
And Sunday, April 10 UnionDocs and The Flaherty Co-Present
A retrospective of Renwick's work 1983-2009.
Discussion moderated by Penny Lane.
At UnionDocs | 322 Union Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211 | 7:30 pm | $9
Vanessa Renwick's iconoclastic artwork reflects an interest in place, relationships between bodies and landscapes, and all sorts of borders. She is a naturalist, born, not made: a true barefoot and cinematic rabblerouser. Working in experimental and poetic documentary forms since 1983, she has made over 45 films, videos and installations, shown widely and internationally at places like MoMA, The Andy Warhol Museum, The Kitchen, New York Underground Film Festival, Migrating Forms, PDX Festival, Kill Your Timid Notion, International Film Festival Rotterdam and The Viennale. She's won many awards over the years, including the Gus Van Sant Award for Best Experimental Film at the Ann Arbor Festival and First Place in the Peripheral Produce 2001 World Championship Invitationals. As the director of The Oregon Dept. of Kick Ass, Renwick booked, programmed and toured The Lucky Bum Film Tour to over 70 venues across the U.S. and Canada, with Bill Daniel. Renwick is represented by PDX Contemporary Art. (www.odoka.org)
"One of the cornerstones of Portland's remarkably fecund scene for moving-image art."
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Esther Robinson is an award winning filmmaker/producer. Her critically acclaimed directorial debut A Walk into the Sea: Danny Williams and The Warhol Factory took top prizes at The Berlin, Tribeca and Chicago film festivals and is available on The Sundance Channel, Netflix and iTunes. Other producing projects include The Canal Street Madam (Cameron Yates), Home Page (Doug Block) and the 1999 digital release of The Last Broadcast (Lance Weiler/Stefan Avalos). Esther is also a former program officer (The Creative Capital Foundation) and a non-profit entrepreneur (www.arthome.org)
Public historian available for all types of film projects. I have the ability to research, conduct oral history interviews, and find those difficult-to-locate documents. Get those important facts right! Reasonable rates. Please contact me at: laura[dot]marshallsay[at]gmail[dot]com
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We're sad to leave our great edit space in Park Slope (near F and G Train) but our production is ending and funding is gone. We've been very happy here for the past year. It's a big room in a building full of artist spaces, but most are doc filmmakers. It's $620 per month – a great price for the space. I don't know exact sq ft, (about 350 I think) but we have 3 workstations set up, a dining table in corner, a couch and coffee table – plus some filing cabinets.
Available May 1, give or take... contact me for pics or to come by and see it. It's 1713 8th ave. michael[at]thoughtfulrobot[dot]com
Looking for a good cameraman in Dubai who can do sound for a french documentary company. Documentary will air on Arte . Has to be based in Dubai – with their own HD equipment . The shoot is scheduled for Monday the 18th of April and will consist of interviews and b-roll . Any suggestions?
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I am also planning on renting a tripod (decent head, for EX1 or similar) for the same dates. I'll go with a rental house (and would love advice on where to go), but renting directly from another D-Worder would be great as well.
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NEEDED: Spanish translator to make subtitles for a 1 hour documentary. Please contact DeanHamer[AT]aol[DOT]com
Dean, do you know about dotsub ? Not sure if it would be useful in this case but might be worth checking out. One of the principals is on our advisory board for the ENVY project. I can give you his contact info if you think you'd like to get in touch with him.
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The Docs In Progress Evening with an Expert series returns on Monday May 2. This program will focus on how brings filmmakers and other industry professionals to be engaged in an active distribution campaign for a social issue documentary, using the Emmy Award-winning Out in the Silence as a case study.
Filmmakers Joe Wilson and Dean Hamer will return to Docs In Progress during a brief break from their outreach tour to discuss how they built a grassroots campaign around the film to help raise visibility and use the film as a tool for mobilizing action. Among the topics to be covered:
* Measuring tangible impacts through documentary screenings and discussions
* Building relationships with community partners
* Balancing "old-school" grassroots outreach such as radio interviews, local newspaper articles, fliers, and posters with "new school" methods such as social media, e-mail marketing, website and blog coverage, and online screenings.
* Strategies for fundraising, friendraising, and film sales for social issue films
* How making a difference and making a living through documentary do not have to be mutually exclusive concepts.
Monday, May 2, 2011
6:30 pm Networking and Refreshments
7:00 – 8:30 pm Program and Q&A
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- The Docs Insiders Program is an annual membership program. For an annual fee, Docs Insiders get preferred rates on Docs In Progress and partner progrms and access to apply for the Docs In Progress Fiscal Sponsorship Program.
Out in the Silence captures the remarkable chain of events that unfold when the announcement of filmmaker Joe Wilson's wedding to another man, Dean Hamer, ignites a firestorm of controversy in his small Pennsylvania hometown. When the mother of a gay teen being tormented at a school in the town writes to Wilson, he is drawn back on a journey through love, hate, and understanding in rural America. Prior to its completion, Out in the Silence was workshopped through several Docs In Progress programs including Peer Pitch, Work in Progress Screenings, and One-on-One Consultations.
Out in the Silence has been playing the film festival circuit for more than 1 1/2 years, has been funded by the Sundance Documentary Fund, has screened on public television, and recently won a regional Emmy Award for Best Documentary. However, these kudos pale in comparison to the deeper impact the film is making in small towns across America as the filmmakers have taken it to community screenings one town at a time. The aim of this grassroots campaign is to expand public awareness about the difficulties that GLBT people face in rural and small town America and to promote dialogue and action that will help people on all sides of the issues find common ground.
Social activist and filmmaker Joe Wilson was frustrated by the limitations of traditional advocacy, and so he picked up a camera with hopes of reaching broader audiences with stories that inform and compel people to question and act. Wilson's work has been awarded winner of the Videomaker Magazine National Documentary Challenge, Audience Prize at the One-in-Ten Film Festival, and Best Short Film at the Barcelona Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, among other recognitions.
Scientist turned filmmaker Dean Hamer joined the journalism field after being invited to discuss his research on AIDS, human sexuality, and behavior genetics on numerous television news shows. He set out to communicate complex scientific and social ideas through compelling documentaries. Hamer's debut film, The Preacher and the Poet (also an alum of the Docs In Progress Work-in-Progress Screening Program), was a winner at the PBS/Independent Lens Online Shorts Festival. His work also has been awarded the Audience Prize at the One-in-Ten Film Festival, and Best Short Film at the Barcelona Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, among other recognitions. Hamer also has worked on productions for the BBC, Discovery Science, and network news channels. He has written three award-winning books, including The Science of Desire, which was a New York Times "Notable Book of the Year" in 1994.
Wilson and Hamer are partners in filmmaking as well as life, having produced over a dozen pieces for their company, qWaves.
While this talk will not include a full screening of the film, Out in the Silence can be viewed online on Hulu or SnagFilms or can be purchased on DVD or digital download through their a variety of sources.
Hi D-Word folks.
Looking for a production assistant with solid LIGHTING experience for a day-long shoot in Cambridge/Boston on May 3rd. We're making a short video tribute to a victim of 9/11 – shooting mostly interviews, some b-roll – full day. Possible second day the following week (May 9th)
PA must know how to beautifully light an interview and be willing to jump in to help carry equipment, setup etc. Day rate approximately $300-400, depending on experience.
(* We'll be shooting with a Sony EX 1R, and using a Kinoflo Lighting Kit: (1) 4x4 (4 bank), (2) 2x2, 3 C stands, 3 arms, gobbles, small ballasts, DAYLIGHT AND TUNGSTEN BULBS, extension cords)
If interested, please e-mail me at: mollyraskin[AT]msn[DOT]com
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Over the last several months, a local woman has transcribed something like 150 hours of footage for me. She's amazingly fast and accurate. She's interested in doing more, and I'm not going to have enough to keep her busy. So if anyone needs a reliable and reasonable transcriptionist, email me and I'll introduce you.
Looking for a Portuguese-to-English transcriber/translator for interview & verite footage. Preferably located in NYC, but can be remote as well. Please contact yoni (at) ybpix.com
I know it is a bit last minute but I need recommendations for a NY / NJ based PA tomorrow. We are going to be in Camden, NJ. It is a whole day shoot from we will leave at 10:30 a.m. and should return by 9:00 p.m. E-mail me on firstname.lastname@example.com Thanks Hemal
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FILM WORKSHOPS IN MIDTOWN MANHATTAN: Third World Newsreel Spring Evening Workshops Start May 3rd, 2011!
Walk-in seminars on production topics you need – from production planning and distribution, to new media production, sound recording and more. All classes are $20 ($10 for low income) unless otherwise noted. The workshops take place at Third World Newsreel. Register now by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com.
Tuesday, May 3rd, 6:30PM
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Roddy Bogawa speaks on using crowdsourcing to fundraise, and all the effort (and "killer rewards") needed to make it work. Having raised raised more than $20G Kickstarter in forty-five days for his new film Taken by Storm: The Art of Storm Thorgerson and Hipgnosis he should know! Bogawa's work Some Divine Wind, Junk and I Was Born, But... have screened in dozens of film festivals, gallery and museum venues including Sundance, MoMA and the Whitney Biennial. He is also a professor in media arts at New Jersey City University. ($20/10 low income)
Tuesday, May 10th, 6:30 PM
Sound Recording: Tips for Better Results and New Gear
An intro to getting decent sound and a look at some of the more popular mixers, hard drive recorders and radio mikes. Whether working with the 5D, the 900 or your tiny FS200. Facilitated by JT Takagi, recordist/filmmaker with gear courtesy of Professional Sound Services. ($20/10 low income)
Stay tuned for more! – Production Planning, Marketing and Distribution and a Master Class with Sam Pollard!
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Producers/Collaborators Sought: Doc Film On People Living In Cars
Hi there,
My name is Jeff and I am a first-time filmmaker. I have been filming footage of people living in cars, trucks, vans, and SUVs since last fall. I also live in my SUV and film my experience too.
Not having gone to film school, I am seeking producers and collaborators with filmmaking experience to help transform this footage into an actual film.
Here's why you should work with me:
-Having worked on a major political campaign, I know how to make and confirm definite commitments with excellent follow though
-I live in my SUV making me all the more able to earn trust among fellow vehicle dwellers
-If I am able to make this film, because I live in my SUV, it will be an amazing underdog story
-I am an emerging YouTube personality. My videos have received almost 13,000 views in just 3 months, with almost 700 YouTube friends and 125 subscribers (I have not lost a subscriber yet). The channel is: jeff4justice
-I have hours and hours of original/unique footage on this topic
-I have researched this topic extensively
-This is a timely topic because of the economic crisis
Here's what I have filmed:
-6 Interviews of people living in vehicles
-2 Interviews of government workers & elected officials who have been engaged with this topic
-5 interviews with people working in nonprofits serving homeless people living in vehicles
-2 interviews with local residents in neighborhoods with people living in vehicles
-2 interviews with local representatives of neighborhood groups in neighborhoods with people living in vehicles
-1 interview with a police officer
-1 town hall meeting on this topic
All interview subjects signed media releases forms.
I have also filmed various footage of vehicles that appear to be lived in, traffic scenes, and various filler footage.
Here's where I have filmed:
Walnut Creek, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Venice/L.A. – all in CA
Here's what I need to film more of:
-2 interviews with women living in vehicles
-2 interviews with families living in vehicles
-More racial/cultural diversity of interview subjects
-More in-depth follow along of 2-3 people/couples/families living in vehicles
Also, I just learned of a lawsuit involving people living in vehicles VS. the city of L.A. regarding laws that outlaw living in vehicles. Footage of the court events would be great too!
Equipment used:
-Kodak Zi8 camera
-Audio Technica ATR-3350 Lavalier Omnidirectional Condenser Clipon Mics
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Like documentaries such as An Inconvenient Truth, Out In The Silence, The Cove, and Food Inc., this documentary has great potential be utilized as a platform for social movement to advocate for safe parking programs (similar to what exists in Santa Barbara and Ventura), the repeal/modification of laws illegalizing sleeping in vehicles, and a network of support for people in this situation.
Thank you for your consideration.
-Jeff Girard
I am currently in the L.A. area
-Started first visible/viable LGBT group in anti-LGBT Yuba-Sutter area (north of Sacramento) in 2003, led it though end of 2007
-Volunteer recruiter/trainer with NO on 8 campaign in 2008
-Produced NO on Prop 14 Theatre viral vids in 2010
-Employed as security guard over 5 years – this means I have great FBI and CA Dept. of Justice background checks
I'm still looking for a tripod for an Ex1, in New York, May 8 – 17. I'd also like to rent a small lighting kit (one or two dedo-lights or similar plus stands would be perfect). I'll take my money to a rental house if I have to, but if somebody has these things sitting around and would like to rent them out, let me know!
Hi All,
Our production company (based in the Bay Area) just finished a documentary shoot and we have 3 boxes of tape leftover. Anyone in the market for DVCPro HD (AJ-P66MPMC) tapes? They retail for $18/ea at B&H. We're offering the whole lot (32 tapes) for $450.
I'm looking for a local (Los Angeles/Venice) editor to finish the final section of my film about the global impact of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Following The Ninth www.followingtheninth.com Three to four weeks. Please reply to email@example.com for details.
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Hey all, I am a film major, but in school am not getting enough practical experience. I am friendly and easy to work with and innovative/adventurous. Is anyone willing to take me on as a sidekick or a sort of second shadow this summer? I'm not looking for money or anything like that, I just want to learn and experience. I have a passport and am willing to travel.
I know it's a bit late to be asking for summer experiences, but I had a few internships which have fallen through and now I'm up a creek.
I am a great listener and I'm low maintenance, so you don't have to worry about me getting in your way.
Please consider
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Have a Great Day, everybody!
I'm an emerging, non-union Director of Photography / Camera Operator with over 10 years of experience working on national TV commercials, music videos, and feature narrative films. My years of working in still photography gave me an extensive understanding of lighting and composition which I've segued into my cinematography. Although, I have no experience in non-fiction storytelling, I am extremely passionate about documenting the truth. As Federico Fellini once said,"My fantasy is to make something REAL". So, please feel free to contact me whether or not your next project calls for a Director of Photography and/or Camera Operator.
Rebecca Richman Cohen's WAR DON DON
Director Rebecca Richman Cohen and producer Francisco Bello in person for discussion with Chris Santora, one of the Sesay trial prosecutors featured in the film!
Rebecca Richman Cohen's remarkable debut film WAR DON DON begins at the end of a decade-long civil war in Sierra Leone which has left a population devastated by mass murder, rape and savage disfigurement. Now, in the capital city of Freetown, United Nations soldiers guard a heavily fortified building known as the Special Court. Inside, a man named Issa Sesay awaits his trial. The prosecution say Sesay is a war criminal, guilty of heinous crimes against humanity. The defense says he is a reluctant fighter who protected civilians and was himself a victim of terrible poverty and violent coercion. Justice Benjamin Itoe says the Court means "to bring an end to impunity and to contribute to the peace and reconciliation process." WAR DON DON presents the trial of Issa Sesay in incredible detail and from myriad perspectives, offering a rare and penetrating view of international criminal justice.
"One of the most viscerally compelling documentaries of the year. It will leave you haunted."
Mary Anderson Casavant, Filmmaker Magazine
"Without eliding the grim human cost of the crimes and criminals involved, Rebecca Richman Cohen's unusually lucid documentary plays against type."
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
"Fascinating and complex... a remarkably sophisticated examination of the machinery of justice."
The Independent Weekly, Raleigh, NC
Rebecca Richman Cohen is an award-winning filmmaker and a law school graduate with experience in international human rights and criminal defense. She interned as an investigator at the Bronx Defenders and continued to do investigative work at the Special Court for Sierra Leone, working on a legal defense team for Alex Tamba Brima in the AFRC-accused case. Five months after leaving the Brima defense team, she returned to Sierra Leone to begin production on WAR DON DON. Between trips to Sierra Leone, she has been adjunct faculty at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) where she taught an undergraduate seminar entitled "Human Rights, Mass Atrocity, and Documentary Film" and at American University's Human Rights Institute where she taught "Criminal Justice Stories in Film." Rebecca graduated from Brown University with a B.A. in Portuguese and Brazilian Studies and with a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School. For her work on WAR DON DON she was awarded the the Cinereach Award for excellence in vital, artful storytelling. WAR DON DON also won the Special Jury Prize at the SXSW Film Festival. In 2010 Rebecca was profiled in Filmmaker Magazine's 25 New Faces in Independent Film.
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Deborah Dickson, a three-time Academy Award nominee, is an independent filmmaker based in Brooklyn, NY.
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Seva Lives (Francisco Serrano) Monday, June 12 at Anthology Film Archives
In 1983, a Puerto Rican newspaper published Seva: History of the first U.S. invasion of Puerto Rico in May 1898. This fictional account of the U.S. invading Puerto Rico and massacring its people was a national sensation. SEVA LIVESdeconstructs the sociopolitical debate of the facts and myths surrounding the history of Puerto Rico and explores the issues that arise when fiction meddles with recollections of the past. Organized by Cinema Tropical, this screening celebrates the 50th anniversary of the 7th Robert J. Flaherty Seminar, held in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico.
Need a great NYC creative work space near everything in Union Square? Turn key production suite with six workstations available June 15th. Optional Avid. Call for details: 212.477.2211
TWN Spring Evening Workshops 2011!
TWN presents its seasonal series of walk-in seminars on production topics you need – from production planning and distribution, to new media production, sound recording and more. All classes are $20 ($10 for low income) unless otherwise noted. The workshops take place at Third World Newsreel. Register now by emailing email@example.com.
Tuesday, May 10th, 6:30 PM
Sound Recording: Tips for Better Results and New Gear
An intro to getting decent sound and a look at some of the more popular mixers, hard drive recorders and radio mikes. Whether working with the 5D, the 900 or your tiny FS200. Facilitated by JT Takagi, recordist/filmmaker with gear courtesy of Professional Sound Services. ($20/10 low income)
Tuesday, May 24th, 6:30 PM
Production Planning and Budgeting with Ann Bennett
Prepping your film – from R&D to production, post and distribution – with a special focus on budgets and planning your multiplatform strategy. Led by Producer/Director Ann Bennett, multimedia producer for Through a Lens Darkly ($20/10 low income)
Stay tuned for more! Production Planning, Marketing and Distribution.
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Want to get active on Twitter but been putting it off? Check out our May Twitter BASICS workshop for filmmakers and other creatives. Deets in the hidden section.
Looking for a Grant Writer
I am producing a Documentary about a Horse Sanctuary in Northern Idaho. As we profile the owner and volunteers at this ranch we touch on issues such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Autism Spectrum, Foster Care, Economy and the fate of unwanted horses.
Production: 60% complete
Post: 20% complete
We have already spent about 50k and need about 150k more in grants and other sponsorship. I am a first time Documentary Producer and am especially new to the Grant and Funding process. We need someone who has experience and success at writing Grants and other fund raising proposals to come on board with us. This is a PAID position.
Please email me at: email@example.com
Adam, a number of D-Word members have raved about Joanna Rabiger as a grant writer.
I just tried to get in touch with her yesterday coincidentally, but her website was having some issues and I couldn't get her an email. Thanks to you guys, I can now!
In reply to Adam Johnson's post on Thu 12 May 2011 :
I second Doug, we've worked with Joanna and she's phenomenal.
I am working on 'Under the Radar' a documentary on the undocumented Irish living in New York. I could do with adivce/help on fundraising options.
'Under the Radar' is a documentary feature that chronicles the lives of the undocumented Irish who immigrated to New York looking for a better life or simply to avoid the unemployment lines back home. It is factual storytelling at its best. It is told from the prospective of three recently arrived Irish immigrants as they navigate their way through a myriad of hurdles in order to stay one step ahead of the immigration authorities. It captures the excitement and disappointment immigrants go through in the Big Apple as they pursue their dreams. It chronicles their fears and aspirations in the wake of 9/11.
Thanks for taking the time.
Hi All,
I am going to Alaska to continue shooting my feature doc on June 15th – July 5th.
I am am HVX owner, I would love to rent from a filmmaker the following items. I am insured for sure!
If you have these and want to rent please contact me. Referrals welcome too.
Hey might as get as much use out of the HVX as we can before they go.
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Obama's Digital Team is Hiring
Want to work on the Obama campaign?
We're going to run the most effective, creative, and innovative digital campaign in the history of politics, and our digital team will be core to achieving the communications, fundraising and organizing goals of the cause.
We're hiring people at all levels, from team directors to junior staff. So whether you're a seasoned digital veteran or are new to the field but hoping to apply your skills to a worthy cause, we hope to hear from you.
We're especially looking for folks with skills and experience in the following areas:
DESIGN – web design and user experience specialists, print designers, motion graphics producers and Flash designers (please submit your portfolio or link to your web site)
FILM/VIDEO – producers, shooters, editors, motion graphics artists and distribution specialists
WRITING/EDITING – we need talented, seasoned writers and editors to help tell the story of the campaign
DIRECT RESPONSE MARKETING – through email, social and mobile platforms
DEVELOPERS/WEB PRODUCERS – web (front-end: HTML/CSS/Java /etc.) and mobile
DIGITAL ADVERTISING – including ad buying, creative, tracking and optimization across search, display, social and mobile platforms
If you fit any of the above categories, please send us an email describing why you want to work for the campaign, along with your resume, to digitaljobs(at)barackobama.com. Be sure to include any portfolio, writing samples, or reel, if applicable.
Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications; we also offer a benefits plan.
Obama For America is committed to diversity among its staff and recognizes that its continued success requires the highest commitment to obtaining and retaining a diverse staff that provides the best quality services to supporters and constituents. Obama For America is an equal opportunity employer and it is our policy to recruit, hire, train, promote and administer any and all personnel actions without regard to sex, race, age, color, creed, national origin, religion, economic status, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity or expression, ethnic identity or physical disability, or any other legally protected basis. OFA will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination and any such conduct is strictly prohibited.
Francisco Serrano's SEVA LIVES
Filmmaker in person for discussion!
Considered one of the best Puerto Rican films in recent years, SEVA LIVES offers a post-modern look at the history and impact of the U.S. invasion and occupation of the island.
When a fictional story reimagining the U.S. invasion was published in a widely-read newspaper in Puerto Rico, its readers believed it as fact. But like the infamous chaos-inducing Orson Welles radio dramatization of the War of the Worlds, the story was utter fiction simply taken as reality. The story contained letters from a historian who unearthed evidence that the United States did not enter Puerto Rico peacefully in June, as history dictates. Instead, the Americans invaded through a town named "Seva," massacred its people, and covered it up by changing the town's name to "Ceiba," its current name.
This story, as the newspaper tried to make clear, is fiction. Yet readers around the island believed it and a scandal ensued.
SEVA LIVES redefines Puerto Rican history in this update of the classic Puerto Rican short story "Seva." It mixes fictional elements with actual archival footage and real interviews with historians to discuss the significance and impact of the short story today. But, most significantly, SEVA LIVES deconstructs the sociopolitical debate of the facts and myths surrounding the history of Puerto Rico and explores the issues that arise when fiction meddles with recollections of the past.
Organized by Cinema Tropical, this screening celebrates the 50th anniversary of the 7th Robert J. Flaherty Seminar, held in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico.
SEVA LIVES is the first film of director, producer and editor Francisco Serano, whose previous credits as a digital animator include Maldeamores, Party Time and Diez en la Música. Serrano spends most of his time in front of his computer, where he made most of SEVA LIVES. He was born and raised in San Suan, Puerto Rico, and currently lives in Washington, D.C.
More information at the Flaherty NYC Website
TWN Spring Evening Workshops 2011!
TWN presents its seasonal series of walk-in seminars on production topics you need – from production planning and distribution, to new media production, sound recording and more. All classes are $20 ($10 for low income) unless otherwise noted. The workshops take place at Third World Newsreel. Register now by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com.
Tuesday, May 24th, 6:30 PM
Production Planning and Budgeting with Ann Bennett
Prepping your film – from R&D to production, post and distribution – with a special focus on budgets and planning your multiplatform strategy. Led by Producer/Director Ann Bennett, multimedia producer for Through a Lens Darkly ($20/10 low income)
Tuesday, May 31st, 6:30 PM
Master Class with Filmmaker/Editor Sonia Gonzalez
Sonia Gonzalez-Martinez, the director of "Bragging Rights: Stickball Stories" has also been an editor for over ten years. Among her credits are "Los Bandoleros" (Vin Diesel), "Antonia Pantoja, Presente!" (Lillian Jimenez) and "Passionate Politics: the Life and Work of Charlotte Bunch" (Tami Gold). Sonia is currently editing Byron Hurts' (a TWN workshop grad) latest doc, "Soul Food Junkies", and will show clips from her work, talk about how she got into the field and made her film, about the challenges facing women of color in the industry, and what inspires her to do what she does. FREE. RSVP to email@example.com.
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Angelenos – still 3.5 hours left to get tickets online to see me in conversation with the Maestro, Doug Block himself, about the Art of the Personal Documentary for IDA's Doc-U series. You can also show up at the door. We'll be having a F2F afterwards in the courtyard, so come out and show your love.
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I have done two extract batches so far and was looking at buying my next kit from Austin HBS. What is the difference between mini-mash and extract. I've been able to figure out that it means more steeping, but do I need any extra equipment or immense skill to do it. I also don't have the ability to do a full boil yet, so can I do it with a partial boil? Thanks for your help. This probably does not matter since its a pretty general question, but it's the Newcastle clone kit that I was looking at.
sorry if this is a hijack at all... what is a "Full Boil"?
I asked the same question a couple of weeks ago. It's 2 1/2 gallon boil no extra equipment. I hear the results are much better than extract alone. I'm going to do one from AHS my next brew. A full boil is boiling the whole batch (usually 5 gallons) instead of a partial boil and topping off up to 5 gallons later.
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Cool...Thanks for the quick reply, I will try that one and hope for the best!
Thanks Beerdad.... mdowns... I'm interested to hear how the Newcastle clone turns out. That is my favorite commercial beer and it might be my next brew...
I did a mini-mash + extract today. I think most people just steep their grains in a nylon bag or something. I wanted to try out my homemade mash tun that I made, so I mashed the grains as if it were an all grain recipe except on a smaller scale, and added the extract when I got to the boil. 7.7 # LME 2 #Vienna 2 #Munich 1 #Cara Aroma Ended up with gravity of 1.068 at 5 gallons ! Looking forward to trying the beer, but most importantly I think I've got a good handle on the steps I need to take to do an all grain recipe now, and I've got confidence in my homemade mashing/sparging equipment. I'm going to do another mini-mash + extract probably Saturday afternoon maybe monday morning. I understand that mini-mash + extract in general tastes better than extract, I haven't made up my mind about that yet, but it is a lot more fun to cook that much is sure, and it seems like the closer you move in the all grain direction the more cost effective brewing is.


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Scientists know that greenhouse gases in the atmosphere cause the Earth to warm. But measuring exactly how much heat they trap is harder than you might think.
Previous studies using satellites have established that more heat is entering the atmosphere than leaving it. But a new study goes a step further and directly measures the amount of warming greenhouse gases are producing at Earth's surface.
The paper provides the critical link between rising carbon dioxide concentrations and the extra energy trapped in the climate system, the researchers say.
Greenhouse effect
Joseph Fourier first suggested in the 1820s that gases in the Earth's atmosphere trap heat and help keep the planet warm, coining the term greenhouse effect. Physicist John Tyndall later extended the theory by identifying the gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, that were responsible for the warming.
Jumping forward a century and a half, we now know a lot more. Using satellites to measure how much of the sun's energy enters the Earth's atmosphere, and how much is reflected or re-emitted back into space, scientists have shown that the difference between the two is increasing. This means the Earth is trapping more heat than it used to, and therefore must be warming.
But while those studies show a widening gap between the energy reaching and leaving Earth, they are unable to directly measure how much warming greenhouse gases are causing at a particular point in time. New research, published today in Nature, shows how scientists have directly been able to measure the warming effect of greenhouse gases at Earth's surface.
Measuring energy
The researchers used a set of instruments to take thousands of measurements at the Earth's surface. The instruments record the longwave energy that is re-emitted by greenhouse gases back towards the Earth's surface, which causes the warming.
Making these sorts of measurements on the ground is difficult, says lead author Dr Daniel Feldman, a geological scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the US. With weather systems passing overhead, and temperatures and humidity changing frequently, it's tricky to take energy measurements without other factors getting in the way.
To overcome this problem, the researchers measured temperature and water vapour at the same locations so that their influence on warming could be eliminated from the calculations, leaving just the impact of greenhouse gases.
The scientists used data from 2000 to 2010, collected from two sites in the US: the southern Great Plains and northern Alaska. They chose these sites because of their very different climates, says Feldman. This meant the researchers could investigate both a mid-latitude and a high-latitude location.
Don't be surprised if the slower pace of warming we're seeing at the Earth's surface lasts for another five years, scientists say.
A new paper out today puts the chances of the so-called "hiatus" staying until the end of the decade at about 15 per cent, or one in six.
But the heat hasn't gone away. The scientists say most of it is lurking in the deep ocean and we can expect the pace of warming to pick up when this heat gets released again.
Slower surface warming
Since 2000, the temperature at the Earth's surface hasn't warmed as quickly as it has in previous decades, despite greenhouse gas emissions rising faster than they were before.
A growing body of evidence is homing in on the Pacific Ocean as the main culprit for why we're seeing "unexpectedly modest" warming, as the Nature Climate Change paper puts it.
Scientists think a natural fluctuation is causing heat to find its way to the deep ocean in the Pacific, where it doesn't warm the atmosphere as much it would if it stayed at the surface.
A number of recent studies have found that periods of faster and slower warming aren't unusual in Earth's temperature record. It's what scientists expect as these natural cycles flip-flop between their different phases, superimposed on top of greenhouse gas warming.
But what are the chances of natural variability being strong enough to offset some, or even all of the warming expected from greenhouse gases?
The new paper by Dr Chris Roberts, an ocean and climate specialist at the Met Office Hadley Centre, and colleagues at the University of Exeter sheds some new light on this question.
Odds of a 'hiatus'
The new paper uses a suite of climate models to examine past temperatures with and without greenhouse gas forcing. The authors find there's a 28 per cent chance natural variability could cause a five-year long 'hiatus'.
The scientists define 'hiatus' as a period during which the observed temperature rise is less than the warming expected from greenhouse gases of 0.2 degrees Celsius per decade.
Scientists will soon be able to forecast climate change more accurately, according to new research. Projections of future temperature rely on estimates of how sensitive the Earth's climate is to rising emissions, and the uncertainty in those estimates could be halved within 15 years.
More certainty about the climate's sensitivity to emissions means a better assessment of our chances of keeping global temperature rise below the two-degree limit, the researchers say.
Climate sensitivity
Climate sensitivity is the amount of warming we can expect when carbon dioxide in the atmosphere reaches double the level before the industrial revolution. On current emission trends, we're set to reach that point shortly after 2050.
There are two ways to express climate sensitivity. Equilibrium Climate Sensitivity (ECS) refers to the total amount of warming once the Earth has had time to adjust fully to the extra carbon dioxide. ECS allows for 'feedbacks' in the climate system that can amplify or slow the pace of warming, many of which act over decades or even centuries.
An alternative option is the Transient Climate Response (TCR), which is the warming at earth's surface we can expect at the point of doubling. This doesn't take into account long term feedbacks, and so estimates of TCR are lower than for ECS.
In its 2013 report, the IPCC estimates TCR is likely to lie between 1.0 and 2.5 degrees Celsius. The new research, published in Nature Geoscience, suggests scientists will be able to reduce the uncertainty around these estimates by about 50 per cent by 2030.
Bigger proportion
The new paper deals with one way to estimate TCR, which is to compare how much greenhouse gases have risen over the industrial period with observations of how much the temperature has changed in that time.
But factors such as aerosols and other greenhouse gases have contributed to the observed temperature change, making it difficult to calculate TCR from historical observations.
Aerosols are released into the atmosphere when fossil fuels are burned. These tiny particles have a direct effect on temperature by scattering sunlight, and an indirect effect by stimulating cloud formation, preventing sunlight reaching Earth's surface.
Although scientists know that aerosols have an overall cooling effect on the climate, they aren't as certain about the size of the temperature effect as they are for carbon dioxide.
But uncertainty over aerosols is set to be less of a problem in the near future, the study says.
While emissions of carbon dioxide are expected to rise in the next few decades, emissions of aerosols and other greenhouse gases are expected to slow, or fall. This means carbon dioxide will make up a bigger proportion of the human-caused factors affecting the climate.
You can see this in the graph below: the influence of carbon dioxide on the climate (red line) is projected to increase more rapidly than aerosols and other gases over the next 15 years (blue and green lines).


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You are right about Council being a hazard...but give them credit for this as well: Removing these trees means less oxygen, as trees produce our air. But on the flip side of this coin...Council puts off enough Hot Air to replenish the loss supply from the trees. That is why our Winter's are mild...not because of the geographical location...but the said...Hot Air Council produces ;-) One reader commented that Market Street is a Go Cart track. It still will be with or without trees. I've seen a city bus take off a side mirror of a car in front of Hoggard High School...as it was flying towards town. That tore her vehicle up...but never chipped the paint on that bus. The layout of this city's road system has come forth to haunt us...and yes...the sewer pipes still rupture on a weekly basis. Leave the trees alone...trim back their branches...and don't cut down a tree because it's a problem, just to plant others to create another problem in the long run. But that is what this city is known for...repetitive foul ups :-)
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Major Fires Require Major Rehab
EMS rehab operations should be in place at all working structure fires.
Can We Stand the Heat?
The Orange County (Calif.) Fire Authority (OCFA) undertook a research study to examine certain factors -- hydration status, exertion level, core body temperature and post-incident cooling techniques -- that may contribute to heat-related illnesses.
Be Aware of Your Blind Spots
The children in this picture were invisible to the driver. Before backing up, walk around your vehicle in the front and back.
A Slow Decline
One medic's decline into a life of alcohol abuse is seemingly well known in the EMS community. Are EMS providers are so busy taking care of patients that they sometimes forget to care for co-workers, family and friends?
A Slow Decline
One medic's decline into a life of alcohol abuse is seemingly well known in the EMS community. Are EMS providers are so busy taking care of patients that they sometimes forget to care for co-workers, family and friends?
Rites of Passage
One aspect of professional humor is the rite of passage. If you survive the rite of passage, you re accepted into EMS. If not ...
Ex-paramedic chief ordered to rehab
BIG BEAR CITY, California - A former paramedic chief for the Fire Department accepted undergoing drug treatment for violating his parole after a sheriff's deputy found methamphetamine in his vehicle during a traffic stop earlier this month.
Get Patients Sorted & Protected
MCIs during cold and other inclement weather add another critical concern for the medical sector commander. Although triaging, treating and transporting duties will keep you busy enough, you donÌt want bad weather conditions to add would-be survivors to the casualty count.
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