Return-Path: X-Real-To: stagecraftlist [at] theatrical.net Received: by prxy.net (CommuniGate Pro PIPE 4.2.10) with PIPE id 40718888; Wed, 03 Jan 2007 03:01:05 -0800 X-List-Processed: mail.prxy.net X-ListMember: stagecraftlist [at] theatrical.net Received: by prxy.net (CommuniGate Pro PIPE 4.2.10) with PIPE id 40718886; Wed, 03 Jan 2007 03:01:04 -0800 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.7 (2006-10-05) on localhost X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.2 required=5.0 tests=ADVANCE_FEE_1,ADVANCE_FEE_2, AWL,BAYES_50,MISSING_SUBJECT,NO_RECEIVED,NO_RELAYS,SUBJ_HAS_UNIQ_ID, TO_CC_NONE autolearn=no version=3.1.7 X-ListServer: CommuniGate Pro LIST 4.2.10 List-Unsubscribe: List-ID: List-Archive: Message-ID: From: "Stagecraft" Sender: "Stagecraft" To: "Stagecraft" Precedence: list Subject: Stagecraft Digest #1073 Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2007 03:00:43 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Disposition: inline X-TFF-CGPSA-Version: 1.4 X-prxy-Spam-Filter: Scanned For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see --------------------------------------------------- Stagecraft Digest, Issue #1073 1. Workers Compensation (was: first aid stuff) by "Michael Brubaker" 2. Re: Altman 360Q by "Jeffrey E. Salzberg" 3. Re: OK who will be the first to make this work by Stephen Litterst 4. Re: first aid stuff by Stephen Litterst 5. Re: Fiber optic Curtains UPDATE by "Matt Gard" 6. RE Altman 360Q by "Wild, Larry" 7. Designer Anniversaries to celebrate in January by "RICHARD FINKELSTEIN" 8. Re: OT: First-aid & liability by FrankWood95 [at] aol.com 9. Re: OT: First-aid & liability by FrankWood95 [at] aol.com 10. Re: first aid stuff by FrankWood95 [at] aol.com 11. Re: OK who will be the first to make this work by Herrick Goldman 12. Anyone have photos of the Aguilera/Timberlake truss collapse? by Michael Heinicke *** Please update the subject line of your reply to use the subject *** line of the message you are replying to! Please only reply to *** one message subject in each reply. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Michael Brubaker" Subject: Workers Compensation (was: first aid stuff) Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2007 09:29:30 -0500 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: Workers compensation, in many states, is an insurance policy required to be carried by the employer that is tied to certain legal protections offered by the state. If I as an employer am carrying a WC policy, then when you, as my employee, are injured on the job, your injuries are *fully* covered. This includes all cost of care, rehabilitation, retraining, etc. In return for this, you, as the employee, lose the right to sue me. Unless you wish to give up your benefits under the WC law. The policy also provides liability insurance against the possibility that your spouse or dependents, who are not compensated under the WC law, decide to sue me, your employer. The form documents the injury, the time and place that it occured. If it was to become infected and require further treatment, that document protects Kristi's ability to file for WC. From an insurer's and employer's standpoint, without the form, Kristi has to prove the injury occured on her jobsite--not at home while she was taking out the trash. As far as Mick's question, I don't know...I'm not a lawyer. Since you're a coworker and not employer in that situation, I would *guess* that it would have little or no effect. Kristi would still have the option to file a WC claim. The caveat there would be that if she used Mick's first aid kit, then presumably her employer would have no documentation of her injury. Without documentation that the injury occured during the workday, it would be very easy to see the claim denied. BTW, I am *not* a lawyer. I *am* licensed to sell insurance. Mike MissWisc [at] aol.com writes: But let's say that I'm diabetic, the cuts were on my feet and they get infected resulting in the need for amputation. (Not likely, but possible.) Now it's a worker's compensation issue that could result in hundreds of thousands of dollars in liability. THAT'S why the 4 page form. and Mick Alderson writes: And if I'd been at the call Kristi mentioned, she could have asked me. I carry a small first-aid kit in my "IA" work bag at every call I'm on. It contains band-aids, aspirin, and TUMS among other things. The same general restrictions apply to it's use. How that interacts with Workers Comp laws I don't want to think about. ------------------------------ Reply-To: From: "Jeffrey E. Salzberg" Subject: RE: Altman 360Q Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2007 09:38:02 -0500 Message-ID: <000001c72e7b$9b8813b0$6501a8c0 [at] Dell> In-Reply-To: <15134DE1EA20CF4BA1F473FADAC653AC5DAA71 [at] cassini.BrooklynCollege.local> > person who might know the actual release date (or close enough) is Tony Sklarew at > Altman (I believe in rentals), who's been around there since the 70's According to Joe Trovato (who asked Tony) at Altman Rentals, the 360Q was introduced in '76-'77. ------------------------------ Message-ID: <459A7B13.9010303 [at] gmail.com> Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2007 10:32:35 -0500 From: Stephen Litterst Organization: University of Delaware Subject: Re: OK who will be the first to make this work References: In-Reply-To: Samuel Jones wrote: > --------------------------------------------------- > > I'm not sure how this is any easier than a trackball controller on a > console, not to mention trying to switch between movers. How are you > thinking this will help you? You can carry the WiiMote to the stage more easily than you can the trackball. Program the buttons for "Next Fixture," "Last Fixture," "Update Group" and maybe color wheels? It's much more about finding a justification to have the show buy a Wii for the tourbus. :) Steve L. -- Stephen Litterst Technical Operations Supervisor litterst [at] udel.edu Center for the Arts 302/831-0601 University of Delaware ------------------------------ Message-ID: <459A82CF.4050600 [at] gmail.com> Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2007 11:05:35 -0500 From: Stephen Litterst Organization: University of Delaware Subject: Re: first aid stuff References: In-Reply-To: FrankWood95 [at] aol.com wrote: > --------------------------------------------------- > Well, if you have an on-going health problem, you should know the potential > consequences. Myself, I know of no reason why a cut to your foot should pose a > greater problem than a cut to anywhere else. Cuts to the extremities heal slower because of their distance from the heart. I have had some pretty bad cuts on my calves and feet that got infected no matter how carefully I cleaned them (or the doctors) and treated them because my "advanced size" meant it was harder for the body to fight infection that far away from the blood pump. Steve L. -- Stephen Litterst Technical Operations Supervisor litterst [at] udel.edu Center for the Arts 302/831-0601 University of Delaware ------------------------------ Subject: RE: Fiber optic Curtains UPDATE Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2007 11:28:37 -0500 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: From: "Matt Gard" Thanks to All who gave me suggestions on this project. I managed=20 to finish the job in about 1 day, and it looks phenomenal. I will=20 post pictures when I get them. Really, the advice from this list=20 turned a nightmare into a daydream! Many Thanks! Matt Gard -----Original Message----- From: Stagecraft [mailto:stagecraft [at] theatrical.net]On Behalf Of Alex French Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 6:56 PM To: Stagecraft Subject: Re: Fiber optic Curtains For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see --------------------------------------------------- Matt, If price is a big issue, you may be able to save money on the =20 illumination end, depending on what features you need. There are (at least) two easy ways to connect a ~1" bundle of fibers =20 to a Source Four. Light output is roughly comparable to the Martin =20 units I've worked with. I've never done it, but color changing with =20 something like a ColorMerge or SeaChanger should be simple to =20 integrate, and it might be possible create a twinkle effect through =20 gobo rotation (I'm more skeptical of that though). The S4 adapters aren't for the faint of heart or a rented fiber drop, =20 because heat management can be a little bit of an issue. But simply =20 pointing the S4 straight down or close to it, allowing heat to escape =20 upwards, and if necessary using a small fan, makes it work just fine. The $10, 1 minute option involves taking the lens tube out of a S4, a =20 6" piece of 1 1/2" pipe (or it might have been 1 1/4"...) and a round =20 flange for the pipe. The result isn't elegant, or particularly =20 robust, but with a little fiddling and care will put light out the =20 other end perfectly well. The $1, 10 minute option uses two long 5/16" eyebolts and several =20 nuts. Eye bolts go through the channel that the lens tube barrel =20 attaches to. Fiber goes through the eye bolts, and I've used 1" or =20 3/4" strain reliefs that fit into electrical knockouts to make the =20 fiber into a nice parallel bundle at the very end. The resulting =20 system is a little more robust, and the light coming out the other =20 end is just as bright as something that cost thousands thousands of =20 times more (assuming you already own the S4). If you're interested in more details, I can find some pictures or =20 draw it up. But basically as soon as you believe that you can =20 illuminate fiber by just shoving it into a S4, the details can be =20 figured out. Alex On Nov 1, 2006, at 4:40 PM, Matt Gard wrote: > For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see stagecraft.theprices.net/> > --------------------------------------------------- > > Hello all, > This is my first post to the group. I am looking for any knowledge =20 > you all may > have about building custom fiber optic curtains. I will soon have =20 > to build one, > and I have high hopes, but realize that it is a huge job. Questions I > have are as follows: > 1. Suppliers of optical fiber: does anyone know a good one on the =20 > East Coast > (or even in the USA)? I Found some online(From Cali. I think) for =20 > $360 for an > 8,856 ft spool of .75mm, but a more reputable dealer would be nice. =20 > Barbizon can > get it, but for $100 more per spool > 2. Construction : Any wisdom in this area is appreciated. I =20 > understand the > basics of this process, but if anyone out there who has done this =20 > before has > pointers that they think will help me out, please share. > > Thanks, > Matt Gard --=20 This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ------------------------------ Subject: RE Altman 360Q Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2007 13:24:33 -0600 Message-ID: <79EC830AA6FE144797DDB30DC498593804FEEA83 [at] nsu-ex01.nsu.local> From: "Wild, Larry" Russell Altman's answer to my question about the beginnings of the Altma= n 360Q. "I spoke with a couple of the "old timers" around the shop and= they all seem to agree that the Altman 360Q was first introduced in 197= 1, but really took off from a production stand point in 1973." Larry Wild Aberdeen, SD ------------------------------ Message-ID: From: "RICHARD FINKELSTEIN" Subject: Designer Anniversaries to celebrate in January Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2007 16:57:58 -0500 Greetings all and happy New Year! I haven't sent my list along in a while, so to ring in the new year, here are some anniversaries you can celebrate (or lament) in January 2007. (you can find specific dates as well as non tech/design anniversaries of course on Artslynx) Enjoy! Richard F 53rd Anniversary of the Broadway premiere of the Mary Martin musical edition of Peter Pan 135th Anniversary of the birth of Gordon Craig 82nd Anniversary of the birth of designer, John Bury 103rd Anniversary of the birth of designer, Edward Carrick 74th Anniversary of the birth of designer, Peter Harvey 55th Anniversary of the birth of designer, John Falabella 77th Anniversary of the birth of designer, Ming Cho Lee 103rd Anniversary of the birth of designer, Oliver Messel 65th Anniversary of the birth of designer, Doug Schmidt 65th Anniversary of the birth of designer, Tony Straiges 110th Anniversary of the birth of designer, Cleon Throckmorton 74th Anniversary of the birth of designer, Tony Walton 71st Anniversary of the birth of designer, Peter Wexler 35th Anniversary of the Broadway premiere of Dude (the motorcycle musical) 375th Anniversary of the birth of Sir Christopher Wren 126th Anniversary of the birth of Pablo Picasso 195th London's 4th Drury Lane Theatre opens Anniversary years ago 154th Anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Joseph Falk, the first person to photograph a full scene on-stage 85th Anniversary of the New York debut of Karel Capek's R.U.R. 16th Anniversary of the death of Pato Guzman (Art Director of the Star Treck Pilot) 15th Anniversary of the death of Rouben Ter-Arutunian 18th Anniversary of the death of Film & TV designer, John Beckman 18th Anniversary of the death of Salvador Dali 115th Anniversary of the birth of Erte' 96th Anniversary of the birth of Fred Bentham 81st Anniversary of the death of Harry Houdini (Ehrich Weiss) ??? Anniversary of the birth of lighting designer, Martin Aronstein 21st Anniversary of the death of designer, Howard Bay 61st Anniversary of the birth of lighting designer,Ken Billington 22nd Anniversary of the death of designer Raoul Pène Du Bois 82nd Anniversary of the birth of designer,director, Jack Landau 47th Anniversary of the death of lighting designer,inventor, Bassett Jones 89th Anniversary of the birth of designer, Carl Kent 71st Anniversary of the birth of ballet designer, Ian Spurling 99th Anniversary of the birth of Carlton Winckler, who among other things, designed the lighting for Disney's film, Fantasia 70th Anniversary of the birth of designer, Robert Darling 39th Anniversary of the death of Herbert A. Kliegl, son of Kliegl Brothers founder, John Kliegl 287th Anniversary of the birth of Giovanni Battista Piranesi, who inspired countless generations of stage designers 166th Anniversary of the death of German architect and set designer, Karl Friedrich Schinkel 44th Anniversary of the death of Jean Cocteau 83rd Anniversary of the Guild Theatre production of Molnar's The Guardsman - marking the Broadway debut of designer, Jo Mielziner 69th Anniversary of the birth of British designer, John Gunther Anniversary of the birth of lighting designer, Jules Fisher Anniversary of the birth of lighting designer, F. Mitchell Dana Anniversary of the birth of lighting,scenery designer, George Clarke Jenkins 113th Anniversary of the birth of designer, Clarke Robinson 68th Anniversary of the birth of lighting designer, David Hersey 210th Anniversary of the birth of singer,actress,manager, Lucia Vestris, said to have introduced the box set to the London stage (1832). 103rd Anniversary of the birth of Cecil Beaton 79th Anniversary of the death of Loie Fuller - Patented her costume! 145th Anniversary of the birth of Loie Fuller 13th Anniversary of the passing of designer Oliver Smith 105th Anniversary of the birth of Larry Fine 123rd Anniversary of the birth of Georgian set designer, Georgy Yakulov 125th Anniversary of the birth of Russian set and costume designer, Alexandra Exter 117th Anniversary of the birth of Uruguayan set designer, Rafael Barradas 370th Anniversary of the death of French (ballet) costume designer, Daniel Rabel 161st Anniversary of the death of Paris Opera scenery designer, Louis-Pierre Baltard 121st Anniversary of the birth of costume designer, Barbara Karinska 31st Anniversary of the death of British set,costume designer, Edward Burra 138th Anniversary of the birth of Henri Matisse Anniversary of the death of Henri Matisse 82nd Anniversary of the birth of lighting designer, Tharon Musser 93rd Anniversary of the birth of film costume designer, Dorothy Jeakins 145th Anniversary of the death of designer, Clarke Robinson 98th Anniversary of the birth of French designer,director, André Barsacq 29th Anniversary of new copyright act 329th Anniversary of the opening of the Hamburg Staatsoper 36th Anniversary of the death of Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel 102nd Anniversary of the birth of Maria Augusta von Trapp (just in this list for fun) 64th Anniversary of the death of Nikola Tesla 4th Anniversary of the death of Al Hirschfeld 105th Anniversary of the birth of costume designer, Marilyn Putnam 132nd Anniversary of the debut of the new Paris Opera House 182nd Anniversary of the opening of the 2nd Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow 47th anniversary of the founding of The United States Institute for Theatre Technology 42nd anniversary of the inauguration of the Vivian Beaumont Theatre in Lincoln Center 42nd anniversary of the opening of the Performing Arts Library of the New York City Library, at Lincoln Center 124th anniversary of the debut of the first Metropolitan Opera House in New York City 95th anniversary of the birth of designer, Leo Kerz 51st anniversary of the birth of lighting designer, Todd Elmer 76th Anniversary of the birth of costume designer, Ann Roth 81st Anniversary of the birth of costume designer, Stanley Simmons 100th Anniversary of the death of French costume designer Jean-Louis [Berthault] 124th Anniversary of the opening of the first Metropolitan Opera House in New York City 4th Anniversary of the death of lighting designer, John Gleason ------------------------------ From: FrankWood95 [at] aol.com Message-ID: Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2007 17:56:23 EST Subject: Re: OT: First-aid & liability In a message dated 01/01/07 17:37:58 GMT Standard Time, psyd [at] cox.net writes: > Nehemiah Scudder for President in 2012 Now, that I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. Try 'Beulahland" in "The Number of the Beast", where there is no category in the 'phone book for 'lawyers'. I also know my Heinlein. Frank Wood ------------------------------ From: FrankWood95 [at] aol.com Message-ID: Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2007 18:16:57 EST Subject: Re: OT: First-aid & liability In a message dated 01/01/07 15:50:40 GMT Standard Time, steven [at] simplycircus.com writes: > Their are a number of definitions of dead used in the medical world, the two > primary ones (but not the only ones) being 'clinically dead' and > 'biologically dead'. Clinically dead is when any condition exists that > causes the system to no longer be able to sustain itself. Clinical death > will lead to biological death (the state you are referring to, where the > biological systems have stopped functioning) if not corrected. The line > between clinical and biological death is a very grey area, partly because > medical tech is constantly changing where the line is. After four minutes of oxygen deprivation or so, the brain function is dead. This is why first aid, in serious cases, has to be fast. You have no time to worry about legal niceties. You just get in there and do what you can. Send someone else to call the ambulance. After that point has been reached, there is an ethical debate as to whether you continue trying further resuscitation procedures when there is nobody at home. Myself, I should say no: I know that there are other views. A very few cases of recovery from a Persistent Vegetative State have been reported. I pass over the medical bills incurred by their families. Frank Wood ------------------------------ From: FrankWood95 [at] aol.com Message-ID: Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2007 18:24:00 EST Subject: Re: first aid stuff In a message dated 01/01/07 08:35:42 GMT Standard Time, MissWisc [at] aol.com writes: > << Diabetics often have poor circulation in their extremities, especially > their lower legs and feet. >> > > And many people have the condition but are not aware of it. And, in many cases, it is simply due to clogging of the arteries, usually due to smoking or to a high fat diet. I have it myself, due largely to fifty years as a fairly heavy smoker. Frank Wood ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2007 22:02:18 -0500 Subject: Re: OK who will be the first to make this work From: Herrick Goldman Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <27678259.1167753725577.JavaMail.root [at] m41> More importantly Sam; I can give the controller to a performer or a musician...or even ,gasp, a drummer. Then we'll see some fun. On 1/2/07 10:32 AM, "Stephen Litterst" wrote: > For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see > --------------------------------------------------- > > Samuel Jones wrote: > >> --------------------------------------------------- >> >> I'm not sure how this is any easier than a trackball controller on a >> console, not to mention trying to switch between movers. How are you >> thinking this will help you? > > You can carry the WiiMote to the stage more easily than you can the > trackball. Program the buttons for "Next Fixture," "Last Fixture," > "Update Group" and maybe color wheels? > > It's much more about finding a justification to have the show buy a Wii > for the tourbus. :) > > Steve L. -- Herrick Goldman Lighting Designer, NYC www.HGLightingDesign.com 917-797-3624 "To the scores of silent alchemists who wreak their joy in darkness and in light bringing magic to life, we bow most humbly. "-CDS ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2007 22:07:12 -0800 (PST) From: Michael Heinicke Subject: Anyone have photos of the Aguilera/Timberlake truss collapse? Message-ID: <219847.47895.qm [at] web82202.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Does anyone have a copy of the photo(s) of the truss collapse on the Aguilera/Timberlake tour several years ago in Atlantic City? All I have found searching the net are a couple of small, low res images and a moved link on roadie.net. If anyone could send me a copy of it offlist, I would appreciate it. Thanks, Mike Heinicke ------------------------------ End of Stagecraft Digest #1073 ******************************