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Monday, May 31, 2021

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Robert J. Miller

Army Staff Sgt. Robert J. Miller was credited with saving the lives of seven U.S. soldiers and 15 Afghanistan National Army troops who were ambushed by insurgents in Konar Province in 2008.

The Army says following an assault on enemy positions, Miller led a small squad to conduct a battle damage assessment – but the group suddenly found themselves under attack.

"As point man, Staff Sergeant Miller was at the front of the patrol, cut off from supporting elements, and less than 20 meters from enemy forces," it said. "Nonetheless, with total disregard for his own safety, he called for his men to quickly move back to covered positions as he charged the enemy over exposed ground and under overwhelming enemy fire in order to provide protective fire for his team."

The 24-year-old was shot in the upper torso during his advance but continued to push forward, drawing fire from more than 100 insurgents upon himself, the Army says.

"After killing at least 10 insurgents, wounding dozens more, and repeatedly exposing himself to withering enemy fire while moving from position to position, Staff Sergeant Miller was mortally wounded by enemy fire," read Miller’s citation for the Medal of Honor

Friday, May 21, 2021

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https://www.google.com/search

"component analysis" baseball

https://thesportjournal.org/article/an-examination-of-the-moneyball-theory-a-baseball-statistical-analysis/

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/7439490

https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/19136288.pdf

https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Data-Mining-Career-Batting-Performances-in-Baseball-Tung/ae99c8144778da6701e67e61ff0ac061d33de4a8

https://vixra.org/pdf/1205.0104v1.pdf

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

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Video backgrounds are growing in popularity, and deservedly so. A couple of years ago, it would be hard to find a place where you could download free video backgrounds, but demand has also given rise to supply. Enjoy this list and here's to finding some amazing videos to use on your projects.

1. Vidlery (Links to an external site.)

Vidlery offers free animated video backgrounds for your homepage. No signups. No cost. No copyright. Download your favorite video and you are all set.

2. Mazwai (Links to an external site.)

At Mozwai you can download free creative commons HD video clips & footages.

3. Pond5 (Links to an external site.)

Pond5 boasts 6+ million royalty-free video clips (more added daily!) available for immediate download.

4. Flickr Creative Commons (Links to an external site.)

Here you can find a collection of videos that are available for commercial use. As of now, it shows around 304,000+ videos for you to use for free.

5. Vimeo – Free HD Stock Footage (Links to an external site.)

Vimeo group started by Phil Fried. All videos are free to use in your production.

6. Coverr (Links to an external site.)

Coverr provides you with some of the most beautiful homepage backgrounds for your homepage.

7. Pexels Videos (Links to an external site.)

Pexels Videos makes it easy to find free stock footage for your website, promo video or anything else. All videos are free for personal and commercial use.

8. Vidsplay (Links to an external site.)

Download free stock footage HD video in high definition 720p and 1080p. Completely free no cost video footage.

9. OrangeHD (Links to an external site.)

OrangeHD offers a lot of full HD footage and video material for free. There are no hidden costs or need to sign-up. Download is completely free.

(Links to an external site.)10. Life of Vids (Links to an external site.)

High resolution free videos for personal & commercial uses. New videos added weekly.

11. Cute Stock Footage (Links to an external site.)

Cute Stock Footage offers free video, audio and photos. All content is completely free and ready for use in your projects.

12. Videvo (Links to an external site.)

Download free stock footage and HD video clips; Videvo has a large archive of HD & 4K video clips, motion graphics and stock footage. Royalty-Free licensing.

13. Videezy (Links to an external site.)

Videezy is a community of Videographers who download and share free HD stock video!

14. Footage Crate (Links to an external site.)

Footage Crate allows you to download free video effects and templates – HD & pre-keyed.

15. XStockvideo (Links to an external site.)

Download free quality HD stock footage and stock video. Hundreds of free stock footage clips.

16. Fancy Footage Club (Links to an external site.)

Although Fancy Footage Club has closed, they have provided a link to a dropbox folder (Links to an external site.) on their site where you can find plenty of free videos.

17. Distill (Links to an external site.)

Curated HD stock video footage free for your personal and commercial use. 10 new videos every 10 days. Videos are licensed under the Creative Commons.

18. Stock Footage For Free (Links to an external site.)

Stock Footage for Free touts themselves as the headquarters for professional quality stock footage and video. Their footage comes with royalty free license.

19. NASA (Links to an external site.)

Videos hosted by NASA are available to download for personal and informational use.

20. Free HD Footage (Links to an external site.)

Free HD Footage offers free hd clips and video footage!! Inclusive of 4k resolution, lens flare, backgrounds, urban clips and much more!

21. Splashbase (Links to an external site.)

Splashbase is a search and discovery platform for free hi-res photos and videos.

22. B-Rollstock (Links to an external site.)

At B-Rollstock you can download b-rolls footage, b-rolls packages of HD, 4K video clips. Vast collection of stock video footage, royalty free video and royalty free stock footage.

23. Clip Canvas (Links to an external site.)

Download free stock footage and videos produced by Clip Canvas producers. You can instantly download any of these free videos.

24. Tanurix (Links to an external site.)

You can find a list of categories where you can download videos for free.All work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.

25. Motion Elements (Links to an external site.)

Choose from free stock video to free After Effects templates to free stock music. All their elements are royalty-free.

26. Beachfront B-Roll (Links to an external site.)

Free HD stock video footage, time lapse and animated backgrounds for personal and commercial use. The library is royalty free and free to download.

27. Movietools (Links to an external site.)

Movietools offers completely free animated 2D and 3D background animations, lower thirds and more.

28. Open Footage (Links to an external site.)

Open Footage is a footage blog for textures, timelapse footage, HDRI panoramas and alpha elements mostly under creative commons license free to download.

29. Open Beelden (Links to an external site.)

Open Images is an open media platform that offers online access to audiovisual archive material to stimulate creative reuse. Footage from audiovisual collections can be downloaded and remixed into new works.

30. Motion Background For Free (Links to an external site.)

Hundreds of free motion backgrounds that are made available to you at absolutely no cost.

31. Downloops (Links to an external site.)

This site offers artistic royalty-free video loop backgrounds, some even for free. All video norms are supported.

32. Ignite Motion (Links to an external site.)

Download free motion backgrounds, free for commercial or personal use! All videos are High Definition.

33. Partners In Rhyme (Links to an external site.)

Find free stock footage and video loops.

34. Ignite HD (Links to an external site.)

Free Stock Footage that is free for both commercial or personal use.

35. Free Loops (Links to an external site.)

Download free video loops, vj loops and motion backgrounds.

36. Bottled Video (Links to an external site.)

Bottled Video offers free stock footage and commercially cleared royalty free HD stock footage.

37. HD Trainings (Links to an external site.)

HD Trainings provides free stock videos and footages that can be used in your own productions. Note: make sure to translate the site into your language.

38. Reddit – r/Footage (Links to an external site.)

r/footage is a reddit category which is dedicated to finding stock or creative commons videos.

39. Reddit – r/Stockfootage (Links to an external site.)

Another reddit category dedicated to finding royalty free videos.

40. Archive.org (Links to an external site.)

A collection of stock footage cli

Monday, May 17, 2021

Sports Weblinks

https://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/inclusion/title-ix-frequently-asked-questions

https://mk0caseymargoliikf5b.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Levels-of-Scrutiny_final_72ppi.jpg

https://subscriptlaw.com/levels-of-scrutiny/

http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/epcscrutiny.htm

https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/intermediate_scrutiny

https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/strict_scrutiny

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-business/chapter/organized-labor-and-related-laws/

https://www.lexisnexis.com/community/casebrief/p/casebrief-fed-baseball-club-inc-v-nat-l-league-of-prof-l-baseball-clubs

https://safetymanagement.eku.edu/blog/labor-laws-protect-workers-rights/

https://thebusinessprofessor.com/lesson/labor-union-laws-norris-laguardia-act/

https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/competition-guidance/guide-antitrust-laws/antitrust-laws

Friday, May 14, 2021

Workers Comp Weblinks

http://jc316.blogspot.com/2021/05/workers-comp.html

Events Chart of a California Workers Compensation Claim Workers’ Compensation insurance covers employees for an injury

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52fd6cf2e4b0d3e64dc28bc2/t/5327480ee4b05b4e22b9c62f/1395083278857/Timeline_of_a_Workers_Compensation_Claim.pdf

Information & Assistance Unit guide 4

How to file an application for adjudication of claim

https://www.dir.ca.gov/dwc/iwguides/IWGuide04.pdf

Sample Application for Adjudication of Claim and Notice of Application

https://www.geklaw.com/workers-comp-forms/adjudication.html

Workers Compensation

http://www.insurance.ca.gov/01-consumers/105-type/95-guides/09-comm/WorkersCompensation.cfm

Overview of California Workers' Compensation

https://www.wcirb.com/guide-to-workers-compensation/introduction-wcirb/overview

Determination of Medical Issues [4060 - 4068]

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=LAB&division=4.&title=&part=1.&chapter=7.&article=2.

Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

https://www.dir.ca.gov/wcab/about_wcabf.htm

Findings and Award in California Workers’ Compensation

https://www.shouselaw.com/ca/workerscomp/trials/finding-and-award/

Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB)

https://www.dir.ca.gov/wcab/wcab.htm

Electronic Adjudication Management System (EAMS)

https://www.dir.ca.gov/dwc/eams/EAMS_FAQs.htm

symbols keyboard

https://www.posterpresentations.com/alt-code-cheatsheet.html

Workers' Compensation in California: A Guidebook for Injured Workers

https://www.dir.ca.gov/injuredworkerguidebook/injuredworkerguidebook.html

Reasonable Level of Fees for Medical-Legal Expenses, Follow-up, Supplemental and Comprehensive Medical-Legal Evaluations and Medical-Legal Testimony.

https://www.dir.ca.gov/t8/9795.html

Workers’ Compensation in California

https://www.dir.ca.gov/injuredworkerguidebook/InjuredWorkerGuidebook.pdf

Answers to frequently asked questions about workers' compensation for employees

https://www.dir.ca.gov/dwc/wcfaqiw.html

The First 90 Days of a Workers' Compensation Claim

https://www.geklaw.com/news/workers-comp-claim.html

Workers' Compensation Claim Form (DWC-1)

https://www.geklaw.com/workers-comp-forms/workers-comp-claim.html

Can My Workers’ Compensation Case Be Delayed to Conduct an Investigation?

https://www.injuredworkerlaw.com/can-my-workers-comp-case-be-delayed/

What are the penalties for late payment of workers’ compensation benefits?

https://www.shouselaw.com/ca/workerscomp/penalties/

DELAY OF CLAIMS IN CALIFORNIA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

https://www.invictuslawpc.com/workers-compensation-lawyer/delayed-claim/

Workers Compensation Attorneys Explain Notice of Delay

https://workercomplaw.com/anaheim-workers-comp-attorneys-notice-of-delay/

Thursday, May 13, 2021

GUILD ASSIGNMENT

SAG/AFTRA- go to www.sagaftra.org . Go to contracts and print off the following rate sheets: Click on “Info for Signatories.” Then click on “Television Contracts” on the left side, then “Television” then click on “Rate sheets and digests.”

Print or download

“Rate Sheet: Television- SAG AFTRA Network TV Code 2018-2021” and

“Rate Sheet - Television.”

Additionally, under Theatrical Film, and print the

“Rate Sheet-Theatrical” and

“Rate Sheet- Low Budget”

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SAG-AFTRA

Television

https://www.sagaftra.org/production-center/contract/810/rate-sheet/document

Rate Sheet - SAG-AFTRA Network TV Code 2018-2021

https://www.sagaftra.org/files/20182021NetworkCode.pdf

Rate Sheet - Television

https://www.sagaftra.org/files/20202023TelevisionAgreementWages.pdf

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Theatrical

https://www.sagaftra.org/production-center/contract/818/rate-sheet/document

Rate Sheet - Theatrical

https://www.sagaftra.org/files/20202023CBAWages.pdf

Low Budget Theatrical

https://www.sagaftra.org/production-center/contract/814/rate-sheet/document

Rate Sheet - Low Budget Theatrical Agreement

https://www.sagaftra.org/files/LBARateSheet.pdf

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WGA- go to www.wga.org and click on “Contracts & Enforcement.” Then click on “Schedule of Minimums.”

Download the

“2020 Schedule of Minimums.” Please be aware that this is 49 pages long.

Writers Guild of America West

https://www.wga.org

Schedule of Minimums

https://www.wga.org/contracts/contracts/schedule-of-minimums

2020 Schedule of Minimums

https://www.wga.org/uploadedFiles/contracts/min20.pdf

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DGA – go to www.dga.org and click on “Contracts” at the top, then on “DGA Rate Cards 2021-2022” – they are actually under “Rate Cards (BA/FLTTA).”

Under “Basic Agreement Directors,” print off the Directors rates for “Theatrical Motion Picture Minimums” and “Television Minimums.”

Also print all three rate cards listed under the “FLTTA: Directors” rates for 2021-2022 (found under “Contracts” tab, “DGA Rate Cards 2021-2022”, then under “FLTTA Directors.”

You can also just download all the rate cards at once by clicking on DGA Rate Cards 2021-2022 on the left. You won’t need all of them, but it’s the easiest way to get all of the ones you need since you aren’t printing and wasting paper.

Directors Guild of America

https://www.dga.org/Contracts.aspx

DGA Rate Cards 2020 - 2021

https://www.dga.org/Contracts/Rates-2020-to-2021.aspx

Rate Cards (BA/FLTTA)

DGA Rate Cards 2020 to 2021

https://www.dga.org//-/media/Files/Contracts/Rate-Cards-2020-thru-2021/DGA210202Rates2020thru2021.pdf

Basic Agreement Directors

https://www.dga.org/Contracts/Rates-2020-to-2021/BA-FLTTA-Rate-Card/Directors-2020-to-2021.aspx

Theatrical Motion Pictures Minimums

https://www.dga.org/-/media/632D11CCCE904DE99B4D4818CEBAF22A.pdf

Television Minimums