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The Kambula pride has been split for long enough now for the two groups to be considered as two separate prides. After consultation with our friends at Londolozi we've settled on the following:
The larger portion, consisting of 5 females (including one of the original lionesses) and 13 cubs, will keep their current name. The other portion, consisting of 3 of the original lionesses and 3 cubs, will adopt the pride's alias: Ntsevu pride.*
Kambula Pride taking a drink Photographed by Russell MacLaughlin Mala Mala Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, South Africa
*This pride has been known as the Ntsevu Pride in the neighboring Londolozi Game Reserve; it means “six” and refers to the six founding members of the pride.
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March 2024 Reading Wrap Up
I can't believe March is already over. The semester is flying by as usual. I've got a conference paper to prep, abstracts to submit, and a dissertation to write. Got my summer plans mostly figured out, but now I have to start thinking about the fall. March was another pretty decent reading month though! 12 books and about 3,800 pages across the board.
Leisure Reading:
The Book of Lost Saints by Daniel José Older- 4.5/5 stars; really great storytelling and memorable characters about a period of history I knew pretty much nothing about
Where Drowned Girls Go (Wayward Children #7) by Seanan McGuire- 4/5 stars; didn't hit me quite as heavily as the last one, but a solid addition to the series, and quite different in some ways
The Bone Maker by Sarah Beth Durst- 3.5/5 stars; some bits of this were a bit slow and I didn't love all the characters, but I did appreciate the take on what it means to be a hero *after* being a hero (and after the age of 45)
Gold Diggers by Sanjena Sathian- 5/5 stars; this was amazing--funny, poignant, suspenseful, and super relatable from a humanities PhD standpoint
In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune- 3.25/5; good messages, though sometimes a bit on the nose for me, and cool to see a retelling of Pinocchio, even if it's not a personal favorite
Wake, Siren: Ovid Resung by Nina MacLaughlin- 4.25/5 stars; I can be picky about my myth retellings, but I quite liked this, especially the wide variety of voices we got to hear
Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia- 4.25/5 stars; this was a lot of fun, and while I was a little disappointed with the ending, I think it's my favorite of her stuff I've read since Mexican Gothic
The Annotated African American Folktales edited by Maria Tatar and Henry Louis Gates Jr.- no rating because I generally don't do that for short story collections, but this was great and super informative!
The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates- 4/5 stars; a little slow, but I definitely get why this was so hyped up when it came out
Academic Reading:
Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. Clover
White Terror: The Horror Film from Obama to Trump by Russell Meeuf
Lies and Fiction in the Ancient World edited by Christopher Gill and T.P. Wiseman
My favorite book this month was definitely Gold Diggers--I actually think it's probably my favorite read of the year so far! Excited to see what April brings!
Currently Reading: Sisters of the Lost Nation by Nick Medina and It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror edited by Joe Vallese
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pangeen · 3 years
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March of the elephants…
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Open for bootleg trading~
Hello all! I am posting my bootleg list here for now as a temporary list until I get my website up and running- I am open to trading! I’m mainly looking for any Cats production- preferably English or Dutch but any musical would be nice to have and expand my collection. 
Addams Family - Broadway - March 12, 2010
FORMAT: .VOB w/o smalls
CAST:Nathan Lane (Gomez Addams), Bebe Neuwirth (Morticia Addams), Terrence Mann (Mal Beineke), Carolee Carmello (Alice Beineke), Kevin Chamberlin (Uncle Fester), Jackie Hoffman (Grandma), Zachary James (Lurch), Wesley Taylor (Lucas Beineke), Krysta Rodriguez (Wednesday Addams), Adam Riegler (Pugsley Addams)
NOTES: Video quality isn't the best, and audio is sometimes on the softer side. Still a very entertaining show.
Anastasia - Broadway - September 6, 2017
FORMAT: (VOBs w/ smalls)
CAST: Christy Altomare (Anastasia), Derek Klena (Dmitry), John Bolton (Vlad), Ramin Karimloo (Gleb), Caroline O'Connor (Lily), Mary Beth Peil (Maria Feodorovna), Zach Adkins, Sissy Bell, Lauren Blackman, Kyle Brown, Janet Dickinson, Constantine Germanacos, Wes Hart, Ken Krugman, Shina Ann Morris, James A. Pierce III, Molly Rushing, Nicole Scimerca, Johnny Stellard, Allison Walsh (Ensemble)
Aladdin - Broadway, 2014-Nov-05 (SunsetBlvd79‘s master)
Format: VOB + smalls (7.58 GB)
CAST: Adam Jacobs (Aladdin), Courtney Reed (Jasmine), Merwin Foard (s/b Jafar), Michael James Scott (s/b Genie)
NOTES: Beautiful HD capture of latest Disney Broadway offering. Great to see the changes from the Toronto tryout. Michael and Merwin do terrific jobs as Genie and Jafar.
Beauty and the Beast New Zealand April 2006 - Proshot
Format: .VOB w/ smalls
Cast: Jade Steele, Russell Dixon, Glen Drake, Rob Ormsby, Gladys Hope
NOTES: Only the first act & first part of act two! 
Beauty and the Beast (Disney) - Broadway - July 27, 2007 (Unknown's video master)
CAST: Anneliese van der Pol (Belle), Steve Blanchard (Beast/Prince), Jamie Ross (Maurice), Chris Hoch (Gaston), David DeVries (Lumière), Jeanne Lehman (Mrs. Potts), Glenn Rainey (Cogsworth), Ann Mandrella (Babette), Trevor Braun (Chip), Aldrin Gonzalez (Le Fou)
NOTES: Two days before the show closed on Broadway. Good amount of closeups and good quality filmed from the mid-mezzanine; there is a railing issue for a while in Act 1 but the taper improves. 'Me', 'Gaston' and 'Be Our Guest' are all predominantly missing and recording stopped for some time after 'Gaston', which created a little jump in the timeline to where Maurice gets thrown out of the tavern. Still a nice video with great closeups of the last Broadway cast.
Beauty and the Beast - Music Theatre of Wichita (2016)
FORMAT: .VOB w/ Smalls
CAST: Catherine Charlebois, Thaddeus Pearson, Johnny Stellard, Steve Hitchcock, James Beaman, Katie Banks-Todd, Karen L. Robu, Lexis Danca, James Heinrichs, Timothy W. Robu, Tanner Pflueger, John Boldenow
Notes: Pro-Shot. Filmed using one camera on a tripod with excellent clear picture and sound.
Cats - Hamburg - August 21, 1999 (Unknown's video master)
FORMAT: MP4 (2.9 GB) CAST: Julia Howson (Grizabella), Stefano Bontempi (Alonzo), Sean McGrath (Admetus/Macavity), Daymon Montaigne Jones (Bill Bailey/Tumblebrutus), Donna Hagan (Bombalurina), Lachlan Youngberg (Bustopher Jones/Gus/Growltiger), Marie Dumas (Cassandra), Valentino McKinney (Coricopat), Juliann Kuchocki (Demeter), Marni Raab (Jellylorum), Nadja Solovieva (Jennyanydots), Clinten Pearce (Mr. Mistoffelees), Deon Ridley (Mungojerrie), Matthew Pike (Munkustrap), Werner Kraus (Old Deuteronomy), Adrianne Richards (Rumpleteazer), Siegmar Tonk (Rum Tum Tugger), Japheth Myers (Skimbleshanks), Angela Roczkov (Tantomile), Rebecca Sutherland (Victoria), Damian Kacperski (Pouncival), Tracey Packham (Sillabub) NOTES: very good quality for the time! Great audio as well. 
Cats - Broadway Revival - August 13, 2016 (Unknown's video master)
FORMAT: .VOB w/o Smalls
STAGE: Broadway
CAST: Leona Lewis (Grizabella), Giuseppe Bausilio (Carbucketty), Kim Faure (Demeter), Lili Froehlich (Electra), Sara Jean Ford (Jellylorum), Eloise Kropp (Jennyanydots), Ricky Ubeda (Mr. Mistoffelees), Andy Huntington Jones (Munkustrap), Quentin Earl Darrington (Old Deuteronomy), Shonica Gooden (Rumpleteazer), Tyler Hanes (Rum Tum Tugger), Jeremy Davis (Skimbleshanks)
NOTES: Some people walking across the image for a few seconds during Jennyanydots and Rum Tum Tugger's number. Sometimes a head is visible but not obstructing the action. Almost no white-outs with very good video quality. Audio is very crisp as well. Filmed from a higher seat, but zooms are excellently done and fluent. Overal an amazing bootleg!
Cats - Sixth National Tour - March 15, 2019 (thehouseonsunset's video master)
CAST: Keri René Fuller (Grizabella), Phillip Deceus (Alonzo), Tyler John Logan (Admetus/Macavity), Devin Neilson (Bill Bailey/Tumblebrutus), Lexie Plath (Bombalurina), Timothy Gulan (Bustopher Jones/Gus/Growltiger), Mariah Reives (Cassandra), PJ DiGaetano (Coricopat), Liz Schmitz (Demeter), Maria Failla (u/s Jellylorum), Emily Jeanne Phillips (Jennyanydots), Tion Gaston (Mr. Mistoffelees), Tony D'Alelio (Mungojerrie), Dan Hoy (Munkustrap), Brandon Micheal Nase (Old Deuteronomy), Rose Iannaccone (Rumpleteazer), McGee Maddox (Rum Tum Tugger), Ethan Saviet (Skimbleshanks), Halli Tolland (Tantomile), Laura K Kaufman (u/s Victoria), Anthony Zas (Pouncival), Ahren Victory (Sillabub)
NOTES: Audio is soft in some parts and has a shaky camera. Good video though, nice zooms and high quality. 
Cats 1998 Film - (Pro-shot).
FORMAT: MP4 CAST: Elaine Paige (Grizabella), John Mills (Gus the Theatre Cat), Ken Page (Old Deuteronomy), Rosemarie Ford (Bombalurina), Michael Gruber (Munkustrap), John Partridge (Rum Tum Tugger), Aeva May (Demeter), Geoffrey Garratt (Skimbleshanks), James Barron (Bustopher Jones), Jo Gibb (Rumpleteazer), Drew Varley (Mungojerrie), Susie McKenna (Jennyanydots), Jacob Brent (Mistoffelees), Susan Jane Tanner (Jellylorum), Phyllida Crowley Smith (Victoria). NOTES: pro-shot version of the musical. Multiple cameras and HD video and audio. 
Cinderella - Broadway - March 2, 2013
FORMAT: VOB + smalls
CAST: Laura Osnes (Ella), Santino Fontana (Prince Topher), Victoria Clark (Fairy Godmother), Harriet Harris (Evil Stepmother), Ann Harada (Charlotte)
NOTES: Very good view of the stage, sometimes zooms are a bit slow but it's not bothersome. Very enjoyable experience.
Evita - Costa Mesa - December 14, 2013
FORMAT: (VOBs w/ Smalls)
CAST: Caroline Bowman (Eva), John Riddle (u/s Che), Sean MacLaughlin (Peron), Krystina Alabado (Mistress), Christopher Johnstone (Magaldi)
Kinky Boots - Broadway - May 26, 2017 (Opening Night) (Audio)
CAST: Brendon Urie (Charlie Price)
FORMAT: M4A
NOTES: Brendon is amazing in the role, the audio is not really HD, but it’s still really fun to listen to, especially for P!ATD fans like me haha. 
Legally Blonde - Broadway - 2007-Oct-25
Format: VOB no smalls (4.11 GB)
CAST: Becky Gulsvig (u/s Elle Woods), Andy Karl (u/s Emmett Forrest), Richard H Blake (Warner Huntington III), Orfeh (Paulette), Kate Shindle (Vivienne Kensington), Nikki Snelson (Brooke Wyndham/Shandi), Michael Rupert (Professor Callahan), Haven Burton (Margot), Tracy Jai Edwards (Serena), Asmeret Ghebremichael (Pilar), Matthew Risch (u/s Kyle/Grandmaster Chad/Dewey), Natalie Joy Johnson (Veronica/Enid), Kate Wetherhead (Kate/Chutney), Rod Harrelson (u/s Carlos)
NOTES: Great capture of the two understudies in the role. Shot from the orchestra with amazing shots. Starts in the middle of 'Omigod You Guys'.
Les Misérables - West End - November, 2018 (NYCG8R's master)
FORMAT: VOB (with smalls) (SD)
CAST: Dean Chisnall (Jean Valjean), Bradley Jaden (Javert), Carley Stenson (Fantine), Amara Okereke (Cosette), Toby Miles (Marius), Elena Skye (Éponine), Samuel Edwards (Enjolras), James Hume (u/s Thénardier), Vivien Parry (Madame Thénardier), Logan Clark (Gavroche), Andrew York (u/s The Bishop), Adam Filipe (u/s Grantaire), Barnaby Hughes (Combeferre), Joe Vetch (Feuilly), Oliver Brenin (s/w Courfeyrac), Ben Tyler (Jean Prouvaire), James Nicholson (Joly), Andrew York (Lesgles), Adam Bayjou (Brujon), Ciaran Bowling (s/w Babet), Sam Harrison (Claquesous), Ciaran Joyce (Montparnasse), Adam Bayjou (Factory Foreman), Anna McGarahan (Factory Girl), Anna McGarahan (Crone), Sam Harrison (Bamatabois), Ben Tyler (Pimp), Barnaby Hughes (Fauchelevent), Adam Bayjou (Champmathieu), Ciaran Bowling (s/w Major Domo)
Les Misérables - The All-Star Staged Concert - December 2, 2019 (Closing Night) (Pro-Shot's master)
FORMAT: MKV (HD)*
CAST: Alfie Boe (Jean Valjean), Michael Ball (Javert), Carrie Hope Fletcher (Fantine), Lily Kerhoas (Cosette), Rob Houchen (Marius), Shan Ako (Éponine), Bradley Jaden (Enjolras), Matt Lucas (Thénardier), Katy Secombe (Madame Thénardier), Earl Carpenter (The Bishop), Raymond Walsh (Grantaire), Craig Mather (Combeferre), Vinny Coyle (Feuilly), Niall Sheehy (Courfeyrac), James Nicholson (Jean Prouvaire), Ciaran Joyce (Joly), Andrew York (Lesgles), Leo Roberts (Brujon), Stephen Matthews (Babet), Oliver Jackson (Claquesous), Adam Bayjou (Montparnasse), Gavin James (Factory Foreman), Celia Graham (Factory Girl), Tamsin Dowsett (Crone), Earl Carpenter (Bamatabois), Oliver Jackson (Pimp)
NOTES: The digitally released proshot, edited differently to the live cinema stream.
Les Miserables - Broadway - Feb. 17, 2007
FORMAT: VOB + smalls
CAST: Alexander Gemignani (Jean Valjean), Norm Lewis (Javert), Daphne Rubin-Vega (Fantine), Gary Beach (Thenardier), Jenny Galloway (Mme Thenardier), Celia Kennan-Bolger (Eponine), Ali Ewoldt (Cosette), Adam Jacobs (Marius), Drew Sarich (u/s Enjolras)
Little Shop of Horrors - Encores! Off-Center-New York City Center, 2015-July-1 (Opening Night) (NYCG8R's video master)
Format: VOB + smalls (4.21 GB)
CAST: Jake Gyllenhaal (Seymour), Ellen Greene (Audrey), Joe Grifasi (Mushnik), Taran Killam (Orin), Eddie Cooper (Audrey II), Marva Hicks (Crystal), Ramona Keller (Ronnette), Tracy Nicole Chapman (Chiffon)
NOTES: Opening Night filmed from the very back of City Center, so there is some spotlight washout that's never too bad and a head that's shot well around.
Phantom Of the Opera - US Tour - August 12, 2015 (Unknown master)
FORMAT: VOBs w/ Smalls)
Chris Mann, Katie Travis, Storm Lineberger, Jacquelynne Fontaine, Edward Staudenmayer, David Benoit, Anne Kanengeiser, Frank Viveros, Morgan Cowling, Mark Emerson, Eric Ruiz, Edward Juvier, Dan Debenport, David Foley Jr., Allan Snyder, Christy Morton
Spider-Man - Turn off the Dark - Broadway - October 14, 2012
FORMAT: (VOBs)
CAST: Matthew James Thomas (alt. Peter Parker/Spiderman), Kristen Martin (u/s Mary Jane), Robert Cuccioli (Green Goblin), Katrina Lenk (Arachne).
NOTES: Post-Changes
The Book of Mormon - UK & Ireland Tour - 2019 (Rumpel's master-RARE)
FORMAT: .VOB (no smalls) (HD)
CAST: Kevin Douglas Clay (Elder Price), Connor Peirson (Elder Cunningham), Nicole-Lily Baisden (Nabulungi), Will Hawksworth (Elder McKinley), Ewen Cummins (Mafala Hatimbi), Thomas Vernal (General), David Brewis (Cunningham’s Dad), Tre Copeland-Williams (Doctor), Johnathan Tweedie (Prices Dad/Joseph Smith/Mission President), Cleopatra Isaac (Mrs Brown), Jemal Felix (Guard), Lukin Simmonds (Guard), Alex James-Hatton, David Brewis, Evan James, Fergal McGoff, George Crawford, Isaac Hesketh, Jed Berry
NOTES: One of the best videos of this show out there. Recorded from the right wing, doesn't miss any action. High quality video and excellent sound. Kevin is a very good Elder Price.
The Book of Mormon - Chicago - December 23, 2012 (SunsetBlvd79's master)
FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (HD)CAST: Nic Rouleau (Elder Price), Ben Platt (Elder Cunningham), Syesha Mercado (Nabulungi), Pierce Cassedy (Elder McKinley), James Vincent Meredith (Mafala Hatimbi), Christopher Shyer (Mission President), David Aron Damane (General)
The Book of Mormon - Broadway - March 1, 2011 (Preview) (NYCG8R's master)
FORMAT:  VOB (no smalls) (SD)
CAST: Andrew Rannells (Elder Price), Josh Gad (Elder Cunningham), Nikki M James (Nabulungi), Rory O’Malley (Elder McKinley), Michael Potts (Mafala Hatimbi), Lewis Cleale (Mission President)
Wicked - Broadway, 2013-May-12 (Lanelle's master)
Format:  M2TS (HD) - (24.02 GB)
CAST: Willemijn Verkaik (Elphaba), Katie Rose Clarke (Glinda), Kyle Dean Massey (Fiyero), Adam Grupper (The Wizard), Randy Danson (Madame Morrible), Catherine Charlebois (Nessarose), F Michael Haynie (Boq), John Schiappa (Doctor Dillamond)
NOTES: Filmed from the right orchestra, at a slight angle, but excellent quality. The taper originally released this as a blu-ray, 2-disc DVDs and 1-disc DVD, so make sure to get the version that best suits your needs.
Wicked - May 12, 2013 (Lanelle's master RIP WITH SUBS)
FORMAT: .MKV w/o Smalls, With English & Chinese Subtitles
CAST: Willemijn Verkaik (Elphaba), Katie Rose Clarke (Glinda), Kyle Dean Massey (Fiyero), Adam Grupper (The Wizard), Randy Danson (Madame Morrible), Catherine Charlebois (Nessarose), F Michael Haynie (Boq), John Schiappa (Doctor Dillamond)
NOTES: Warning- Moderate quality. Some quality of the original master has been lost through conversion from blue-ray to MKV. Has English and Chinese subtitles. Audio is great and video sometimes has some white-outs. 
Wicked - Broadway - January 2nd, 2015 (unknown master)
FORMAT: VOB w/o Smalls
CAST: Caroline Bowman (Elphaba), Kara Lindsay (Glinda), Matt Shingledecker (Fiyero), Tom McGowan (The Wizard), Kathy Fitzgerald (Madame Morrible), Robin de Jesus (Boq), Arielle Jacobs (Nessarose), Timothy Britten Parker (Dr. Dillamond)
NOTES: The camera moves a bit but follows the actors well. Some parts are a bit washed out but the audio is good. 
Wicked - Broadway, May 28, 2006 (Unkown master)
FORMAT: VOB w/o SmallsCAST: Eden Espinosa (Elphaba), Megan Hilty (Glinda) Derrick Williams (Fiyero), David Garrison (The Wizard), Carol Kane (Madame Morrible), Jenna Leigh Green (Nessarose)
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If you’re interested, please don’t hesitate to contact me! Like I said I would love any cats bootleg- especially the older ones in English and Dutch from like the 80′s till the 00′s. I am also looking for more diversity in my list- and I’m also looking for the classics- Dear Evan Hansen, Falsetto’s, some more Phantom Of the Opera, Mean Girls, Legally Blond, etc... 
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Working with wildlife filmmakers Shannon Wild and Russell MacLaughlin, I played part-producer and part-PM and led the cross-functional plan for the RED Collective -- a dedicated piece sharing their story for documenting endangered animals and promoting conservation efforts while explaining the the importance of high-performance camera equipment when capturing all of nature’s unscripted moments. 
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#EarthLIVELesson with Russell MacLaughlin : A Day In The Life of a #WildlifeFilmmaker
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shannon-wild · 7 years
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A White-backed vulture keeps an eye on me from behind the buffalo carcass its feeding on. Join me in Cape Town on Sat 18 March for a half day wildlife photography and cinematography workshop! Visit - http://ctsp.co.za/product/wildlife-photography-and-cinematography-by-shannon-benson-russell-maclaughlin/ See more images, videos, #BTS & specs for this and each image at https://instagram.com/Shannon__Wild
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'It's who I am': 76-year-old yoga teacher has no plans to hang up mat
Yoga teacher Ella Russell has taught thousands of students in a career spanning five decades, and the 76-year-old says she has no plans to hang up her mat just yet.
The Pictou County, N.S. woman started practising yoga as a teenager in Great Britain and kept it up when she and her family moved to Canada in 1969.
“Oh, it was just how I felt afterwards, you know, and after I had my children and I had gained some weight, I started practising on a regular basis, and it didn’t do much for weight, but it certainly made me feel better,” says Russell.
Shortly after settling in Canada, a new friend asked Russell if she could teach her some yoga movements. She agreed, and the small favour would launch her long career of yoga instruction.
“Long story short, it was supposed to be in her dining room, but by the time I got there, we had it at the church hall, and we had about 20 or 25 people in it.”
Russell has maintained her national and provincial certifications over the years and now holds 12 classes a week in a church basement in New Glasgow, N.S.
Her students say she’s very attentive, always checking on them to ensure they’re doing the movements correctly.
“We don’t end up in positions that we shouldn’t be in because she knows our limitations, each and every one of us,” says student Florence Higgins. “There are people here that have knee problems, neck problems, carpal tunnel issues, bad neck issues and things, and she just knows what’s wrong and she knows how to accommodate for that.”
“Sometimes we’re groaning and complaining when it’s something that we don’t like to do, like a sit-up, and Ella usually says, ‘If you want sympathy, look under S in the dictionary,’” says student Audrey MacLaughlin.
Russell also holds a smaller class four days a week at the Northern Pulp mill in nearby Abercrombie, N.S. It’s a lunchtime break for whoever wants to take part, and participants say it helps them deal with office tension and stress.
“To see her at the age that she is, and what she offers to us here at the Northern and the community … there’s no words,” says mill employee Kathy Cloutier. “She’s just so, so impressive and a spectacular woman to be around.”
Russell says she wouldn’t change a thing about her life and she will only stop doing yoga when her body tells her it’s time.
“It’s who I am, it’s what I do. It’s my recreation. It’s my socialization,” she says. “I don’t feel old, and I’m not old. I’m not old in my head.”
With files from CTV Atlantic's Dan MacIntosh
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thereallaptoplf · 5 years
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The sgENGAGE Podcast Episode 109: The Finance Team’s Role in a Connected Office
An organization’s finance team is often one of the biggest overlooked strategic assets. However, in a connected office the finance team is a crucial part of driving success for an organization’s mission.
Joining the podcast today to explore this topic is Russell Pomeranz, President and CEO of Claverack Advisory Group. Listen in to hear Russell and host Steve MacLaughlin talk about the crucial role of finance in mission success, how and why the finance team should build relationships with other departments, and the importance of investing for the long term.
Topics Discussed in This Episode:
The importance of financial leadership in mission success
Why organization leadership can’t operate in a vacuum
How to build relationships from the finance team outward
Understanding the mix of different funding sources
How finance can partner with other departments to make critical investments
Thinking about the budget in non-traditional ways
Investing for the long-term
Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher or your preferred streaming service for future episodes!
Listen Now:
Resources:
Russell Pomeranz eBook: The Connected Office: Your Guide to Creating a Cohesive Constituent Experience Article: Three Roles of the Nonprofit CFO that Lead to Mission Success
Quotes:
“Basically, mission success, fundraising success, marketing success, programmatic success, can’t happen without financial function leadership, and financial function leadership can’t happen without understanding the mission.” –Russell Pomeranz
“The drive and the alignment of finance and fundraising, and finance and programming, and finance and everything else is so important to get the organization to where it wants to go.” –Russell Pomeranz
“The notion of investing long-term is limited because finance committees and boards are so focused on the short-term they’ve stopped thinking strategically on the long-term.” –Russel Pomeranz
from http://npengage.com/sgengagepodcast/the-sgengage-podcast-episode-109-the-finance-teams-role-in-a-connected-office/ from http://thereallaptoplifestyle1.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-sgengage-podcast-episode-109.html
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dinshaw8 · 5 years
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Unfortunately we humans don't care for this Earth as much as animals do ☹️ #Repost @sharonstone ・・・ If he can do it, why can’t you? @blackjaguarwhitetiger ・・・ Watch how this Elephant picks up trash and puts it in its place... #SaveOurPlanet #SaveElephants Vid by Russell MacLaughlin https://www.instagram.com/p/BsqJknBFOFb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=g2gt1ahtugew
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lorrainecparker · 6 years
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Wildlife and nature as seen through a RED
Shannon Wild and Russell MacLaughlin, Paul Nicklen, Andy Casagrande and Asgeir Helgestad all have a passion for nature and wildlife. They also have another thing in common: all use RED cameras.
RED’s Collective series is the ideal place to discover how different authors use the RED cameras they have chosen as their tool to share their visions with the world. The work of different filmmakers, covering different genres and areas, is displayed there, and each video is a lesson on technical aspects, but goes well beyond that, sharing with viewers how authors approach their preferred subjects.
The newest addition to RED’s Collective series features wildlife photographers and filmmakers Shannon Wild and Russell MacLaughlin. Renowned for capturing intimate shots of wildlife in their natural environments, the husband-and-wife filmmaking team take us behind-the-scenes while they discuss the immense passion and patience required to shoot wildlife, and the importance of having the highest-performance camera equipment to capture these unscripted moments.
Shannon and Russ’ award-winning images have been featured on National Geographic and Animal Planet, and in exhibits around the world, and in this 9-minute video they take us from the beaches of Indonesia with the Komodo dragon, to a journey in Kenya as they hunt with the big cats. Although they will share the importance of using professional-grade camera equipment, you’ll understand that you need more than that to come home with images like those: patience and passion are two key ingredients for a small team that, as Shannon says, is adequate for wildlife projects like those they pursue.
The amazing footage incited me to browse through RED’s Collective, which ProVideo Coalition has mentioned before, but this time I decided it made sense to pick the authors working with wildlife and nature subjects, and that’s how this longer note about RED’s Collective, the place “bringing visionaries into focus”, developed. I think it makes sense to share their videos here, and challenge readers to explore further the work from each author.
The second author on RED’s Collective is Paul Nicklen, who has dedicated his life to being an advocate for the Earth’s threatened polar regions. Paul uses the Sea Legacy Foundation to bring awareness to the species and ecosystems currently in peril due to climate change through immersive, visual storytelling.
The 7-minute video is, again, not a journey into the technical aspects of using a RED camera, but a journey into Paul Nicklen’s passion since childhood, and his path through a biology career until the moment he felt he needed more than data; he needed images, stills and moving images. As he says in the video, “the science is the foundation of what we know, but that does not create the emotional connection”.
Through Paul Nicklen’s words we discover the importance of “getting lost in the creative process” to share with viewers something that makes them care. Paul Nicklen’s conservation efforts to protect our oceans can be seen at the Sea Legacy website. Sea Legacy is a collective of some of the most experienced and renowned photographers, filmmakers and storytellers working on behalf of our oceans.
Andy Casagrande is the third author present at RED’s Collective who has a passion for wildlife, in his case, a very specific subject: sharks. In fact, Andy Casagrande has made a name for himself as one of the top underwater cinematographers in the world, and in the video he discusses how he channeled his fascination with sharks into a career.
Andy has spent years capturing the most daring underwater shots of sharks in their native habitats, and uses his work to not only show the grace and beauty of these often misunderstood animals, but also highlight an entire ecosystem that lays hidden below the surface.
An avid ocean conservationist, Andy Casagrande’s work can be seen at ABC4FILMS website, where one can read that “with more than 100 wildlife film credits to his name, Andy has shot & produced films for the world’s top television networks including National Geographic, BBC, Discovery Channel, ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX & Animal Planet.  Andy’s life-long mission is to inspire people to care about our planet & its vanishing wildlife.”
Asgeir Helgestad, the Norwegain wildlife photographer and filmmaker that closes this look at RED’s Collective series has worked as a professional since 1991, producing both stills and film for various clients. His video at RED’s Collective is, somehow, a departure from the others, with a strong Black & White presence that fits rather well the white landscapes the author knows so well.
Asgeir, who founded a film production company, Arctic Light AS, has a broad background as a film photographer, but he is particularly experienced in filming birds and mammals, as well as people on outdoor activities. He is trained in working under cold and harsh conditions since many of his projects are from the Arctic and Antarctica. His still photography and films have won him several international awards including prizes at the biggest wildlife film and photo competitions such as Wildlife Photographer of the Year and Wildscreen Film Festival.
Besides the passion for wildlife and RED cameras, Asgeir Helgestad shares something else with all the other filmmakers presented here: a desire to spread the word about the need to protect the planet we live in. That’s a message you’ll find in the four videos, which I hope you watch carefully, for all the knowledge and experience they offer. The beauty of that amazing footage is also something that will grab your attention!
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