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25 Bold Predictions for the 2013 Major League Baseball Season
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Opening Day for the 2013 Major League Baseball season is just a few days away and the story lines for this season are flying high.
There's the always-under-the-radar San Francisco Giants, who could actually cement themselves as one of baseball's dynasties if they capture another championship this year, which would give them three in the last four seasons.
There's the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, who signed the top free agent of the offseason for the second straight year. After 2011, it was Albert Pujols who headed to the AL West after a decade with the St. Louis Cardinals. This time, it was slugger Josh Hamilton, signing with his top division rival after five dominant seasons with the Texas Rangers.
And then there's the Washington Nationals, who boast arguably the best roster in baseball, a team stacked full of top offensive talent (see: Harper, Bryce) and top pitching talent (see: Strasburg, Stephen).
Like any baseball season, though, things won't go as planned. They never do. A few surprise teams will emerge from nowhere. One may even win the World Series.
The following slides highlight 25 bold predictions for the 2013 baseball season, in no particular order, ending with my World Series champion.
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1. Mike Trout Scores 150 Runs
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Mike Trout will not duplicate his incredible 2012 rookie season. He'll see a decrease in home runs, batting average and slugging percentage. He probably won't reach over the fence to take away four home runs. And he won't finish in the top three of the Most Valuable Player voting.
But he will score 150 runs, thanks to a full season as the leadoff hitter for the best offensive team in Major League Baseball, a team that includes power hitters Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton in the middle of the lineup.
That will be the most runs scored by an American League player since Ted Williams crossed home 150 times in 1949. That's pretty elite company for anybody, let alone a 22-year-old.
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2. Bryce Harper Records 30-30 Season
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Mike Trout was the rookie who captured the attention of the baseball world in 2012, but Bryce Harper is the player I'd want if I was starting a team from scratch.
I actually don't think he'll have an MVP season like many experts have predicted (I have him finishing "just" sixth in the voting), but I do think he'll become the youngest player in MLB history to record a 30-30 season.
I'll go with 31 home runs, 31 stolen bases and a .307 batting average as the No. 3 hitter for the best team in baseball.
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3. Roy Halladay Turns in Disastrous Final Season in Philly
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Roy Halladay has had a disastrous spring training, leading many fans to wonder if the two-time Cy Young winner will ever return to elite form again.
I don't think it happens.
As a Phillies fan, I hope I'm wrong, but I see Halladay winning just eight or nine games, with an ERA in the high 4.00s, before undergoing season-ending surgery.
With Halladay scheduled to hit free agency after the season, don't expect to see him re-signed. The Phillies will also have interest in locking up catcher Carlos Ruiz and second baseman Chase Utley to lifetime deals.
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4. Aroldis Chapman Throws 106 MPH Fastball
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The fastest pitch ever recorded in a major league game was a 105 mile per hour fastball thrown by Aroldis Chapman of the Cincinnati Reds in a 2010 game.
This season, I think the 25-year-old closer will break his own record, hitting 106 on the radar gun (106.1 to be exact) as he strikes out Buster Posey for the final out of a crucial September contest between the Reds and San Francisco Giants.
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5. Adam Dunn Wins American League Home Run Title
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Adam Dunn rebounded from his historically awful 2011 season (11 homers, .159 average, 177 strikeouts) by smashing 41 home runs in just 110 hits for the White Sox last year.
One of the more consistent home run hitters in the game over the last half-decade, Dunn is primed for his usual display of power in 2013. I predict the Big Donkey to smash 44 homers, which should be enough to earn him his first home run title.
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6. Dylan Bundy Posts Best Game Score
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Despite a surprising postseason berth in 2012, the Baltimore Orioles have one of the weakest pitching staffs in the league, with no true ace.
If they struggle, and I think they will, expect top prospect Dylan Bundy to be called up to the major leagues.
I have high expectations for Bundy. In fact, I think he'll turn in the best single game score of the year by any starting pitcher after hurling a one-hit shutout with no walks and 16 strikeouts.
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7. Joey Votto Leads in OBP for 4th Straight Season
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He doesn't receive quite the hype of Miguel Cabrera, Ryan Braun or Mike Trout, but Joey Votto might be the single most dangerous hitter in baseball.
Expect his usual dominant season in 2013, with 30 home runs, 100 RBI, a .320 batting average and 100 walks.
That should be enough to lead the league in on-base percentage for the fourth straight season, something that's only been accomplished by five hitters in baseball history: Rogers Hornsby, Lou Gehrig, Ted Williams, Wade Boggs and Barry Bonds.
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8. Starlin Castro Collects Batting Title (.356)
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If there's one reason to watch the Chicago Cubs this season, it's Starlin Castro, who has emerged as one of the league's top shortstops.
The 23-year-old should play in all 162 games for the second straight season, giving him an opportunity to collect 239 hits in 672 trips to the plate. That's a .356 batting average, which would be enough to win the batting title.
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9. Craig Kimbrel Completes Perfect Season
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With all due respect to Mariano Rivera, who is unquestionably the greatest closer in major league history, no closer is as dominant right now as Craig Kimbrel.
Last year, the Braves flamethrower struck out 116 hitters and allowed 27 hits in 62.2 innings. That's better than a 4-to-1 strikeout-to-hit ratio. He recorded 42 saves and posted a ridiculous 1.01 earned run average.
Expect similar statistics this season, but don't be surprised if Kimbrel completes a perfect season, a la Brad Lidge in 2008 or Jose Valverde in 2011. He's that untouchable.
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10. Eight Home Runs, 33 RBI for Alex Rodriguez
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At this point in his career, Alex Rodriguez may not even be an average player. He can't stay healthy and he can't deliver at the plate even half the way he used to.
The 37-year-old is scheduled to miss most of the season after undergoing hip surgery. I'm picking him to return in early August and collect eight home runs and 33 RBI in the season's final two months.
That would leave him at 655 home runs and 1983 RBI in his career. He'd still have an outside chance at breaking Hank Aaron's career RBI mark of 2297, but he'd have virtually no chance of hitting the 762 home runs needed to tie Barry Bonds' all-time record.
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11. Albert Pujols Back in the MVP Discussion
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From 2001 through 2010, Albert Pujols was a fixture in the MVP voting. He won the award three times, finished second four times and added a third and a fourth place finish.
Then his play dropped off, as he's failed to top 40 home runs or bat .300 in each of the past two seasons. Even his walks have taken an alarming decline.
I expect a complete bounce-back season in 2013, somewhere along the lines of 40 home runs, 120 RBI, a .315 batting average and 90 walks. It'll also really help Pujols to have Mike Trout and Josh Hamilton in the lineup.
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12. Josh Hamilton Belts Four Home Runs... Again
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Just 16 players in major league history have belted four home runs in a single game.
This year, I predict slugger Josh Hamilton will become the first player to accomplish the feat twice in a career, against Luke Hochevar and the Kansas City Royals on May 24.
The Angels will win in a rout, 16-3, with Hamilton collecting nine RBI and Mike Trout scoring six times, including on all four of Hamilton's homers.
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13. Alex Gordon Clubs 58 Doubles
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One of many young, talented hitters on the Royals, Alex Gordon paced the major leagues with 51 doubles in 2012.
I'm picking him to lead the league again in 2013, with 58, which would be the most since Todd Helton bashed 59 in 2000.
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14. James Shields Throws MLB's 24th Perfect Game
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A perfect game just isn't what it used to be. There's absolutely no denying that. With three occurring in 2012 and six in the last three-and-a-half seasons, they've become almost common.
I'm predicting we see another one in 2013, with Royals ace James Shields tossing the perfecto against his old team, the Tampa Bay Rays.
Shields' would become the 24th in MLB history. It would also mark the fourth time since July of 2009 that the Rays had been the victims of a perfect game.
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15. James Shields Wins American League Cy Young Award
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James Shields is my rather unlikely candidate to capture the American League Cy Young award in 2013.
Shields, who has always been a solid No. 2 starter, will turn in his best year as a member of the Royals. I have Shields winning 20 games and posting a 2.77 earned run average, with 243 strikeouts in 236 innings pitched.
Throw in his nine complete games and five shutouts, including the 24th perfect game in MLB history, and you've got a trophy winner.
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16. Stephen Strasburg Wins National League Cy Young Award
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Although Stephen Strasburg entered the majors in 2010, he has yet to pitch a full season, thanks to Tommy John surgery that cost him some of 2010 and most of 2011, and prevented the Nationals from pitching him more than five or six innings per start in 2012.
Expect Strasburg to unleash in 2013 with the opportunity to finally pitch a full season.
I'm picking him to win the pitching Triple Crown, with NL highs in wins (21), strikeouts (246) and earned run average (2.34). I think he'll toss a trio of shutouts, including a no-hitter, which should be more than enough for him to unanimously win the Cy Young award.
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17. Evan Longoria Wins American League MVP
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One of the top third basemen in the major leagues, Evan Longoria has struggled with injuries and productivity over the past two seasons.
I think this is the year he puts it all together. I'm picking him to bat .327 with 37 home runs, 123 RBI and 101 walks. I have Tampa Bay winning 96 games and the division title, with Longoria just edging out Miguel Cabrera and Albert Pujols in the MVP race.
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18. Ryan Braun Wins National League MVP
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Ryan Braun edged out Matt Kemp for the Most Valuable Player award in 2011 and finished second to Buster Posey in 2012. I'm picking him to collect his second trophy with a monster 2013 season.
Expect a .340 batting average, 43 home runs and 128 RBI, similar numbers to 2012 Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera.
I have the Brewers winning 92 games and collecting a wild-card berth.
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19. Marlins, Mets, Astros Lose 100 Games
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There are some pretty brutal teams in baseball right now.
The Houston Astros, who switch to the competitive AL West this year, appear to be a lock to lose more than 100 games, thanks to a payroll that is less than the salaries of 23 individual players.
The New York Mets have one great player, David Wright, but their season is going to be a disaster, especially with the recent news that ace Johan Santana will miss the entire season after undergoing shoulder surgery.
The Miami Marlins also have just a single weapon on their team, and it'll be interesting to see which is higher by the end of the season: Giancarlo Stanton's home runs or the Marlins' victories.
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20. New York Yankees Miss the Playoffs
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The New York Yankees have reached the postseason in 17 of the past 18 seasons, with seven trips to the World Series and five titles. That's largely due to a core group of players that includes Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and Andy Pettitte, as well as a massive payroll that allows them to cover up any weakness by buying big-name free agents from around the league.
I don't see this team qualifying for the postseason in 2013, even with the added wild-card berth in play for the second straight season.
Mark Teixeira, Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Curtis Granderson, Michael Pineda and Phil Hughes will open the season on the disabled list.
Questions surround closer Mariano Rivera, who returns from an ACL injury at the age of 44, as well as aging veterans Ichiro Suzuki and Travis Hafner.
With Robinson Cano and CC Sabathia as the only sure things on this roster, a postseason berth appears unlikely. I'm picking them to win 85 games, which would give them a 21st straight winning season.
But I have the Blue Jays and Rays finishing ahead of the Yankees in the competitive AL East.
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21. Angels Lead Major Leagues with 104 Wins
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The Angels have the most dangerous trio of hitters in the sport, with Mike Trout, Josh Hamilton and Albert Pujols at the top of their lineup.
They also have Cy Young candidate Jered Weaver, a solid No. 2 starter in CJ Wilson and a tremendous bullpen, which includes Scott Downs, Sean Burnett, Ryan Madson and Ernesto Frieri.
I'm picking them to lead the league with 104 victories, which would be the most by a team since the 2004 St. Louis Cardinals won 105.
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22. Kansas City Royals Reach ALCS
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Alex Gordon. Eric Hosmer. Billy Butler. Mike Moustakas. Salvador Perez. James Shields.
The Kansas City Royals have some top young talent, making them my surprise pick to reach the postseason in the American League. I don't see them winning the division, but I do have them grabbing the final wild-card spot and winning the one-game wild-card play-in, as well as the ALDS, to advance to their first ALCS since 1985.
Their magical regular season should be enough for Ned Yost to secure Manager of the Year honors.
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23. Tampa Bay Rays Win AL Pennant
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The Rays have been one of the best teams in baseball ever since they dropped the 'Devil' from their name. They've recorded five straight winning seasons, but since appearing in the World Series in 2008, have failed to make it out of the ALDS.
That should change in 2013, as the Rays have both the offense and the pitching to make it back to the World Series.
For what it's worth, I have the Rays winning the AL East, the Tigers winning the AL Central and the Angels winning the AL West. I have the Blue Jays and Royals earning the two wild-card berths.
Then I have the Royals beating the Blue Jays in the wild-card game, and then shocking the Angels in five games in the ALDS. I have the Rays over the Tigers and then the Rays over the Royals (in five).
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24. Washington Nationals Win World Series
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The Washington Nationals are the best team in baseball heading into the 2013 season. Rarely does the best team end up winning the World Series. In fact, it hasn't happened since 2009, when the New York Yankees captured their 27th title.
The Nationals are primed to change that. With a tremendous pitching staff and an underrated lineup, the Nationals have all the ingredients of surviving a seven-game series against any team in baseball.
In this particular matchup against the Rays, I have them winning in seven games, with Cy Young winner Stephen Strasburg out-dueling David Price in a Game 7 for the ages.
In the NL postseason, I have the Nationals winning the East, the Reds winning the Central and the Giants winning the West. I have the Brewers and Braves earning wild-card berths, with the Brewers besting the Braves in the one-game playoff.
Then I have the Nationals beating the Brewers, the Reds besting the Giants and then the Nationals beating the Reds (in six).
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25. Bryce Harper Earns World Series MVP
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I'm not picking Bryce Harper to win the National League MVP this season. Not yet, anyway.
But I am picking him to win a more important Most Valuable Player award, and that's the one in the World Series.
I'm picking the Nationals over the Rays in seven games, and I'm predicting Harper to drive in three runs in the deciding game to lock up the series MVP honors.
In all, Harper will bat .360 with two home runs and six RBI in the seven most important games of his life. He would become the youngest player to lock up series MVP honors.


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Dr. Fong Says:
I can bend the Internet with my mind. Prove I can't!
The failed psychic, Connie Sonne said there was "no test" that could prove her wrong. What the f*ck?
Connie Sonne has applied for the Challenge with the claim that she is able to dowse for certain numbers when they are written on one side of a piece of cardboard and the other side is blank, and the cardboard is shuffled and placed on a table numbers-down.
Ms. Sonne has had interviews regarding her abilities printed in both newspapers and magazines in Denmark, and her academic affidavit came from an anthropology professor there.
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If you love French style homes, you will love this French country inspired home.
Details vary, but French-inspired homes are distinguished by these distinctive accents:
arched doorways; multi-paned windows; balanced, symmetrical proportions; brick exterior (also stone or stucco); steep roofs; tall second-story arched dormers; and porches with substantial balustrades.
This home has it all, beginning with beautiful arched, multi-paned windows and doors.
The exterior looks very nice with the lime-washed brick finish and wrought iron details.
Aren't these doors gorgeous?
Wood floors are an important element of the French look. These beautiful wood floors throughout the home add a warm, cozy feeling in relation to the scale of the rooms.
The repetitive use of arched doorways in this home creates a lovely, graceful transition from room to room.
I love the row of French doors opening to the patio.
The simple lines in this kitchen reflects a casual and clean look - a little more modern that a typical French kitchen, but I really love it.
A butler's pantry off the kitchen provides a nice staging area and extra storage.
I love the marble basketweave inset on the floor.
Shutters (straight lined) are another important element of a French country home.
One of my favorite aspects of this home is the outdoor living space. This patio is very beautiful and functional. I would want to spend as much time outdoors as indoors.


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I am an architect and 3d artist coming from Poland and living in Paris. I love spending my free time designing cars.
That is why I would like to share my passion with you and show you my latest creation which is a new Jaguar concept car.
The car was inspired by art deco era of the car industry that has always been astonishing to me. The departure point was Jaguar XK 120. It was modeled using 3ds max program rendered in Vray and HDR light studio.
My dream is to turn my beloved hobby into a professional occupation.
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el finalo!
and a BIG thanks to everyone who attended the gradshow, you guys were brilliant!
el finalo!
and a BIG thanks to everyone who attended the gradshow, you guys were brilliant!
Last post before gradshow, and with a fully rendered sequence which for me was very thrilling because it's the first time I've seen him in his entirety with audio, beard and all.
But first lets see what's been going on since last post. WELL, I finished the rig for all post-animations. And it looks like this.
Included in the rig is a very dynamic control of the tounge with blendshapes and joints, also a "drift"-jaw which is something that I invented to cope with lip drag (when you open your mouth your teeth moves before your lower lip starts moving), pupil-dilation-controls, sticky lips and some wobblecontrols for the hat and shoulders etc.
When recording with faceshift it has a tendency to never really close the characters mouth completely, also there is no tounge recording and in general I had to tweak a lot of stuff to make him pronounciate the words better. But that's all and well because that's what I set out to do in the first place!
Also I finished up on the last bit of shading-work. I will never ever look-dev my textures on a black background again. especially when the good folks at http://www.hdrlabs.com/sibl/archive.html supports you with some free HDR-textures for IBL-lighting. A good test to any texture is to see how it handles different lighting scenarios and it's important not to develop for a specific scene. Imagine your director asking you for a daylight shot of your swampmonster that you've been texturing in almost pitch black.
Part from that I've just been touching up on lots of different small stuff. Setting up my different scenes for rendering on multiple computers, making sure that all comps render in the same way/quality (you'ld be amazed to know what maya can do when moving scenes to a new workstation)
Semi-final render!
Next up is increasing quality and FG-settings. Might also change the lighting slightly
The beard gods must have punished me since last time, it was a struggle to get the beard to work properly.
To start with, the gorgeous lighting that I'm using is called Native IBL lighting, it's a lot like "Emit light" except it's much better and MUCH faster. You activate this by creating an IBL and typing the following in your script editor.
select miDefaultOptions;
Then you create two new string options and set the following string options like this
Name: environment lighting mode
Value: automatic
type: string
Name: environment lighting quality
Value: 0.3 (can be bumped up but increases render time)
type: scalar
Name: environment lighting shadow
Value: transparent
type: string
Name: environment lighting scale
Value: 1.0 (think of this as the light intensity)
type: scalar
Name: light relative scale (this option forces physically accurate lighting on non bsdf shaders)
Value: 0.318
type: scalar
More on this here: http://elementalray.wordpress.com/2013/01/18/the-native-builtin-ibl/
And so all is dandy! Except that apparently Maya Fur does not render that well (or fast) with IBL-setups. NOW! If you set Fur Render Settings to Volume instead of default Primitives. You'll get beard that looks like frost and does not really look good at all and registers poorly with the direct lighting from the IBL.
IF you set Fur Render to Primitives you'll get something decent, but if you want multiple layers of fur, it's a no go. Apparently this has been a long running bug in maya, my guess is that it has something to do with the depth sorting of multiple strands of fur. The result is multiple random black 4×4 pixel spots flickering on every frame.
SO a great guy called "Puppet" http://www.puppet.su/download/shaders_p_e.shtml has made this custom shader called p_HairTK which works like a DREAM and is really good, it just takes a little while to setup, works with GI and FG, indirect lighting, all kinds of different direct lighting. EXCEPT native IBL light emission. So I got beautiful beard but couldn't keep my light-setup which I've put on a pedistal by now.
But I found a way. After Maya 2012, autodesk introduced a hidden way of overriding their otherwise hardcoded fur/hair-shaders. You do this by selecting the transform node for your Furfeedback and typing
addAttr -ln "miExportMaterial" -at bool -defaultValue 1;
addAttr -ln "miMaterial" -at message ;
This gives you a new attribute in the transform node which lets you dragdrop the shadinggroup of ANY material you like on there. Meaning you can have Fur rendering with AO-nodes, blinns, mia's etc.
Now I'm doing eyelashes, doing my best not to make him look pretty!
Forgot to blog earlier about this weeks progress so in compensation I'm doing a much bigger post then usual with some nice findings!
This week I've devoted a lot of time to lookdev my textures to make sure they're up to snuff and on even levels from clothes to face. You always remember the thing that pops most, so I have to make sure that my stuff is either equally good or equally bad rather then a good looking face and badly shaded clothing.
A wise man once said. "You better put more stuff in the scene before you decide that your other stuff is finished".
What this means is that what I earlier thought was "finished" was not so finished. Adding more textures and more detailed surfaces in an image always either enhances or supresses the previously "detailed" stuff.
So I finished my shading and clothing detail. In the process I came accross a difficulty when it comes to doing embroidery and post-painting displaced geo, it's damn near impossible to get a non smudgy result. You have to constantly render out your displaced geo with your diffuse to make sure every fiber aligns the way you want it. So I had to come up with a nice way to work from texture to geo instead of baking down sculpt detail and post-painting the diffuse. Luckily Zbrush is an amazing software with its plugin Noisemaker
Here's what I had to do. Instead of sculpting my detail from scratch, I started out with the diffuse.
I made a tileable pattern, a tileable fabric alpha. Brought them into Noisemaker, set it to UV and adjusted my depth accordingly. Then I also baked it to layers and used the morph target in order to paint depth and lost detail, wearing etc. And voila!
Part from this and waiting a lot of time on lookdev-renders I also researched maya fur to give him some peachfuzz and a sleazy looking beard
To do this I've been using mayas fur and custom-making stuff like baldness maps, length maps etc. These are esentially just black and white maps that decide where he has less or more hair etc. (This is the baldness map. White is beard, black is no beard)
After even more lookdev-rendertime this is what I got
He's starting to look reaaally sleazy and for some reason I'm starting to recognize myself in his looks. They say people always do self-portraits and I sure hope this is not mine.
Next up is his long flimsy hair that is also going to be dynamic.
(Other then that I'm looking into how many computers that I will be able to render on. I've kept a pretty hardcore filestructure which enables me to import the workspace onto other computers with confidence in everything rendering as it should.)
Sorry for the post-delay, this is what happens when you get really into your work!
Draft render of senior Transylvania as he's now known.
No post-editing what so ever, just a good base to start from!
Corrective animation time and also testing hair this week.
I also had to shave some beard because Faceshift was going crazy with what I assume was some crazy infrared lightbounce-shenanigans in my (previously great) beard.
It's one of those sacrifices that one has to make, luckily it worked fine without removing it all!
(could not find the maker of this comic strip but kudos to him!)
Posting has been slow because I have been doing many minor things last week. Such as fixing new eyeballs due to "tri-nests" in the middle of the cornea, sorting out some edge-flow issues in the animation and stuff of that nature.
The last few days however I've been working on something interesting. Manipulating translucency in soft tissue. Gums. And refractions in crystal-like structures, teeth.
The solution for both of these was to bump the SSS-weight and severely decreasing the SSS-radius.
In the end I'm pretty happy with the result. They have a pearl like finish and crystal like refractions.
Also I finished the corrective rig with blendshapes for the neck and blendshapes/rig for the tounge.
With Faceshift I'll have a really good foundation to work with. But it will only give me the "outer" shapes, meaning facial expressions and eye-direction. But the teeth and tounge will have to be animated manually. So I prepared some different blendshapes with a highly interactive rig that can really TWIST the tounge (excuse the pun)
Preparing a test-render sequence with teeth, eyes, tounge etc for the beginning of next week.
Tomorrow is prep-day for that test-render. I went from testing one frame at 5:30 min and after I changed basically nothing but a gloss value I got it down to 2:20min rendertime.
Something is weird about the scene and I shall sniff it out!
Next time you'll probably see a very fleshy face with some slimy interiors put in!
Blendshape library done. Time to connect with Faceshift!
Here's also another SSS thing.
I was previously lookdeving with a black background, which I now learned is FAR from ideal. An attest to a texture is to see how it handles different environments not an impossible one (completely black does not exist if not in space). Fortunately the guys at http://www.hdrlabs.com/sibl/archive.html supplies you with a couple of free IBL-enviros!
Here's some progress on the SSS-shading. Switched from using the sss_fast_skin to sss2 shader in maya. It's almost brand new and thus there's almost no documentation on it. Lots of testing, lots of trying out values at different settings.
And here's the dude as he is right now. The entire rest of this week is dedicated to blendshapes and applying the mocap to that. So I'm leaving him at this for now.
But hopefully I'll have a short clip of him doing some basic movement at the end of the week.


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Written by Craig Charley – Mon 17 Oct 2011
Steve Jobs' recent death has brought up a huge amount of discussion. His innovation for great products and financial success at Apple has deemed him a genius - giving him a Godlike status. It is without question that from 1997 onward, Jobs saved Apple from failure and has revolutionised the computing industry while making a lot of money in the process.
However, he did this with a very unorthodox management style. In fact he flew in the face of the management technique of other Silicon Valley companies.
While Google and Microsoft promote openness and strive to make their employees happy, Apple is incredibly secretive and most employees lived in fear of Jobs: but it worked. So how did Steve Jobs achieve such success while ignoring all traditional notions of business management?
Steve Jobs was unique as a CEO in the decisions he made; everything had to go through him from design to launch of a product. Not just the big decisions but the little ones right down to the design of the Apple shuttle bus and what food was served in the canteens.
It has been reported that Google encourages its employees to spend 20% of their time on personal projects.
The fruits of this tactic have included Gmail and Google News - both highly successful Google projects. Contrary to this, Steve Jobs ran the tightest ship in Silicon Valley. Every product was his own vision and woe betide the person who altered it. Clear vision coupled with effective communication meant that Apple's aim was to release products exactly how Jobs envisaged them. This design strategy - avoiding the group effort of most manufacturing companies is risky - if Jobs comes up with a bad idea then a huge amount of resources have been wasted. The thing is - he didn't come up with bad ideas.
There have been some big flops from Apple but Jobs blamed these on his employees not realising his ideas. Flops such as MobileMe were damaging for Apple but the idea itself wasn't to blame it was the execution - as shown by Apple's recent launch of iCloud - essentially an improved version of MobileMe that is closer to Jobs' vision.
Steve Jobs' micromanagement style in which he dictated everything at Apple only worked due to his knack for innovation and Apple's relatively small amount of products. Proof of this is that Apple only have 12 mainline products for sale (each with a number of variations). It would be almost impossible for any other business to take an approach in which one person makes every decision. Effective delegation and trust in your employees to make key decisions is important in running a successful team.
Apple was set up as a top-down management style in which employees are chosen for expertise and not experience. Shunning the training of managers, Jobs preferred experts each in control of a function in the place of a few well-rounded managers. For example - the manager of the online store would not chose photos for the store, that would be down to the graphics department.
This is a unique strategy of managing staff that allows the best possible staff to be working exclusively in their field of expertise but is also very rigid. Rather than promoting fluidity between departments Jobs kept them separate and required each executive to make sure their area was perfect instead of concentrating on somebody else's.
Steve Jobs insisted that every project at Apple had a DRI - a directly responsible individual. Those in charge were particularly vulnerable to this and were expected to deliver results.
This method of risk management doesn't give staff second chances. An example would be the launch of MobileMe in 2008 which became a a huge flop. Jobs reportedly assembled the team for an angry dressing down and proceeded to replace the responsible executive on the spot. Apple staff weren't just responsible for creating great products that sold - they were tasked with reproducing the Steve Jobs vision accurately.
Assigning responsibility is an important part of risk management but it the level of responsibility at Apple is excessive - although it is refreshing to see Vice Presidents held more accountable than lower employees it promotes instability within a business. This only works because of the top-down management style - using qualified but not experienced personal often with little to no management experience. Instead of having well-rounded executives overseeing a variety of products they have clear, concise roles and so are replaceable by a person with the same skills. A well-rounded manager overseeing a number of projects is often protected because of the resources it would take to train somebody up to replace them.
In stark contrast to other Silicon Valley businesses that promote transparency by allowing their employees to post blogs and release software early to developers, Apple shrouds their business and their products in secrecy. Not only are products kept back from the public but even from other employees.
It has been reported that employees are kept separate and only have access to their own areas of the Apple campus - there are even 'no tailgating' signs at Apple (see left) discouraging employees to try and sneak a look at other departments. This means that very few employees knew the details of whole projects thus lowering the risk of details leaking to the public.
Staff were even told not to mention projects to their families. Apple's secrecy has backfired a number of
time - noticeably at new product launches. Apple fans know that keynote speeches mean new products and are whipped up into a frenzy of rumours in the keynote run up - if the new product doesn't meet expectations there is a level of disappointment that overshadows the release.
The latest iPhone launch is a good example - most people were expecting a brand new iPhone 5 and Apple came under a lot of criticism for just releasing an update to the iPhone 4 (albeit with a number of impressive new features).
Keeping products hidden until launch is also risky as it doesn't allow for external testing - many companies release products early (as beta versions) to allow developers/select members of the public to test them. This gives them time to work out any glitches before the full product launch. This didn't seem to bother Jobs as he famously responded to Apple users complaining of poor call functions on the iPhone 4 by telling them they were holding it the wrong way.
The most well known aspect of the Steve Jobs management strategy is fear. Every employee at Apple from top to bottom knew that failure under Jobs meant a severe telling off at best, the sack at worst. This is an incredibly negative management strategy that only works for Apple for one reason - it is the most desirable job in the world for design, software and hardware engineers.
Apple has a surprisingly low turnover for a company that instils fear in it' employees, but even though ex
-staff have spoken out that they were unhappy and paid less than at other similar jobs, they would stay because of the prestige that came with the role. Apple are an anomoly when it comes to treating staff in such a way - Google for example use the exact opposite method. They keep their employees happy and comfortable with volleyball courts and slides. they ask new employees about their favourite snacks and keep them supplied all year!
It is yet to be seen how much of Steve Jobs' controversial management strategy remains at Apple - will they begin to follow other Silicon Valley companies like Google or has Jobs ensured that Tim Cook and co will keep the Apple management style that Jobs created - an autocratic, secretive company that has some of the leading experts in the technology industry in their employment.


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"We don't know who is responsible, but it's a very low thing to do," says airlines spokesman Tim Smith in an e-mail to CNN.
This young technology used to build bonds and exchange short bursts of information, has a the potential to spread rumors and falsehoods, as seen during this disaster. Twitter circulated another rumor that UPS would be willing to ship any package under 50 lbs. to Haiti. UPS has had to debunk that myth.
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10. Where the Client supplies prints bearing serial numbers, page numbers or addresses or other identifying features the Company will endeavour to keep the prints in order, but cannot accept any liability for failure to do so.
11. The Client's property will be held at the Client's risk and no liability is accepted for loss, damage or destruction unless caused by the Company. The Company does not accept responsibility for imperfect work caused by defects in or the unsuitability of the Client's materials or origination, but the Company will use all reasonable endeavours to achieve the best results consistent with the materials and information provided.
12. Under normal circumstances Client's artwork and repro will be retained on file for 4 years after which time the Company reserves the right to dispose of it.
13. The Company shall not be required to copy or reproduce any matter whatsoever which in its opinion is or may be illegal or of a libellous nature and the Client shall fully and effectively indemnify the Company and its agents in respect of any claim arising from such copying or reproduction.
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Force Majeure
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42. All claims must be made in writing within 28 days of the occurrence of the event giving rise to a claim. The Company shall always be afforded a reasonable opportunity to correct a default before being in breach of its obligations. The Company shall not be liable in respect of any claim unless these requirements have been complied with except in any particular case where the Client proves that it was not possible to comply and the claim made as soon as reasonably possible thereafter.
43. Subject to the above the Company's entire liability howsoever arising shall be limited to damages which shall not in the case of public liability exceed
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44. Except as expressly stated herein, all conditions warranties representations and undertakings, express or implied, statutory or otherwise are excluded.
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47. No variation of this agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by the Company (or its authorised representative).
No Partnership
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I was doing some research on Reagan and Iran Contra. One thing led to another and, well, you know how it is. The video uploader writes:
I directed this spot with Tom, Patti Deutsch, Teri Garr and Penny Marshall. This was Tom's first and he was so terrific, I gave him the wardrobe. He told me many years later that it was his only suit and he wore it for every casting interview.
Patti, Teri and Penny had done very little work at this early point in their careers. It was a pleasure directing all of them. This commercial was written by Jackie End, a creative force at Wells, Rich, Greene in NY. She was a favorite client then and happily for me, she is still a dear friend today.


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Golds prevarications near record price discourages Gold buying
Gold flirted with its previous record on Friday in London, but failed to make a decisive break to new ground. Golds prevarications near its record price appeared to discourage physical Gold buying, as BullionSupermarket.com recorded strong price comparison traffic, but the momentum to click through to merchants and purchase was not there.
Generally thin trade appeared to depress premiums with fixed price 1 Troy Ounce Gold Bars hanging around from 10% at an average of 16% premium over the afternoon Gold Fix of $1,254.00
Meanwhile BullionSupermarket.com 1 Troy Ounce Silver Bars are to go on sale in July in the United Kingdom. Based on enquiries since the launch of the design, demand for the Silver is expected to outstrip supply.


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Hometown: Crescent City, IL
Family: I am happily married to my High School Sweetheart, Brandon, we have two children, Karsyn (9) and Kade (4), and our dog, Macy! My parents live in Crescent City and my in-laws live outside of Crescent City! I have one brother who got married July 2016 in New York City and lives there with his wife, Samantha!
College & Degree: I attended Eastern Illinois University and graduated with a BS in Elementary Education and a minor in Psychology!
Favorite Bible Story: The Birth of Jesus – Luke 2:8-18
Favorite Sports Team: Chicago Cubs AND Chicago Blackhawks
Favorite Food: Pizza
Fun Fact: Car washes give me anxiety!
Favorite part about ministry: When children restate key facts about the Bible lesson and sing our Jesus Time songs and share the story with their families! I love listening to them pray and to their prayer requests, too!
Hobbies: anything that involves my kids and husband, spending time with my family and friends, I like watching mindless TV shows and having late night chats with friends
An Item on my Bucket list: Go to Washington D.C.
Favorite Bible Verse: Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."


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Summer 2017
Upcoming Town Government Meetings: All meetings are open to the public and are held at the Pawlet Town Hall on School Street.
- Pawlet Planning Commission, Monday, July 24, 7:30 PM
- Select Board, Tuesday, August 1 and August 15, 7 PM. If you have a specific topic to discuss with the board and wish to be added to the agenda, please notify Tim at email@example.com by the Friday before the meeting you are planning to attend. The meeting agenda is posted at the Pawlet and West Pawlet Post Offices and on the town website www.pawlet.vt.gov
- Development Review Board, Wednesday, August 9, 7:00 PM: to discuss the application regarding 2013 Route 30 North – Parcel #0130-2013.
Haystack Hustlers Seniors Picnic Lunch, Granville, NY, Airport, Tuesday, July 25, 12 PM: Area seniors and others are invited to join us. Look for the sign at the entrance off North Street. Bring a dish to share, your favorite drink and a folding chair. Kathy and Nancy Hulett will give a history of the airport, and Myron Waite will display and discuss his antique airplanes. We will also have a 50-50 raffle. In case of rain we will picnic in the hangar. For reservations and more information contact Betty at 802-325-3052.
2017 Pawlet Volunteer Fire Department Auction, Thursday, July 27, 6 PM: Join us at the fire house (155 Rt. 133) for the famous PVFD auction! The auction is our biggest fundraising event of the year and a time-honored community tradition. Items generously donated by local residents and businesses are auctioned off under a big tent erected in front of the firehouse. Sausages, chicken, and an array of baked goods and beverages can be purchased all evening long. At the end of the night, whatever is left goes to whoever wants it, no reasonable offer refused! More details can be found on the department website at www.pawletfire.org.
50th Annual Pawlet Library Book Sale, July 29 (9 AM – 4 PM) and July 30 (10 AM – 2 PM), Mettawee Community School: The sale features books, DVDs, CDs, videos, puzzles, games, toys and more. We will also have a bake sale and raffle. Four-time winner of NPR's Moth StorySLAM Bill Torrey will be storytelling from 1-2 PM on Saturday. We are seeking contributions of baked goods, fresh garden vegetables and berries, small arrangements of garden flowers in a pretty vase, a small pot of planted herbs from you herb garden, homemade jams, jellies, pickles, salsa etc., would also be a wonderful addition to our table. Please drop off your contribution between 8 and 9 am on Saturday morning, or 9 and 10 am on Sunday morning. Many thanks! All proceeds from the sale benefit our public library. For more information call 802-325-3123.
Volunteers Needed for the Library's Book Sale:
Drivers with small trucks: 5 PM Wednesday, July 26, at Cancio-Bello Barn (formerly the Circle of Healing). Pizza, drinks and raffle provided.
Display set-up at the Mettawee Community School, Thursday, July 27, 9 AM until done. Lunch provided.
Cashiers and clean-up, Sunday, July 30.
We appreciate any help! Please call the library: 325-3123 or Janno Gay: 867-2409
Roast pork dinner Saturday, August 5, 5 PM, Pawlet Church: The menu includes: roast pork baked with topping, stuffing, mashed potatoes with gravy, hot vegetables, cabbage, salad, applesauce, fruited Jello, rolls with butter, and hot and cold beverages, and this month's special dessert. The cost is $12 for adults, $6 for children up to 12 and free for ages 5 and under. Takeout orders can also be made on the day of the dinner by calling the church at 325-3022.
Modified Office Hours for Pawlet Town Clerk August 7 – August 15: I will be away from the office during this time, but the Assistant Town Clerk will be in the office each day from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM with the exception of Tuesday, August 15 which will be open from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. If you need to see the Town Clerk (Deb Hawkins) specifically, please make arrangements to do so prior to or following the above mentioned dates and times. Please call the office at 802-325-3309 x1 if you should have any questions! Thank you, Deb Hawkins
Pawlett Historical Society Presentation, Wednesday, August 16, 7:00 PM: The program is "Bicycling in Vermont 1880-1920," by Luis Vivanco, at the Chriss Monroe Chapel, Cemetery Hill Road, Pawlet.
Washington County Band Concert, Pawlet Library, Thursday, August 17, 7 PM: The Pawlet Library welcomes the Salem, NY-based band back for this free concert. Band director Geoffrey Gee is also the music director at Long Trail School, and the concert program includes something for all: jazz, Broadway, marches, and a medley of popular tunes. Bring a lawn chair and enjoy a leisurely summer evening of free entertainment in the Pawlet Village Center. Band players include professional musicians, music teachers, students, some from Pawlet and neighboring communities. This event is sponsored by the Pawlet Library.
Pawlett Historical Society's annual hand-crafted furniture raffle: This occasional table was beautifully crafted and generously donated by Vermont custom furniture maker Ray Finan. Tickets are $5 each or 3 for $10 and are available at Sheldon's Store in Pawlet, Pawlet Library, Pawlet Town Hall, and occasionally at the Dorset Farmers' Market. Details: Walnut and Curly Maple Occasional Table with drawer (35″ long by 14″wide and 30″high). Valued at $2600. Drawing: Thursday, 19 October 2017 at the Historical Society Program. Ticket holders need not be present to win.
Healthy Meals at the Pawlet Food Pantry: Frozen prepared meals, healthy and free, are available at the food pantry for those in need every other Friday at the Pawlet Community Church, junction of Rtes. 30 & 133 in Pawlet Village. Please note pantry is open only one hour the first Friday of each month and two hours other Fridays. Upcoming dates/times: 7/28: 9-11 AM, 8/11: 9-10 AM, 8/25: 9-11 AM, 9/8: 9-10 AM, 9/22: 9-11 AM, 10/13: 9-10 AM, 10/27: 9-11 AM, 11/3: 9-10 AM, 11/17: 9-11 AM, 12/1: 9-10 AM. Unable to make it to pantry or do you know of anyone in need? We can help! Call: 802-867-2409. Meals are provided by The Grateful Hearts non-profit food program.
Food Pantry Seeks donations: Monetary donations can be mailed to: The Pawlet Community Church, PO Box 116 Pawlet, 05761. Attention: Tim Bryant. The Pawlet Community Church is deeply grateful for your support.
Rutland Area Visiting Nurse offers monthly community health clinics: The Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice sponsors a wide range of clinics for area residents and businesses, including health education, screening, testing, and adult immunizations. For more information visit http://vermontvisitingnurses.org/events/categories/rutland-area/ to learn about their flu and foot care clinics; cholesterol, diabetes and blood pressure screenings; and many other important services.
Is your well water safe to drink? Dangerous contaminants – including arsenic, lead, and E. coli – can get into your drinking water and harm your health. Drinking contaminated water can cause anything from sudden stomach sickness to cancer over the long term. But you can't see, smell, or taste many of these contaminants, so the only way to know if your water is safe is to TEST IT. Only about 5% of Vermonters have had their well water tested. If this means you, it's time to make sure your water isn't harming your family's health. Order your homeowner's drinking water test kits today from the Vermont Department of Health by calling 1-855-472-6979 or website: http://bit.ly/VTDrinkingWaterTesting


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"Fabia" Hair from Fabia (Free - Group Gift)
"Fabiana - Black" Tattoo from Stardust (150L - We <3 Roleplay Event *July Edition*. Includes Tattoo Appliers for Maitreya, Slink, Belleza and Omega in 2 Colors and with 3 Opacity Options)
"Asya" Lipstick Pack from Zibska (Coming Soon - The Secret Affair Event. Includes 18 Lipstick Tattoo Layers and Appliers for Catwa, Lelutka, Omega and TMP)
"Pixie" Harness from VoluptasVirtualis (Available for BoundBox Event. Includes Mesh Harness for Belleza Freya, Venus and Isis, Maitreya, SLink Physique and Hourglass in 2 Sizes, Mask and Texture HUD with 3 Glossiness Options, 30 Straps and Mask Texture Options and 7 Metal Texture Options. Original Ad HERE)
"Reign" Earrings, Headset and Fan from ERSCH (113L - We <3 Roleplay Event *July Edition*. Includes L & R Earring, Headset and Fan. Available in 6 Color Options)
"Lost in the Net B" Poses from Body Language (263L - We <3 Roleplay Event *July Edition*. Includes HUD with 6 Bento Compatible Static Poses and 6 Mirror Poses. Also Includes Sit Cube)
Location: Shaula Kingdom
"Most slaves are expected to do numerous chores around the camps. For example, they must groom the bosk as well as polish their horns and hooves. They must gather fodder and bosk dung as well as going off to fetch water, commonly using a leather bucket attached to a wooden yoke. A slave might have to travel four pasangs to reach the nearest stream. The wagons must be wiped and the wheels greased. The meat must be hammered and possibly even cooked. Besides their work duties, some kajirae may also learn how to dance, such as the love dances of the different tribes. The Dance of the Tuchuk Slave Girl is one dance, though it is not clear whether it is a love dance or not. Slaves may wear silk, though it is usually only done in the privacy of a wagon."


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Mission Analyses
Impacts from the space environment, such as "space debris" and "space weather" may constitute considerable risks for space missions. Due to the growing number of objects in orbit around the earth, there is an increasing need for modelling, analysis and monitoring of space close to the earth.
Since the firm's foundation (1997), space environment aspects have become a part of etamax space's core expertise.
Our team is involved in the majority of the relevant ESA and DLR programmes in this field, particularly in the following areas
- space debris
- space weather
- analyses on the influence of the space environment and
- space situational awareness
Our expertise encompasses the development and operation of models and software tools, as well as the application of these tools and the accompaniment of the processes for supporting industrial partners in risk analyses for space flight missions. etamax has many years of experience as a co-ordinator of data and service providers for space weather and space monitoring systems.


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Aspen Cabin
This cabin will host 1 couple and is a 1 bedroom, 1 bath featuring a full kitchen, stocked with cooking items and service for 2, including wine glasses! The private porch looks over the side of the mountain with lots of trees and deer to entertain you. The bedroom hosts a King bed with luxurious linens shaped in calming shades of light blue, grey, brown and tan. The bathroom has a jetted tub and shower with heated tile for that extra wonderful feeling when stepping out of the tub. The gas fireplace in the living room will keep you warm and provide a cozy ambiance to relax and drink wine or snuggle with your love. With lovely wooden floors, this little cabin says relax!


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Riverside Spectacular
First release £85 Second release £105 Final release £125
Your ticket price includes access to New Year's Eve Spectacular, a glass of fizz, and access to Southbank Centre's Riverside Terrace to watch the London fireworks.
Very special offers for 2018:
Balcony Spectacular
Your ticket price includes access to New Year's Eve Spectacular, glass of fizz, and access to the exclusive Level 5 Balcony for a great view of the London fireworks.
Dining Spectacular
Ticket price includes early entry to New Year's Eve Spectacular without queuing, private cloakroom, three-course fine dining meal, drinks, private bar, a reserved table for the evening by The Clore Ballroom, and exclusive access to Weston Roof Pavilion on Level 6 of Royal Festival Hall – with one of London's best views of the fireworks.
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Access to Royal Festival Hall will be by pre-booked tickets only.
Event information
The event finishes at 2.30am on Tuesday 1 January.
Ticket holders can find essential information about the event at the link below.
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Food and drink
Food and drink is available throughout the night at Central Bar, Riverside Terrace Cafe, the two Level 4 Bars, the Level 5 Tiki Bar, and the Level 6 Members' Bar (open to Southbank Centre Members only), serving everything you need to keep you dancing into 2019. Hot and cold food options include mac and cheese, vegetable and lamb tagines, hot dogs, meat and cheese platters and sushi (vegan options available).
Dining Spectacular
Dining tickets are for a three-course meal. By booking a table beside The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall, you and your party have a reserved space for the whole evening.
Please note there is only one sitting for dining, which begins at 7.30pm. You will be able to enter the building from 6.30pm. There are a limited number of first-release tickets available. If you book a group of six to eight tickets at the same time, you will be guaranteed your own exclusive table for the whole night. Early booking is strongly recommended. Dinner tickets are non-returnable after 6pm on Wednesday 12 December. This ticket includes exclusive entrance into Royal Festival Hall's Weston Roof Pavilion at midnight to see the fireworks.
*Please note that access to the outside area to view the fireworks is not guaranteed and may be limited due to adverse weather conditions. This is at the direction of Jack Morton Ltd and the Greater London Authority and is not under the control of Southbank Centre or its staff.


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London to Cape Town World Cup Rally 2012
The Long Way Down - Against the Clock
Arusha, Tanzania
On the road again
After a rest-day in Nairobi trying to nail the wheels back on, we set off as dawn was breaking over the city and inched our way into the early-morning traffic heading for the rising sun.
We soon found ourselves on the main highway south to Tanzania – only a few opted for the direct run to Arusha, across the border. The rest were up for the fight of trading places, diving deep into the bush.
Our route today was suggested by none other than Yvonne Mehta, whose husband Shekha won the Safari Rally three times and Yvonne thought a section from this golden-era would be rather appropriate. A loop off the main road, and re-joining it for the road to the frontier after a couple of hours of good gravel, humped-back pipes and small bridges, washaways and gulleys, deep holes and all the rest of the makings of traditional Safari-Rallying. When a finger was being waved across the map with a glass of wine in the other hand, Yvonne was quick to say she had not seen this road for the best part of 30 years. On our route-survey last year, it took a lot of finding.
Today, we first of all had to sound our horn to get a pair of giraffes loping off the track into the bush, and a bit further on, gazelles, then goats, then a herd of cows, then some zebras, all had to be told they could not qualify as spectators. Our course was remote rallying down long mostly-sandy tracks – choking dust clouds cutting visibility in the early-morning sunshine was predictable, so crews started at two-minute intervals. It was an example of Kenyan rally-tracks at their best, but it was not to everyone's liking… Alastair Caldwell reckoned it was difficult, challenging, and hard, for cars that have already suffered greatly.
Given you can only ever please some of the people some of the time, today's run proved highly successful. We leave Kenya with no problems in our wheel-tracks, and the local support we have received has been overwhelmingly helpful, and has made a great contribution to individual efforts. The help of two large trucks with full facilities from rally-minded Kenyans eager to get their hands dirty was a great boon yesterday. While all that was going on in the hotel car park, work was proceeding to check the route and carry out public relations in remote villages – this could not have happened without local knowledge and the kind of encouraging support from local expertise willing to help make a success of a unique event visiting Kenya.
Today has not been easy. Underlining just how hard African rallying really is, consider this: Steve Blunt in the Subaru, second overall, posted another good time today but in the process finished with bent front suspension after opting for a change to longer springs yesterday which proved to be too soft...the old adage, "it it's not broken, why fix it" came to the driver's lips in recounting his problems at the Tanzania border today.
The Car 6 Porsche of Tomas Prenosil, caught fire while on the back of a truck trying to reach the border – flames engulfed the whole car, including one and their carnets. Francis Tuthill, riding inside the top ten driving a Toyota Hilux, came out of the bush with a bent rear axle and arrived at the hotel on the back of a truck. Car 31, the VW Karmann Ghia, has fuel-pump problems after a dose of fuel so dirty the fuel-pump gave up trying. Car 44, the David Gough Peugeot 504 has alternator problems. Car 40 the Weiss and Schneiders Mercedes 230E, having holed its sump once at the very start of the section to Marsabit, did the same thing again. The Volvo of John Bayliss and Paul Carter struggled through the day with a broken rear panhard rod. The Ford Escort of Mike and Ben Dawson was one of several crews who suffered navigational problems. Owen Turner is looking happier having received a fresh supply of shock-absorbers for his team of three MGs. Jane Edgington was looking less than happy after having a tap at the back from the faster Datsun 510 of Dave Boddy, blinded by the dust – he will re-start tomorrow higher up on safety-grounds. The plucky Maestro received a broken rear light. Car 4, the 504 of Jean-Pierre and Mireille Demierre is back in the event after fixing front suspension. And, rally leader Andy Actman, now running totally showroom-standard front suspension, finished the visit to the African Bush with sparks flying from wires around his loose battery.
Tomorrow we drive a route you can see on YouTube from the 1971 Safari Rally …we are driving from Arusha to Dodoma, and some of this hasn't changed since the '70s.


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Merry Holidays, Campers!
It's that time of year again. Time for our 2013th Annual Holiday Christmas Party! Get to the Downtown Independent early to hang out and dance in the lobby with food, drinks, a Santa photo booth, and whatever else is supposed to happen at parties! I've never been to one!
Then, at 9:30pm, join us in the theater for our regularly scheduled comedy show, featuring a live staging of the birth of Jesus AS IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED.
Don't miss out as Sleepaway Camp puts the "fun" back in "Xmas".


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H.R. 2972: Heat is Power Act
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This bill aims to give tax credits for electricity generated from excess heat, and has been introduced for the last three years. It applies to heat resources such as; exhaust heat from an industrial process, waste gas or industrial tail gas, and a pressure drop in any gas. It does not apply to resources where the primary purpose is the generation of electricity utilizing a fossil fuel. Current tax credits are available for: wind, closed-loop biomass, open-loop biomass, geothermal energy, solar energy, small irrigation power, municipal solid waste, qualified hydropower production, and marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy, as defined in 26 USC § 45 – Electricity produced from certain renewable resources, etc.


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Today Nikki Loftin officially announces her next projects!
GC: What is the best book you read in 2012?
NL: Wow. This one is HARD! I've read so much, and some of them have been works of genius. I have to pick two – and I could easily pick ten.
Lynda Mullaly Hunt's One for the Murphys simply destroyed me – I cried and laughed and cried again, and fell in love with her characters and Lynda, too. It's exquisite.
Lizzie Foley's Remarkable was like eating a huge bowl of the world's best sherbet – fizzy and fun and fast! I've hand-sold this one to every librarian I've talked to.
GC: What was your favorite thing you wrote in 2012?
NL: I wrote the final revision (from the editorial letter) of my next novel, Nightingale's Nest. This book means so much to me – it's the "novel of my heart," as writers sometimes say. It's based loosely on the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale "The Nightingale," but it's magical realism, rather than fantasy or fairy tale. I am full of hope (and fear) at how It will be received in the big wide world. When I wrote that last revision, I just knew I'd done it – gotten as close to my intent and vision for a piece as I could. It's an amazing feeling.
GC: What was your biggest writing struggle in 2012, and how did you overcome it?
NL: I'm in the middle of it! What I didn't realize was how all-consuming the promotion of a debut novel can become. Between blogging, school visits, festivals, and constant worrying (I'm sort of an expert at worrying), I've only written one and a half novels this year! I'm used to drafting at least three a year. I've set a goal to finish the draft of my next one by December 31, but that may be optimistic. If anyone has tips on how to avoid the promotion quicksand, chime in! I'm open to advice.
GC: What can readers expect from you in the new year?
NL: Well, I'm fairly certain the paperback of The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy will come out! (Fingers crossed.) And then, in early 2014, Nightingale's Nest will follow. But if you want to know a secret… the next manuscript I'm writing is a fairy tale mash-up full of kissing and cussing. YA, baby! The main character is Goldilocks, and she's completely kick-butt. I am having so much fun with this one!
GC: Write down your 'Writing Resolution of 2013!'
NL: My writing resolution is to go deeper: deeper into language, my characters' thoughts, and my well of inspiration.


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I have updated BBC BASIC for SDL 2.0 (Raspberry Pi edition) to v0.18b to address concerns about the speed of the 'insert line' and 'delete line' operations in the SDLIDE editor. At the same time I have revised the installation instructions to reflect the fact that enabling the 'experimental' (VC4) GL driver is now essential, because of the dramatically reduced performance of the Mesa software driver in Raspbian Stretch compared with Jessie. I have also added instructions for creating a desktop shortcut to BBC BASIC.
This new version can be downloaded from http://www.rtr.myzen.co.uk/bbc-rpi.zip