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The One-Light Studio
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|This bold look was created using a single off-axis light source.
Photography, as we all know, literally means 'drawing with light'. And working in the studio provides an enormous amount of control and flexibility with regard to lighting. But great results don't always require complicated techniques or a cartload of equipment. In this article, I'll walk you through a range of highly effective options when 'drawing' with just a single light source.
Keeping it simple
I learned one of my biggest lessons on a location shoot back when I was a photography student. The venue was a large classical music performance/recording space that had rather unique architectural features. And before the models arrived, I lit the set by first taking a Polaroid, seeing which parts of the room were dark, and then setting up lights to fill in those spots, repeating the process until the whole environment was evenly illuminated. My goal was to capture all the details of this interesting location.
When the first of the day's models arrived on set, I took another Polaroid and quickly realized that my lighting was a disaster! Everything was completely flat. Minor adjustments of my lights didn't help either, so I decided on a more drastic change: I turned off all of the lights that I'd painstakingly set up and started over from square one.
Beginning again, with a single lighting source helped me realize what I was missing; contrast and drama. In my desire to light the environment completely, I'd robbed the scene of all sense of dimension. By illuminating the scene with a single light, I immediately created dimensionality and contrast that had been sorely lacking in my test shots. Indeed, using a single light source in the studio can be an interesting and valuable exercise for any photographer. There's a visceral experience in watching how a scene changes as you move a single light axially around a subject.
On-axis light
We'll start with a single light plus beauty dish (a circular reflector) shot against a plain white background. Even with a very simple setup like this one, you can create different looks by simply changing the position of the light, as you'll see in the examples below.
|Here's an example of front lighting. This style was often used to shoot
Hollywood actors in the 1940's and 50's. It has regained popularity
in some contemporary advertising photography.
The image above was shot using an on-axis light source - a light placed directly in front of the model, on the same axis as the camera. This is a very candid style, similar to what you would get with a ring flash or a simple on-camera flash. Over the last decade, this type of lighting has become popular in fashion advertisements, particularly those set in hotel rooms or other space-constrained locations. It flattens out contours, which is useful for hiding imperfections in the skin or overly-prominent features. Take note though; done poorly, images lit in this style can all too easily resemble snapshots or even worse, mugshots.
Off-axis light
In this next image, we've done nothing more than move the light approximately 15 to 20 degrees off-axis. Yet you can clearly see an increased sense of dimensionality and contrast. The lighting is not quite as flat. We are starting to pick up shadows in the model's nose and chin that were completely washed away in the on-axis lighting setup.
|Here the light has been moved slightly (about 15-20 degrees) off-axis.
Note the difference in depth and tone between this and the front-lit
image shown previously.
It's really worth spending a few moments comparing the image above with the on-axis lighting example. Why? Because looking at photographs is a wonderful way to learn about lighting. Even without seeing the lighting setups I'm revealing in this article, you can deconstruct them from clues in the finished image. Ask yourself, 'How crisp or diffuse are the shadows?' 'What is the shape of the light(s) visible in reflections, such as the catchlight in the model's eye?'
A neatly circular catchlight, like the one visible in the image above, correctly suggests a beauty dish. A ring flash, by comparison would create a skinny doughnut-shaped catchlight. A softbox would produce a rectangle, while an umbrella would appear round with bright radial spines. The position of the catchlight and the direction in which the shadows fall also allow us to infer the placement and height of the lights.
|This single light, off-axis setup is easy to achieve even without a large studio light. Using a wired, infrared or radio-controlled trigger from the PC sync or hot shoe of your camera lets you place small, portable flash units off-camera.
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A good article to show that you do not need a lighting set but first you need to learn what can be done with one light. The immediate missing factor I feel is the explanation of keeping the lighting ratio within the capability of the film or sensor and here I think the use of soft lighting hides a multitude of sins :-)
But perhaps styles have changed over the years and black holes are acceptable these days. Adding a simple reflector would probably satisfy my crit.
good read and images that are perfectly suited to demonstrate the effect of one source of light coming from different angles.
Not sure what some of you expected here, this is not about beauty shots but it helps to understand how to position your strobe on order to achieve or avoid a certain depth created by shadows.
Though I am in agreement with the premise of seeing and creating with one light, I am not sure the images are the best examples of it. So sorry. Regardless, thanks for sharing and getting so many minds to contemplate the fundamentals. God knows we can all use it.
How so? I thought the images perfectly conveyed what the author was writing about.
Very useful post.......can see the depth in lighting using a single source and yes the contrast and brightness do come out.
Anyone should learn with one light for a while before they move to two or three lights. One light can be simple and beautiful but the shots above are not ver good in my opinion.
Yes ! renato they are just bad one light examples.
All 3 examples above are terrible. The first one - the shadows are not controlled at all, and form a bad pattern (lots of bumps on her dark side). The second - just washed out, and flat, no lighting work presented. The third - the main light is positioned too above and too aside - resulting in a larger nose than could be.
Yes, you can use just one key light, but then you have to be able to master a shadow pattern. If you can't - then stick with a large reflector and fill the shadows, just a touch, so it is not looking like black holes.
Have you actually read the article?
The problem is not the use of One light, the problem is in the way these pictures are taken. What is the use of demonstrating a technique, if the technique only results in poor photos.
In fact in the first one (the girl with the black fabric on her head) she looks deformed... very weird neck position, enhanced by those shadows.
My favorite one-light setup is missing: put the light source behind the subject so that the camera is in the shade of the subject. Place a large white or metallic board near the camera 9preferably to one side) so it get illuminated by the lamp and reflects light towards the subject.
This set up does wonders with hair, and at the same time it is soft enough at the face so wrinkles etc. would not be too visible.
Quick question: what about other lights in the room? Is this shot in total darkness except for the primary light? Do the lights in the room even matter? The models shadow dissappears in all of the shots showing the setup (to make everything clear). Is this a change or how the whole scene actually looks during the shoot? Or did someone turn on other lights to capture the setup.
Working with flash is a different animal - the flash is so many orders of magnitude brighter than the ambient light that the light in the room almost doesn't make any difference at all. If you set your exposure for flash and took a picture with the flash turned off, your photo would be almost totally black.
The main reason to control the lighting in the room (for example, by using blackout curtains in my studio) is so that you can visualize what's going on with your lighting via the modeling lights.
If I were to use off camera flash, do I have to get a radio trigger? Or can I trigger it with my pop up flash?
Maybe not. If you use Nikons, they make accessory SG-3IR, which snaps onto your camera and triggers light-activated off camera flash units (InfraRed, line of sight only, cheap). Also, a long PC cord works in some cases. If your flash has a PC connection, PC cord light triggers are available that can be taped to your light stand in any position. If not, light triggers are available to fit under the flash unit shoe. Wireless is your more expensive option.
Sorry to say, but these images are not impressive at all.
...and you are missing the point of this article. It's not to show off impressive images. The images are there to distinctly illustrate the effects of on vs off axis lighting, single source.
I did not read the article. A book is judged by its cover. Looking at the images, I am not impressed and I passed.
The title images should be examples of what could be achieved, not what should be avoided.
Nice article........Thanks !! ...
Fantastic article! This is is photography 101. Perfect!
If I was teaching studio lighting technique, this is exactly where I would start. Although, I probably would have included at least one black and white image to help illustrate the simple drama of using a single light source.
Good article.
THis is good. Get the single source right and then move on.
These articles are great, photography rather than cameras.
Thank you for taking the time to put together this article. It is a good introduction to using a single light source to produce different lighting styles. I'll certainly be recommending that new photographers wanting to start doing portraiture read it.
Once you understand the light and shadow effects you can achieve with a single light source then you are well on your way to understanding all lighting. Only by understanding the light illuminates and shadows define can you master lighting. .
All lighting setups start with a single main or key light. Additional light sources are only used to modify that main or key light, i.e. to modify the light and shadows. Learning single lighting is the key to learning lighting in general.
Thanks again for a very nice article.
Thanks for reading!
I definitely agree - I always start with the key light.
Regarding fill light, I sometimes find it useful to set the key light to establish the overall look then *turn it off* and build up the lighting set starting from the weakest light and progressing back up to the key light.
Obviously, this isn't usually necessary if you're using two or three lights, but it can be a very handy approach for complex lighting scenarios with multiple environmental lights, hair and accent lights, fill, etc. It can sometimes be a little easier to visualize the contribution of the small / minor lights without the key lights when you are working with a truck full of gear on a complex lighting stage.
I agree with Sufyan ........ these pics are very flat. I was expecting much more....... The opening shot is good.
why do You think they are flat and what do You mean "flat"? Do You think it is because of light, camera or photographer?
Sorry, the one-source light can be good, but the light here is not well done and it is over in many photos,
We all would be glad to see your article with perfect lighting.
I found the article helpful. Now I need a beauty dish to play with!
8in. reflectors for work lights work great. Not for body shots, but for Head shots, they work fine, I use 100 watt Daylight household coil bulbs.
Beauty dishes are over rated.. They are best for close up work, head and shoulders with the dish placed close up, which is what they were designed for. They are much less suitable for full body shots.You can get just as good results or better using a simple brolly (dirt cheap) or softbox. I suggest the article is not about the equipment, but about the lighting techniques demonstrated. Overall, a good introduction for the beginner; it demonstrates what can be achieved with a simple setup. Now adding a large reflector to this which could be a simple piece of white card would add a whole range of additional lghting.
How disappointing. We normally associate this site with higher caliber work, even if the topic is single light source. These images are not interesting at all. I think having access to a studio, with a nice backdrop that you'd want to get more creative with your lighting. Budget has nothing to do with it, it's using your imagination, you are not shooting products for eBay. TERRIBLE.
Did you know, that one of the very Best and Highest paid photographers in N.Y. ONLY uses pure white backgrounds and almost always shoots this Beauty Wash look as it's sometimes called. Just some FYI........ lol Great article...
I don't think the point of the article was to charm readers with beautiful imagery. Actually, the illustrations brilliantly show different lighting styles and patterns you can create with a single light source.
By the way, one of the best books about lighting ('Light: Science and Magic') also features many 'flat' and 'boring' illustrations that are perfectly adequate for their intended purpose.
I think you are outnumbered here Maverick. This mini tutorial does the intended job: it teaches the basics of using a single light. It is not comprehensive; it's not intended to be. The images are good enough to illustrate the points made.
And as strata83 mentions the examples in one of the best books on lighting ever written uses quite boring and flat images.
I was surprised to see no mention of using a disc reflector to help fill in some shadows, but I guess then it's technically not a "one-light" kit, as the fill card is acting as a second light at super low power.
I recently purchased two powerful hot-shoe flashes, triggers, and stands/umbrellas, and have actually trying to make nice images with one before I add the second flash. But I definitely miss my mono-lights and really want that beauty dish the author has. Thanks for the article.
I think this is a great way to start out, a single flash/strobe/ light and a single model against a simple background. I practiced like this when i first got my flash, just trying different positions, angles, and methods of diffusion and modification. Then I tried adding in my reflector as a fill. Then I practiced using the flash outdoors as a fill light, and now I'm looking into picking up a second flash to use in the "studio" as a hair light.
Side lighting's fantastic - you could also bring in a white panel on the left to provide a bit of fill. One problem is that it's not very flattering unless the model has a lovely complexion or lashings of make-up (which is what they had in George Hurrell's day).
It's true that these are one-light shots. But some of them are one light plus reflector and it clearly helps to have a bevy of lights on hand from which to choose the one light to be used. It's not like you've only really got one light.
Actually, I'm afraid you're mistaken. Take a look at the photo showing the lighting setup. Every photo in the article was shot with one single light - no fill and no reflectors.
All of the looks except for the very last one were shot with the same modifier as well, a simple beauty dish.
With careful metering and light placement, you can do quite a lot.
> Actually, I'm afraid you're mistaken. Take a look at the photo showing the lighting setup. Every photo in the article was shot with one single light - no fill and no reflectors.
"We'll start with a single light plus beauty dish (a circular reflector)"
And the lamp in the last shot looks quite different from that in the first.
Plus, even if you used only one lamp w/o reflector (which does not appear to be the case), you clearly didn't start with a floor lamp from your living room. You had, no doubt, a wide choice to choose the one from that you actually ended up using. There is an implicit inconsistency in the simplicity of your title.
But nevertheless, I get your point. Once we go out and get the right set of lamps to choose from, we too can shoot with only one of them.
The author never stated he was using a bare bulb. The article is about using a single light source. A beauty dish attached to a light is still 'one light'. And we have to assume that as a professional, some thought went into the equipment he's chosen to use. I've added in additional setup shots for the side lighting and 3/4 shots so you can see for yourself what he used.
I, personally, like shadows and depth to a photo. Of course, I pretty much always shoot with a single light, the sun, as the majority of my photographs are taken when I travel.
This studio lesson can also be applied to outdoor photography as you can liken the front lighting style to the sun being overhead and the angled lighting to early morning or late afternoon sunlight. Following this analogy a bit further, you can view clouds as a filter... (grin)
It´s great that professional photographers teach amateurs how to shoot. Then amateurs start taking pictures cheaply or pro bono and pros lose their jobs.
Pros go to schools, four years photography there and then they buy expensive gear and use money to get clients. And then some of them teach amateurs in web which causes the profession to collapse, that has happened all over and photography is a dying profession.
I sense someone is bitter...
If you think being a successful pro is about equipment and basic technique you are sorely mistaken. Two amateurs can have the same technique and equipment yet one can make wonderful images and the other be quite hopeless. One has an eye for design or expression and attitude. One has a feeling for light, the other doesn't see it. One understands composition dynamics the other... One is a photographer in demand, the other isn't.
At the higher end of the market, most 'professional photographers' have been letting assistants and second shooters do the bulk of their work for decades. "Professional photography" is unaffected by any of this. Most of those assistants also went to school. As it has always been, the people that get paid top dollar got into that position because they knew sombody.
Local photographers are hit pretty hard though.
That happens in a lot of professions. especially Graphic Design. A photographer now has to sell a style or look. Target marketing is key. Also, education should be free for all. Money should not be any reason for anyone to learn. Let information be free.
Huh? You think that the author of this piece, by showing us amateurs a little of his technique, is going to make us as good as he is? Absolutely not. He might make us better than we are, but we'll never be as good as he is.
Pros are as good as they are not because of their equipment or their basic techniques (we amateurs can acquire those things) but because they work at it all day every day, and they have creative talent and vision. A client who thinks he or she can get pro results from a well-equipped amateur is going to be disappointed.
I am not a pro but I have roughly the same gear as a wedding photographer but I photograph birds and railway objects and old buildings and I know that I don't have the skill to do a wedding.
I recently took photos of a friend's cat and it was brought home to me that the results were not very good and I know nothing about WB and lighting and I have been experimenting with a grey card.
But I know not to give up my day job.
There are countless books, magazine articles and internet articles available on photography. You would think that the world will be full of pro-grade photographers, but its not. Being a good and successful photographer typically requires a lot of dedication, practice, experience and creative vision. Articles like this cannot turn someone into a pro. They just show the path to those who are willing to put in the effort and have the vision. Said another way, if all a professional photographer knows can be conveyed through an article like this than I am afraid that "professional" photographer doesn't deserve to paid very high.
what a funny comment. ive trained many a tradesman in my time and have been very happy for them to succeed or even take over my job and made my job easyer" that is success ". i never liked people that never passed on their skills in fear of losing their job position.
The word Professional, only means that you are Proficient at something. I've seen photo works by UNTRAINED photographers, that not many ever come close to achieving. I also have seen the works of MANY so called Trained Professional Photographers, that are no better than what my 13 year old daughter can do. It's no different than any of the Art Professions. Training CAN help, but if you don't have the eye, NO amount of training will really help. And sometimes, all that is needed is a little help.Those that can, "DO". Those that can't, "COMPLAIN"... lol
I have to disagree with one point.The word Professional means you make a living at what you do. You have to admit that there are many people out there calling them self a pro that if they tried to shoot with the big boys would get a reality check.The market HAS changed. mom-a razzi , digital cameras and social media all seem to have lowered the expectations of the common man as to what is good photography.I am handly with a camera and have a good eye but still have tons to learn along the technical side. If it wasn't for articles like these I would have no way of learning. I work full time and there are no schools nearby. Even adult education classes seem to revolve around ' how to use your new camera' So it's internet learning or give up...Thanks to pros who give us these tips and articles.
I am a Finnish pressphotographer, whole trade, whole bisness has collapsed and amateurs and editors do most of the shooting, They shoot for free cause it´s cool or their fee is 10% of that what pros would take. That is mostly because other pros teach basics is web. So by teaching amateurs to take pictures You kill another photographers living in some part of the world. That is terrible and very stupid. But it cannot be helped, profession is going to die in a few years because people are greed and take for free anything they can and then use it for themselves only.
Those who work in papers care only what everything costs not the quality of pictures and that is going to affect democracy also. Journalism should be watching the governments, how can it do it when pictures are cheap s..t.
The sense of entitlement in this post makes my head spin. There's no law of the universe that says that photography should be a mystic priesthood whose secrets are only given to the initiated. Photography may be a dying as a profession, but that's not a bad thing — just a new thing. If you want to make money from it, adapt or die. It's not "greed" that's forcing this. If anything, your idea that knowledge must be kept secret for the monetary benefit of a certain few elect is the greedy one.
You tell it greedy that I want to make living for my family for something I learned 35 years and You want to take it away for free? I would not give a s..t if amateurs learned what ever, the question is that as soon as they have learned something they start doing gigs for free. Got the point.
Get all the info You want that´s ok, but give a little respect to those who teach You and at least ask for the same money when shooting gigs.
Here in Finland a pro takes about 1500 use shooting a wedding, an amateur asks for 100 usd, does not pay taxes and does not give a s..t about quality. What if every profession went through the same. Doctors started to write how to make appendix disappear and amateurs started cutting people open for a few bucks. Well some died but so what...
Lol, that was funny.
What was funny? Was it funny when I tried to defense the rights of pro photographers? Or was something else funny? The funniest part are those who're not brave enough to use their names and write short and stupid comments which have nothing to say. That way we make the world a better place.
Jore, I'm a computer tech worker. I see that you're posting from a personal computer. Please send that back in, in order to protect my rights, because computers really only belong in the data center in the hands of knowledgeable people who have spent time and money learning how to run computers properly. The data center profession is time-honored but is dying a horrible death at the hands of amateurs. You doing that kind of information-technology stuff yourself impinges on our god-given right to make money from secret knowledge. So, please, think of everyone you are hurting and stay away from using computer technology. (It's okay if you don't respond to this — that way, I'll know you've done the right thing and turned your computer off. Thanks!)
To put that less sarcastically: your profession isn't dying because professionals are leaking the secrets. In fact, if you read camera-club journals from a hundred years ago, you'll find surprisingly identical content (and, humorously, often the same sort of complaint you have now). But it's not sharing that's killing professional photography. It's disruptive digital technology. Amateurs put more photographs on Facebook every month than professionals took in the entire 20th century *combined*. The world is changing, and your ability to extract rent from it as a gatekeeper to secrets is left behind. You'll need to be clever if you want to find a new way to make money from photography.
I am against sharing information so that those who get it for free start shooting for free or for minimum money. It does not help to be clever, in this country where I live ( Finland) there are only certain amount of jobs. Being clever does not help if gigs go for those who shoot them for free. Profession is really dying, Young pros cannot get jobs anymore cause those who have no morals steal their living by giving away shitty pics for free. Is that being clever, in my standard it`s not. The standard of visuals in pictures is going down cause there are no more pros to get it further.
I am not the only one to think like this. Most of those who are pros and I know are really sad about those colleagues around who kill the profession by sharing detailed information. Some have already stopped it cause they get nothing of sharing, only more people demanding more and more.
If it´s there, I have to have it --is the way young people think and are ready to steal what they can.
Oh, I don't doubt that the profession is dying. That happened to mainframe computer operators too. And certainly, the computing experience people get when doing their own systems maintenance is questionable — look at the botnets and viruses everywhere. That wouldn't happen if the operator's cabal was still in control. Likewise, there sure is a lot of terrible photography out there. But, if it weren't for the PC and the democratization of computing, there would be no internet as it stands today, and the massive growth and interconnectedness that has provided would have been stunted. It's the same with photography. Sorry you don't get to keep your sacred secret priesthood, but it was never really yours in the first place.
I agree with you on this, Jore.
And for others:
Jore Puusa knows what he is talking about. He is a true professional and has made a significant career as a pressphotographer (thought, this is probably the wrong thread to talk about it - ).
Anyway...Did you know that this Jore is the same guy - same pro- who runs in this video with Carl Lewis (Los Angeles 1984 Summer Olympics)?! Yes, he is ;)
(from 4:10 -forward )
...and then took a photograph that was the day's most published photo in America! Believe me .
...He has spent the years as press photographer in crisis and war zones around the world.
And seen there more than wanted to see, more than no one wants to see.
I just wanted to tell you this that you know...He has a exceptional perspective to this topic.
Short and sweet. Good article.
Thanks for some good ideas (especially the last one, as a combination of contrasty feathering and background lighting with a shadow). I"ll have to try that someday.
Great article. Thank you. So many don't consider a single light as studio lighting or try Strobist when a single monolight might be a better alternative so Kudos for this. This type of thing just helps people think about getting into a home studio situation or even carrying a single monolight with a battery pack on location.
So many think you have to start with three, four or five lights. I started with two and have over six now, but don't use them all very often. Many times I take only one and a reflector into the field.
Again, Thank you and Kudos to DPReview and Thomas Park for a great job.
I recently read that a light is best for movies and stills photographers should use a strobe.
So does it come down to opinion and experience and that the choice is a situational thing?
I imagine that you would have to take test photos with a strobe setup but lighting would be easier to visualise.
Thank you for taking the time and expense to craft this very informative article - Life is an ongoing learning process - Once you stop learning, you die. He who breathes life (learning) into others is truely gifted and appreciated.
Daryl, a monolight is a strobe and it doesn't matter for this kind of thing. For demo, he has to use continuous or a modeling lamp. Movies obviously can't use a strobe. Regardless the techniques are the same. Hot continuous lighting is often a pain for live models. Cool continuous is often not powerful enough.
Again, the techniques are the same. Most people use strobe type monolights or pack and head lights for studios. To learn more try www.paulcbuff.com
Very nice article. Very similar to this one i read a while back here http://sidvasandani.blogspot.mx/2010/02/one-light-wonders.html
I love what is possible with a single light source.
Hmm...I think there better one light demonstrations on the web. Specifically, Zack Arias has a good demonstration video of one light solutions. The photos here are overexposed and at times flat. There is a fine line between bleached photos and overexposed photos.
There's no way else to say it, but the photos are hideous. One light was used, big deal as it was used poorly. If the photog was trying to make the models look grotesque, then kudos -- I take it all back.
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An all-white floral theme accented with the scent of gardenias set the scene for deep curtseys, 20 smiling debutantes with 20 smiling escorts and three generations of guests at the 53rd annual Peninsula Debutante Ball on June 15 at the Crowne Plaza Cabana Hotel in Palo Alto.
Following tradition, presentation director Christopher Martin opened the ball by introducing honorary chairwoman Stephanie Biorn, along with ball chairwomen Marsha Hannay and Susann Mirabella, and presenting them with beautiful bouquets.
These women have a participated in the ball for many years. Biorn is a former ball chairwoman; her son Kristopher Biorn was an escort in 1983, and her daughter-in-law Paige Biorn is on the ball committee for first time.
Hannay is a former deb, and her daughter Catherine Hannay made her debut last year.
Martin gave a brief history of the ball: Over its 53 years, 1,000 debs have made their debuts, and the Ball Foundation has donated $5 million to organizations that assist children and families.
It's the fifth year that ball funds are to benefit the College Bound Program of the Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula. At press time, the evening was reported to have raised $100,000 for the program, which helps students from East Palo Alto, eastern Menlo Park and Redwood City to achieve their dreams of attending college. Peter Fortenbaugh, executive director of the Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula, wrote that 85 per cent of the students in the programs will go to college.
Wearing traditional white gloves, the debs danced the first waltz with their fathers, to Dick Bright's Orchestra playing "Moon River" by Henry Mancini, followed by the first waltz with their escorts, to the song "Some Day My Prince Will Come."
This year two sets of twins were participants: Charlotte and Madeleine Kohlberg of Portola Valley were debs, as was Cady Hellman of Atherton, whose brother Robert Hellman was an escort.
Sonia Abuel-Saud received coaching on her curtsy from sisters Gay Sarah (2009) and Sophia (2011).
Debs from Atherton were Samantha Hoag, Elizabeth Johnson, Marie Pluvinage, Payton Smith, Lucy Spurlock and Eleanor Still. Other debs included Jillian Geary of Cupertino; Claire Benninger and Megan Jenson of Hillsborough; Sonia Abuel-Saud, Elizabeth Eder and Alexandra Thrasher of Menlo Park; and Emma Dake and Samantha Solomon of Palo Alto. Completing the list were Kendyl Denenberg of Portola Valley, Kathleen Bocci of Redwood City, and Amy Pinkus of Woodside.
Part of the fun was watching mothers with digital cameras capturing debs, parents and grandparents dancing late to Club 90 playing "Tonight's Going to Be a Good Night," "Dancin' in the Street," "Let Me See You Tonight," and debs on stage leading "Shout" and "Dancing Queen."
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Innovations in the theater and in Silicon Valley business took center stage at the annual TheatreWorks Honors Gala on June 15 at the Microsoft Campus in Mountain View.
Co-chairs Scott Spector, Holly Ward, Bill Coughran, Aaron Gershenberg and Ray Rothrock welcomed 200 friends and colleagues to the sold-out evening of friendship, fundraising and entertainment. The event raised $440,000 for TheatreWorks programs and productions.
Gordon Davidson, chairman of Fenwick and West Law firm, was honored for his leadership and commitment in promoting partnerships between business and the arts. He has been a subscriber to TheatreWorks for 30 years, and the firm has been a corporate sponsor for 15 years.
"TheatreWorks is my favorite thing, with its remarkable selection of plays, including 'Memphis, and its trip to Broadway, along with bold selections for productions, thought-provoking and elegantly produced."
His wife, Carolyn Davidson, said she likes the rule of no cellphones and email during the performances.
Tony Award-winning composer and playwright Joe DiPietro ("Memphis" and "Nice Work If You Can Get It") was honored for his many new works, including "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change" and "Over the River and Through the Woods."
DiPietro said that he was "surprised and delighted" when he was notified of his selection. "It's a terrific theater, because it does new theater, which is a hard thing to pull off; it's wonderful," he said.
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I just had a full tummytuck with muscle repair 2 1-2 weeks ago. Today I went to see my doctor and she removed the stitches around the new bellybutton, Then I was standing in a traffic jam on the way home and started feeling uncompftable. And at home I discovered that my lower abdomen is very much swollen. Can this be from sitting on the drivers seat to long ? What can I do now ? Also I read on here you all recommended the sutures stitches to be removed after 10 days or so, my doc says 3-4 weeks.
Lower Abdomen Very Bloated After Stitches Removed from TT, What Can I Do?
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Lower abdominal swelling causes
Lower abdominal swelling can be caused by a few things including:
1) seroma
2) hematoma
3) pseudobursa
4) swelling
5) fat
The swelling that has occured after prolonged sitting with no other symptoms is most likely swelling or seroma. Wear you abdominal binder low and tight and have your plastic surgeon take a look at you. If it is just swelling it will go away with compression and time. A seroma should be aspirate (drained).
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Swelling Post-op
It is not unusual to have periods of increased swelling (with subsequent regression) after a tummy tuck. This is often due to increased exercise and activity. This is best treated with rest and the compression garment. However, sudden onset of marked persistent swelling needs to be evaluated to make sure that you do not have a seroma or fluid accumulation. This has no relation to superficial suture removal.
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Lower Abdomen Very Bloated After Tummy Tuck Stitches Removed
Sudden swelling is NOT normal but is very unlikely to be related to removal of the Tummy Tuck outer (skin) stitches. You really need to be seen by your surgeon to make sure you do not have a SEROMA (fluid collection) or a HEMATOMA (blood collection) ; both of which need to be managed as soon as possible by him. Removing of skin stitches should NOT cause either complication.
As regards "I read on here you all recommended the sutures stitches to be removed after 10 days or so, my doc says 3-4 weeks", I could not disagree more. It is bad enough that Tummy Tuck scars are as long as they are to allow us to remove all the loose lower tummy skin (without leaving "Dog Ears"). Skin stitches, if any are used, should be removed BY 7 days after surgery. Removing stitches after 7 days (much less a month) leaves behind the dots one sees next to scars (or as surgeons refer to as "rail roading"). To get better scars, I use three layers of INSIDE stitches only WITHOUT outside skin stitches specifically to avoid the possibility of railroading.
Please see your surgeon.
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Thank you for your question.
Yes, it is quite normal to have swelling up to 6 months post op tummy tuck surgery.. sometimes even up to one year (especially after exercising). Since your swelling seems to have increased rapidly you may have to see your surgeon again relatively soon to rule out "abnormal swelling" such as seroma. If you find that you feel a fluid wave when you palpate the abdomen you may be dealing with this accumulation of serum.
In regards to stitches, every surgeon's technique is different and I would suggest raising questions and concerns with your surgeon as opposed to putting too much weight on what you learn online. I personally do not ( generally speaking) use sutures that need to be removed but would not argue with a surgeon who chooses to do so ( as long as the sutures do no harm).
I'm assuming you chose your surgeon based on qualifications, expertise and trust; I would continue to follow up with him/her and to communicate your concerns.
I hope this helps.
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Politics a factor in big salary hike?
I can only marvel at such a huge pay increase for additional duties allegedly being taken on by the sheriff's executive assistant. Such duties go along with any job.
As division secretary for the Criminal Investigation Division of the Sheriff's Office for over 20 years, I worked for a captain, two lieutenants, eight sergeants and numerous detectives, not to mention keeping records and maintaining the bank account for Safety Town, taking and transcribing minutes for weekly meetings and yes, filling in for the sheriff's secretary when she went on vacation or attended a seminar. Year after year additional duties were piled on, too numerous to list, but I never received anything like $10,000.
Ever since the election, long-time, loyal employees, both certified and civilian, are suddenly dropping like flies in the name of reorganization. Could it be they were on the wrong side of the political roster?
More than likely the raise is a reward for the correct political affiliation while other members of the agency who are now burdened with additional responsibilities and no additional pay are left wondering why.
Barb Capodanno, Odessa
Cold splash on romance, Feb. 5 article
School chief needs check of priorities
Titillating it was to read of the possibilities of teacher/school worker cavorting. Oh my.
Let me see, these teachers are given the responsibility of educating our children, but they must be reigned in to keep them from amorous attachments at their halls of learning.
Thanks, Superintendent Heather Fiorentino. Nipping the dating dilemma in the bud is what Pasco County needs in our schools. It's a top priority. Teacher/staff pay, supplies and safety for students, as well as financial problems will have to wait their turn.
I'm disappointed that our county deems this simply silly premise worth defining. Do we not all hope that our Pasco County superintendent and her staff will leave juicy gossip to the tabloids? Separate incidents, should they arise can be handled.
Our students' education is entrusted to our teachers. Because of a tiny handful of incidents, please don't panic and treat teachers as rogues. They are due their privacy. How sad.
Lilyan Dayton, New Port Richey
Conservationists must reprioritize, Feb. 5 letter to the editor
Environmental groups are right
In a recent letter to the editor the writer offers "some unbiased opinions" regarding the Gulf Coast Conservancy's opposition to the land swap between SunWest and the Southwest Florida Water Management District The writer says "most environmental groups become obsessed with issues that do not really stand up to the light of day."
I'm pausing here to look up "unbiased" in the dictionary.
The writer goes on deliver this message to the conservancy: "you do not speak for the majority who want progress unhampered by hidden, biased agendas of groups that are not voted into office."
"Hidden, unbiased agendas" sounds more related to certain elected officials than to any environmental group. And, disparaging "groups that are not voted into office" is embarking on the slipperiest of slopes. I believe our founding fathers encouraged citizens to check from time to time on their elected officials just in case there might be some shady actions going on.
(See Buddy Johnson, Ray Sansom, Dick Cheney).
Whenever I read such attacks on environmental groups I always consider what these groups have to gain (a few pieces of Old Florida preserved) vs. what those who oppose them have to gain (money and, well, more money).
I feel a sudden need to read a Jeff Klinkenberg article.
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It started July 21. The Suns informed power forward Lucas, 32, that he was no longer a part of their plans. He was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers on August 19 for two draft picks. The two picks, second-round selections in 1988 and 1989, would allow the Suns to bring in some new and young talent.
As training camp began, the final sign of a change in eras took place as free agent guard Macy signed with the Chicago Bulls. The Suns received two second-round picks from the Bulls in compensation for waiving the right to maintain Macy's services. Macy had been a steady, if not spectacular, player for five seasons with the Suns. Only two of the four draft picks acquired by the Suns in the two moves ever played for Phoenix - Steve Kerr and Greg Grant.
And considering how fans attach themselves to the symbols of a team's success, trading those symbols is never easy. But, in looking back, it was the start to a rebuilding process that would lead the Suns to the stated goal of every organization - more and greater success. That success would take time to materialize, however.
As the Suns headed into the '85-86 season, All-Star forward Larry Nance was a contract holdout. He later came to terms one game into the regular season. The opening-night starting lineup consisted of Jay Humphries and Walter Davis at guard, Alvan Adams at center, with Mike Sanders and Charles Jones at forward. Phoenix got off to the second-worst start in franchise history, going 0-9. During that period, the Suns successfully negotiated for the services of Georgi Glouchkov, a 6-8 center from the Bulgarian National Team, who became the first Eastern Bloc player to take the court in the NBA.
The Suns had drafted Glouchkov off of the Bulgarian National Team with the 148th pick of the 1985 draft. Although it took a lot of work, Glouchkov made it to Phoenix in time for camp after the Bulgarian Basketball Federation gave its blessing. As camp closed, Suns GM Jerry Colangelo decided he wanted to keep Glouchkov, but the 6-9 center returned to Bulgaria, only to return again after Colangelo again struck a deal with the Federation.
At first, Glouchkov captured national media attention, as well as the affection of Phoenix fans. He consistently generated interest due to his pedal-to-the metal driving tendencies and his legendary eating habits, which included a proclivity towards Big Macs and Almond Joys.
But communication difficulty - not to mention achilles tendinitis - would drastically curtail his playing time as the season progressed. He chose to play in Europe the next season in the Italian League.
The Suns struggled through the entire season, with nary a highlight to show for it. Although team milestones were few, Davis and Adams both passed the 12,000-point plateau for their NBA careers. And, Davis took over the Suns' all-time scoring lead. He led the team with a 21.8 scoring average, while Nance became the club's top rebounder at 8.5. For the first time in their history, the Suns did not place a player on the squad for the NBA All-Star Game.
Suns attendance held its own for the season, with an average of 11,121 fans per game. Phoenix never recovered from its 0-9 beginning, and failed to make the playoffs for the first time in nine seasons.
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Hiddleston Talks Captain Hook Role In Disney's THE PIRATE FAIRY
International rising star Tom Hiddleston is currently preparing to play the title role in Shakespeare's CORIOLANUS in the West End and attended the GQ Awards in promotion of his many upcoming projects among them, Marvel's THOR: THE DARK WORLD and Disney's new animated feature film THE PIRATE FAIRY, in the latter of which he plays another famous anti-hero - none other than Captain Hook, of PETER PAN fame.
Commenting on his involvement with the project, Hiddleston demurely says, "It's just my voice - it's Disney animation. It was a fun thing to do."
As for participating in a Disney project and playing such a hallowed character, Hiddleston shares his excitement, relating, "Six-year-old Tom's mind would be blown!"
He adds, "I have young kids in my family and it's going to be really nice to sit and watch it with them."
Hiddleston adds, "Their minds will be blown by that."
THE PIRATE FAIRY co-stars Christina Hendricks and is expected to be released in 2014.
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Marc G. Fournier wrote: > > > I realize ... was more concerned with the slew of errors scrolling up the > > > screen previous to the error :) > > > > True, though sometimes you get meaningless errors and then the proper > > error appears. > > since you don't seem to generate any of the errors, even after a few > hours, and svr1.postgresql.org does within a few minutes, how abot trying > to do a 'gmake postgres.pdf' there and see if the errors make sense to > you? This is an error I got: openjade:postgres.sgml:5:55:W: cannot generate system identifier for public text "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.2//EN" You don't have Docbook 4.2 installed or it isn't being found. That is attempting to build HEAD, not 7.4.X, which uses docbook 3.2, I think. What I don't understand is why the official developer build can build HTML. I just checked out REL 7.4.X and got: $ gmake postgres.pdf LC_ALL=C /usr/bin/perl /usr/local/share/sgml/docbook/dsssl/modular/bin/collateindex.pl -f -g -o bookindex.sgml -N { \ echo "<!entity version \"7.4.1\">"; \ echo "<!entity majorversion \"`expr 7.4.1 : '\([0-9][0-9]*\.[0-9][0-9]*\)'`\">"; \ } >version.sgml /usr/bin/perl ./mk_feature_tables.pl YES ../../../src/backend/catalog/sql_feature_packages.txt ../../../src/backend/catalog/sql_features.txt > features-supported.sgml /usr/bin/perl ./mk_feature_tables.pl NO ../../../src/backend/catalog/sql_feature_packages.txt ../../../src/backend/catalog/sql_features.txt > features-unsupported.sgml openjade -D . -c /usr/local/share/sgml/docbook/dsssl/modular/catalog -d stylesheet.dsl -t tex -V tex-backend -i output-print -V texpdf-output -o postgres.tex-pdf postgres.sgml and I see the errors you see. Those look like missing index entries generated by LaTeX. Usually you have to run latex 3 times to get all the index entries fixed, but rerunning the gmake doesn't seem to help. Basically, I think if you fixed the final error, the build would complete and you could re-run the gmake a few times more to remove the warnings. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073
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Hey y'all! Just finished a great shape unit just in time for the Back to School sale at Tpt. Hopefully I'll have my Brown Bear done by then as well. This shape unit includes 11 basic shapes for your students to explore. One activity includes them tracing the shape word, tracing the shape, "hunting" for the shape, and drawing the shape in a real world context. These pages include Doodle Darlin's cute "Smiling Shape" clipart. Love her stuff!! In this pack you will also find3 different shape readers. Each reader adds a different skill so the difficulty level is a bit harder with each reader. A third activity in this pack is a shape sort for circle vs. oval, square vs. rectangle, and triangle vs. diamond. These tend to be a little confusing for my kiddos so this is great extra practice for them. Don't forget to check out my store August 12 and 13 for the Back to School Sale.
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No highway upgrade without port privatisation deal
Kiama MP Gareth Ward is concerned planned upgrades to the Princes Highway may be jeorpardised if the proposal to privatise Port Kembla and Port Botany falls over.
The funds from the 99-year lease will be used to pay for infrastructure around the state including the highway.
Mr Ward says the investment in Stage 1 of the upgrade from Toolijooa to Mt Pleasant would still go ahead, even if the legislation to allow the privatisation of the two ports doesn't get through the New South Wales upper house.
But he says the next stages from Foxground to a new Berry bypass, and the Berry to Bomaderry may not.
"If the asset lease doesn't go ahead, that is going to make it very very difficult to fund these programs," he said.
"In order to progress stages 2 and 3 of the upgrade which includes the Berry Bypass, we need these funds."
Mr Ward has called on Labor and the Greens to support the government's port privatisation plans.
"The future upgrade of the Princes Highway will be put at risk if Labor and the Greens continue to deny the region the funds we need to upgrade the Princes Highway", he said.
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Gerard Butler Says He Loves Shreveport, Talks 'Olympus Has Fallen' on Jimmy Kimmel
Remember when they had the White House set up in front of the CenturyLink Center for the filming of "Olympus Has Fallen"? Here's Gerard Butler talking about how he feels about Shreveport. Spoiler alert: he loves us!
Butler's kind remarks about Shreveport were preceded by the host asking about how the White House was able to be destroyed so convincingly in the film.
"You build it somewhere else," Butler said. "So we built in Shreveport, and Shreveport said, 'Hey, we have a White House!' and then we systematically destroyed it."
The White House replica, which was erected along the Arthur Ray Teague Parkway, stood tall for most of last summer during the filming of "Olympus Has Fallen."
"How crazy are the movies that you can build a White House in a town and then destroy it and leave," joked Kimmel.
"They were very disappointed. They were like, 'we thought you were going to finish it,'" replied Butler.
When asked how he feels about Shreveport, Butler said he loves it here but admitted the heat made working a little tough.
"I love Shreveport. It's exceptionally hot. The hottest period was unfortunately the week when I was filming outside doing the action sequences running around," Butler said. "On the index scale it was 122 degrees and the humidity was awful and they were changing my shirt every take because I was soaking and the sweat was just pouring off me."
Yup — sound about right.
Butler also gushed about the Remington Hotel in downtown Shreveport where he stayed during filming and how the owner created a cinema room named after him. Well, temporarily anyway.
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Om Namo Venkatesaya Movie Motion Poster- Pre- Look Of Nagarjuna
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Watch the motion poster 0f the film 'Om Namo Venkatesaya', in which pre look of Nagarjuna has been released. It is an upcoming Telugu film. After the success of Annamaya, Sri Ramadasu, and Shirdi Sai Baba, actor Nagarjuna and director Raghavendra Rao are again teaming up for this spiritual project. Anushka Shetty, Vimala Raman and Pragya Jaiswal are the actresses to work along with Nagarjuna. Super, Don, Ragada and Damarukam are some of the movies in which Anushka has acted with Nagarjuna.


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Mighty Mirror Makeover
Yeah! I love it! I hope you do too…
Let's recap…Yesterday I showed you this awesome mirror that I bought at Restore. It needed some help!
Remember that I told you the center pieces of the mirror were turning black. I decided to work with the imperfections, instead of replacing those mirrored pieces. I wanted to do something with paint. I googled and went to Pinterest to gather ideas. I found a great idea over at Design Sponge. Check out her tutorial and then see my take on it…
This pillow was my inspiration.
First I had to gather some supplies: primer, paint, clear contact paper, Exacto knife and brushes. The frame was plastic, so I used my Valspar Plastic Primer that was left over from my wicker settee makeover. The paint I chose for the frame was Krylon Classic Gray.
Krylon has the best spray paint nozzle, ever!! Easy to use!
I started the job with a coat of paint. Normally, I would just cover and tape off the mirror, but I needed to do a little extra with the small sections, so I removed the back and the mirrored pieces. That way, I could spray paint the frame quickly and easily.
This is the first coat. Remember…two light coats are better than one heavy one.
While the frame was drying, I began on the small sections of the mirror that were turning black.
Enter the contact paper, Exacto knife, extra paint and brushes…
First I covered each piece with clear contact paper and then cut a design with the Exacto knife. (It will not scratch the mirror.) I did not draw it out. I chose to do it freehand. You could definitely draw a design on the contact paper, so that you would know exactly where to cut. I tend to like the "hand painted, on a whim" sort of look.
You then peel off the pieces of contact paper that you cut, giving you the areas of the mirror you wish to paint. I used my Krylon Classic Gray.
Before it's dry, peel off the contact paper.
At this point, I used some leftover ceiling paint that I had, to paint the rest of the design. It's an off-white color. Again, I did it freehand, pulling the design idea from the pillow shown above. It basically consisted of "dotting" the paint on the branches. Then a few lines drawn to form smaller branches.
I think it turned out so cute! I actually like the "black" on the mirror pieces, with the design. It's almost as if it was intentional.
Here it is in it's final resting place…
I threw on a few pillows from my sofa and a few from my bed. I think I'll make a run to HomeGoods tomorrow and look for some amazing pillows with some gray in them. Don't you like how the "inspirational pillow" bounces off of the design on the mirror?!?!
I was a little worried about the paint coming off easily, because I did not use "glass paint," but I cleaned the mirror this morning and the paint looks great. We'll see how it wears.
No worries, because I can always do a re-do. All I would have to do is scrape the paint off with a razor blade and start over! The designs could be endless!
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By Jamie McAllister
Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante has been suspended for a year as well as fined $2,500.
MMAFighting.com confirmed the news after hearing from California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) Executive Officer George Dodd.
Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante last competed at Strikeforce: "Barnett vs. Cormier" on May 19th in San Jose, California. He faced Mike Kyle defeating him impressively via submission just 33 seconds into the first round.
No information on what exactly the banned substance was as Dodd did not release that information. However the Cavalcante camp plan to fight the charge by appealing the decision.
Ed Soares, Cavalcante's manager commented to MMAFighting.
"I believe in his innocence, and we're fighting it,"
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Kevin Kelly(@kevin2kelly) is back again and, as I've said before, he might be the real-life "Most Interesting Man In The World." Kevin is Senior Maverick at Wired Magazine, which he co-founded in 1993. He also co-founded the All Species Foundation, a non-profit aimed at cataloging and identifying every living species on earth. In his spare time, he writes bestselling books, co-founded the Rosetta Project, which is building an archive of all†documented human languages, and serves on the board of the Long Now Foundation. As part of the last, he's investigating how to revive and restore endangered or extinct species, including the Wooly Mammoth. Kevin's most recent project isThe Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future. The praise for the book is incredible,with Marc Andreessen saying it's, "an automatic must-read." In this conversation, we touch on all sorts of things, including: Stories about Jeff Bezos and his email management approach. Tech literacy. Why there are no "VR experts." Artificial Intelligence (AI). Network effects. GMOs. And much, much more Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This episode is brought to you by Headspace, the world's most popular meditation app (more than4,000,000users). It's used in more than 150 countries, and many of my closest friends swear by it. Try Headspace'sfree Take10 program — 10 minutes of guided meditation a day for 10 days. It's like a warm bath for your mind. Meditationdoesn't need to be complicated or expensive, and it's had a huge impact on my life. Try Headspace for free for a few days and see what I m This podcast is also brought to you by99Designs,the world's largest marketplace of graphic designers. I have used them for years to create some amazing designs. When your business needs a logo, website design, business card, or anything you can imagine, check out 99Designs. I used them torapid prototype the cover for The 4-Hour Body, and I've also had them help with display advertising and illustrations. If you want a more personalized approach, I recommend their 1-on-1 service. You get original designs from designers around the world. The best part? You provide your feedback, and then you end up with a product that you're happy with or your money back.Click this link and get a free $99 upgrade. Give it a test run.
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WILD Conference set for Sept. 17-18
Women are encouraged to sign up now for the WILD (Women in Leadership Development) Conference set for Sept. 17-18 at the North Dakota Farmers Union Conference Center in Jamestown, as space is limited.
"The excitement continues to build with our celebrity speakers, room and personal makeover reveals, vendors, and a great slate of sponsors who are involved at various support levels," said Chelsey Thronson, NDFU conference leader. "Women need to sign up now because space is limited to just 300."
Nationally-known celebrities Taniya Nayak and Julie Powell are headlining the event. Nayak is the host of HGTV's "House Hunters on Vacation" and is the featured designer on Food Network's "Restaurant Impossible." Powell authored the bestselling book, "Julie & Julia," which chronicles her experience of cooking all 524 recipes of Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking in a year. A movie based upon her book earned actress Meryl Streep an Oscar nomination.
"This will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for many of us to interact with these women," Thronson said, "and learn from them about 'flips' they've made in their lives that were positive … flips that all women can do."
The theme of the conference is "It's a Flippin' Good Life." The cost is $99 per person (includes pre-conference party, conference fee, snacks and lunch). The fee is nonrefundable. To register, go to www.ndfu.org/wild.
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This fall we will see big changes at Dallas Love Field.
On Oct. 13, the Wright Amendment restrictions on nonstop flights between Love Field and cities in the continental U.S. will end. The party is already getting started.
Last week Virgin America offered a three-day fare sale out of Love Field, with tickets as low as $79 each way, for flights to Los Angeles, New York LaGuardia, San Francisco and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
In March, we thought the party would be twofold, with Southwest launching sales and other airlines matching, but Virgin America came in first with these deals. It has been a long time since we've seen an airline the quality of Virgin America offering $79 one-way fares.
Virgin America launched the sale after announcing that it had reached an agreement with American to take over two gates that American has to give up as part of its merger with US Airways. The Department of Justice has approved the transfer to Virgin America, and now we are awaiting word from the city of Dallas, so it's not a done deal yet.
Virgin America plans to offer three flights a day between Dallas and Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., and four to New York LaGuardia. The airline is hoping to get approved for another gate in Chicago in the next few weeks. If it wins a gate, it is likely to add Dallas-Chicago service, but that wouldn't start until sometime in 2015.
One airline we've been overlooking is United.
United has been flying smaller airplanes, offering six daily flights to Houston from its two gates at Love, but once the Wright Amendment restrictions end, United may change its strategy.
Since Virgin America is planning to offer double the number of flights that United currently offers, we could see United double its nonstop routes since the airline has the same number of gates. The airline may offer flights to hubs like Newark, Denver and Chicago, which could lead to more competition. I'm sure United has something on the drawing board that will take it past just serving Houston's Bush Intercontinental.
Local airport codes
We know to go to Southwest.com to find Southwest fares, but one issue that Virgin America must handle is making sure that consumers know to enter airport code DAL when looking for flights into and out of Love Field. Unlike Southwest, Virgin is on regular booking sites, but many people don't understand that if you enter DFW as your airport, you'll only get fares for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport flights.
In other cities with multiple airports, you can enter the city name when looking for flights and the booking engine will pull up flights to all of the airports. For example, you can use the code NYC for New York and you will see flights to LaGuardia, JFK and Newark. We don't have an airport code in Dallas that will show both airports, so you have to enter DFW and DAL separately to see the flights and fares.
Watching Southwest fares
Airlines like to start selling seats at least five or six months before starting new nonstop routes. I expect to see Southwest come out with introductory fares in May or June on new nonstop routes out of Love Field for flights starting on Oct. 13.
When you start selling fares on new routes at $79 one-way, what's the next sale going to be? We could see another $79 sale, but even if it's $89 or $99 one-way, it's still an excellent buy. One way to get people to look for Love Field flights is to offer great sale fares. We expect to see fierce airfare sales on new routes offered by Southwest and Virgin America, and I think it will spread to D/FW to be competitive.
While most summer airfares look ugly, the late summer and fall fares are starting to look promising for travel starting Aug. 25 up until Thanksgiving, and that's good news for consumers.
Tom Parsons is CEO of bestfares.com.


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Thursday, June 28, 2012
OneRoof Energy Hires General Counsel
San Diego-based OneRoof Energy, the provider of solar leasing and financing, said this morning that it has named Dalton Sprinkle as the firm's Vice President of Corporate Development and General Counsel. Sprinkle was previously EVP and Chief Legal Officer for Carbon Motors, and also has served at Applied Solar. OneRoof--which is Hanwha International and Black Coral Capital--provides solar leases (PPAs), which are used to help homeowners install solar energy systems at little or no upfront cost, in exchange for agreeing to pay for the energy generated by those panels in the future.


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Quarterly Earnings Announcements and the Lead/Lag Relationship between the Stock and Option Markets
Using intraday data, this study examines the lead/lag relations of prices and trading activity between the option and stock option markets during the period surrounding quarterly earnings announcements. We are unable to support Stephan and Whaley's (1990) findings that, in general, trading activity in stocks leads trading activity in options. Our results suggest that in the pre- and post- earnings announcements periods, trading activity in options generally leads trading activity in stocks. The lead varies from 15 minutes two trading days prior to the quarterly earnings announcements to 30 minutes one day prior and on the day of the announcements. The results are robust to various measures of trading activity but sensitive to the sample design. Using the averages of bid-ask prices, we are able to confirm Chan, Chung, and Johnson's (1993) results in that we find no systematic lead of option average bid-ask prices over that of stocks in the days surrounding earnings announcements.
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Let me make one thing clear.
I am not dissing an art form. I am dissing the name, Jazz.
Just like being called Nigger affected how Black people felt about themselves at one time, I believe the term "JAZZ" affects the style of playing.
I am not a Nigger and I am not a Jazz musician.
What do Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Max Roach, Abbey Lincoln, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Gary Bartz and myself share in common? A disdain for Jazz. I am reintroducing a talk to the table of a conversation that my ancestors wanted to have a long time ago. It is on their shoulders that I stand.
"Jazz" is an oppressive colonialist slave term and I want no parts of it. If Jazz wasn't a slave, why did Ornette try to free it? Jazz is not music, it is an idea that hasn't served any of us well. It saddens me most that some of my friends can't see that. Some of y'all who know me and I've even employed, stood on the bandstand with, know how important tradition is to me. My work speaks to that.
This Ain't No Rant
For all those who say I'm on a crazed, cranky, angry, dark rant: There is nothing crazed, cranky, angry or dark about what I said, but a lot of this hate energy I've received online truly is. Someone has even gone as far as to deem me the Charlie Sheen of Jazz?
You know what the most offensive part of that statement is to me?
The "JAZZ" part.
I'm trying to save this music and folks are straight lambasting me. The saving grace is, for the most part, the response has been overwhelmingly favorable and it's here where I choose to focus my gaze. I'm sacrificing myself for the greater good of Black American Music and some of you are calling me names, and I'm the angry one?
Most of these folks don't even know me, but yet they have a strong dislike for Nicholas Payton. I am a human being, not some internet bot. When you hold an intense dislike for someone you don't know, it means that somewhere down deep inside, you have an intense dislike for yourself.
Please take at look at yourselves. What are you doing to save this music? Are you out there slaying dragons and trying to break the status-quo, or are you just functioning under the guise of what you have been fed for many years and are told is the way things have to be?
You can dislike me or what I say all you want, but it doesn't stop what I said from being true.
It only disturbs you this deeply because it dismantles everything you've built your life upon.
As I stated in the piece, "JAZZ" is resistant to change.
It wants to hold on to the old way of doing things, even if they've proven to not work.
What are you so afraid of? That you actually might have to think for yourself? That you will be responsible for the information that has been passed down from generation to generation though the lineage? That you have to live up to the great legacy this music demands?
I challenge my dissenters to really be an individual and stand alone in the face of everyone telling you that you're wrong, crazy and can't do it. That's what Duke did. That's what Miles did. Are you willing? Are you able? Are you ready? Only a few can really do it and my piece makes that clear. It ain't for everybody. So, go on, continue to box yourself in a label that was designed to marginalize Black musicians and cut them off from their brilliance.
When Black American Music became "JAZZ," it separated itself from the American popular music idiom.
I'm just trying to take it back to its roots.
American popular music has been separated from its root (what you call Jazz) and, as a result, all of the branches of the tree are dying.
American music is dying and I'm trying to help save it.
Turn on the radio, if you don't believe me.
How many Jazz records that have come out in the last 5 years that you've really loved?
I do more to support this music than most of you. I don't just come online and bitch about the state about this music. I lend real and actual support to the art and its artists and here I have to see some of you tear me down and say I'm killing the music? When it is some of you who want to hold on to an oppressive idea that doesn't serve Black American Music who are the true murderers.
The music was just fine before it was called Jazz and will be just fine without the name.
There is nothing to be afraid of except yourselves.
I am Nicholas Payton and I play Black American Music.


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Sleek, dignified interface. Good navigational tools. Generous coverage of tax topics. Fast. Best of Both expert-assisted option.
Some help elements lacking. Personal Tax Guide weak. Inability to skip around may bother some users.
Bottom Line
H&R Block At Home (the renamed TaxCut) has seen more change than the competition this year; it's got a revamped interface and more simplified language, as well as a new professional services option. The result is a very strong tax prep product from the "You've Got People" People.
I was impressed with the work that H&R Block did on its interface this year. It's cleaner and more professional, more dignified. This slimmer design makes it fast, faster than TurboTax but not as fast as TaxACT, and it takes one of the frustration factors out of a frustration-ridden process.
Users are less likely to get less confused with H&R Block At Home than they would with competing sites, because of its simplicity. There's a working screen. There's a help pane, with FAQs and links to other guidance tools. There's a box that displays your current refund or liability. And there are two levels of horizontal navigational toolbars at the top. And that's it.
It's an attractive look that lends itself well to easy navigation, but it's not the stunner that TurboTax is. The drawback of the latter's flashiness, however, is that TurboTax tends to be slow. Interface is not a superficial trait; it has impact on how you feel about a Web site, and how enjoyable and productive your experience is. And tax preparation needs all the help it can get in the enjoyable column. So kudos here to H&R Block for a job well done.
Simplified Data Entry, Effective Navigation
H&R Block At Home takes one early step to help you prepare your taxes: You can import last year's tax data from TaxCut (the product's previous name), TurboTax, or H&R Block files. Later, you'll be able to bring in financial data from places like your W-2 provider or your financial institution. This can save time and help prevent data-entry errors. Some competitors offer a similar service; TurboTax supports the lengthiest list of providers.
The site also asks you up front if you've experienced major life changes in the last year, like getting married, having a baby, or taking on a new job. If you have, H&R Block At Home will tailor the interview to ensure that you get customized advice on those topics. Competitors do this, too.
Even if you don't check a box, the site will ask you at the beginning of each section (like Income) which topics apply to you. Check any that do, and H&R Block At Home moves you through that area, sometimes in one of two ways. You can either go it alone or let the site step you through that particular topic (like the Business Expense Assistant). TurboTax also offers this.
Rigid Rules
H&R Block At Home walks you step-by-step through the 1040, but its approach is different than that of its competitors. You can't move to the next screen without completing the current one. You're told what's missing if you click Next without finishing, and then must furnish it before you can move on. (Once you've gone through a section, though, you can always go back and revisit it, using either the section tabs or the site navigation screen.)
There are pros and cons to this approach. You probably won't mind it if you're prepared enough to have all of the needed information right there on your desk. It'll also make the final review process quicker, and you'll be less likely to miss an income item or deduction.
On the other hand, you may grow frustrated if you have to keep leaving your desk to hunt for a number. When you come back, H&R Block will have signed you off and you'll have to sign in again (a security trait competitors share). TurboTax's Flagswhich lets you tag unfinished fields and come back to them laterseems like a better solution for most people. CompleteTax includes a check box at the bottom of each page that lets you mark a page as complete, so you know what's been left undone. If you're missing one document, you can work around it until it arrives. With H&R Block, once you're stuck you're stuck.Next: Learning More


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Hispanic Task Force
Each year, the Task Force hosts several events that bring together Democratic Senators and Hispanic leaders. This past year, the Chair has organized monthly policy forums on topics of interest to the Latino community such as: education, health care, climate change, small business, and access to capital and wealth building.
In the 111th Congress, the Task Force looks forward to continuing our work with the Latino community throughout the country to address and promote policy issues of mutual importance. As the Hispanic community continues to grow in the United States, the Hispanic Task Force will ensure that issues of the Latino community are a central priority of the Democratic Caucus.
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