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The only down side is that some parts of the arduino are kind of hard to build on perfboard. Most notably the Serial to usb adapter chip, which allows the microcontroller to interface with the computer through usb. You could use a good old RS232 jack, but they are not on a lot of newer computers. So to program your homemade board you will either need a break out board which does have the chip (get one here: http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10001_10001_2117341_-1), or an arduino Uno or clone board to program the chip ( I used the former.)
Either way it is a fun and informative project.
Step 1: Materials
otherwise here is the parts list:
-two 10 uf electrolytic capacitors
-two 10 uf tantalum capacitors
-7805 voltage regulator (5v)
-LM1117T-3.3 voltage regulator(3.3v)
-green LED
-red LED
-two 150 ohm resistors
-10k resistor
-one 0.1 uf capacitor (ceramic disk)
-two 22 pf capacitors (ceramic disk)
-16 MHz crystal oscillator
-momentary push button switch
-jumper wires
-female headers (I used three rows of eight)
-row of 6 male headers
-female wall wart power jack
-ATmega328 with bootloader
-28 pin DIP IC socket
Step 2: Install the socket
Step 3: Adding the 5v regulator
Step 4: Adding the 3.3v regulator
Step 5: Indicator LED
Step 6: Connecting power and ground pins
Step 7: Reset button
Step 8: Adding the crystal oscillator
Step 9: LED on pin 13
Step 10: Connecting the female headers
This process is very tedious, so just have some patience and you should be fine. Also planning out how you are going to connect everything before hand will go a long way. You will probably have a lot of wires intersecting. after a while I was forced to start connecting pins on the bottom of the board to prevent this.
Step 11: ICSP headers
You can use these pins to program the chip using the breakout board mentioned earlier.
Step 12: Programming with the arduino uno
Anything you can do with the arduino (except serial read, and other things that require constant interface with the computer) can be done on the Homemade arduino in this way.
Is this own created board interface with android OS?
OR Can we able to use all these features which are provided by Arduino board?
You can't build the Atmega in the arduino boards from junk.
The others parts can be found in scrap, but the atmega can be almost impossible.
Hi, if i already have an ATmega328 with bootloader on it i dont need to get an arduino pcb, right?
It depends.
You will need a device to upload the codes, I generaly use a USB-Serial converter, you will need it because the Atmega don't talk directly to the PC.
You can use the serial from a arduino board to upload the codes too.
My converter is based on the CP2102 chip, but the ft232 is popular between the Arduino folks.
For a really easy Arduino design check out ours: http://www.dcoptimum.com/arduino-breadboard/
I didn't test this homemade solution yet but i guess it has the same HW settings and
characteristics like the original arduino board. If so, then tell me, would it be possible to use your board for purposes like this:
?. Thank you in advance !
could i mix a deumilanove's chip in that way with the uno's. i mean like chip exchange.
I don't see why not.
it would not get damaged would it?
For a USB connection you can plug an FTDI breakout board to the programming header and program it normally from the arduino IDE.
Potentially stupid question from a newbie...what do I need to connect the breakout board to the arduino, and then to my pc?
The breakout board and a USB cable.
I use a crystal oscillator 27 MHS?
I think 16MHz is the maximum clock speed. Unless you wanted to overclock it...
Hi! great project! thanks!
Do you know anything about RC brusless motors?
How would you modify the circuit so you could use the arduino as an ESC (electronic speed controler) of a brushless motor?
I get lost when I try to handle the volts and amps hight velues that you have to handle with RC motors... (middle/big ones like 90A 24V)
I would like to build that arduino board!
Any thoughts?
Anyway, thaks!!! I will start with this and see next anyways!
Hope this helps: http://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=5391.0
hey!, thanks for the link!, but unfortunately the conslution of it is not good for me!... it looks that my motor is too big, so I should use an ESC, I was trying to make and esc with the arduino, but it looks that I cant... at least with the motor that I am trying to use...
Send me the schematic to the circuit at my email PLEASE...
Can you please tell me that whether it can be used for bluetooth connectivity as for my project i need it.
I believe I have seen people use arduino with bluetooth, so it is likely.
you built this on my birthday
hi . does anyone here have pcb of this arduino ?
if have please send to me tnx .
or schematic
super i like it
Hi! I'm pretty amazed with this project and wanna try to do my own homemade Arduino board, so I'll really appreciate if you could please send me the schematic circuit to my email email@example.com. Thanks a lot!
Its only a dollar with free shipping... reliable seller. But Its from China so It will take longer to ship
I just went to eBay and these are listed at $51 ??
So instead of wasting tons of time trying to develop custom things with pic programmers, you can create what you want fairly quickly.
You can then move your project to a programmable pic and custom project.
But most people seem to be using them in end projects too.


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Soy Buyers Prefer Predictability of U.S. Shipments - 10/02/2014 03:30 PM
Soy checkoff study compares cost, transit times of soy shipments from U.S., Brazil, Argentina ST. LOUIS (October 2, 2014) - Some international buyers prefer U.S. soy to that from top competitors Brazil and Argentina because they can count on it reaching them in a timely manner, according to a new soy-checkoff-funded study.Read more on Unitedsoybean
Greening and crop profitability hot topics for tillage farmers - Teagasc - 10/02/2014 02:23 PM
Greening and crop profitability are the hot topics concerning arable growers at present according to Teagasc's latest tillage update. The Single Farm Payment (SFP) payment will be replaced in Jan 2015 by be two distinct [ ] The post Greening and crop profitability hot topics for tillage farmers - Teagasc appeared first on Agriland.Read more on Agriland
Combines Roll, Markets Struggle; Pork Powerhouses Surge - 10/02/2014 02:14 PM
Combines Roll, Markets Struggle; Pork… By: Despite rain delays, corn and soybean harvest rolls on as the grain markets slide. Corn and soybean harvest progress reached the double digits, progress percentage-wise, this week, and despite some fairly bullish soybean data from USDA, the markets continue to slump.Read more on Agriculture
Brazilian Soybean Farmers Undeterred by Lower Commodity Prices - 10/02/2014 02:12 PM
By James Thompson Just a few weeks ahead of soybean planting in Brazil, local consultancy Celeres forecast a 91.35 million-tonne 2014-15 crop (3.36 billion bushels), produced on 3.6 percent more acres than last season. Another consultant group, FC Stone, said the crop would come in at more like 93 million tonnes (3.42 billion bushels), up.Read more on Unitedsoybean
David Bennett: Arkansas soybean yield king - 10/02/2014 01:58 PM
But the Bennett farm -- some 4,000 acres just south of Lake Village, Ark., that David works with his father, Earl and brother Michael -- holds the crown. That was back in 1968 and I had 80 acres." Michael joined his father in 1992 and David followed shortly. "We have a dirt operation and I land-leveled for about 18 years," says Michael.Read more on Delta Farm Press
Corn, Soybeans Start Lower Thursday - 10/02/2014 01:47 PM
DES MOINES, Iowa (Agriculture.com)--On Thursday, the CME Group's corn, soybean and wheat markets started lower. At the open, the December corn futures are trading 1 1/2 cents lower at $3.19 per bushel. December wheat futures are 4 cents higher at $4.83. soybean meal futures, the contract is $0.30 per short ton lower at $298.30; Dec.Read more on Agriculture
Wheat Trades 6 Higher - 10/02/2014 01:47 PM
DES MOINES, Iowa (Agriculture.com)-On Thursday, the CME Group's wheat and soybean markets have found buyers, while corn is lower. At mid-session, the December corn futures are trading 1 cent lower at $3.20 per bushel. November soybean futures are trading 1/2 of a cent higher at $9.17. soybean oil futures are trading $0.17 lower at $32.63.Read more on Agriculture
Wheat Market To Jump Up Thursday - 10/02/2014 12:53 PM
On Thursday, the CME Group's corn, soybean and wheat markets are expected to start mixed. The early calls for the commodities on Thursday, October 2, 2014, are mostly weaker. Corn is seen opening 1-2 cents lower, soybeans 1-2 cents lower, and wheat 4-6 cents higher. In overnight trading, the Dec. corn futures traded 1/4 of a cent lower at $3.01 per bushel.Read more on Agriculture
Sept. 1 grain stocks estimates provide no support for prices - 10/02/2014 12:47 PM
The USDA's estimates of September 1, 2014 domestic grain stocks released Tuesday added to the supply pressure for corn and wheat. Soybean stocks were smaller than expected, but provided little price support. For corn, the September 1 stocks estimate revealed the magnitude of feed and residual use during the final quarter of the 2013-14 marketing year and therefore the magnitude of feed and residual use during the entire year.Read more on Pork Network
Sept. 1 grain stocks estimates provide no support for prices - 10/02/2014 12:44 PM
The USDA's estimates of September 1, 2014 domestic grain stocks released Tuesday added to the supply pressure for corn and wheat. Soybean stocks were smaller than expected, but provided little price support. For corn, the September 1 stocks estimate revealed the magnitude of feed and residual use during the final quarter of the 2013-14 marketing year and therefore the magnitude of feed and residual use during the entire year.Read more on Pork Network
Ag markets were decidedly mixed in Wednesday night action - 10/02/2014 12:25 PM
December corn futures dipped 0.75 cent to $3.205/bushel in early Thursday action, while May lost 0.5 to $3.4225. November soybean futures slid 2.25 cents to $9.145/bushel in predawn Thursday trading, while December soyoil fell 0.36 cents to 32.44 cents/pound, whereas December soymeal rose $0.4 to $299.0/ton.Read more on Pork Network
Scouting For Stink Bugs In Early Soybeans - 10/02/2014 12:25 PM
Originally posted on Thomas County Ag: Brown Stink Bug Adult Early planted soybeans are progressing and looking good. Some varieties are drying down and some have already been harvested. These soybeans are progressing at R6 (Full Seed)growth stage now. R6 is defined as the beans inside the pod are touching. We've had some questions about.Read more on Seminolecropnews
Ag markets were decidedly mixed in Wednesday night action - 10/02/2014 12:20 PM
December corn futures dipped 0.75 cent to $3.205/bushel in early Thursday action, while May lost 0.5 to $3.4225. November soybean futures slid 2.25 cents to $9.145/bushel in predawn Thursday trading, while December soyoil fell 0.36 cents to 32.44 cents/pound, whereas December soymeal rose $0.4 to $299.0/ton.Read more on Pork Network
Tackling tillage for fall and beyond - 10/02/2014 11:35 AM
Kongskilde's new Vibro Till 8200 SF incorporates two types of shanks in one field cultivator. For more information, contact Kongskilde, Hudson, Ill., at 309-820-1090 or visit kongskilde.com McFarlane's 4100 Reel Disk is a new offering that promises flexibility for spring and fall tillage. The Pro-Till can shred heavy fall residue, open up spring fields, level ruts, destroy clods and produce a level seedbed.Read more on Farmindustrynews
Weather-tracking tool helps track migrating insects - 10/02/2014 10:50 AM
Corn earworms (also known as cotton bollworms) cost cotton producers an estimated $200 million a year in lost crops and control expenses, and they are notoriously hard to track because they migrate at night. Farmers worried about infestations have to make educated guesses about the pest's movements based on reports from other areas and past experience.Read more on Phys
Western Pa. farm roots reach to 1769 - 10/02/2014 10:00 AM
MURRYSVILLE, Pa. — Nearly 250 years of family ancestry, local legend, historical records and funny anecdotes tell a story of a family's love for their land. Herb and Nancy Gearhard, the current operators of the family-owned farm in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, have enjoyed exploring the heritage of their ancestors' farm.Read more on Farm and Dairy
Cotton Market Update - 10/02/2014 08:14 AM
A factor that was a likely contributor to the decreases that pushed values below the 62 cent mark was announcements providing more detail concerning Chinese policy reforms. The statements that are most relevant to the market were those concerning Chinese imports. The first of these categories is related to China's membership in the WTO.Read more on Sfntoday
Tobacco Growers Association of North Carolina Adopts Child Labor Policy - 10/02/2014 07:00 AM
In a press release Wednesday, TGANC provided an amended policy on children under the age of 16 working in tobacco fields, including the caution of employing 16 and 17 year olds, even though US Fair Labor Standards allow it. TobaccoRead more on Sfntoday
Increased Stink Bug Population in Soybeans Going Into Harvest - 10/02/2014 07:00 AM
An increased stink bug population in soybeans, particularly late planted beans, has been noted in several areas of the state. Tyler Whaley, NC State Extension Field Crops Agent in Wayne County, says the economic impact is probably past: "I've beenRead more on Sfntoday
Cattle Futures Close at All-time Highs - 10/02/2014 07:00 AM
Hog futures ended mixed, with pressure in the near-term from expanding supplies offset in later contracts by buying across the livestock markets. October hogs slipped 37 to $107, December hogs gained 35 to 94.87 Cattle futures climbed to record closingRead more on Sfntoday
Intense Management Creates High Yield Soybeans - 10/02/2014 07:00 AM
Yesterday we heard from NC State Grain & Corn specialist Dr. Ron Heiniger on the potential option of planting full-season soybeans in the early spring, and forgoing winter wheat. Heiniger says in an effort to dramatically increase soybean yield, theyRead more on Sfntoday
NC Cash Corn Price Jumps - 10/02/2014 07:00 AM
At the weekly livestock auction held Tuesday at Mount Airy a total of 365 cattle and 66 goats were sold. Slaughter cows were $1.00 higher, feeder steers were mostly $1.00 to $11.00 higher, and heifers were mostly $2.00 to $4.00Read more on Sfntoday
Annuals offer perennial advantange - 10/02/2014 05:00 AM
It is during this time period that the perennial plant must store up carbohydrate reserves that will allow it to survive the winter period and initiate new growth next spring. The challenge to grazing during the fall period is plant regrowth and recovery following a grazing pass. Two common options are the use of cool season cover crops as alternative or supplemental forage, and grazing corn residue after corn grain harvest.Read more on Farm and Dairy
Still no upside to feeding deer - 10/02/2014 05:00 AM
Shorter days and chilly mornings remind many of us to fill the bird feeders. And for too many people, it's also a reminder to resume feeding deer. According to Pennsylvania Game Commission wildlife veterinarian Dr. It is a message that's shared by every wildlife biologist and wildlife veterinarian I know.Read more on Farm and Dairy
Grain harvest begins in South Australia - 10/02/2014 12:15 AM
Grain growers in parts of South Australia have begun harvesting wheat, barley and pulse crops. He says despite a lack of rain after May, his peas are looking good. "They're probably some of the best peas we've reaped - yield wise very good," he said. "Some paddocks are pretty bad in some areas ...Read more on Australian Broadcast Company
Higher Wheat Yields, Lower Quality Forecast for Canada - 10/02/2014 12:00 AM
CANADA - A weather and crop specialist with the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) says slightly above average grain yields combined with lower quality will result in an abundant supply of feed grains this year. Bruce Burnett, a weather and crop specialist with CWB, reports at the end of September the harvest is about 70 per cent complete in western Canada behind average and well behind last year's 90 per cent complete at this time of year.Read more on Thepigsite
No Harm in Feeding Livestock GE Feed, Science Review Finds - 10/02/2014 12:00 AM
GLOBAL – It is safe to feed genetically engineered crops to livestock, according to a research review assessing the performance of over 100 billion animals. Data on animal health, performance and the nutritional profile of resulting food products of animals fed genetically engineered crops show no detrimental effects. The data set ran from 1983 - before GE crops - to 2011.Read more on Thepigsite
No Harm in Feeding Livestock GE Feed, Science Review Finds - 10/02/2014 12:00 AM
GLOBAL – It is safe to feed genetically engineered (GE) crops to livestock, according to a research review assessing the performance of over 100 billion animals. Data on animal health, performance and the nutritional profile of resulting food products of animals fed genetically engineered crops show no detrimental effects. The data set ran from 1983 - before GE crops - to 2011.Read more on Thepoultrysite
Calculator Can Help Soybean Farmers with Seed Decisions - 10/02/2014 12:00 AM
US - Growing identity-preserved (IP) soybeans is one option for additional profit opportunities, but the costs can seem overwhelming to farmers thinking about getting started. US-soy-industry-led board QUALISOY developed a calculator that can help farmers determine how much profit they can add by growing IP soybeans, including high oleic varieties. The United Soybean Board's Value Task Force funded the study.Read more on Thecropsite
Wild Grass Provides Target for Wheat, Barley Breeding Research - 10/02/2014 12:00 AM
UK - Plant scientists at the John Innes Centre in Norwich have made a breakthrough that could lead to new, high-yielding, disease-resistant crop varieties. An added benefit of GA-defective semi-dwarf plants is that they also show increased resistance to necrotrophic fungi that kill the plant and feed from the dead tissues.Read more on Thecropsite
Slight Rise in Chinese Food Prices - 10/02/2014 12:00 AM
The average wholesale price of 18 vegetables was up 1.4 per cent week on week, among which the prices of cucumber, green beans and white turnip were up 9.6 per cent, 7.4 per cent and six per cent week on week respectively. Prices of grains were stable, with the price of rice remaining unchanged compared to the previous week and the price of flour up 0.3 per cent over the previous week.Read more on Thepoultrysite
East River South Dakota Grain Markets - Closing Elevator Bids - 10/01/2014 11:25 PM
SF_GR110 Greeley, CO Wed Oct 01, 2014 USDA-CO Dept of Ag Market News Eastern South Dakota Grain Markets - Closing Elevator Bids (Including some terminal sites) Northeast and Southeast Regions Combined Average CommodityRead more on Pork Network
Great Lakes Pollution - 10/01/2014 10:09 PM
Unveils Second Phase of Plan to Reverse Great Lakes Damage" (news article, Sept. 25): The pollution from urban areas, while significant, is not the major reason for the heavy algae growth in the Great Lakes; the major reason is much higher agricultural chemical runoff from the Midwestern and Northeastern states around the lakes.Read more on The New York Times
B. licheniformis and Sodium Butyrate in pigs against Salmonella - 10/01/2014 10:00 PM
The objective of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of Bacillus licheniformisor Sodium Butyrate in weanling pigs orally challenged with Salmonella Typhimurium. Seventy-two piglets (28 d old, 8.21 ± 0.79 kg) were divided into 24 pens allocated to 3 experimental diets: (1) CTR, base diet ...Read more on Pig333
Ag markets posted a general comeback Wednesday - 10/01/2014 07:40 PM
Crop futures firmed despite negative factors Wednesday. December corn futures edged up 0.5 cent to $3.2125/bushel late Wednesday, while May added 0.75 to $3.4275. November soybean futures rallied 3.5 cents to $9.1675/bushel at their Wednesday settlement, while December soyoil surged 0.43 cents to 32.80 cents/pound, whereas December soymeal slid $0.3 to $298.6/ton.Read more on Pork Network
Brumm Speaks Out: More on swine nutrition - 10/01/2014 07:07 PM
With high soybean meal prices this past month, many nutritionists adapted diets by aggressive use of synthetic amino acids. With cheap soybean meal prices and rising synthetic prices, suddenly we may be going back to corn-soy based diets for our pigs, especially if high synthetic prices limit DDGS inclusion levels.Read more on Pork Network
Key Demographic Favors Meat, Says Restaurant-Industry Analyst - 10/01/2014 07:00 PM
Taco Bell is one of several restaurants making changes to accommodate consumers' increasing push for protein. The national fast-food chain recently announced its Cantina Power Menu, full of items that contain double portions of meat and more than 20 grams of protein, such as this chicken burrito. McDonald's, KFC and Panera have also made similar.Read more on Unitedsoybean
Do Cows Need Protein Supplements on Corn Stalks? - 10/01/2014 06:04 PM
Two factors influence whether or not there is benefit to feeding cows a protein supplement when grazing cornstalks. The first factor is the quality and quantity of forage available. The amount of corn, leaves and husks will vary with growing and harvest conditions. Cattle will select the grain and best quality forage first when initially turned into a field.Read more on Farms
Effects of a Freeze on Forages - 10/01/2014 06:01 PM
If you haven't experienced a freeze yet this fall, you soon will. And remember, a freeze can cause hazards for using some forages. When plants freeze, changes occur in their metabolism and composition that can poison livestock. Sorghum-related plants, like cane, sudangrass, shattercane, and milo can be highly toxic for a few days after frost.Read more on Farms
Preserving Kister Mill - 10/01/2014 06:00 PM
MILLBROOK, Ohio — In two years, the historic Kister Mill in southwest Wayne County will turn 200. Bill Troutman, a nearby resident and former customer of the mill, said that in the heyday of milling, there were possibly as many as seven mills between the tiny burg of Millbrook, home to the Kister Mill, and Springville, a few miles to the west.Read more on Farm and Dairy
U.S. Weekly Hog Supplies Expected to Determine Live Hog Prices this Winter - 10/01/2014 05:59 PM
A provincial livestock economist with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture expects the impact of PED on weekly hog supplies to be the main factor influencing live hog prices during the coming months. Brad Marceniuk-Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture: New Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea cases were reduced significantly during the summer months.Read more on Farms
60 Members of Congress and 17 Non-Profit Groups Urge EPA to Limit Neonicotinoid Pesticides - 10/01/2014 05:38 PM
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is getting pressure from environmental and sustainable agriculture organizations and members of Congress to investigate and restrict the use of neonicotinoids, a class of pesticides linked to declining pollinator populations. Neonicotinoids are being cited as one of several factors contributing to Colony Collapse Disorder in bees, leading to sharp [ ].Read more on Sustainableagriculture
Grain Futures Markets Nudge Higher - 10/01/2014 04:56 PM
corn closed at $3.21 and 1/4, up 1/2 cent Nov. gold closed at $1,214.60, up $4.10 Dow Jones Industrial Average: 16,804.71, down 238.19 points For more futures prices and charts click http://www.farms.com/markets/ Soybeans were higher on technical buying, pretty much seeing an oversold bounce off the new contract lows set earlier in the session.Read more on Farms
NCI Hosts 19 Nations at the Grain Procurement for Importers Course - 10/01/2014 04:56 PM
Fargo, N.D., USA - Thirty-one grain buyers came to Northern Crops Institute (NCI) for the Grain Procurement Management for Importers course held from September 15-24. On-site tours of the Bill Hejl farm, Amenia, N.D.; Hunter (N.D.) Grain Company; Duluth/Superior Port Facilities; CHS Export Grain Terminal, Superior, Wisc.; Minneapolis (Minn.) Grain Exchange; and the CHS Barge Facility in Savage, Minn., rounded out the course.Read more on Farmandranchguide
Pacific NW Wheat Basis Report - 10/01/2014 04:32 PM
JO_GR111 Portland, OR Wed Oct 01, 2014 USDA Market News Pacific NW Wheat Basis Report: Morning soft white wheat, hard red winter wheat and dark northern spring wheat basis for Portland delivery. Bids for grains delivered to Portland, Oregon during October by unit trains and barges,Read more on Pork Network
Ag markets turned mixed around midsession Wednesday - 10/01/2014 04:23 PM
Crop futures firmed despite harvest pressure Wednesday morning. December corn futures edged up 0.25 cent to $3.21/bushel late Wednesday morning, while May added 0.25 to $3.4225. November soybean futures crept 0.25 cent higher to $9.135/bushel just before lunchtime Wednesday, while December soyoil surged 0.49 cents to 32.86 cents/pound, whereas December soymeal sank $1.5 to $297.4/ton.Read more on Pork Network
Ag markets turned mixed around midsession Wednesday - 10/01/2014 04:15 PM
Crop futures firmed despite harvest pressure Wednesday morning. December corn futures edged up 0.25 cent to $3.21/bushel late Wednesday morning, while May added 0.25 to $3.4225. November soybean futures crept 0.25 cent higher to $9.135/bushel just before lunchtime Wednesday, while December soyoil surged 0.49 cents to 32.86 cents/pound, whereas December soymeal sank $1.5 to $297.4/ton.Read more on Pork Network
Pampered pets lap up top-of-the-line food - 10/01/2014 03:49 PM
Cat and dog owners are treating their furry friends to ultra-premium meals that include functional ingredients and high-end protein sources. Lakeland, Fla.-based Publix Super Markets recently introduced two new lines, Evolve and Natural Life. Each brand includes one variety of grain-free pet food and reflects several other ultra-premium trends.Read more on Supermarket News
NC Farmer Among NSP 2015 Legislative Committee - 10/01/2014 03:39 PM
National Sorghum Producers board of directors Chairman J.B. Stewart has appointed four new members to the NSP Legislative Committee. These members include: Kent Winter of Kansas, Danny Beyer of Texas, Ethan Branscum of Arkansas, and Jordan Shearer of Oklahoma. BeginningRead more on Sfntoday
Engineering new vehicle powertrains - 10/01/2014 03:00 PM
Car engines - whether driven by gasoline, diesel, or electricity - waste an abundance of energy. Researchers are working on ways to stem this wastefulness. Ultramodern test facilities are helping them to optimize the entire development process of the engine. In the laboratory, they have already raised the degree of efficiency by up to ten percent.Read more on Phys

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The Department of Cell Biology of the Faculty of Medical Sciences in Groningen was formally founded on July 1, 2000. Its mission is to deepen, extend and transmit fundamental knowledge, necessary to understand the molecular mechanisms and thereby the functioning of cellular life. Since a malfunctioning of cells is right at the origin of numerous diseases, it is obvious that this interdisciplinary science deserves a central position in a Faculty of Medical Sciences. Accordingly, the application of cellbiological concepts in a clinical context will provide essential and important contributions to the improvement of diagnostics and therapeutics.
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TOLEDO, OH (WTOL) - Plans for the rebuilding of Lake High School were announced today.
The school will feature a large natural light hallway, a collegiate style gym, and classrooms organized by subject.
Officials have asked builders to have the school finished in time for the 2012 school year.
Although this is a faster than normal turn around for a project this size, workers plan to use a construction process called "bridging design build", which means Rudolph/Libby will begin construction with only about sixty percent of the design completed.
The building will cost more than $25 million, money that came from insurance and a grant the district won in the "Kohl's Cares" contest. No taxpayer money will be used in the project.
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The Memphis Grizzlies are a relatively young franchise, joining the NBA as an expansion team for the 1995-1996 season. Things weren't great for the Grizzlies at the beginning of the team's run in the NBA. The then-Vancouver based franchise failed to win so much as 20 games in a season until their fourth year in the NBA. Their third season, the lockouts shortened 1999-2000 campaign, the Grizzlies finished just 8-40—a .160 winning percentage. After failing to reach 30 wins in any of the team's first eight seasons, the Grizzlies won 50 games in the 2003-2004 season, making the playoffs for the first time. Led by Spanish big man Pau Gasol, the Grizzlies made the playoffs for three straight seasons, but they did not win a playoff series in that time. After a four year absence from postseason play, the Grizzlies have made the playoffs each of their past three seasons. In 2011 Memphis won its first playoff series, and in 2013 the Grizzlies reached the Western Conference Finals for the first time in franchise history. Given its relative youth, the franchise has yet to retire any numbers. Score with TicketCity - the place to go for Memphis Grizzlies basketball tickets.
Memphis won 56 games in the 2012-13 Season and even knocked out a higher seed in the playoffs, but the Spurs were on another level and swept them out of the Western Conference Finals. This year, with their core players still there and the addition of sharpshooter Mike Miller, they'll look for an even better finish. Dave Joerger was promoted to head coach after the Grizz brass couldn't come to terms with Lionel Hollins. Memphis's defense should be stout enough once again to give them a legitimate shot at the NBA Finals.
Memphis kicks off the season at home against Detroit on Nov. 1 before heading to Dallas the next day. Key home games include vs. San Antonio on Nov. 22, vs. the Clippers on Dec. 5 and vs. Chicago on Nov. 30.
Check out our Memphis Grizzlies Season Preview History page for previews of previous Grizzlies seasons.
The Grizzlies play their home games at the FedEx Forum, located in Memphis, Tennessee. When filled to capacity, the FedEx Forum holds more than 18 thousand screaming Grizzlies fans. Given that the Forum is in Memphis, the "Home of Blues, Birthplace of Rock 'n Roll," there is an obvious music theme in the arena, completed by the Smithsonian's Rock 'n Soul museum, which is located right on arena grounds. The Memphis Grizzlies home bench is on the FedEx Forum court side in front of sections 104 & 105. FedEx Forum parking information is covered in our Grizzlies event guide.
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As inner-division foes, the Grizzlies and the Spurs continue to form one of the better rivalries in the NBA. The two teams have met over 70 times during the regular season and have played in three postseason series including two of the last three seasons. Memphis and San Antonio played in the 2013 Western Conference Finals which has only added fuel to this up-and-coming rivalry.
The young talent of the Grizzles against the veteran laded Mavericks has made this match-up a must see. The two teams are often fighting for division supremacy with the highlight of the rivalry coming in the 2006 Western Conference playoffs. Memphis and Dallas met in the first round of the postseason that year. With over 65 regular season meetings between the two teams, the Grizzlies and the Mavericks will only continue to add to their rivalry.
The Grizzlies and the Rockets continue to build on a rivalry that is often hard fought and the intensity level is at its highest. The two teams have faced off over 70 times and will only add to that number in the upcoming seasons. As division foes, Memphis and Houston are often fighting for a division title which only heightens this rivalry.
The Grizzlies are quickly becoming one of the top teams in the NBA. The last few seasons, Memphis has started to compete for a Western Conference title with their closest opportunity coming in the 2012-2013 season. The Grizzlies made the Western Conference Finals for the first time in franchise history. With a young roster, it does not appear Memphis is slowing down anytime soon.
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When visiting Memphis you have to try the barbeque. Rendezvous is one of the most famous barbeque places in the world and it is packed with Grizzles fans before games. Other great barbeque places in Memphis are, Central BBQ, Leonard's Pit Barbecue, Cozy Corner, and One & Only. If barbeque isn't your style, try Dyers Café, Kooky Canuck, or Sole Restaurant and Bar for great American food. For a place that is all Memphis, try Wet Willies. It is known for having live bands and has great bar food. Other good places are Blues City Café, Bayou Bar & Grill and Elliott's Restaurant.
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Building on UW Bothell's commitment to multicultural learning and closely aligned with the 21st Century Initiative, Global Initiatives was launched in Fall 2012 to implement an internationalization strategy for UW Bothell, including study abroad, the global dimensions of diversity, providing greater visibility for language learning, expanding worldwide institutional partnerships for faculty, and offering Global Close to Home opportunities.
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A pier in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, was the spot for an ice cream truck that offered customers a lot more than extra sprinkles, according to prosecutors. The truck doubled as a front for a drug dealer who sold cocaine and oxycodone right in front of children, authorities said.
Narcotics investigators working for Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes seized the ice cream truck. It has the usual supplies and equipment inside, but the D.A. said that the co-owner, Mina Gatas, was dishing out more than soft serve.
Surveillance video shows an undercover officer trading a hat full of cash for the illegal powder and pills.
The truck was stationed at the scenic Owl's Pier off Shore Parkway and 69th Street in Bay Ridge. It's a popular spot for residents who come to enjoy the water views, often with their children.
Authorities said the undercover officer first met Gatas at the In and Out Halal Deli where he worked. Prosecutors said that inside the store at Fifth Avenue and 72nd Street, Gatas offered to sell him drugs. Then they arranged to meet at the ice cream truck at the pier.
Hynes said the suspect gave the undercover a bonus vanilla ice cream cone after the drug transaction and even asked him if he wanted sprinkles.
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Men's Wearhouse blames women for slow sales
The company's CEO says superstitious brides dragged down the clothing chain's numbers. Last quarter's earnings report suggests otherwise.
A dude can't even badmouth suffrage, pop his collar and view the world through privilege-colored aviators without a bunch of women jumping all over his case. They've been thinking differently than guys since grade school and have been eroding the masculinity of poor, insecure brohams for generations.
Now they won't even let you buy a decent suit or tux. Men's Wearhouse (MW) chief executive Doug Ewert knows his company's net income fell 28% in the second quarter, but isn't ready to blame an early Easter that pushed prom tuxedo rentals earlier than usual or the company's swift and unexpected canning of founder and commercial figurehead George Zimmer in June.
No, the true obstacles to menswear dominance are feeble, superstitious ladybrains and the power-wielding harpies using them. Let's hear from Ewert for more:
"We believe that the number 13 in 2013 is causing a small, but meaningful number of brides to avoid getting married this year," Ewert said on a call with analysts Thursday, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Read that again. That's a real explanation that a grown man in charge of a publicly traded company gave to analysts trying to determine the strength and stability of his business. What leads a person occupying a company's most powerful position to make that claim?
Maybe it's the long-held heartache of seeing his mother permanently paralyzed after he stepped on a crack on the way to grade school. Maybe it's the black cat that, before crossing his path, told him that people would never take him seriously as long as they believed that nice guy with the beard in the commercials was running the company. Maybe he did the same Google search The Wall Street Journal did and came up with the one article featuring a woman who outright refused to get married in 2013, but tied the knot in 2012.
Either way, the source of Men's Wearhouse's woes is obviously those darned dames. After all, with female doctors making $56,000 less than their male counterparts for doing the same jobs, the rest of the female workforce essentially working 59 days a year for free and no real chance of the gender pay gap shrinking until 2056, it's clear that women have the male professional world right where they want it. It's only a matter of time until suits disappear entirely and men are forced to dress according to whatever fickle little whim their female overlords are following on any given day.
How corporate earnings calls devolved into the premise for a bad '80s battle-of-the-sexes sitcom, however, is somewhat less apparent.
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At the Hyundai Cancer Institute at CHOC Children's, long-term follow-up care involves yearly visits with a multidisciplinary team of oncology specialists to evaluate and monitor for potential late effects of a patient's disease or therapy. All aspects of the survivor's life is taken into consideration including physical, emotional, cognitive areas. Our survivors begin attending our After Cancer Treatment Survivorship Program when they are five years past the date of diagnosis and two or more years off therapy. The main goal of our program is to educate the survivor and his or her family regarding their disease, treatment and recommended medical follow-up, so that they will become wise consumers of medical care in the future.
Why is long-term follow-up important?
Long-term follow-up care is an important part of being a cancer survivor. The main purpose of follow-up care is to provide education about survivorship issues including the significance of the patient's disease, treatment and potential risk factors. We work with our survivors so that they can be knowledgeable and proactive health care consumers. Follow-up care visits are also important to help in the prevention or early detection of other types of cancer, address ongoing problems due to cancer or its treatment, and check for physical and psychosocial effects that may develop months to years after treatment ends. All cancer survivors should have follow-up care at lease once a year.
What are late effects?
Treatments that may have saved a life from cancer might have effects on a survivor's health in the future. Late effects are secondary conditions that may arise months or years after treatment. Late effects may be physical, psychological or cognitive in nature.
How long should cancer survivors be followed?
Cancer survivors should be followed by a medical provider at least yearly for the rest of their lives. After the initial end of treatment, survivors are followed at closer intervals, but as the length of time off therapy increases, as does the length of time between follow-up visits.
What are the most common late effects?
The risk of developing any one particular late effect is influenced by many factors. These factors include:
- The type of cancer and where in the body it was located
- The type and amount of treatment
- The area that was treated
- The child's age while undergoing treatment
- Genetic factors or health problems that the child had before the cancer diagnosis
Late effects may affect bones, organs or tissues (physical effects); feelings, mood or actions (psychosocial effects); or thinking, memory and learning (cognitive effects).
Some of the more commonly identified late effects interfere with normal function of the heart, lungs, fertility, thyroid, and brain, as well as the development of second cancers.
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Studies have shown that as childhood cancer survivors become older, they have a slightly higher risk of developing a second cancer compared to people their same age in the general population. Those who are at increased risk include people who received certain chemotherapy drugs, people who received radiation therapy (especially at a young age) and people who have a history of cancer in their family. It is important for survivors to know and understand their medical history, and to understand what type of cancer screenings are appropriate based on their sex, age and treatment history.
What about insurance for cancer survivors?
It is very important for cancer survivors to have regular, life-long medical care. Finding and paying for ongoing health care can be a challenge for some survivors. Today, children are allowed to remain covered by their parents' insurance policy until age 26. We encourage our survivors to seek medical insurance through their employers or schools / colleges if they are not able to be covered by their parents. There are a variety of state and federal programs that survivors may qualify for. Social workers are core team members of After Cancer Survivorship Program and can make suggestions for insurance options. It is most important to never have a lapse in medical coverage if at all possible.
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"Long Term Follow up Guidelines for Survivors of Childhood, Adolescent and Young Adult Cancers – from the Children's Oncology Group"
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Sierra Newbold loved to draw, dance and play on her soccer team, Orange Crush. Daniel Allen enjoyed making crafts, dinosaurs and anything connected to Disney's "Cars."
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When » Friday, 1 p.m.
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Both were students at West Jordan Elementary School. Both had their lives taken too soon. And that's left a void in the hearts of their classmates, who started a new school year still trying to comprehend the loss of friends who died so young.
Students will gather Friday to honor Newbold and Allen at a ceremony outside the school, 7220 S. 2370 West. A memorial bench will be dedicated to Sierra, 6, who was kidnapped and murdered on June 26. Nearby, a memorial plaque will be unveiled for Daniel, 7, who died Aug. 25, 2011, after a two-year battle with brain cancer.
"Overall, above anything, we want this to be an expression of our support and love for the two families," said Norm Emerson, the school's principal. "We want the students who knew Daniel and Sierra to have something that provides a positive memory."
Following the deaths of Newbold and Allen, grief counselors were on hand to talk to students about their feelings.
The details of Newbold's death shocked and horrified the community. The girl was abducted from her home, then beaten, raped, strangled and thrown into the canal, where she drowned, according to court documents. Terry Lee Black, a 41-year-old who lived about a block from Sierra's home, has been charged with the crime and is awaiting trial.
Because Newbold died over the summer, some of her kindergarten classmates weren't aware of the case, said the girl's teacher, Linda Christensen. Others attended a candlelight vigil at the school where counselors were on hand to help parents bridge the delicate topic of the girl's death with their children.
In Daniel's case, classmates supported him through his cancer treatment, said his teacher, Bonnie Lougy.
The boy was diagnosed with medulloblastoma on Aug. 20, 2009, but doctors believed Daniel had a good chance of beating the disease with surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. In September 2010, it appeared that Daniel had no visible cancer cells in his body and his family celebrated what appeared to be a recovery. But in a follow-up exam in July 2011, an MRI showed Daniel's cancer had returned, and he was only given two months to live.
The news was difficult for Daniel's classmates, who adored his fun-loving nature and upbeat attitude. Although Daniel attended kindergarten with his mother or another relative in tow because he was so ill —and eventually attended classes via Skype — classmates were drawn to him, Lougy said.
"He had the cutest, bubbly, positive personality," said Lougy. "You would think he would be in the back of the class, not participating [because he was so sick]. But he was up with the whole class; everybody just loved him."
As Daniel's illness worsened, classmates attended fundraisers for him. Many attended a party for him in the weeks before he died, where they had a chance to make memories while playing. Lougy said she visited Daniel often and last saw him the night before he died.
She still chokes up recalling how Daniel would tell him mom, "We really love each other, huh mom," when the two accompanied each other to school. As Daniel became sicker, he struggled to speak, said Lougy. And the sentence became shortened to simply "love each other."
Lougy said she's grateful her students are left with Daniel's message to care for one another and said Friday's memorial will be a chance to pay tribute to him.
"I think it will be great for the kids. Daniel really gave so much to the school and community," said Lougy. "It will be healing."
Christensen agreed.
Sierra's younger sister is a kindergarten student in Christensen's class this year, she said. This week, the girl was asked in class to tell her classmates what made her special.
"She said, 'My sister died,' " said Christensen, adding that having Sierra's sister in class has been a part of her own healing process. "I think it's helping me, I hope I'm helping her. She knows I know her sister. And I think that's peaceful for her. I know Sierra and love Sierra, and we share that."
At Friday's ceremony, Christensen will remember Sierra, who was a good reader, writer and artist, she said. Everywhere Sierra sat in the classroom, she would be sitting by a best friend — because everyone was her friend, she said.
Remembering Sierra will also give parents, who know the difficult details of the girl's death, a chance to continue grieving, said Christensen.Next Page >
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January can be a great month to buy a variety of items — depending on holiday sales trends. Recent holiday sales were disappointing for retailers, meaning good deals for January shoppers.
"A lot of times retailers will have sales in January to try to move some of this merchandise, " says Mark Di Vincenzo, author of "Buy Shoes on Wednesday and Tweet at 4:00: More of the best times to buy this, do that and go there," (William Morrow, $13.99).
One of the biggest January sale categories is the home — ranging from an actual house to everything that goes inside.
"Housing prices are creeping up," Di Vincenzo says, with winter — especially January and February — a good time to buy. "You have eager sellers and fewer buyers. This winter, especially if you are going to buy a house, you should make an offer early in the year because prices will keep going up."
If you're not in the market for a new home, you can always beef up your current abode by taking advantage of carpeting and furniture sales.
Di Vincenzo says January is a really good month to buy carpeting and flooring because that industry is busy is in the fall, then slows in January.
Furniture is another big January sale category, particularly living room items, as retailers need to make room for new models arriving in February. "For the most part, the furniture that is on sale is going to be very much like the new furniture," Di Vincenzo says. "The same frames, same quality, but at sales of 40 to 50 percent off."
And while it may be cliche, winter white sales are a good time to get deals on linens and bedding — not just in-store but also from catalogs and online retailers that do not want to miss out on such seasonal revenue, he says.
Here are a few other things Di Vincenzo says you may want to buy this month:
Winter coats and clothing: "Retailers assume everyone has their winter coats by January so you can see discounts as low as 40 percent." The longer you wait, the lower the price — but the selection is sure to get worse.
Jewelry: "You should always buy jewelry in the non-gift-giving months." You can find sales on jewelry and perfume, so smart shoppers will buy Valentine's Day gifts now.
Bikes and boats: Stores that did not sell bikes during the holidays will discount them by up to one-third off. And January boat shows will bring the year's best prices on watercraft.
Gift cards: The glut of unwanted gift cards from Christmas are available now at 15 to 25 percent off at resellers such as eBay.com and GiftCardGranny.com. "People are willing to sell them for less than face value because they just don't want them."
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Monday, August 12, 2013
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Monday, March 11, 2013
Beware load-time settings for HDRs for network rendering
To avoid this issue, if you know you'll be network rendering an animation of a scene lit by an image, convert that HDR or EXR to a Floating Point TIF instead. You'll have to tweak a couple of the bitmap settings inside max (like Output Amount, perhaps some exposure control stuff), but you won't have the load-time errors with a TIF file.
Pretty sure no max user would end up reading this warning until it's too late and they're googling how to fix the problem...so first, sorry it happened to you, and second, hope this solution helps!
There's some more detailed info on the issue HERE.
3ds max 2013 batch network rendering bug
Backburner is such a common headache inducer that I get to the acceptance stage of grief much faster these days. The latest quandary had to do with setting up a batch render across the network for several different clips. As my typical projects rarely have animated objects but several animated cameras, I'll usually set up a batch to queue each camera clip into backburner so I don't have to babysit the entire sequence. The benefit should be that you can define the camera, the file save path, and even scene states (hacky...use at your own risk) and render presets. Of course, most camera clips will have different lengths (i.e. frame ranges), so I need to use the "Override Preset" checkbox to define those ranges. HOWEVER, be warned that this check box does not have an effect on the submitted job if the main render dialog still has "Single" chosen for the Time Output. If you don't change this, all of your network render slaves will render the frames from each sequence as they are supposed to, but backburner/max will have them simply override the previously saved file with the latest one...so you end up with a folder per clip each containing a single file (the last frame of the sequence). Be sure to click the big render button in the main render dialog after changing this setting (to Active Time Segment, Range, etc...just not Single)...you can cancel this rendering immediately, but you have to submit it for the change to take effect and for the signal to be passed to the Batch Render/backburner system.
I know you might be thinking this kind of bug would be absolutely unacceptable from a program of this caliber and so dependent on delivering on tight deadlines. Well, does it make you feel any better to know this bug has been around since at least max 2009? No? Ok...all shame on Autodesk then.
You can read a little more about this issue HERE.
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Alpha transparency with PNG in Photoshop
But rest assured that even though Photoshop doesn't display the areas of an image masked by the alpha channel by default, the data is still there and can be retrieved with the following steps:
1. Open your PNG as normal (either File>Open or drag-n-drop)
2. Click Layer>Layer Mask>From Transparency
3. Right click the newly created layer mask in the Layers panel and chose Disable Layer Mask.
Now you not only have your image information back, but you also have your alpha as a layer mask which is generally very helpful in compositing.
Thanks go to conroy for his help at this post on the Adobe Forums
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
3ds max network rendering issues
Starting with 3ds max 2013 (since I skipped 2012), the program is installed by default with the entire Autodesk Design Suite (or whatever relevant suite you may own). This can cause many problems as installation steps happen in the background and you can't necessarily see exactly what is failing or giving you problems, and if a problem can't be overcome during installtion, the WHOLE thing is rolled back and you have to find a solution and start over from scratch...a process that chews up countless hours of your day, usually during tight deadlines.
If you have older or isolated systems on the network that are only used for rendering, installation on those systems can encounter "unknown" errors that usually center around conflicting items already installed on the machine, like DirectX, .NET, or Visual C++. If you can, I recommend just uninstalling everything you can on those machines and let you latest installation of 3ds max reinstall those items for you. If you need to get clean uninstalls of Autodesk products, try this link and this one.
If you need to install 3ds max without using the default setup.exe for the suite installer, this page gives a breakdown of the steps needed to do a manual install (scroll down near the end of the article). This is 3ds max 2012 specific, so you may see slightly different screens on older or newer install screens.
Since I was encountering the mental ray satellite service error on 2013 and wasn't presented the option to disable or reassign the TCP port, I used the VERY manual instructions in this PDF to force max to assign a different port number during install, and that worked for me (search for "port conflict"...I used port # 7516 instead of the default 7515, but I'm not a network administrator so I don't know what other issues it may or may not have caused...all I know is max installation and network rendering worked using this method).
...more coming soon...
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
"Grab Viewport" very slow in 3ds max 2013
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Get back your 3ds max legacy explorers/browsers
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
Just one more reason why Internet Explorer is the worst software ever made
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Just outside town & into the wilderness
Made some time today to get outside the confines of downtown Vancouver and see more of the Canadian wilderness. These images are from the Capalano Suspension Bridge park, where you can walk for miles across giant chasms and through the tops of trees. Very touristy, but very well done and quite a bit of fun. Also including a couple pics of the nearby lake and dam.
From the CGarchitect party
It was really great to see and catch up with friends at such a beautiful spot with such fantastic food. Thanks again, Jeff, for putting on a great get-together!
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
SIGGRAPH sure is eggciting!
Or are we just having an eggcellent time? Sorry, these puns are eggscrutiating.
Feel the music
PocoPoco, in the emerging technologies area, is like a tenori-on that pushes back. They had 4 guys performing some pretty wild tunes. Might go back tomorrow to try it myself.
Expo floor opens today
Time for the slow trudge from booth to booth, winding between hundreds of people, to pick up all the cool swag from the vendors!
Monday, August 08, 2011
Rapid prototyping out in full force
Including the makerbot ($1200... full kit with all electronics, prints ABS plastic) and Bits from Bytes 3000 ($1500... full kit minus acrylic box, material felt very light and stringy with low detail)
Finally made it out into the sun

Here's a quick glimpse at the surrounding area

Must be a lot of people on wifi!
Man, the connection seems slow here, and the photos are really holding up the blog posts. Here's one with just text for an accurate test.
The whole world is here at SIGGRAPH!
Just arrived in Vancouver... getting ready to check out all the cool stuff at the SIGGRAPH conference.
We'll see how this mobile blogging works... Stay tuned!
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Has 3ds max disappeared from your "Open with" list in Windows?
After installing so many version of 3ds max over the years (including beta releases), my Windows environment had no idea how to open .max files when double-clicked in Explorer. Additionally, when using the Unity game engine, it did not know how to decipher the .max file type since there was no program associated with it. Trying to add the "3dsmax.exe" file from the appropriate version in 'Open with>Choose Default Program' list didn't have any effect. So, since I"m working on 64-bit Vista (same process for Windows 7), it was time to dive into the registry and fix the problem. Summing up the source article, here are the keys I had to change on my system (slightly different from what they say in their instructions):
To get double-click work for .max files:
Keeping the quotes, I changed the path of the (Default) entry to "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max Design 2011\3dsmax.exe" "%1"
To get right-click 'Open with..." working:
Create new key called "3ds Max Design 2011"
Inside that key, create another called "command"
Keeping the quotes, I changed the path of the (Default) entry to "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max Design 2011\3dsmax.exe" "%1"
Adding both of the items to the registry fixed open max files both in max and Unity...hooray!


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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The Treasury Department sold $24 billion in 10-year notes 10_YEAR, +0.64% on Tuesday at a yield of 2.046%, the highest yield at a 10-year auction since March. Bidders offered to buy 2.68 times the amount of debt sold, compared to an average of 2.83 times at the last six sales. Indirect bidders, a group that includes foreign central banks, bought 28% versus 35.1% in recent sales. Direct bidders, a group including domestic money managers, purchased another 24.2%, versus an average of 18.6%. The broader bond market remained down after the auction. Yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note 10_YEAR, +0.64% rose 3 basis points to 2.02 %. Yields move inversely to points and one basis point is one-one hundredth of a percentage point.
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(a) In General.— The Secretary of Transportation shall—
(1) maintain on file a copy of the most recent response plan (as defined in part 194 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations) prepared by an owner or operator of a pipeline facility; and
(2) provide upon written request to a person a copy of the plan, which may exclude, as the Secretary determines appropriate—
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This had all the ear marks of a true streak ender for the Heat, on the road in Boston against their hated rivals the Celtics. Add to the fact that the celtics 5 years ago to the date ended another hot streak by the Houston Rockets at 22 in a row, this was a game that some had saw this a a streak buster. The fact that the Heat was down for a good part of the game late really gave the feeling that the streak was …over. Boston led by as many as 17 in the first half, but it was 103-all when Miami got the ball with 33 seconds left. James dribbled down the shot clock before putting up a jumper from the right wing to take the lead. Green drove into the lane for Boston, but he was stuffed by Battier; the ball went out of bounds and, after replay, was given to the Celtics with 7.1 seconds remaining. Courtney Lee found Pierce for an open 3-pointer, but it bounced long off the rim and Dwyane Wade, who scored 16, tipped the rebound to the corner and then grabbed it. Jeff Green scored a career high of 43 points for the Celtics, Lebron James scored 37 points 7 rebounds and 12 assists. With the win the Heat now have the second longest winning streak in NBA history, they are still well short of the Lakers record of 33 however the Heat are streaking toward adding to the second longest streak. "It means a lot," James said. "I know the history of the game. To be sitting in second place right now … for us to be there and doing it the way we want to do it, it means a lot." One thought about this streak. You have to begin to wonder if they match the record or break will this streak take a lot out of them, once the playoffs start. They are without a doubt the number one team in the East. While looking nothing short of unbeatable you do have to keep in mind that the priority at this point to to go into to the playoffs hot but not too hot and have your players especially yopur big 3 rested and focused. Could the streak take alot out of the Heat? So far it doesn't seem so but …we will have a bigger idea come playoff time.
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PLAYERS: Courtney Lee, Dwyane Wade, Jeff Green, LeBron James
TEAMS: Houston Rockets, Boston Celtics, Miami Heat
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Stroke Warning Signals
There's a flurry of viral e-mails this morning about a new way to recognize when someone has had a stroke, so we thought we'd share both the traditional warning signs, and the new approach.
The American Stroke Association reminds you stroke can happen to any one, at any age. The signs of stroke may include:
- Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body
- Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding
- Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes
- Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination
- Sudden, severe headache with no known cause
The new recommendations suggest that you remember the first 3 letters of "STROKE" and ask the person to: Smile, Talk, and Raise both arms. Then ask them to stick out their tongue.
- If they can't Smile, or their smile is one-sided, it's a sign of weakness in the face;
- If they can't Talk, or speak a simple, coherent sentence, it's a sign of confusion or difficulty speaking; and
- If they can't Raise both arms, it's a sign of weakness or loss of coordination.
- Their tongue may go to one side or the other, also a sign of sudden, one-sided muscle weakness.
If any of these signs is present, call 9-1-1, and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher. Time is of the essence in reversing or arresting the symptoms of stroke - within a 3-hour window, clot-busting drugs can be effective.
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"We're constantly trained, we're constantly preparing for the worst case scenario," Chief Troy Conley told school board members.
It's a conversation being held in school systems across the country. Are our schools safe? And after Monday's safety and security committee meeting, school officials are confident that Dougherty County is moving in the right direction.
"I feel like our schools are safe. We're looking at it. We're absolutely not being complacent," said Dr. Lane Price, school board member.
Dougherty County School System Chief of Police Troy Conley updated the committee on what has been done since the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary in December.
"We are taking a closer look at the safety mechanisms at all of our system locations, educational facilities and administrative facilities as a whole," said Conley.
Conley says they have a great working relationship with other law enforcement agencies in the county and city. But now Georgia State Patrol and the Department of Natural Resources are also stepping in to help protect our children.
"At this point in time we're currently scheduling meetings. I look forward to some collaborative training in the near future between all agencies as a whole and then I guess maybe a break down of certain agencies, just to more or less fine tune what we're workings towards," said Conley.
Director of Student Support Services Barbara Turner says the Sandy Hook shooting prompted them to focus more on the policies and procedures at the elementary school level.
"We're looking closely at those because normally the person would look at going to high schools where the older kids are. Sandy Hook told us that they went the babies. So we're looking at the areas where our youngsters are to ensure that they are safe," said Turner
And school officials aren't just looking at safety. Turner says it's important to make sure we're aware of mental health issues and help those students within the school system, with the aid of community agencies.
Dr. Lane Price says the committee will most likely meet again in a couple of months and look at the progress that's being made.
The Dougherty County Schools Board safety and security committee is meeting this morning.
Dr. Lane Price, Rev. James Bush, Milton "June Bug" Griffin and Dr. David Mosely are being briefed on current school safety policies.
Dr. Price says as a new board member she wants to make sure our schools are safe.
The Newtown, Connecticut shooting back in December has increased school safety concerns across the country.
During today's safety and security committee meeting, Dougherty County School Police Chief Troy Conley told members about current plans to partner with GSP and the DNR to enhance school safety.
Conley says they already have a great relationship with their sister agencies in Albany and Dougherty County. But the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary has forced school police agencies across the country to revisit their active shooter plans.
Barbara Turner, the Director of Student Services, also addresses committee members. She talked about the ongoing effort with local agencies to offer counseling for students in need.
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