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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>From the “what it is worth department”:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I know that educational institutions are not in the same position as we are; but to keep up-to date with our rental equipment we turn over every five years. This provides the newest gear for our rental customers and some great “used” gear for our sales customers. Our inventory of rental and new LED Source-4’s continues to grow for off the shelf delivery.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'>William Beautyman<br>President<br> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><img width=123 height=40 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CE0AB6.D791B820" alt="Description: cid:image001.gif@01CBC6C8.740080E0"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'>471 Pleasant Street<br>Lee, MA 01238<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'>“Serving the Entertainment Industry for 40 years” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Phone: 413-243-4950<br>Fax: 413-243-4993<br>Cell: 413-531-2981<br> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'>ETCP Certified Rigger – Theater #306<br>ETCP Certified Entertainment Electrician #194<br>OSHA 10 Certified<br>IATSE Local 481 (Area Representative)<br>Berkshire Film & Media Commission</span><span style='color:navy'><br> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><img width=79 height=62 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image004.jpg@01CE0AB6.D791B820" alt="Description: cid:image002.jpg@01CBC6C8.740080E0"></span><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:navy'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><a href="http://www.filmandvideolights.com/">http://www.filmandvideolights.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:navy'><a href="http://www.limelightproductions.com/"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>http://www.limelightproductions.com</span></a><br> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:navy'><a href="http://www.berkshirefilm.com/"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>http://www.berkshirefilm.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> usittne-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:usittne-bounces@mit.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Andrew Dolph<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 14, 2013 9:19 AM<br><b>To:</b> USITT New England Section Mail List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Usittne] lighting inventory upgrade<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>I'd be interested to hear if anyone has set replacement cycles for theater equipment in general - lights, dimmers, console, sound system components, soft goods, etc... <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Are there any standards or "best practice" recommendations that have been published?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Andy<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><div id=divRpF194328><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <a href="mailto:usittne-bounces@mit.edu">usittne-bounces@mit.edu</a> [usittne-bounces@mit.edu] on behalf of Craig, Barbara [bcraig@holycross.edu]<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 14, 2013 9:12 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:usittne@mit.edu">usittne@mit.edu</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Usittne] lighting inventory upgrade</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>A recent NAST report suggested that we should have in place a program of replacing lighting equipment in some sort of cycle. Does anyone do that, and if so what kind of turnover, etc. is appropriate (to a small liberal arts college). We have mostly Altman 6x's and some Shakespeares; fresnels and Source4 PARS.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br><span style='background:white'> </span></span><span style='color:black'><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>-- <br>Barbara Craig<br>Department of Theatre & Dance<br>College of the Holy Cross<br>O'Kane 462<br><a href="tel:508-793-2495" target="_blank">508-793-2495</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>