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Public Health authorities have reported a multi-state outbreak of respiratory disease among children caused by Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68). Edward and Elmhurst Hospitals are currently experiencing an increase in Pediatric inpatient admissions and Pediatric ED visits over the past several weeks that may be related to this outbreak. In response, and in order to help protect the health of Edward-Elmhurst Healthcare patients and the community, Edward Hospital, Elmhurst Memorial Hospital and Linden Oaks at Edward will implement the following visitor restrictions effective Thursday, September 11, 2014, until further notice:
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#a lot of people didn't like this scene #because they thought it ignored vsa #but i think it's a great recall to vsa #see in vsa when abed was in the locker #he didn't expect annie to come #because she was kind of mid-epiphany about not loving jeff #and i don't think abed 'got it' yet #he was upset about troy and britta together #and everyone pairing off and abandoning him #because he's afraid he's never going to pair off with anyone—except troy who left him for someone else #and okay then he gets trapped in another metaphorical locker #which is actually a real physical thing #and troy's left him again for britta #BUT because annie already went to look for him when trapped inside #he knew troy would too#because annie told him that he'll never be alone #and he believes her now #he knows that despite britta or whatever girls come after #troy loves him and they're best friends and that's that #idk i liked it and i think it showed some good growth and was a good mirror to vsa
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The Oregon Baseball team has had more ups than downs so far in the 2014 season. However when they need to step up and win games at critical moments so far the have fizzled in several spots this year. Against Cal State Fullerton they missed their chance to make and earn three statement wins. They lost all three games at home. Now George Horton's team again has the chance to get some statement victories against Pac-12 Conference competition when the Ducks head to Washington to take on the 14th ranked Huskies this weekend.
The series this weekend will be the end of a 10 game two week long road trip for the Ducks who have played series against San Francisco, Stanford and Gonzaga and enter the weekend 4-3 on the trip. Oregon has dropped in the polls and with a good weekend can not only help their cause there, but also take sole possession of first place in the Pac-12 Conference. Washington currently has a two game lead on the Ducks. This week, Oregon Coach George Horton picked up another milestone for the season.
In the first series of the year against Hawaii Horton reached 900 Career victories. Earlier this week he earned his 200th victory with the Ducks in a win over Gonzaga. The Ducks will go with the usual weekend rotation for the three game series against the Huskies.
Tommy Thorpe, coming off a shaky start last weekend vs Stanford will pitch on Friday(7pm PT). Freshman Matt Krook will take the mound for Saturday(7pm PT), and 7-0 Senior Starter Jeff Gold gets the ball on Sunday(3pm PT). All three games of the series will be broadcast on the Pac-12 Networks.
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If you've ever participated in any aspect of the hot rod hobby, take a moment right now to thank Mr. Petersen. Robert Einar Petersen was born in Los Angeles on September 10, 1926. His mother died when he was 10, and he was raised by his father, a truck mechanic who was the earliest source of his passion for cars
After serving in the Army Air Corps during World War II, Petersen began promoting automotive events in Southern California, including the January '48 Hot Rod Exhibition at the L.A. National Guard Armory, now famous as the first show dedicated to hot rods. That same month, he published an eight-page magazine called Hot Rod that he sold at local races. Hot Rod was followed by Motor Trend, then Honk!, which became Car Craft. The Petersen Publishing Company acquired Rod & Custom in '54, on its way to becoming America's largest publisher of enthusiast magazines and books.
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JOURNEY TO THE MIDWEST: First Chapter (Part 1)Echo's silver brocaded slippers touched down on the waiting cloud, followed by a slender wooden staff. For a moment, it looked as if the she was steering the cloud with the staff, but the illusion was broken by an explosion of motion. Slippers sparkled as the girl darted forward, jumped into the air, long golden hair streaming as she rolled into a somersault, the staff tucked under her arm. Echo sailed up and over the edge and landed on another cloud a short distance away. Three more somersaults from cloud to cloud and then a final jump took the girl plummeting down to land feet-first on the top of a Bodhi tree.
I thought that it was very well written. I was not overwhelmed with detail, but you gave just the right amount to be intrigued. The main character so far seems very genuine and simple. Like in how she doesn't give much thought to consequences and how purpose driven she is. I liked the way you set up the valley, it was very clearly painted as a light and magical place. The concern and agitation of her -I'm assuming- older insect friends was very cute and well described.
But I must say, even though you said you got inspiration from Alice in Wonderland, this is extremely similar to the very beginning of a Alice in Wonderland spin-off called The Looking Glass Wars. (Including her ability to transform herself and other things) I would suggest looking into that so as to avoid seeming like you copied the story and to retain originality.
Otherwise, I thought it was very good, it flowed very well and the narrative was very natural. It was not hard to picture myself in the forest with them observing the scene as it went on.
Thank you very much for the feedback! You really made my day.
I have not read The Looking Glass Wars. One of the primary inspirations for this is Journey to the West. I plan on revealing Princess Echo's (I have her name with the underscore because I might modify it, and I want to be able to use and find+replace without any collateral damage) after the first chapter. Her father is Sun Wu Kong and her mother is the Boddhisatva Guanyin, both central characters in Journey to the West. The staff, the Jade Emperor's peaches, the ability to transform...these are all direct references.
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So far, I'm liking what I've had time to do.
I have been doing the Tixx dungeon stuff. Made it to both the Grove and Divinity's on both my accounts. Very easy to group up with people and the dungeon is pretty forgiving and fast (15-20min easy).
I didn't realize this until I was looking up a possible bug in the Smash the Town achievement, but I think the little miniatures on the ground are actually a representation of Tyria, with each major city represented. That was cool.
The Tixx stuff itself is pretty easy without much fighting necessary. You really only have to defend a point for a few minutes and take down Toxx. The Grove version started with killing Tar Elementals, Divinity with present collection. You do have to take out turrents at one point too.
Don't forget the chest in the middle when you're done. And it offers you webs or glue (you will need both to make a mini) and other stuff you'll need to make up to two minis (if you do all 5 days). Not sure what will happen once it gets to LA. Repeating will only get you gifts and the chest. Some decent exp too (only on first run) if you want it (got my mesmer from 70 to 72 doing the first two events.)
It counts for your account, fyi.
The Bells: If you've played and enjoyed Rock Band or Guitar Hero, you might like this. You pick an area, then which of 3 parts of a circle you want to do. I've heard that certain areas are easier than others. There will be 8 colored wedges leading down to the blue circle with a white border you are standing in. Once they pass the white line, you use the appropriate skill key (1-4, 6-9). Counts for two titles and sounds very pretty. Kind of peaceful. Sadly, the songs are just from the in game music. A few more recognizable Christmas songs would have been nice. There's a free play chance for a few minutes after the six songs you can play.
I had some fun with this, but not being very musically inclined, I couldn't do much with the free play time, which I think would make this a lot more fun to do over and over. Some people were complaining of lag, but not sure if it was true or they were just making a joke about why they were making mistakes. I had no problems with lag, the bad playing was all my fault!
Jumping puzzle: I love the design. I've tried it a few times and haven't gotten past the snowflake part. I'm pretty sure I'll get it eventually. However, the waiting area has piles of snowballs and you can have snowball fights with others while waiting. This is pure fun. I love this part of it. Dodging works too.
I haven't done too much in PVE yet. I opened some boxes in the outside areas the first night, wasn't too hard. I hear the little princesses (which are also in the Tixx dungeon and wonderfully creepy, I think they have no faces, they cry and cower when hit and yet they do enough damage to kill you, very twisted...great stuff). Not sure about how they work in the PVE area, but in the dungeon they seem to be ranged only. If you could round them up and put a feedback bubble on them, I would think they'd die pretty quick.
I haven't done the snowball PVP stuff yet and probably won't.
I can't say I care for the gingerbread weapon skins. Are there more skins? I haven't checked yet.
Over all, pretty happy with it so far. Looking forward to the next city when I get home later tonight.
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It's missing *something* possibly a farm event? Not sure. I miss being able to just zone out and go hurrrrr and farm stuff whether it's going afk and licking doors in polar bear dungeon, or lobbing snowballs at NPCs.
But other than that, having fun! It's definitely an event for dabblers. Sample some things, get what you need, go back to doing whatever it was you were doing.
I'm hilariously terrible at the bells minigame, though can appreciate its fun-ness. I suck at rockband-y games, so yeah, that one wasn't for me. I could just about handle it on easy.
The jump puzzle is definitely something people can make progress with compared to the mad king one, IMO. I FINALLY got it done today after trying for a while on the past few days. I could see myself making progress, whether it was actual linear progress, or just being able to nail the jumps on the path that had the candy cane beams that went down rather than up.
The dungeon is neat too. The initial reward, and then a mini reward (with a bit of RNG thrown in) to lure people back in to help guildies and friends throughout the day.
So far so good!
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Hardcore grouping? I hope you meant groping? What kind of server are you on or are you Mr Supersensitive?
Most people seem to take any group they get and it's not like the Dungeon is hard to finish.
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Here goes Sorudo with wild claims again, totally different from my experience.
If you server is elitist, change server. Join SBI, never had that happen to me there.== Alaris & clone ==
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18-12-2012, 16:17 #7
no frikin way, i am not gonna change server just because the event sucks.
btw, my "claims" as you put it is what i think of it, what you think of it is something i don't give a f*** about.
20-12-2012, 13:34 #8
The event is the greatest so far imho, and a lot of people agree. I think it is you who should grow up and realise ArenaNet isn't going to cater the game to you. Looking at your posts, I see no evolution whatsoever over the past few years.
I think Wintersday is great, though I would have liked to revisit the old snowball map, even though this one looks like it. Snowball fights are great, bell choir is pretty awesome when and if you get good at it (though the free play part is just a waste of time) and the jumping puzzle... Well... I've decided after Halloween that I won't be doing any timed puzzles anymore. Even though it's obviously easier than the clocktower, I'm not planning on spending hours in that map.
I love the toys and tonics, and in the end I think it's a great improvement over Halloween.
Oh and ArenaNet? Thanks for all the free content!
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The Spokesman-Review: Medicaid in Idaho is "facing such a big potential shortfall next year that officials are considering using volunteers to help those who now rely on its services. State Health and Welfare Director Dick Armstrong told state lawmakers Tuesday that back in the 1950s and 1960s, volunteers performed many services that Medicaid provides today, such as driving disabled people to doctor's appointments and checking on whether mentally ill patients have taken their medication." Armstrong told legislative budget writers that the state's program could be short "a projected $171.6 million in the fiscal year that starts next July — and one senator, Nicole LeFavour, D-Boise, questioned whether that would put lives at risk. 'We would have to eliminate major categories of service,' Armstrong said" (Russell, 11/17).
The Boston Globe: A Massachusetts dental audit "has found that millions of [Medicaid] dollars are being wasted annually on claims that are unnecessary, inflated, and even possibly fraudulent. … Over the past four fiscal years, payments to the program's dental providers have more than doubled, from $116 million to more than $300 million, the auditor's office said." A major cause of unnecessary costs was excessive X-rays, which resulted in "$5.2 million in unallowable payments" (Finucane, 11/18).
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Thieves' World/Lankhmar - why do you like them?
That question was NOT intended to be sarcastic, by the way. But I'm curious - what was it that you liked about Thieves' World and need to see in a TW rpg? Ditto for Lankhmar.
No, we aren't involved in planning to publish either, this is a personal question. I've seen both mentioned a few times lately, but I could never really drum up great enthusiasm for either. I barely made it through the early Lankhmar stuff (it's been so long I don't remember what I read), and I enjoyed the Thieves World collected book "Sanctuary," but never made it all the way through.
I didn't dislike them, I just didn't "dig" them. I'm sure it's just a matter of personal taste, but I'm curious to hear other peoples thoughts on what the "essential elements" are of either.Creator of the Corporia RPG, published by Brabblemark Press
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Well, they are near-perfect settings for running gritty, amoral urban campaigns.
I used Lankhmar as the setting for a lengthy, all-thieves campaign back in 1E, and again in 2E. I think the players liked the sense that it wasn't a clearly defined, black-and-white, good vs. evil sort of place. They could be "bad" and break the rules occassionally (or more often), and not have to worry about alignement consequences. Of course, there were always other consequences.
Also, the settings seem to be more character-driven. Even as low-level characters, the players knew their actions could have a noticible impact on the setting. It's a dynamic setting, not static, as many traditional dungeons tend to be.
And they are great settings for role-playing. So many NPCs, so little time. It's very challenging, and rewarding, for the DM as well, coming up with so many NPCs. And easy to run a game that is heavy on improvisation and lite on traditional adventure storyline railroading. You don't have to bring the adventure to the players; just turn them loose and let them find their own adventures.
Those are just my feelings, based on my experiences.
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Wednesday, 21st January, 2004, 07:41 AM #3
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Kitsch-free is good!
I haven't read any Thieves' World novels, but I love Lankhmar. The biggest pull to me is Leiber's use of language - he writes like no one else I've ever read, except maybe Lovecraft. He has amazing imagery in all his stories - like the Plaza of Dark Delights or the Cold Waste. I love the Fafhrd and Grey Mouser stories set in Lankhmar - you can *see* the night fog rolling in when the sun goes down. You can sense that there are a myriad hidden alleyways, smoky wineshops and gritty taverns you'll never visit, where adventures exist in potentia by the dozen.
The characters are a big draw, as well. Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser get drunk, get laid, curse, steal, and bleed. They are more real to me than many characters in a Dragonlance or Forgotten Realms novel (Raistlin being a notable exception - but I have an odd feeling Raistlin would feel much more at home in Lankhmar, anyway).
I also like the moral ambiguity of Nehwon. It doesn't quite fit along the neat, nine-pointed alignment axis. You have to love a universe where the cleric's main job is making sure nobody pesters the gods. There aren't any shining examples of good except for the clumsy morality of Fafhrd & Grey Mouser. And evil is more pathetic and grotesque than frightening, such as the ratkin Lord Hisvin.
And when you get right down to it, it's refreshing to read a fantasy story that hasn't been influenced by the twin monoliths of Lord of the Rings and D&D. Not that these are bad, but there are few modern fantasy stories which can escape their influence.
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Well, from what I've gathered from reading the books, both of them are grim-&-gritty settings. Violence is brutal & harsh, & the "heroes" aren't necessarily purely good (or purely evil).Originally Posted by Mark Plemmons
Also, to a ceratin degree, both focus on specific locales--Thieves' World pretty much is set in & around Sanctuary, while many of the Fafhrd & Grey Mouser tales are set in or around Lankhmar. These cities are filled with vice & corruption, and can be just as dangerous (if not moreso) than the wilderness around them.
Finally, both settings pretty much focus on humans. Any non-human races that appear do not fall into the standard Tolkien/D&D variety: the aquatic beysibs from Thieves' World, & the clear-fleshed Ghouls of Lankhmar.
However, IIRC, that's pretty much where the similarities end. As for the settings by themselves:
Thieves' World:
* Thieves' World, though not as overtly magical as Greyhawk or Forgotten Realms, has a fair share of magic in the setting. At least the traditional 4 core classes of D&D (fighter, rogue, wizard, cleric) are represented. Magic items exist, though they are rarer to come across than in a standard D&D game. Also (to a certain degree), psionics can be represented by the S'Danzo women (and their powers of second sight/sixth sense/scrying). Also, the stories don't just focus on adventures--it also touches on the lives of the regualr folk as well, and the adventures that occur in their lives.
* The gods' interactions with mortals is on par with Greek mythology--omens, avatars, meddling, etc. Some characters in the stories could even be deemed as being the "Chosen" of particular deities.
* Intrigue. Plots & schemes aplenty in Sanctuary. Whether someone's plotting to overthrow the ruling government, slay a rival, or gain power & influence, there's always some sort of power struggle present.
* Everything revolves around Sanctuary. Though events do occur elsewhere in the world, the focus has always been on Sanctuary. Events in Sanctuary either reflect what's going on in the world around them, or serve to foreshadow what will occur in the world.
Along the lines of "essential elements" for this setting, I'd say that for a Thieves' World campaign:
* Humans only for PCs.
* Allow only one cleric & wizard/sorcerer in the group. The shaman or wu jen classes from Oriental Adventures would work well.
* Focus the adventures in & around Sanctuary. The PCs should, for one reason or another, have strong ties to the city.
* Conflicts & encounters should focus on other people/NPCs rather than fighting monsters.
* Use the Alliegiances system from d20 Modern instead of Alignment, to reflect the morally-ambious tone of the setting.
* Magic items should be rare: because of this, a class-based Defense bonus should be included to account for the lack of magic armor for higher-level PCs. Also, instead of having a magical weapon, a PC could have a weapon made of Enlibar steel: basically a masterwork weapon, though the metal has a bluish-green tinge to it. At the least, it'd work like a Baatorian green steel weapon (from Arms & Equipment Guide; +1 to damage, plus the masterwork +1 to hit). At the most, you could conceivably combine the properties of Baatorian green steel, adamantine, & mithral--though Enlibar steel's only used for weapons (IIRC). It'd be a nice replacement for magical items.
* Lankhmar, like Thieves' World, is a grim-&-gritty place, but is "comparably" less magical than Thieves' World. The gods rarely interfere with mortals (except for Death, who merely does his job, though his influence is rarely seen directly except by those few notable heroes like Fafhrd & Grey Mouser; or on occasion cursing lapsed followers; they never grant spells & powers to their followers). There is no distinction between divine & arcane magic--effectively, all magic is arcane magic. Magical items are rare. Spellcasters are mysterious, acting on their own agendas more often than not. However, magic is a bit more defined in Nehwon--there is white magic, black magic, & the elemental magics (notably ice & fire magic). Great power with magic is possible only with intense dedication to the arcane arts.
* While Thieves' World has its intrigue, Nehwon has a swords-&-sorcery feel. It focuses more on adventure & action. Sort of a mix between swashbuckling adventure & an encounter with the weird/bizarre.
* Though Lankhmar is a great place for adventure, the entire world of Nehwon is the characters' stomping grounds. Whereas the characters in Thieves' World seem rooted to Sanctuary, the characters in Nehwon are destined to travel (though, admittedly, always winding up back in Lankhmar somehow/eventually).
Along the lines of "essential elements" for this setting, I'd say that for a Lankhmar campaign:
* Humans only for PCs.
* Use the Alliegiances system from d20 Modern instead of Alignment, to reflect the morally-ambious tone of the setting.
* Spellcasters are rare. As it is, the magic system would need to be reworked to go with the way magic functions in Lankhmar. As a rough rule of thumb, black magicians are standard D&D wizards, but must have an Evil alignment (or Alliegiance). White magicians are standard D&D wizards, except they use the Druid spell list instead of the Wizard/Sorcerer spell list (though with a few cleric & sorcerer/wizard spells brought over, since white magicians would need the spellbook-related magics). White magicians must have a Good alignment/alliegiance. Elemental spellcasters can be treated as sorcerers or wu jen, but half of their known spells must focus on 1 element/energy (such as fire, cold, electricity, etc.). The adept NPC class could be used to reflect those who dabble in the magical arts (though they'd be classified as arcane spellcasters). Clerics, paladins, & druids wouldn't exist. No other classes should have spellcasting abilities--rangers & bards should have no spellcasting abilities. Monks are feasible, but should be rare. Psionics should be very rare, & possessed only by NPCs (particulary from Quarmall). The swashbuckler class from Complete Warrior would work great in this setting.
* While a campaign could focus in Lankhmar, the PCs should inevitably have to travel--whether its guarding a caravan, obtaining a rare spell component, escaping an angry noble, etc.
* Magic items should be rare: because of this, a class-based Defense bonus should be included to account for the lack of magic armor for higher-level PCs.
* Conflicts should primarily be between PCs & NPCs, or PCs & wild animals. The PCs in a Lankhmar game would fight monsters, but not on a regular basis.
I'm sure there's more that could be added to this, but I can't think of anything else at the moment.
Hope this helps.
Wednesday, 21st January, 2004, 08:53 PM #5
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I've read both and run some Lankhmar. I only have opinions about the latter.
In addition to what other have said already about it, Lankhmar is a very magic-low setting. People don't throw around fireballs much, things get done through brute force or guile, the typical tactics of the Warrior and the Rogue types.
A good comparison that my wife drew when I asked her this was that it's a lot like my current Freeport campaign. Most Lankhmar games are going to be set around the one city, and that gives a very good sense of continuity. You get to know the NPCs you deal with, and your home doesn't change. With occasional excursions to other places, having a strongly character-based base to work from and have the majority of your adventures in makes the entire experience much better, in my opinion.
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That would be mostly me mentioning the Thieves World stuff.
I love the gritty feel of the first fe novels and some of the short stories in the latter ones. Magic is truely a mystery. It can do anything it seems, but so few people have any power with it. Gods are something real and what goes on in the world effects them, so they effect the world.
It is also mostly contained in one city with a rich history. The only successful city campaigns I ran were in Thieves World. Each section of the city was almost its own place and travel between the sections could be very dangerious.
Edit: And Mark Plemmons, you should at least look into Thieves World RPG, please sir!!
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Well, they're very gritty places. Most fantasy settings, even supposedly crime ridden places, tend to be overly cheerful (compared to the real world), or in some cases, Disney-esque.
Wednesday, 21st January, 2004, 11:16 PM #8
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I like Lankhmar for the sheer originality that it has and for the awesome wit that the Leiber uses.
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Thursday, 22nd January, 2004, 12:20 AM #9
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Thanks, folks! I wasn't sure if I was missing something (like special religions or groups or "classes") or not - and now... I'm still not sure.
Well, we've already got a few places in the Kingdoms of Kalamar setting that could be very similar to TW/Lankhmar (the most obvious being Prompeldia, the City of Thieves). Maybe you should write up Prompeldia and submit it to us!Originally Posted by Crothian
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I just like Grey Mouser and Death.
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I like to post my Oscars predictions every year so I can chronicle how terrible I am at predicting the Oscars. This year, I managed to catch 7 of the 9 Best Picture nominees (missed War Horse and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, the latter purposely so) but a disappointing amount of docs, shorts, and foreign language films.
General thoughts: I liked The Artist but I don't think it's anything beyond a charming, enjoyable movie. Hugo, on the other hand, blew me away (and I totally wasn't expecting it). Rooting for Hugo all the way.
What I THINK will win in bold and what I WANT to win in italics:
Demin Bichir in "A Better Life"
George Clooney in "The Descendants"
Jean Dujardin in "The Artist"
Gary Oldman in "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
Brad Pitt in "Moneyball"
Kenneth Branagh in "My Week with Marilyn
Jonah Hill in "Moneyball"
Nick Nolte in "Warrior"
Christopher Plummer in "Beginners"
Max von Sydow in "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"
Glenn Close in "Albert Nobbs"
Viola Davis in "The Help"
Rooney Mara in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
Meryl Streep in "The Iron Lady"
Michelle Williams in "My Week with Marilyn"
Benice Bejo in "The Artist"
Jessica Chastain in "The Help"
Melissa McCarthy in "Bridesmaids"
Janet McTeer in "Albert Nobbs"
Octavia Spencer in "The Help"
"A Cat in Paris " Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli"
Chico & Rita "Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal
"Kung Fu Panda 2" Jennifer Yuh Nelson
"Puss in Boots" Chris Miller
"Rango" Gore Verbinski
"The Artist" Production Design: Laurence Bennett; Set Decoration: Robert Gould
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" Production Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
"Hugo" Production Design: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
"Midnight in Paris" Production Design: Anne Seibel; Set Decoration: Hélène Dubreuil
"War Horse" Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales
"The Artist" Guillaume Schiffman
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" Jeff Cronenweth
"Hugo" Robert Richardson
"The Tree of Life" Emmanuel Lubezki
"War Horse" Janusz Kaminski
"Anonymous" Lisy Christl
"The Artist" Mark Bridges
"Hugo" Sandy Powell
"Jane Eyre" Michael O'Connor
"W.E." Arianne Phillips
"The Artist" Michel Hazanavicius
"The Descendants" Alexander Payne
"Hugo" Martin Scorsese
"Midnight in Paris" Woody Allen
"The Tree of Life" Terrence Malick
"Hell and Back Again" Danfung Dennis and Mike Lerner
"If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front" Marshall Curry and Sam Cullman
"Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory" Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky
"Pina" Wim Wenders and Gian-Piero Ringel
"Undefeated" TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay and Richard Middlemas
"The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement" Robin Fryday and Gail Dolgin
"God Is the Bigger Elvis" Rebecca Cammisa and Julie Anderson
"Incident in New Baghdad" James Spione
"Saving Face" Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
"The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom" Lucy Walker and Kira Carstensen
"The Artist" Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius
"The Descendants" Kevin Tent
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
"Hugo" Thelma Schoonmaker
"Moneyball" Christopher Tellefsen
"Bullhead" Belgium
"Footnote" Israel
"In Darkness" Poland
"Monsieur Lazhar" Canada
"A Separation" Iran
"Albert Nobbs" Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnston and Matthew W. Mungle
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight and Lisa Tomblin
"The Iron Lady" Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland
"The Adventures of Tintin" John Williams
"The Artist" Ludovic Bource
"Hugo" Howard Shore
"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" Alberto Iglesias
"War Horse" John Williams
"Man or Muppet" from "The Muppets" Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie
"Real in Rio"from "Rio" Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown Lyric by Siedah Garrett
"The Artist" Thomas Langmann, Producer
"The Descendants" Jim Burke, Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Producers
"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" Scott Rudin, Producer
"The Help" Brunson Green, Chris Columbus and Michael Barnathan, Producers
"Hugo" Graham King and Martin Scorsese, Producers
"Midnight in Paris" Letty Aronson and Stephen Tenenbaum, Producers
"Moneyball" Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz and Brad Pitt, Producers
"The Tree of Life" Nominees to be determined
"War Horse" Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers
"Dimanche/Sunday" Patrick Doyon
"The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore" William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg
"La Luna" Enrico Casarosa
"A Morning Stroll" Grant Orchard and Sue Goffe
"Wild Life" Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby
"Pentecost" Peter McDonald and Eimear O'Kane
"Raju" Max Zähle and Stefan Gieren
"The Shore" Terry George and Oorlagh George
"Time Freak" Andrew Bowler and Gigi Causey
"Tuba Atlantic" Hallvar Witzø
"Drive" Lon Bender and Victor Ray Ennis
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" Ren Klyce
"Hugo" Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon" Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl
"War Horse" Richard Hymns and Gary Rydstrom
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Bo Persson
"Hugo" Tom Fleischman and John Midgley
"Moneyball" Deb Adair, Ron Bochar, Dave Giammarco and Ed Novick
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon" Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Peter J. Devlin
"War Horse" Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson and Stuart Wilson
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler and John Richardson
"Hugo" Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossman and Alex Henning
"Real Steel" Erik Nash, John Rosengrant, Dan Taylor and Swen Gillberg
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes" Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White and Daniel Barrett
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon" Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew Butler and John Frazier
"The Descendants" Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash
"Hugo" Screenplay by John Logan
"The Ides of March" Screenplay by George Clooney & Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon
"Moneyball" Screenplay by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin. Story by Stan Chervin
"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" Screenplay by Bridget O'Connor & Peter Straughan
"The Artist" Written by Michel Hazanavicius
"Bridesmaids" Written by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig
"Margin Call" Written by J.C. Chandor
"Midnight in Paris" Written by Woody Allen
"A Separation" Written by Asghar Farhadi
I take the Oscars very seriously. I really do. Every year I act as if I have a clue to what's likely to win. I actually saw most of the Best Picture nominees this year so hopefully my predictions will be better than usual.
Below are my picks. I took out the categories where I didn't see any of the nominees. That includes all of the Shorts categories and Original Song. Warning: I kind of hated Avatar. So there's that.
Actor in a Leading Role
Jeff Bridges in "Crazy Heart"
George Clooney in "Up in the Air"
Colin Firth in "A Single Man"
Morgan Freeman in "Invictus"
Jeremy Renner in "The Hurt Locker"
Runner-up: Colin Firth. Admittedly I didn't see A Single Man (I want to!) but he's wonderful in everything. I'll pick Renner, too. He's new to the scene and an extraordinary talent.
Actor in a Supporting Role
Matt Damon in "Invictus"
Woody Harrelson in "The Messenger"
Christopher Plummer in "The Last Station"
Stanley Tucci in "The Lovely Bones"
Christoph Waltz in "Inglourious Basterds"
Runner-up: Fuck you. None.
Actress in a Leading Role
Sandra Bullock in "The Blind Side"
Helen Mirren in "The Last Station"
Carey Mulligan in "An Education"
Gabourey Sidibe in "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"
Meryl Streep in "Julie & Julia"
Runner-up: I'd really like to see it go to either Gabourey Sidibe or Carey Mulligan instead. This is the category I'm hoping will be a huge upset. No hard feelings, Sandy. I'll always love Speed.
Actress in a Supporting Role
Penélope Cruz in "Nine"
Vera Farmiga in "Up in the Air"
Maggie Gyllenhaal in "Crazy Heart"
Anna Kendrick in "Up in the Air"
Mo'Nique in "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"
Runner-up: Mo'Nique is clearly going to get it (and clearly she deserves it) but I'd be thrilled if it went to Vera Farmiga. She was perfect in Up in the Air.
Animated Feature Film
"Coraline" Henry Selick
"Fantastic Mr. Fox" Wes Anderson
"The Princess and the Frog" John Musker and Ron Clements
"The Secret of Kells" Tomm Moore
"Up" Pete Docter
Runner-up: Critics had a massive boner for Coraline (haven't seen it yet) so I imagine it could upset Up, although it came out so long ago I doubt it has the momentum. The Sedcret of Kells (LOL R. Kelly joke) has a lot of momentum right now but it might be too late into the game.
Art Direction
"Avatar" Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair
"The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" Art Direction: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro; Set Decoration: Caroline Smith
"Nine" Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gordon Sim
"Sherlock Holmes" Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
"The Young Victoria" Art Direction: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray
Runner-up: I guess Avatar is deserving in this category, and since I haven't seen any of the other contenders, I chose it by default.
"Avatar" Mauro Fiore
"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" Bruno Delbonnel
"The Hurt Locker" Barry Ackroyd
"Inglourious Basterds" Robert Richardson
"The White Ribbon" Christian Berger
Runner-up: So special effects count as in-camera cinematography, right? Otherwise I don't know how the fuck Avatar deserves this award. Anyway, I'll choose Inglourious Basterds as my runner-up. It was such a pleasure to watch.
Costume Design
"Bright Star" Janet Patterson
"Coco before Chanel" Catherine Leterrier
"The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" Monique Prudhomme
"Nine" Colleen Atwood
"The Young Victoria" Sandy Powell
Runner-up: I chose Bright Star because I loved that movie and it deserves something (plus the costumes were beautiful and they were a part of the story). I didn't see Coco before Chanel but I'm assuming it'll actually pick this up, no?
"Avatar" James Cameron
"The Hurt Locker" Kathryn Bigelow
"Inglourious Basterds" Quentin Tarantino
"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" Lee Daniels
"Up in the Air" Jason Reitman
Runner-up: Bigelow will get it and it will be deserved. GIRL POWER. Here I'll choose Lee Daniels. Anyone but Cameron, really.
Documentary (Feature)
"Burma VJ" Anders Østergaard and Lise Lense-Møller
"The Cove" Louie Psihoyos and Fisher Stevens
"Food, Inc." Robert Kenner and Elise Pearlstein
"The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers" Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith
"Which Way Home" Rebecca Cammisa
Runner-up: Food, Inc. I saw Food, Inc. and loved it. I haven't seen The Cove. It's really a toss up between the two. I'm just choosing The Cove because there has been an influx of food docs in the past few years so voters may like something else.
Film Editing
"Avatar" Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron
"District 9" Julian Clarke
"The Hurt Locker" Bob Murawski and Chris Innis
"Inglourious Basterds" Sally Menke
"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" Joe Klotz
Runner-up: I hope THL wins this one. A movie that builds suspense the way THL does deserves an editing award. Inglourious Basterds was great in this category as well.
Foreign Language Film
"Ajami" Israel
"The Milk of Sorrow (La Teta Asustada)" Peru
"A Prophet (Un Prophète)" France
"The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de Sus Ojos)" Argentina
"The White Ribbon (Das Weisse Band)" Germany
Runner-up: True story: I fell asleep in the theater while watching The White Ribbon. I loved everything I saw but I couldn't help it! I was running on two hours sleep. Haneke seems to be a polarizing director but I'm a fan. I'm dying to see A Prophet so I'm choosing it as the second choice.
"Il Divo" Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano
"Star Trek" Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow
"The Young Victoria" Jon Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore
Runner-up: doesn't matter. Go Star Trek!
Music (Original Score)
"Avatar" James Horner
"Fantastic Mr. Fox" Alexandre Desplat
"The Hurt Locker" Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
"Sherlock Holmes" Hans Zimmer
"Up" Michael Giacchino
Runner-up: I honestly don't remember much about Avatar's music, but it'll probably win. I DO remember Up's score and it was perfect. Runner-up, homie.
Sound Editing
"Avatar" Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
"The Hurt Locker" Paul N.J. Ottosson
"Inglourious Basterds" Wylie Stateman
"Star Trek" Mark Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin
"Up" Michael Silvers and Tom Myers
Runner-up: One of the few categories where I'd be happy with any of the nominees winning. Good job, everyone.
Sound Mixing
"Avatar" Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson
"The Hurt Locker" Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett
"Inglourious Basterds" Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti and Mark Ulano
"Star Trek" Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson and Peter J. Devlin
"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers and Geoffrey Patterson
Runner-up: I have no idea who deserves this award or why but uhhhh I'll give the runner-up to Star Trek because I'm loyal like that.
Visual Effects
"Avatar" Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones
"District 9" Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken
"Star Trek" Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton
Runner-up: I'm down with all of these. Team
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
"District 9" Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
"An Education" Screenplay by Nick Hornby
"In the Loop" Screenplay by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche
"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher
"Up in the Air" Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner
Runner-up: This is a tough category. Up in the Air will probably get it. I'm happy with that. Here I'll choose In the Loop, one of the year's best releases that received an enormously underwhelming amount of praise. Go see it! It's hilarious.
Writing (Original Screenplay)
"The Hurt Locker" Written by Mark Boal
"Inglourious Basterds" Written by Quentin Tarantino
"The Messenger" Written by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman
"A Serious Man" Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
"Up" Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy
Runner-up: IB won't get much else and Tarantino really earned this. If not, I'll go with A Serious Man.
Best Picture
"Avatar" James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
"The Blind Side" Gil Netter, Andrew A. Kosove and Broderick Johnson, Producers
"District 9" Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham, Producers
"An Education" Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers
"The Hurt Locker" Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro, Producers
"Inglourious Basterds" Lawrence Bender, Producer
"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness, Producers
"A Serious Man" Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Producers
"Up" Jonas Rivera, Producer
"Up in the Air" Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman, Producers
Runner-up: The Hurt Locker is a near perfect movie. It ought to win and I think it will. I worry that voters will warrant giving Best Picture to Avatar because they're giving Bigelow Best Director. They like innovation and, visually, it is. There is a chance the two could cancel each other out and the award will go to something like Up in the Air or Inglourious Basterds. I can't wait to see the outcome of this. ANYTHING BUT AVATAR, basically.


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You are here: Nevada Home > College of Engineering > Academic Programs > Degree Programs > Unmanned Autonomous Systems
The College of Engineering is excited to announce a new, interdisciplinary minor program in unmanned autonomous systems to begin in January 2014.
Unmanned autonomous systems, or UAS, are the next big step in the fusion of mechanical systems, computing technologies, sensors and software to create intelligent systems capable of interacting with the complexities of the real world.
These mobile machines are capable of traveling by air, land or sea without a human crew on board, and potential applications range from humanitarian to ecological to military.
The emerging industry requires highly educated individuals who understand the fundamentals of UAS in terms of design, engineering, operation and data analysis. To this end, the objective of the interdisciplinary minor in UAS is to provide students with skills and experiences that will help them better apply the knowledge gained in their majors to specialized problems in the field of UAS.
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