Return-Path: X-Processed-By: Virex 7 on prxy.net X-Real-To: stagecraftlist [at] theatrical.net X-ListServer: CommuniGate Pro LIST 4.1.8 List-Unsubscribe: List-ID: Message-ID: From: "Stagecraft" Sender: "Stagecraft" To: "Stagecraft" Precedence: list Subject: Stagecraft Digest #14 Date: Sat, 22 May 2004 03:01:31 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Disposition: inline For info on subscribing, unsubscribing, and suspending your list subscription, go to the Stagecraft web site at: http://stagecraft.theprices.net/ --------------------------------------------------- Stagecraft Digest, Issue #14 1. Re: Jamming inside Theatres by "Nigel Worsley" 2. Re: by "Paul Guncheon" 3. wal-mart/home depot/deep pockets by b Ricie 4. Re: Posting Etiquette by 5. Re: ROAD TRIP by 6. Re: Shopping at Home Depot (Was Wal-Mart) by Bruce Purdy 7. Re: Wal-Mart by Bruce Purdy 8. Re: Wal-Mart by Bruce Purdy 9. Re: EPG flooring by "Mike Mallinson" 10. Re: Jamming inside Theatres by Dwayne Reid 11. Re: Jamming inside Theatres by Charlie Richmond 12. Re: wal-mart/home depot/deep pockets by Kevin Lee Allen 13. Re: Jamming inside Theatres by Jerry Durand 14. Re: Jamming inside Theatres by Rigger 15. Strand Cyc Gel frame by "Lon Butcher" 16. Re: by Patrick McCreary 17. Obituary: Randy "Radar" HIll by "Greg Vinci" 18. things to do with a huge fresnel lens by Herrick 19. Re: Obituary: Randy "Radar" HIll by "Jason" 20. Re: things to do with a huge fresnel lens by "Jason" 21. Re: things to do with a huge fresnel lens by Herrick 22. Re: Obituary: Randy "Radar" HIll by Eric Minton 23. Re: Jamming inside Theatres by Ben Eastep 24. Re: Disabled workers (was Re: Wal-Mart) by "Mike Mallinson" *** 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <1d6501c43f1c$f9c0c1d0$0200a8c0 [at] Nigellaptop> From: "Nigel Worsley" References:

Subject: Re: Jamming inside Theatres Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 11:18:33 +0100 Jerry Durand wrote: > At 10:08 PM 5/20/2004, you wrote: >> On 5/20/04 Jerry Durand sent: >>> Of course, it will no longer work on us, it's blocked in our router. >> >> Jerry- >> >> Please let the rest of the list know how you did it. > > Simple, block all access to didtheyreadit.com (use the keyword blocking in > consumer routers). This will only work for this one company, but this > should be the only one used by "regular" people. Spams have been including > tracing pixels for a long time and the only way to block all of them is to > use an e-mail reader that doesn't understand HTML. Or tell your reader to ignore HTML. In Outlook Express there is an option called 'Read all messages in plain text', if the message turns out not to be spam, then it can be read properly by opening the .HTM attachment. Nigel Worsley ------------------------------ Message-ID: <00b401c43f37$1bd54790$0202a8c0 [at] MyLastPC> From: "Paul Guncheon" References: Subject: Re: Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 03:25:38 -1000 Patrick, I would be intersted in seeing your plans. Thanks, Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick McCreary" To: "Stagecraft" Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 2:46 PM Subject: Re: > For info on subscribing, unsubscribing, and suspending > your list subscription, go to the Stagecraft web site at: > http://stagecraft.theprices.net/ > --------------------------------------------------- > > > At 05:08 PM 5/11/2004 -0600, you wrote: > > >Hello all, I'm constucting a turntable for a show and I was wondering if > >anyone could lend a hand on how? it has to be 18' in diamenter. All the > >help would be great. > >thank > >Erika Smock > >Technical Theatre Student > > I can put together the plans for my turntable design - 20' diameter (18' > would be an easy mod.) motorized, bi-directional (some day I'd like to try > tri-directional ), variable speed, remote control. > > I'm getting ready to put them up on my web site, you'd make a good test > subject (as to whether I make myself understood well enough, that is). > E-mail me privately if yuou're interested. > > Patrick > > G. Patrick McCreary > Ass't. Professor - Technical Director > Department of Theater and Dance > Indiana University of Pennsylvania > Indiana, PA 15701 > (Office) 724-357-2644 > (Home) 724-349-4309 > ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20040521134438.33110.qmail [at] web50604.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 06:44:38 -0700 (PDT) From: b Ricie Subject: wal-mart/home depot/deep pockets In-Reply-To: Lil-ol Cape Cod just got its first Home Depot, no Wal-mart yet. Yes, the Store's rob the area of personality. Yes, big box stores work toward the homogenization of the USA. Basically the big box stores exploit the area for the dollar. Rockefeller was a Jerk, and his family has spent generations making good on his bad, Carnegie, same deal, as well as many others. One thing these people do have is DEEP POCKETS. Exploitation can be a two way street. This past semester I asked the Home depot for what I felt was a very large donation, they did not bat an eyelash, and gave me what I asked for. The Beast know es it is a Beast. Community service and donations help justify what it does to a small community as an attempt to look like a good guy. Exploit their giving nature, use them as they use us. Their pockets are far deeper than ours,rather than boycott them dig in and take your cut. ===== Brian Rice b_ricie [at] yahoo.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Domains – Claim yours for only $14.70/year http://smallbusiness.promotions.yahoo.com/offer ------------------------------ From: Subject: Re: Posting Etiquette Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 10:17:55 -0400 Message-Id: <20040521141755.GCLI22459.fed1rmmtao09.cox.net [at] smtp.west.cox.net> 'I can't anyone take you seriously' You know what I meant... This is the result of spending way too much time thinking in the grammatical construction of another language. You'll excuse me if I post with German grammar for the next few days or a week. Also, the keyboards here are a bit different, so my spelling might be a bit worse than usual! The beer isn't helping much either. CB aus Deutschland ------------------------------ From: Subject: Re: ROAD TRIP Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 10:27:42 -0400 Message-Id: <20040521142744.RYNY25286.fed1rmmtao05.cox.net [at] smtp.west.cox.net> No, the panniers are diamondplate. The Dakar 650 is modeled after the bike built for the Paris-Dakar rally. On another note, the 'Wal-mart' thread could easily apply to the Clear-Channel/Borg similarities. With all the 'Big Boys' calling the shots similarities add the political slant, and we're all going to end up doing schlock plastic theatre with some corporate sponsor's name incorporated into the scenery and corporate logos incorporated into each gobo soon. How's that for bringing it back on topic? CB aus Deutschland ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 11:07:46 -0400 Subject: Re: Shopping at Home Depot (Was Wal-Mart) From: Bruce Purdy Message-ID: In-Reply-To: > Bashing Wal-Mart and Home Depot is foolish. These > companies provide a good service to THEIR customer base, and they are > profitable. IMHO, if you understand business, there is a place for > everyone at the table of commerce. On one level I agree with you. At the same time, I have to wonder about the "big picture". These giants go after the customer base of people that are self centred and have little social conscience. People that are mainly concerned with saving a few bucks of their own, and don't care HOW Wal-Mart saves them money. "Someone else's wages or sweat shop conditions aren't MY concern!" These stores are successful because they appeal to the lowest common denominator in the same way that FOX TV does. There is a large market for this out there, and in the long run it becomes entrenched in society as the norm. People who might otherwise be better get sucked in. In the big picture, it has a negative effect on society. I also agree with you tough, that bashing them is foolish and a waste of time, as they aren't going anywhere. I also admit that I shop at these stores myself, so I'm no better than anyone else. I just don't feel good about it. Bruce -- Bruce Purdy Technical Director Smith Opera House ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 11:21:38 -0400 Subject: Re: Wal-Mart From: Bruce Purdy Message-ID: In-Reply-To: > I've noticed this too. When Home Depot 1st came they seemed to have many > friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable sales people. This was their sales > pitch for a while. Now if I can find anybody at all, they are the usual "not > my job" types. When Wal-Mart first came on the scene they made a big thing of advertising "Everything we sell is American Made!" Slowly that seemed to change. When B.J.'s Wholesale club first opened, there were about a dozen people at any one time handing out free samples of food. Slowly that diminished to one or two, and now it's a 50 - 50 chance that there might be one sample station when I go there. Whenever a new business comes to town they use the best bait to try to hook as many of us fish as they can. Once they establish a shopping habit, they cut back. (Like a drug dealer getting a customer addicted. Once they're "Hooked" they are a customer for life so don't worry about them.) Americans today have amazingly short attention spans, so the big box retailers figure we'll forget the promises made when we first let them into our lives. But some of us remember ........ We remember ........ ! Bruce -- Bruce Purdy Technical Director Smith Opera House ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 11:29:14 -0400 Subject: Re: Wal-Mart From: Bruce Purdy Message-ID: In-Reply-To: >>MalWart in my community hires developmentally disabled (MR, Down's >>Syndrome, etc) which is admirable until you realize that they're only >>doing it because they get paid less than non-disabled workers. > Hmmm.... Maybe... Still, I would still prefer, AS A TAXPAYER, to > reduce our welfare, etc, costs by hiring the marginally, or > marginallized, handicapped who, I presume, pay some taxes, even on a > Wal-Mart salary A theatre I used to work for used a team of "Mentally challenged" people for janitorial work. We only had to pay for one supervisor, as ALL of the actual workers were paid by - You guessed it - the taxpayers! (As was all their insurance etc.) Bruce -- Bruce Purdy Technical Director Smith Opera House ------------------------------ From: "Mike Mallinson" Subject: Re: EPG flooring Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 08:53:05 -0700 Message-ID: <000801c43f4b$b8155780$dd63fea9 [at] Fred> In-Reply-To: My favorite solution is 3/4" ply covered by 1/4" masonite or tempered hardboard. I get a great smooth surface without having to pay the price for AC ply, which is up to like $40 or so a sheet around here, and if any section of the floor gets too chewed up by screws, paint, etc, I just pull up a section of maso and replace it for $8. Just remember to countersink the screwholes before attaching the maso or you'll end up with a lot of broken screws! Mike IATSE Local 215 ----------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <40AA1D00.5070904 [at] hillinteractive.net> Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 10:26:08 -0400 From: Howard Ires Subject: Re: EPG flooring I prefer a plain old 3/4" plywood floor painted flat black. You can pound nails into it, you can drive screws into it, you can cut holes in it. It takes paint well, it's easy to install, easy to repair, and inexpensive to replace when it wears out. If you plan on using something more exotic get a sample and try it out. -------------howie ------------------------------ Message-Id: <6.0.1.1.2.20040521094524.02a8b990 [at] pop.telusplanet.net> Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 09:50:11 -0600 From: Dwayne Reid Subject: Re: Jamming inside Theatres In-Reply-To: References:

At 11:45 PM 5/20/2004, Jerry Durand wrote: > >Of course, it will no longer work on us, it's blocked in our router. >> >>Jerry- >> >>Please let the rest of the list know how you did it. > >Simple, block all access to didtheyreadit.com (use the keyword blocking in >consumer routers). This will only work for this one company, but this >should be the only one used by "regular" people. Spams have been including >tracing pixels for a long time and the only way to block all of them is to >use an e-mail reader that doesn't understand HTML. In Eudora, Tools -> Options -> Display, un-check the box that says "Automatically download HTML Graphics". I read all my email in plain text mode if possible - its just easier on my eyes. Unfortunately, I think that I am one of the very few who do. Jerry - thanks for the heads-up on this. dwayne -- Dwayne Reid Trinity Electronics Systems Ltd Edmonton, AB, CANADA (780) 489-3199 voice (780) 487-6397 fax Celebrating 20 years of Engineering Innovation (1984 - 2004) .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .- `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' Do NOT send unsolicited commercial email to this email address. This message neither grants consent to receive unsolicited commercial email nor is intended to solicit commercial email. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 17:16:35 +0100 (BST) From: Charlie Richmond Subject: Re: Jamming inside Theatres In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References:

On Fri, 21 May 2004, Dwayne Reid wrote: > I read all my email in plain text mode if possible - its just easier on my > eyes. Unfortunately, I think that I am one of the very few who do. I read my email in pine, which is a text mode only reader (although it can display text but not graphic content in html). There are more of us than you might imagine ;-) Charlie ------------------------------ In-Reply-To: References:

Message-Id: <6F6EAE4D-AB49-11D8-B86E-003065D2C502 [at] klad.com> From: Kevin Lee Allen Subject: Re: wal-mart/home depot/deep pockets Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 13:08:09 -0400 why not both. Shop the small hardware store and lumber yard. Take what=20= the Depot will give? On May 21, 2004, at 9:44 AM, b Ricie wrote: > rather than boycott them dig in and > take your cut. > ----- Kevin Lee Allen Production Designer http://www.klad.com 973.744.6352.voice 201.280.3841.cell klad [at] klad.com =F0 ------------------------------ Message-Id: <6.1.0.6.0.20040521110141.00b11cc8 [at] localhost> Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 11:05:05 -0700 From: Jerry Durand Subject: Re: Jamming inside Theatres In-Reply-To: References:

At 08:50 AM 5/21/2004, you wrote: >In Eudora, Tools -> Options -> Display, un-check the box that says >"Automatically download HTML Graphics". It seems you have to uncheck "Use Microsoft Viewer" also, otherwise IE will download the graphics for you. I see Intel is trying to cash in on all the horrible coding in WinDoze, they are coming out with processors that somehow block the buffer over-runs in hardware. I've always voted for not coding at a beginner's level to start with (programmers don't like working for me, I want code that will run for decades without rebooting and can be understood by other people in the future). ---------- Jerry Durand Durand Interstellar, Inc. 219 Oak Wood Way Los Gatos, California 95032-2523 USA tel: +1 408 356-3886 fax: +1 408 356-4659 web: www.interstellar.com ------------------------------ Message-Id: In-Reply-To: References:

Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 15:36:52 -0400 From: Rigger Subject: Re: Jamming inside Theatres At 9:50 AM -0600 5/21/04, Dwayne Reid wrote: > In Eudora, Tools -> Options -> Display, un-check the box that > says "Automatically download HTML Graphics". > > I read all my email in plain text mode if possible - its just > easier on my eyes. Unfortunately, I think that I am one of > the very few who do. Hey, I do too... I'm still trying to find the Eudora setting that automatically electrocutes people who post in HTML. -- Dave Vick, IATSE #274 Head Electrician, The Wharton Center for Performing Arts at Michigan State University Carpe Per Diem ------------------------------ From: "Lon Butcher" Subject: Strand Cyc Gel frame Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 14:38:52 -0700 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: Greetings to "The List"! So good to "see" y'all again. If anyone happens to have a spare gell frame or two for an old Strand Quartzcolor Cyc Light in their bone pile they'd like to find a home for, I have just the place. The frames are not the same as the "Iris" series, even though they're close in size. The frame is 15 3/4" by 12 1/4" x 1/2". Thanks in advance. Lon Butcher, Mount Baker Theatre 104 North Commercial Street Bellingham, WA 98225 (360) 733-5793 x24 (360) 671-0114 Fax ------------------------------ Message-Id: <5.2.1.1.1.20040521180342.00b69500 [at] incoming.verizon.net> Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 18:05:14 -0400 From: Patrick McCreary Subject: Re: In-Reply-To: References: I will add you to the list - right now I'm prepping a class wherein a group of High School teachers are to be given an entire semester's worth of materials in a week. Wish me (or maybe them) luck. Patrick At 03:25 AM 5/21/2004 -1000, you wrote: >For info on subscribing, unsubscribing, and suspending >your list subscription, go to the Stagecraft web site at: > http://stagecraft.theprices.net/ >--------------------------------------------------- > > >Patrick, > >I would be intersted in seeing your plans. > >Thanks, > >Paul >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Patrick McCreary" >To: "Stagecraft" >Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 2:46 PM >Subject: Re: > > > > For info on subscribing, unsubscribing, and suspending > > your list subscription, go to the Stagecraft web site at: > > http://stagecraft.theprices.net/ > > --------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > At 05:08 PM 5/11/2004 -0600, you wrote: > > > > >Hello all, I'm constucting a turntable for a show and I was wondering if > > >anyone could lend a hand on how? it has to be 18' in diamenter. All the > > >help would be great. > > >thank > > >Erika Smock > > >Technical Theatre Student > > > > I can put together the plans for my turntable design - 20' diameter (18' > > would be an easy mod.) motorized, bi-directional (some day I'd like to try > > tri-directional ), variable speed, remote control. > > > > I'm getting ready to put them up on my web site, you'd make a good test > > subject (as to whether I make myself understood well enough, that is). > > E-mail me privately if yuou're interested. > > > > Patrick > > > > G. Patrick McCreary > > Ass't. Professor - Technical Director > > Department of Theater and Dance > > Indiana University of Pennsylvania > > Indiana, PA 15701 > > (Office) 724-357-2644 > > (Home) 724-349-4309 > > G. Patrick McCreary Ass't. Professor - Technical Director Department of Theater and Dance Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA 15701 (Office) 724-357-2644 (Home) 724-349-4309 ------------------------------ From: "Greg Vinci" Subject: Obituary: Randy "Radar" HIll Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 19:46:08 -0500 Message-Id: <20040521234056.M35073 [at] ezo.net> Randy N. “Radar” Hill Randy “Radar” Hill lost a courageous battle with cancer and passed away at his home in Oakwood Village, Ohio on May 17, 2004. He was an Audio Engineer, Stagehand, and Electronics Technician for IATSE Local 48 in Akron, Ohio. He began his professional career in Southern California in the early 1970s and worked for many years at A1 Audio in Los Angeles where he ran sound for countless live events both regionally and nationally. He toured extensively with Jackson Browne and Sesame Street Live and later worked as an Electronics Technician with the Allen-Bradley Company in Cleveland, Ohio. Most recently, he was the House Sound Engineer at Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio as well as an IATSE Sound Engineer at E. J. Thomas Hall, the John S. Knight Convention Center, and the Akron Civic Theatre in Akron, Ohio. Those of us who worked with Randy Hill knew him as a seasoned veteran of live sound and a consummate professional who always got it right. His keen technical skills and exceptional hearing enriched the lives and performances of countless people who were lucky enough to work with him. There was no show, mix, or problem that was too difficult for Randy and he continually raised the standards of engineering excellence throughout his career. His affable manner and corny jokes will be greatly missed. Those of you who would like to send your condolences to the family can contact me off-list at this email address: earcandy AT ezo.net and I’ll put you in touch. His obituary from the Cleveland Plain Dealer appears below. RANDY N. "RADAR" HILL, age 51; beloved husband of Sue Ellen (nee Frank); loving father to Ian Gutierrez; dear brother of Rory (Margaret) and Rhonda; cherished son of Harold (deceased) and Nancy (nee Nord); and son-in-law of Les and Marilyn Frank; devoted uncle. Friends are invited to GOLUBSKI DELIBERATO FUNERAL HOME, 4747 TURNEY RD., CORNER OF GARFIELD BLVD., where services will be held on Thursday, May 20 at 12 noon. Interment Hillcrest Memorial Park. Family will receive friends at their home FOLLOWING THE INTERMENT SERVICE. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Kushi Institute, P.O. Box 7, Becket, MA. 01223, Attention: Finance Department. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 21:45:56 -0400 Subject: things to do with a huge fresnel lens From: Herrick Message-Id: tons of fun Herrick Goldman Lighting Designer, NYC www.HGLightingDesign.com "To the scores of silent alchemists who wreak their joy in darkness and in light bringing magic to life, we bow most humbly. "-CDS ------------------------------ From: "Jason" References: Subject: Re: Obituary: Randy "Radar" HIll Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 20:08:07 -0700 Message-ID: Thank You Greg for letting me know about Randy. I have done many a show with him. Jason ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Vinci" Subject: Obituary: Randy "Radar" HIll > Randy N. "Radar" Hill > > Randy "Radar" Hill lost a courageous battle with cancer and passed away at his home in Oakwood > Village, Ohio on May 17, 2004. > > He was an Audio Engineer, Stagehand, and Electronics Technician for IATSE Local 48 in Akron, Ohio. > He began his professional career in Southern California in the early 1970s and worked for many years > at A1 Audio in Los Angeles where he ran sound for countless live events both regionally and > nationally. He toured extensively with Jackson Browne and Sesame Street Live and later worked as an > Electronics Technician with the Allen-Bradley Company in Cleveland, Ohio. Most recently, he was the > House Sound Engineer at Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio as well as an IATSE Sound > Engineer at E. J. Thomas Hall, the John S. Knight Convention Center, and the Akron Civic Theatre in > Akron, Ohio. > > Those of us who worked with Randy Hill knew him as a seasoned veteran of live sound and a consummate > professional who always got it right. His keen technical skills and exceptional hearing enriched the > lives and performances of countless people who were lucky enough to work with him. There was no > show, mix, or problem that was too difficult for Randy and he continually raised the standards of > engineering excellence throughout his career. His affable manner and corny jokes will be greatly > missed. > > Those of you who would like to send your condolences to the family can contact me off-list at this > email address: earcandy AT ezo.net and I'll put you in touch. > > His obituary from the Cleveland Plain Dealer appears below. > > RANDY N. "RADAR" HILL, age 51; beloved husband of Sue Ellen (nee Frank); loving father to Ian > Gutierrez; dear brother of Rory (Margaret) and Rhonda; cherished son of Harold (deceased) and Nancy > (nee Nord); and son-in-law of Les and Marilyn Frank; devoted uncle. Friends are invited to GOLUBSKI > DELIBERATO FUNERAL HOME, 4747 TURNEY RD., CORNER OF GARFIELD BLVD., where services will be held on > Thursday, May 20 at 12 noon. Interment Hillcrest Memorial Park. Family will receive friends at their > home FOLLOWING THE INTERMENT SERVICE. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Kushi > Institute, P.O. Box 7, Becket, MA. 01223, Attention: Finance Department. > ------------------------------ From: "Jason" References: Subject: Re: things to do with a huge fresnel lens Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 20:19:47 -0700 Message-ID: Know I know its slow if your searching for things like this ----- Original Message ----- From: "Herrick" > > > > > tons of fun > > > Herrick Goldman > Lighting Designer, NYC > www.HGLightingDesign.com > > "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: Fri, 21 May 2004 23:32:02 -0400 Subject: Re: things to do with a huge fresnel lens From: Herrick In-Reply-To: Message-Id: <97044D5E-ABA0-11D8-8E70-0003934521EC [at] hglightingdesign.com> slashdot.com has all the good ones. On Friday, May 21, 2004, at 23:19 America/New_York, Jason wrote: > For info on subscribing, unsubscribing, and suspending > your list subscription, go to the Stagecraft web site at: > http://stagecraft.theprices.net/ > --------------------------------------------------- > > > Know I know its slow if your searching for things like this > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Herrick" > >> >> >> >> >> tons of fun >> >> >> Herrick Goldman >> Lighting Designer, NYC >> www.HGLightingDesign.com >> >> "To the scores of silent alchemists who wreak their joy in darkness >> and >> in light bringing magic to life, we bow most humbly. "-CDS >> >> > > Herrick Goldman Lighting Designer, NYC www.HGLightingDesign.com "To the scores of silent alchemists who wreak their joy in darkness and in light bringing magic to life, we bow most humbly. "-CDS ------------------------------ Message-Id: <6.1.0.6.2.20040521193438.0253d750 [at] mail.ericminton.biz> Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 19:36:29 -1000 From: Eric Minton Subject: Re: Obituary: Randy "Radar" HIll In-Reply-To: References: Aloha and Mahalo I may have worked with him on a Sesame Street Live When it played here. Eric ------------------------------ Subject: Re: Jamming inside Theatres From: Ben Eastep In-Reply-To: References:

Message-Id: <1085207944.30063.2.camel [at] fish.home> Date: Sat, 22 May 2004 00:39:04 -0600 On Thu, 2004-05-20 at 23:45, Jerry Durand wrote: > For info on subscribing, unsubscribing, and suspending > your list subscription, go to the Stagecraft web site at: > http://stagecraft.theprices.net/ > --------------------------------------------------- > > > At 10:08 PM 5/20/2004, you wrote: > >On 5/20/04 Jerry Durand sent: > > >Of course, it will no longer work on us, it's blocked in our router. > > > >Jerry- > > > >Please let the rest of the list know how you did it. > > Simple, block all access to didtheyreadit.com (use the keyword blocking in > consumer routers). This will only work for this one company, but this > should be the only one used by "regular" people. Spams have been including > tracing pixels for a long time and the only way to block all of them is to > use an e-mail reader that doesn't understand HTML. > this assumes that the tracking uses a server that resolves to didtheyreadit.com, which isn't necessarily the case. I prefer having my email client set to not download imbedded content from the outside world. This way most message html works fine, but any images that arn't actually included as attachments simply appear as blank boxes... Ben Eastep > > ---------- > Jerry Durand > Durand Interstellar, Inc. > 219 Oak Wood Way > Los Gatos, California 95032-2523 USA > tel: +1 408 356-3886 > fax: +1 408 356-4659 > web: www.interstellar.com > > > ------------------------------ From: "Mike Mallinson" Subject: Re: Disabled workers (was Re: Wal-Mart) Date: Sat, 22 May 2004 00:07:47 -0700 Message-ID: <001801c43fcb$7fc6ea30$dd63fea9 [at] Fred> In-Reply-To: Don't get me wrong, I'm all for employing the disabled. My wife is a social worker who has been working with developmentally disabled for the last eight years. I've volunteered at many dances helping pass out food, and worked the Bakersfield ARC hamburger stand at the county fair. I've worked several fast food restaurants and retail stores that hire disabled in order to help out the community. The ARC system, if you're not familiar with it, provides basic jobs for dd clients (such as packing boxes, sorting recyclables at their recycling facility, picking up waste paper from local offices, etc) and provides them with a paycheck commensurate with their performance and abilities. The ARC is funded largely with the income generated from the jobs performed by the clients. This is a GREAT program. Very little tax money is involved. MalWart, on the other hand, is frequently compensated for part of the salaries of their disabled workers, who are benefiting from the 'reasonable accomodations' that are largely in place already because the company has already been sued by several lawsuit hungry tort lawyers, and if you've spent much time in their stores, you'll see that there is frequently little or no supervision even when it would seem to be necessary. And they get the benefit of being percieved as a responsible member of the community while driving down value with poorly manufactured goods, increasing pollution with the truckloads of junk they are constantly importing, and creating enormous blight problems by building an enormous warehouse usable only to them and then building a new one for SuperMalWart when they have firmly established dominance in a town, abandoning the previous one leaving an enormous crack sale zone. This is something I have to deal with during my day job - I'm a Realtor, and I'm on our Local Government Relations board and we spend a great whacking chunk of our time fighting blight. It really screws up property values in the area which is bad for us and the community both. By the way, good call on the casting thing. I say cast the person who can bring the most to the role, no matter what his/her situation is. > Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 13:10:45 -0700 > Subject: Re: Wal-Mart > Message-ID: <20040520.131059.3956.0.ladesigners [at] juno.com> > From: Richard Niederberg > > Hmmm.... Maybe... Still, I would still prefer, AS A > TAXPAYER, to reduce our welfare, etc, costs by hiring the > marginally, or marginallized, handicapped who, I presume, pay > some taxes, even on a Wal-Mart salary... Not that it is my > business to do Social Engineering, but... > When you factor in minimum wage and tax laws, > combined with the 'reasonable accommodation' costs under the > ADA, and overhead costs of increased supervision, the benefit > is primarily one of being perceived as a responsible member > of the community, and not significantly less costs. > This is akin to 'colorblind casting'; there is no > real cost saving in doing the right (or even politically > correct) thing, even in a nonunion situation. > A few years ago, I cast an actress, who, due to an > auto accident, was paralyzed below the waist. Her role was > that of a lawyer, so the blocking was adjusted so that she > never had to get up from the formal leather chair behind the > large ornate lawyers desk. The audience never knew she was > handicapped. A few months later, she appeared as the first > Playmate with a mobility disability, but you could never tell > from the pix. > /s/ Richard > > > MalWart in my community hires developmentally disabled > > (MR, Down's Syndrome, etc) which is admirable until you > > realize that they're only doing it because they get paid less > > than non-disabled workers. > > Mike Mallinson ------------------------------ End of Stagecraft Digest #14 ****************************