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eon-software's Vue 8 Infinite in Review
March 8, 2010 1:57 am
Tags: CG, eon-software, landscape, terrain, Vue, Vue 8 Infinite
Product Review: Vue 8 Infinite
After launching Vue 7 Infinite in November 2008 and Vue 8 just a year later, e-on software keeps delivering new releases at a more rapid pace, now with an update to version 8.4 just released in February 2010. This version builds on the new features introduced in Vue 8 and delivers several improvements to materials, displacements and performance in particular. It is a free update for Vue 8 owners and is currently available as a beta update.
I will focus this review on a few of the major features introduced in Vue 8 Infinite. For a full description of what Vue 8 is capable of, please use the links provided at the end of this article.
If you do not know what Vue Infinite is about, chances are you've already seen Vue in action without knowing about it. Vue is a line of products designed to build, render and animate 3D environments. Vue is available from an entry-level version (Vue Frontier), to a complete professional solution (Vue Infinite), and integration with major 3D tools, such as CINEMA 4D, 3ds Max or Maya (Vue xStream).
With Vue 8, e-on builds on top of fundamental changes introduced in Vue 7 and continues to mature, as demonstrated by a growing list of movies where Vue has been recently used: from "The Wolf Man," "2012," and "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus," to TV series' such as "Battlestar Galactica" or "Stargate Atlantis."
While Vue 7 redefined the user interface and introduced new models for atmosphere and water, the focus of Vue 8 is definitely terrains and displacements.
This is immediately visible in the terrain editor. Several new options allow you to control what is displayed on the surface of the terrain, from wireframe to a shiny shaded surface, or even a full view of the scene, including objects and ecosystems placed on the terrain.
While general effects over the terrain remain unchanged (such as Eroded or Canyons), sculpting tools have been replaced by 2D and 3D tools. Terrain sculpting is now more intuitive and closer to virtual clay, especially if you own a graphics tablet.
The new controls allow you to pull and inflate the surface of terrains in any direction, making it finally possible to create caves and overhanging cliffs. Digging holes in the ground is as simple as using the 'Invert' option to reverse the effect (no more 'Dig' tool).
Vue handles the geometry of the terrain automatically, adding subdivisions as needed while you apply more local effects. This can result in a quick build-up of the number of polygons in the terrain if you are not careful. One way to prevent this is to use the new Zones feature, which allows you to define detailed zones for close up view, while keeping the rest of the terrain less defined. Zones can also be used to define customized areas on infinite terrains.
It is also possible to apply different materials to a terrain, while respecting the 2D effects selected. For example, you can literally paint craters on a ground using a different material for the inside of the craters.
The new controls over terrains are not limited to the Terrain Editor. New fractal filter nodes now allow the creation of stratified terrains. Vue 8 also includes two types of planetary renderings – curved terrains (for high altitude or low orbit shots), and full planetoids (to render whole planets or asteroids).
Finally, the surface of terrains can be dramatically improved thanks to improvements to the Displacement parameter in Vue 8 materials. Not only the quality of large displacements has been improved, but displacements can now happen along any axis, including normals to the surface. Vue also supports normal mapping from software such as ZBrush.
Fortunately, Vue 8 Infinite comes with new content and sample scenes to help you take advantage of new features immediately. However, there is no substitute for reading the manual. Do not overlook the Vue manual. It is well written and full of examples. Locate the PDF file in your installation folder as soon as you install it, it will save you a lot of frustration. Also, don't forget to download the Extras CD if you purchased the online version.
Other Improvements
Although Vue 8 offers less dramatic changes to the interface as introduced by Vue 7, this new version includes a myriad of changes, large and small, as well as several performance enhancements.
Spectral atmospheres, Ecosystems and Solid Growth plants have been upgraded to their latest versions. Spectral clouds are crisper and produce Godrays more easily. Ecosystems can now be animated, and can be controlled globally using a new Global Ecosystem object in the world view.
Vue 8 really shines in its advanced preview of scenes. New options for video cards supporting OpenGL 2.1 shaders allow more accurate rendering of ecosystem previews. Vue will detect automatically if your video card supports these new options and will let you know if it does not. In addition to these new shaders, the preview scene now accurately displays shadows from the sunlight and spectral clouds in the sky.
On top of a large selection of import and export formats, Vue 8 has been updated to support Poser 8 and now includes its own system of pose for rigged meshes. Simply click on an object and change the pose using the skeleton.
Overall, these continuous improvements make Vue 8 Infinite one of the most advanced and intuitive versions of Vue yet. I did experience an occasional crash or slow-down during this evaluation, but they were usually related to trying to do things too quickly. This is really the only issue I have with Vue in general – by making it so easy to create incredibly complex scenes, it is also easy to lose track of what your system can handle at any given time. Vue behaves a lot better once you learn to 'listen' to your system and use the several safeguards provided by Vue to check on your resources usage (my favorite is to switch the bottom right indicator to 'Available resources' instead of 'Polygon count').
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Requirements and Availability
The Vue 8.4 update is initially released as a beta update. It is immediately available at no cost for users of Vue 8 xStream and Vue 8 Infinite through e-on software's regular update page. The Vue 8.4 update for e-on's product line for 3D Artists is also now available.
Vue 8 xStream and Vue 8 Infinite are available in English for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7, for both 32 and 64-bit, and on Mac OSX 10.5+ as a 32-bit application (Mac Intel only). Vue 8 xStream is compatible with the following renderers: Mental Ray for 3ds Max, Maya and Softimage (integrated and MR satellites), V-Ray for 3ds Max and Maya, Maya Software, as well as the native Cinema 4D and LightWave renderers. Other renderers are under consideration.
Vue 8 Pioneer, the Vue Theme-Packs, Vue 8 Frontier as well as Vue 8 Esprit, Studio and Complete are available in English for Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7 as a 32 and 64-bit application, and on Mac OSX 10.4+ as Universal Binary.
An OpenGL accelerated video board is not required, but is a big plus. Note that certain video boards are required to take advantage of the full scope of advanced shared. See details on the requirements list.
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Laurent Alquier (agiel) has been moderator of the Vue Forum at Renderosity from 2004 to 2008. When he is not in the forum or the galleries, he finds himself busy with the balancing act of a day job as a Software Engineer and personal explorations of Information Visualization and Computer Graphics.
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text: Feeding a Beef Cow: Analyze Your Options February 28, 2014 12:31 AM Tweet © Wyatt Bechtel TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By University News Release Email By: Zen Miller, University of Wisconsin Extension Ag Agent Feed costs for over-wintering a beef cow are a major expense in beef cow /calf operations. Some decisions have already been made that will affect the outcome of both your costs and success at this point. If you have fed to the appropriate body condition you do not have to feed for gain but just to maintain body condition before calving. Winter conditions cause cattle to need more feed to maintain weight. Depending on temperature, wind, shelter and moisture cattle's feed consumption will vary greatly. So, let's assume you have a 100 day feeding period left before cows have calves and go to grass pastures. What can we do to reduce costs and supply the needed nutrients for a successful calf-crop? You might be surprised that feeding more corn and replacing hay might work this year. A spreadsheet developed by Bill Halfman, Monroe County Agriculture Agent, UW-Extension Beef Team, will help you analyze your options. The results may lead you to a ration with more corn. Not what we would have expected after the last few years of high corn prices. But corn price has fallen more than hay price as a percentage and substitution in beef cow winter diets might save you some hard earned money. The spreadsheet works two ways. First a breakeven calculator lets you put the price of corn in and it values the hay at different TDN values. In my example I put in a fall price for corn of $4.10 per bushel and the breakeven price for hay at 50% TDN was $83.17 per ton, 54% TDN was $89.83, 58% TDN was $96.48, and 62% TDN was $103.14 per ton as determined by the spreadsheet. This tells you that buying hay at these different TDN levels needs to be at this price or lower to stay with diets of largely hay. If hay is higher than the figures then you would start to consider feeding some corn to lower the amount of high priced hay in the diet. The second part of the spreadsheet lets you evaluate your savings based on some feed assumptions and diet changes. In my example I used a 1350 pound cow and the spreadsheet assumes she will eat 2.5% of her bodyweight in dry matter feed or 38.8 pounds. I substituted 50% of the hay with corn or about 10 pounds, 9.7 according to the calculator. With hay at $120 per ton, price taken from the UW-Extension Upper Midwest Price report, and corn at $4.10 per bushel it figures my cost per day to feed a cow ($2.33), with corn substitution , savings per cow per day of ($.40) and then the cost over the 100 day feeding period per cow of $40.37. You can also put your number of cows in and it will figure the saving for the whole herd per year. For my example of 35 cows it was $1413.09 for the 100 days. You should also consider the waste of hay and the hauling cost involved if you are moving products around. You should always work with a professional nutritionist to balance rations and provide adequate protein, energy, and mineral supplementation. Proper bunk management and space is a necessity when feeding cows so all can consume their required pound of feedstuffs. Beef cows need about 30 inches of bunk space and it is recommended that the lot provides about 500 square feet per cow. A gradual step program should be used to bring cows up on corn and reduce hay amounts to reduce digestive upsets. You might also consider feeding corn silage, scorn stalks and distillers grains with little or no hay to reduce costs this year as well. You can find this spreadsheet at WBIC Decision Tools and Software. The Spreadsheet also has links to papers on; Reducing Losses when feeding hay to Beef Cattle, Alternative Energy Sources for Winter Feeding Cows, and other feeding topics. Have fun figuring out you options and saving money. Back to news


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Eka Heart - Unity convention 10.10.10
Come along to what promises to be a very special event. 10am to 10pm - a full programme of talks, performances and workshops for only £65.
10am start with Gong ceremony.
With full daytime programme and a special evening with speakers including Chris Stormer-Fryer; music and dance extravaganza with finish at 10pm.
A full day of special gatherings, speakers, workshops, stalls, dance and music with Rainbow Medicine Circle, Peter Govan and Anima.
Full details and booking facility can be found at - www.ekaheart.com
'Pregnancy & Birth - A New Generation' by Joy Wisdom - book launch. This is not a maternity book, but gives facts and advice for a new generation of families; from natural healthcare and easier conception to pregnancy practices that avoid long-term health disorders. Mothers are upset at how childbirth has become an industry built on statistics and drugs to combat our toxic environments. Many new parents are finding illnesses and conditions stem from poor nutrition, stress and poor education regarding the poisons they absorb. Babies experience birth traumas that last a lifetime. The findings are the culmination of 15 years of treating families to resolve disorders stemming back to birth and childhood. According to holistic therapist Joy Wisdom, families are seeking alternatives to mainstream drugs and intrusive pregnancy practices.
The book is proving to be an invaluable tool for parents and practitioners and is of particular interest to those practitioners working with clients with infertility issues, pregnancy problems, miscarriage issues and of course those working with children with ADHD, allergies, skin disorders etc which can be linked to the birthing process. Books will be on sale at the Unity Convention and Joy will be delighted to sign your copy on the day.
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Radasi family yoga talk and demonstration
Elwin Robinson - The power of Taoist herbs
Joy Wisdom - One Generation Project & Pregnancy and Infertility; Earth and Collective Energy Consciousness; book signing and questions
Kyle Vialli - Unity Consciousness
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Jenny Brown - The Messages of Blood
Andrew Davis of Gourmet Raw - Raw Food Transforming your Life; Raw Chocolate making with tasters
Musical performances from Anima, Peter Govan and many other performers
Karen Darke - Shakte dance workshop
Vladimir H Demetriou - Entering the Tao through Chi-Kung workshop; Fundamental principle of Life
Paul Webster - Rainbow serpent project
Gordon Jackson - The Power of Living Water
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Scherzer stifles White Sox for third straight win
CHICAGO -- And you thought your last quick visit to the Windy City was a boost.
The Tigers' series here began and ended in less than 24 hours after back-to-back days with no baseball. Even after taking both games, capped by Wednesday's 5-1 win behind Max Scherzer's six shutout innings, the traffic jam in the American League Central meant the impact in the standings was small.View Full Game Coverage
CHICAGO -- And you thought your last quick visit to the Windy City was a boost.
The Tigers' series here began and ended in less than 24 hours after back-to-back days with no baseball. Even after taking both games, capped by Wednesday's 5-1 win behind Max Scherzer's six shutout innings, the traffic jam in the American League Central meant the impact in the standings was small.View Full Game Coverage
Amazing, then, the difference it made in the shape of the club.
For the Tigers' rotation, it was a reminder that strong starting pitching is still going to play a big role in determining the course of the season. With the White Sox scoring in only one of 13 combined innings against Scherzer and Justin Verlander, the course of the series was effectively set.
When Verlander and Scherzer start back-to-back games, no matter what else ails the Tigers, it's still a formidable obstacle for opponents to overcome, and a luxury for first-year manager Brad Ausmus.
"There's 29 other managers that would like to be able to do that," he said.
For Scherzer, it was a reminder that consistently strong pitching is going to win out more often than not, even if it's not going to yield a long winning streak like last year. He won his third consecutive start Wednesday, too late to net him another unbeaten start to his season, but it's just in time for the Tigers to start building some momentum.
It wasn't vastly better pitching than his first three starts to the season, when he took two no-decisions and a loss with little run support. But it was shutdown pitching in the moments he needed it.
"Really, I pitched my best when there were runners on base," Scherzer said. "When it got into situations, I was able to take it up a notch and get my location and execute pitches. That's the reason I was able to keep runs off the board."
For the Tigers' bullpen, it was a reminder that the better the rotation does behind them, the more set their roles, and the more consistent they seem to pitch.
The White Sox sapped 105 pitches out of Scherzer over six innings on a day when his manager didn't want to push him too far past 110. Ausmus decided to give Al Alburquerque a clean start to the seventh inning rather than bringing him in with traffic. He retired the side in order on back-to-back groundouts and a strikeout, then Joba Chamberlain sent down the middle of the order in the eighth.
Not until Dayan Viciedo doubled and scored in the ninth off Evan Reed did Detroit's bullpen surrender a run in the series.
"You get some guys on, you get opportunities and that's when good pitchers really show their stuff," White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. "[Scherzer] did that today. We at least got him a high pitch count, and he couldn't get eight or nine innings. But, he's just tough."
Scherzer (3-1) retired the side in order in just two of his six innings and allowed a runner to reach scoring position in each of the other four, but he took advantage of four inning-ending strikeouts.
A slider inside on Viciedo spoiled Chicago's chance to build an early advantage, stranding two in the first inning after Jose Abreu's second double in as many games. Scherzer's strikeout of Adam Dunn two innings later, however, might have been the best example.
He had runners at the corners and a 2-0 count to Dunn, who took him deep to right-center field for a home run six days earlier at Comerica Park. From there, however, Scherzer slowed down his bat with a changeup, only to overpower him from there.
"I was able to fool him and then he took a 2-1 fastball, so you know I did something right there to disrupt what he was looking for," Scherzer said. "I was able to get to 2-2 and I had shown him all my pitches and I decided to go with my best in that situation and try to throw a fastball by him. That was a big out in that situation."
Back-to-back strikeouts of Tyler Flowers and Marcus Semien stranded two more in the fourth inning before Scherzer overcame a Viciedo double in the sixth. Add in strikeouts of Flowers and Alejandro De Aza in the second, and Scherzer fanned seven batters for the sixth time in as many outings this year, the longest such streak to open a season in franchise history.
Scherzer took two no-decisions and a loss in the first three of those outings. His three wins have come behind 19 innings of three-run ball on 14 hits with 26 strikeouts.
"But also, realize this is a process," Scherzer said. "You can't just bank on pitching well in certain situations. You have to pitch well from the beginning to the end. That's the part that, even though I was able to keep it scoreless and did a great job of battling, the process of not walking guys always frustrates me. The process of not throwing first-pitch strikes, that's always frustrating. It's refining the process and making sure you're ahead and probability's in your favor, not the other way around."
For the Tigers' offense, it was a reminder that this offense can still beat up a vulnerable starting pitcher.
For one trip through the Tigers' order, Hector Noesi showed some potential for a pitching duel, retiring nine straight batters after a leadoff single to begin the game. Once Torii Hunter led off the fourth with a double to the center-field fence, however, the Tigers made the adjustment and knocked out Noesi before he could get a third out.
Sacrifice flies from Victor Martinez and Nick Castellanos moved the Tigers ahead, but it was Bryan Holaday's line drive into the left-field corner that gave Scherzer complete command. The two-run double made it three RBIs in two games for Holaday, whose squeeze bunt drove in the go-ahead run Tuesday night.
"I wouldn't say there was a big adjustment," Holaday said. "Each time you see a guy, it helps out, and I think that was more the case. First time through the lineup, he did a really good job. We have a really good lineup, and once those guys see you for a second time, they're going to be able to put together better at-bats."
Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. Read Beck's Blog and follow him on Twitter @beckjason.


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text: Year-to-Year Evaluating Disease Pressures August 15, 2013 05:00 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Ellie Murphy Farm Journal Media Intern Email It can be difficult to tell if a disease will pass on from season to season in your fields. However, there are a few key items that can be looked at that will help predict and prevent another disease breakout. (Click here to order Corn College TV Education Series on DVD.) In Episode 7 of Corn College TV Season 3, Farm Journal's Associate Field Agronomist Missy Bauer looks at how to determine whether or not a disease will continue residing in your fields. 1. 1. Overall environment: Is the weather conducive for this disease to occur? 2. 2. Hybrid susceptibility: Will you plant the same hybrid, or choose another hybrid with different susceptibilities? 3. 3. Tillage program: Tillage vs. no-till will affect residue leftover. To hear more about disease prediction and prevention from the Farm Journal experts, watch Episode 7 below. Back to news


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With over 50,000 acres of South Carolina farmland set to expire from the USDA's Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) between 2008 and 2010, the Federal agency has extended an offer to participants to re-enroll or extend their contracts.
Ken Rentiers, executive director of the state's Farm Service Agency, says the predominance of these expiring contracts are planted to pine trees. He notes that producers extending their contracts will be able to commercially thin stands, if needed.
The length of CRP extensions and re-enrollments will be based on the Environmental Benefit Index of the original contract. Length of these changes will be determined by the National FSA office, Rentiers explains.
"At minimum, our producers with compliant contracts will be offered a two-year extension and thus an additional two-year rental payment," Rentiers notes. He adds that eligible participants will be notified by mail during April.
Rentiers stresses that producers must request a compliance review by their local FSA office by June 30, 2006, if they want to re-enroll or extend contracts expiring between 2008 and 2010.
The purpose of the CRP is to retire environmentally sensitive row crop land and establish it into a permanent crop. Approved participants receive an annual rental payment for the acreage enrolled.


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Bryan Singer confirms a major returning mutant in X-Men: Days of Future Past. A Godzilla producer hints at Gareth Edwards' vision for the iconic monster. Iron Man gets messed up in a brand new promo image. And Samuel L. Jackson explains how Mace Windu could be back in Star Wars: Episode VII!
It's all spoilers from here on out!
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Iron Man 3
Here's a new promo image showing Tony Stark looking rather the worse for wear. [Coming Soon]
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Director Bryan Singer had already heavily hinted this would happen, but he has now officially confirmed that Hugh Jackman will indeed be back once again as Wolverine for the X-Men: First Class followup:
The Wolverine
Comics writer Mark Millar, who now serves as 20th Century Fox's official creative consultant for all things Marvel, offers some praise for Hugh Jackman's latest solo effort as Wolverine in his list of his most anticipated movies for 2013:
In 2013? Kick-Ass 2. There can be only one. Also buzzed about Superman and - the big surprise, I think - The Wolverine. The script is amazing and [James] Mangold is such a brilliant director. Seen the first 10 mins and it looks like David Lean doing a superhero movie. This the one that's going to surprise people. This and First Class were Year Zero for the Fox Marvel movies as far as I'm concerned.
Star Wars: Episode VII
Samuel L. Jackson really seems eager to return as Mace Windu, and he points out that we didn't really see a body in Episode III:
With the way we last saw Mace Windu ...
He just went out the window.
He could still be alive.
He just went out the window. He's a Jedi! He could have landed on a ledge.
In "Attack of the Clones," Anakin jumps out of a speeder and lands on another speeder. Why couldn't have Mace Windu have done the same thing?
I could have done any of that. And I'm down with that.
He also says he'd be up for Unbreakable 2. Tons more at the link. [Huffington Post]
Producer Dan Lin discusses Monsters director Gareth Edwards' upcoming new take on the venerable monster movie franchise:
We're planning to film in March. We are in deep pre-production. Gareth [Edwards] has really mapped out his vision for the movie, you saw the teaser, but Gareth thanks to Thomas Tull's help he took over a whole stage on the Warner Brothers lot and not only showed the teaser you saw, he had some models built of Godzilla, he had art decorated all over the soundstage, he had pre-vis of some of the big action sequences in the movie. So we're in deep pre-production and Gareth's vision of the movie is really exciting it's a true re-boot of Godzilla. And you saw from the Comic-Con footage it is a grounded, realistic version of Godzilla. What would happen if Godzilla came into our world today?
Constantin Film, which has a hand in producing all of the Resident Evil movies, has reportedly acquired the film rights for Neal Shusterman's 2007 dystopian novel set in a future world where parents can choose to turn their teenage children into involuntary organ donors, a process known as unwinding. Here's a summary of the original book:
Connor's parents want to be rid of him because he's a troublemaker. Risa has no parents and is being unwound to cut orphanage costs. Lev's unwinding has been planned since his birth, as part of his family's strict religion. Brought together by chance, and kept together by desperation, these three unlikely companions make a harrowing cross-country journey, knowing their lives hang in the balance. If they can survive until their eighteenth birthday, they can't be harmed — but when every piece of them, from their hands to their hearts, are wanted by a world gone mad, eighteen seems far, far away.
[Variety via Coming Soon]
Doctor Who
Steven Moffat discusses at length just how the addition of Jenna-Louise Coleman changes the dynamic between the Doctor and the companion:
She fit beautifully with Matt in a very different way from Karen [Gillan]. For one thing, she's little and so Matt is suddenly terribly tall. It feels like a bigger age gap somehow. He suddenly is the irascible older man, which Matt does extremely well despite the fact he's 30. As for the twist, I didn't exactly know how they'd connect in the first draft [of Jenna's first episode, "Asylum of the Daleks"] but I did quite early on. I pitched the idea of how we were going to do all this far in advance and I'm saying no more than that.
He also discusses what returning writer Neil Gaiman will do with the Cybermen in the season's penultimate episode, as well as some general hints for the second half of the season:
I wanted to make them creepier, and a bit more active. I thought we had gone as far as we could with the stumpy Cybermen. I wanted to do the colder, deadlier version and I was interested in Neil giving it a ghost-story feel. Neil's a good ghost story writer.
The first five episodes of the season were promoted as a series of movies, complete with theatrical posters. Will that continue?
We're really pushing that very hard. It's nearly killed us doing it. We're convalescing. But wait until you see the range. We've got the best alien planet we've ever done. We've got a submarine. Seriously. There's even a proper modern urban thriller in London.
There's tons more at the link. [Vulture]
Here are some promo photos for episode ten, "Anomaly XB-6783746", which airs tomorrow night. [SpoilerTV]
And here's a promo for the episode.
Finally, here's a video that really hammers home the importance of Donald, whoever he might be. [Give Me My Remote]
Chloe Bennet, who currently plays record company assistant Hailey on Nashville, has reportedly become the sixth and final regular cast member on ABC's S.H.I.E.L.D. She will play Skye, and here's a description of her character:
Skye [is] a confident woman who is slightly obsessed with superhero culture and the shadow organizations that exist within it. She's edgy and can out-talk anyone with her unflappable nature.
Bennet joins Stargate Universe's Ming-Na as Agent Melinda May, Killing Lincoln's Brett Dalton as Agent Grant Ward, Hollyoaks actress Elizabeth Henstridge as Agent Gemma Simmons, The Fades star Ian De Caestecker as Agent Leo Fitz, and of course the incomparable Clark Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson. [Live Feed]
American Horror Story: Asylum
Here are some promo photos from the upcoming tenth episode, "The Name Game." [SpoilerTV]
And here's a description for episode twelve, entitled "Continuum." Hopefully that title is the early clue that we're heading towards a crossover between American Horror Story and the Canadian time travel show. After all, I don't think American Horror Story will be able to maintain its ever-increasing levels of crazy without occasionally raiding other batshit crazy shows and siphoning off their insanity... you know, like in Spaceballs, except not with oxygen. Sorry, sorry, I think there was a plot synopsis I was going to post:
A deadly new inmate threatens Sister Jude's chance of release from Briarcliff. Grace's obsession with the aliens turns violent.
Beauty and the Beast
Covert Affairs actor Sendhil Ramamurthy has reportedly been cast as Gabe, described as "a new assistant district attorney who has spearheaded the search for the town's vigilante." The character will debut in the fifteen episode, and showrunner Sherri Cooper describes him thus:
"He's super ambitious and power hungry and it'll be another obstacle [for Kristin Kreuk's Catherine]. And, of course, he'll be dashing and charismatic. He'll juice things up."
[TV Guide]
Meanwhile, Brendan Hines, who I suppose is technically best known as playing some dude on that show Lie to Me — but who I choose to know as Tyler from The Middleman because The Middleman was awesome — has been cast as a police department psychologist who tries to get inside Catherine's heads. Sherri Cooper says key questions Catherine will have about this character are as follows:
"Who does he work for? How much does Catherine open up to him? Does she trust him?"
Hines will debut in the show's midseason premiere on January 24. [TV Line]
Additional reporting by Amanda Yesilbas and Charlie Jane Anders.


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A winner was selected from 20 designs submitted by 5 freelance designers.
I'm a freelance iPhone developer.
My audience is mobile gamers.
I need a set of 52 standard playing card images (2 through Ace, in four suits: Spades, Hearts, Clubs, and Diamonds) suitable for display in my upcoming iPhone card game. The images need to be delivered in PNG format and must be no more than 50 pixels wide (recommended size is 50x68 pixels).
The face cards (Jack, Queen, and King) should contain at least a partial character icon. The other cards should just contain a suit icon (or preferably two, as in the attachment) and a character representing the "value" (2 - 10) of the card. The Ace should use an "A" character.
Please see the attached file for a very good example. Essentially, I want something exactly like what you see in the attachment, with custom/original faces for the Jack, Queen, and King.
Your comps should include an example of all three face cards (Jack, Queen, and King) and at least one other non-face card. They should also include at least one card in each suit.
For examples of face card character icons, check out this URL: http://www.madore.org/~david/misc/cards.html
Also, attached, please find a screenshot of the current game interface. Your cards must fit six across the bottom of the screen. The cards in this photo have obvious problems (iconography is too small), so please don't use those cards as an example.


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You're my hero!
Erathia is dead. The Armageddon's Blade,
once constructed, proved too powerful an artifact to control. As a wave of fire
engulfed the entire world, a lucky few were able to slip through magical portals
that brought them to a brand new land. However, this new land would bring its
own share of conflict.
Heroes of Might & Magic IV is the long awaited sequel to one of the most
addictive games ever made. With improved graphics, updated magic, new rules,
and the fact that your Heroes are actually on the battlefield this time,
Heroes IV is exactly the game that fans of the series have been waiting
for. Thank the gods it's not just another King's
Bounty remake.
First off, let's clear something up. This is Heroes of Might & Magic IV,
not Warriors of Might
& Magic (third-person action), not Legends
of Might & Magic (first-person shooter), and not Might
& Magic (RPG). Leave it to 3DO to expand a brand to the point of confusion
(*cough* Army Men *cough*). The Heroes franchise is turn-based
strategy gaming at its finest, a genre in which graphics take a backseat to
Speaking of the graphics, don't expect a drastic change, though things are certainly better. Graphics have never been the defining feature of the Heroes series. Still played from an isometric perspective, the look and feel of the game hasn't changed much at all – expect colorful sprites, repetitive animations and neat spell effects. It just goes to show that pushing 80,000 polygons is not necessary for a good game.
The gameplay is where Heroes IV truly shines. For those not familiar
with the series, it's your job to maintain a kingdom where you upgrade towns,
buy armies, and recruit heroes to lead said armies. Turn-based strategy is just
that – you have your turn, then your opponents have theirs; it's just that easy.
Or is it?
There are over 60 types of creatures that exist in the world of Heroes
IV, each with its own stats and special abilities. The heroes themselves
have 11 basic classes, which can progress into 37 different advanced classes
depending on how you play the game. With 6 campaigns (each can take 20 hours
or more), a ton of single scenarios and an included map editor, this game is
deeper than Loch Ness.
The changes in the gameplay between Heroes IV and its predecessors
are numerous, and all of them good. First off, the heroes actually fight in
battle this time around. Counting as units, you can have an army solely made
up of heroes, but the heroes are not necessary in an 'army' anymore. Armies
can travel about the map without anyone in charge. Neutral armies wander
the map now too, no longer stuck in one place. Also, units no longer spawn only
on the first day of every week. They spawn throughout the week, meaning you
don't have to pass turns and wait till the next week to increase the size of
your army. The magic has been reorganized into five different disciplines, though
it still works basically the same way as before.
The best change, however, sounds boring when I say it, but any fan of the series will jump for joy. The resource collection has been automated. In Heroes III, you always had to have a couple weak armies to collect resources. You'd lead them to every windmill, creature home, and resource generator you had, just to collect what was made that week. In Heroes IV, that's all automated.
fact, there's even a caravan setup to move armies between towns and better gather
your forces without having to do it manually. Don't get me wrong; there's still
a good amount of micromanaging for those who are fond of that sort of thing.
The designers just got rid of the more tedious aspects of the game.
Frankly, this game is heroin to its fans. Though seemingly simple, its complex
depth will lead to many lost hours. You'll intend to only play for 15 minutes,
and before you know it, two hours have passed. Maybe there should be help groups
for this type of thing.
Currently, the only way to play multiplayer Heroes IV is to set up
a "hot seat" game. You and up to 5 friends can alternate playing on the same
computer, much in the vein of games like Worms.
Internet multiplayer is coming in a later patch, which isn't too much of a loss
since each game takes so long to play. Honestly, I never actually finished an
Internet game of Heroes III.
Note to designers at 3DO/New World Computing: Please include multiplayer
over email. This is a TURN-based game – it shouldn't be too hard to send turn
data in a small attachment over email. People do this with chess all the time…why
not with Heroes IV? Everyone I know who played Heroes III longed
for this option.
With all these positive changes, are there any negatives? Well, just minor
ones. Stupid mistakes can lead you to lose a map right when you think things
are going great. Luckily, the auto-save is there to bring you back a step. Also,
scenarios that require destroying every last enemy unit end with you scouring
the entire map for a hidden troll or something. Annoying to say the least.
The game is also a little steep on the system requirements considering its relatively simple delivery. 128MB of RAM? While RAM is pretty cheap now, older computers, especially laptops (which every previous Heroes game has been perfect for), just don't have that kind of memory.
All in all, Heroes of Might and Magic IV is a more than worthy sequel to Heroes III, improving many aspects of the gameplay without losing the core of the game. Though 3DO may get blamed for pallid skin and loss of a social life, addicts of the Heroes series are sure to love this game. Now, if you excuse me, I've got a kingdom to conquer.


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Being attacked by a white shark in the waters off Western Australia is a one in a million chance.
That is the conclusion of a major study of every attack on a human by a white shark in WA in the past two decades. Of the 10 fatalities in that time, the most recent five occurred in just over 12 months.
WA's Department of Fisheries on Monday released the results of the second part of a $1.7 million, three-year study - which comes amid an unprecedented spike in deadly shark attacks in the past year.
The five fatal attacks since September 2011 prompted the government to widen the powers of Department of Fisheries boss Stuart Smith to make a "catch and kill" order.
The research results have busted some myths about who is most likely to be attacked in the water, and when.
Dr Rick Fletcher, who led the study, said while the risk of being attacked by a shark in WA was still very low, it was increasing.
"We are still talking about a very low risk of attack - but over the 20-year period there has been an increase in shark attacks greater than the increase in population," Dr Fletcher said.
The study figures show annual rate of risk of attack has increased from 0.4 per million people in 1995/96 to 1 per million in 2010/11.
The rate for 2011-12 was about double the long-term trend at 2 per million.
The belief dawn and dusk are the most likely times for an attack may prove a fallacy. The research shows deeper and cooler water is more risky, but sharks don't seem to care about the time, or the weather, when they attack.
"The lowest level of risk seems to be when you are swimming close to the coast in water temperatures over 22 degrees - but that does not mean there is no risk," Dr Fletcher said.
"If you go out thinking that if you avoid dusk and dawn you are at a substantially lower risk, then that is not what the data suggested.
"There was only one shark attack within 30m of the mainland coast, and there was no correlation with wind or rain or overcast conditions."
Snorkellers and divers have been the targets of the most attacks in WA in the past 20 years, followed by surfers. Swimmers are the least likely to be killed or injured despite being most prevalent in the water.
Mr Smith said the increased powers to order a shark be caught and killed were nothing to do with a "cull", listing specific dangers that would need to be evident for an order to be made.
Surfer Ben Linden, 24, was fatally mauled in July some 180km north of Perth, three months after 33-year-old diver Peter Kurmann was killed by a shark off the southwest coast.
Last year, bodyboarder Kyle Burden, 21, died near Bunker Bay, Bryn Martin, 64, was taken while swimming off Cottesloe, and American George Thomas Wainwright, 32, died after an attack while scuba diving off Rottnest Island.


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McCarthy, Morgan Receive Regional Honorsby Brent Harris • May 24, 2011 Share:
Wabash junior Kevin McCarthy has been named the 2011 Men's Great Lakes Region Track Athlete of of the Year by the US Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Clyde Morgan received the Great Lakes Region Men's Head Coach of the Year Award from the USTFCCCA at Wednesday night's awards banquet prior to the 2011 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
McCarthy (left) was honored after qualifying for nationals in three separate events. He will compete in the 3000-meter steeplechase, posting the third-quickest qualifying time this season at 8:58.66. McCarthy, who earned All-America honors at the 2010 Outdoor meet by finishing fifth in the 1500-meter run, also qualified for same event at this year's meet. His time of 3:50.68 is eighth-fastest in the field.
McCarthy also recorded a qualifying time in the 800-meter run at 1:51.36. However, he will only compete this week in the steeplechase.
"Kevin is just an amazing athlete," Morgan said. "We entered him in the 1500 this year as training for the steeplechase. All he did was go out and qualify for nationals. He uses his abilities and athleticism as well as anyone I've seen."
Morgan received the USTFCCCA's regional coaching award for the third time since coming to Wabash. He was named the 2010 and 2011 Men's Indoor Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year. Morgan earned the 2011 outdoor coaching honors after guiding his Little Giant team to their first North Coast Athletic Conference track and field title with a record-setting total of 311.5 points and a number-one spot in the USTFCCCA Great Lakes Region computer rankings.
"Much like the conference coach of the year award, this regional award goes not just to me but to my staff," Morgan said. "Wabash doesn't score all those points without the hard work and effort of every athlete who competed this season. That work starts with our coaches — Roger Busch, Steve Rogers, Horace Turner, Steve House, and Rob Johnson."


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My passion in life is writing - and always has been really. My main focus these days is contemporary romance and I particularly love writing romances between men. My Boy Next Door Series is all about M/M romance.
I'm still working pretty much full-time and I write in my spare time, fitting it in around my family - which roughly translates as the house-work never gets done and I spend most of my days off with a lap-top on my knee! Life is good - actually it's great:)
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Nashville, Tenn. --- Tennessee State University senior Jasmin Shuler was selected to the 2012 Preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball team while TSU was predicted to finish fifth in the East Division.
Shuler, a 2012 All-OVC second team selection, led TSU in scoring last season with 15.2 points per game. The 5-8, guard also led the team in made-three pointers and three-point field goal percentage.
"I'm very proud of Jasmin for being selected to the All-OVC preseason team," said head coach Larry Joe Inman. "She is a great player who has an opportunity to go on to even bigger things after college. She is one of the hardest working players on our team and she is very deserving of this recognition."
Shuler finished the season ranked ninth in the OVC in scoring, fifth in made three-point field goals eleventh in overall field goal percentage and 15th in three-point field goal percentage.
She posted a career-high 38 points against Morehead State and was named the OVC Player of the Week on Jan. 24.
The Clarksville, Tenn. native posted 440 total points during the 2011-12 campaign.
With 15 votes, Tennessee Tech was picked to finish first in the East Division while Eastern Kentucky and newest member Belmont rounded out the top three, respectively. Morehead State received 69 votes to edge TSU (68) while Jacksonville State was predicted to place sixth.
On being picked to finish fifth, head coach Larry Joe Inman had this to say: "Is that where we plan on being at the end of the year? No. Every year we plan on winning a championship. We realize it will be a hard fought battle but its something that's doable. We have the same opportunity as every other team does when we start the season. Picks don't matter much now, it's where you actually finish."
In the West Division, UT Martin received 19 first place votes while Eastern Illinois registered five. SIU Edwardsville was predicted to place third followed by Murray State, Austin Peay and Southeast Missouri.
Following an exhibition game vs. North Alabama on Nov. 1, TSU will officially kick-off the season against Cumberland in the Gentry Center on Nov. 9.
2012-13 Women's Basketball Predicted Order of Finish
(Selected by OVC Head Basketball Coaches and Sports Information Directors)
Order of Finish Points
1. Tennessee Tech (15 fi rst-place votes) 121
2. Eastern Kentucky (Six fi rst-place votes) 108
3. Belmont (Three fi rst-place votes) 86
4. Morehead State 69
5. Tennessee State 68
6. Jacksonville State 40
Order of Finish Points
1. UT Martin (19 fi rst-place votes) 129
2. Eastern Illinois (Five fi rst-place votes) 113
4. Murray State 77
5. Austin Peay 47
6. Southeast Missouri 39
2012 All-OVC Preseason Team
Ta'Kenya Nixon, Eastern Illinois
Jasmine Newsome, UT Martin
Heather Butler, UT Martin
Raven Berry, SIUE
Mariah King, Eastern Illinois
Erica Burgess, Murray State
Jasmin Shuler, Tennessee State
Jala Harris, Tennessee Tech
Sydney Mitchell, Eastern Illinois
Marie Carpenter, Eastern Kentucky


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THE PRINCE looks like he's from another time entirely, or maybe he's just too good at his job at Ye Old Renaissance Faire . . .
THE ACTRESS is lighting up Hollywood Boulevard with her spellbinding and strikingly convincing portrayal of a famous fairy. Her name may be big, but her secrets barely fit in one world . . .
Fifteen-year-old Crescenzo never would have believed his father's carvings were anything more than "stupid toys." All he knows is a boring life in an ordinary Virginia suburb, from which his mother and his best friend have been missing for years. When his father disappears next, all Crescenzo has left is his goofy neighbor, Pietro, who believes he's really Peter Pan and that Crescenzo is the son of Pinocchio. What's more: Pietro insists that they can find their loved ones by looking to the strange collection of wooden figurines Crescenzo's father left behind.
With Pietro's help, Crescenzo sets off on an adventure to unite the real life counterparts to his figurines. It's enough of a shock that they're actually real, but the night he meets the Girl in the Red Hood, dark truths burst from the past. Suddenly, Crescenzo is tangled in a nightmare where magic mirrors and evil queens rule, and where everyone he loves is running out of time.
about the author:
When Jacob Devlin was four years old, he would lounge around in Batman pajamas and make semi-autobiographical picture books about an adventurous python named Jake the Snake. Eventually, he traded his favorite blue crayon for a black pen, and he never put it down. When not reading or writing, Jacob loves practicing his Italian, watching stand-up comedy, going deaf at rock concerts, and geeking out at comic book conventions. He does most of these things in southern Arizona.
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Four Minor League affiliates make playoffs in respective leagues
Four Minor League affiliates of the Colorado Rockies will represent the club in their respective league's playoffs as the Minor League season comes to a close. Double-A Tulsa, High-A Modesto, Low-A Asheville and Rookie Level Grand Junction will all play for championships in their respective leagues beginning today.
Double-A Tulsa (75-64 overall record)
Four Minor League affiliates of the Colorado Rockies will represent the club in their respective league's playoffs as the Minor League season comes to a close. Double-A Tulsa, High-A Modesto, Low-A Asheville and Rookie Level Grand Junction will all play for championships in their respective leagues beginning today.
Double-A Tulsa (75-64 overall record)
The Drillers won the first half of the season with a 40-30 record, 3.0 games ahead of second place Northwest Arkansas. Tulsa then went on to finish the second half with a 35-34 record, 7.5 games behind Springfield for an overall record of 75-64, 2.5 games behind Springfield.
Tulsa will host Springfield for the first two games of the Texas League North Division playoff series starting tonight at 6:05 pm MDT. Drillers' right-handed pitcher Parker Frazier will get the start in Game 1 for the Drillers. The best-of-five series will be a rematch of the Drillers' previous playoff series in 2007, when they were swept in three games by the Cardinals. Game 3, and if necessary Games 4 and 5, will be played at Springfield from September 7-9.
High-A Modesto (73-67 overall record)
First-year Modesto manager Len Sakata led the Nuts to a first half record of 34-36 to finish third in the California League Northern Division. The Nuts bounced back to clinch the second half of the season with a 39-31 record and ensure their sixth-straight season in the Cal League playoffs.
Modesto will travel to San Jose for the first round of the Northern Division playoffs, starting tonight at 8:00 pm MDT. Game 2, and if necessary, Game 3 will be played in Modesto on Thursday and Friday. The Nuts will start Cal League Pitcher of the Year Christian Bergman on Wednesday against San Jose. Bergman finished the season tied for the Minor League lead in wins (16) and posting a 3.65 ERA (162.2 ip, 66 er) with 37 walks compared to 121 strikeouts in 27 starts.
Low-A Asheville (88-52 overall record)
Asheville ensured their playoff appearance by winning the first half with a 47-23 record. Asheville went on to post a 41-29 record in the second half, totaling a record of 88-52, the most wins by a Rockies Minor League affiliate in franchise history. The Tourists finished 13.0 games ahead of second place Charleston in the overall standings.
South Atlantic League Manager of the Year, Joe Mikulik, and the Tourists will travel to Rome for the first game of the SAL playoffs, starting tonight at 5:00 pm MDT. Right-hander Ben Alsup will get the start for the Tourists. Alsup led Asheville in wins (14) and innings (156.0). The Tourists will host Game 2 and, if necessary, Game 3 on Friday and Saturday.
Rookie Level Grand Junction (41-33 overall record, 2 games remaining)
Grand Junction clinched a playoff berth in their first season as the GJ Rockies. The Rockies tied Ogden for the first half title with a record of 21-17, however the tiebreaker fell to Ogden as they had the better head-to-head record. The Rockies are currently 20-15 in the second half and have clinched a playoff appearance as the wild card due to Ogden also winning the second half and the Rockies posting the second-best record overall in the Pioneer League.
The Rockies will host Game 1 of the three-game series Friday at 1:00 pm MDT at Suplizio Field vs. Ogden. Game 2, and if necessary, Game 3 will be in Ogden on September 8-9. The Rockies will be led by Pioneer League MVP, outfielder David Dahl, who is hitting .373 (103-for-276) with 22 doubles, 10 triples, 7 home runs and 55 RBI in 66 games for Grand Junction.


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Early Career Scientist Program
Established in 2009, HHMI's early career scientist program provided support for 50 of the nation's most promising researchers at a critical stage of their careers. Each Early Career Scientist received a six-year appointment to the Institute, full salary, benefits, and a research budget of $1.5 million. The selected scientists, who were at 33 institutions across the United States, were required to have led their own laboratories for two to six years.
HHMI remains committed to supporting and advancing early career scientists and continues to experiment with the most effective ways to do this. In 2015, the Institute partnered with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Simons Foundation to launch the Faculty Scholars program, which provides five-year awards to faculty at an early career stage. The Institute also plans to create additional programs to support early career scientists.
HHMI-NIH Research Scholars (Cloister) Program
The HHMI-NIH Research Scholars Program, also known as the Cloister Program, gave outstanding students at U.S. medical schools the opportunity to receive research training at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. NIH has continued with a lab and clinical program for research training for medical and dental students that builds on its existing Clinical Research Training Program (CRTP), and HHMI continues to collaborate with NIH to provide unique training elements to the program. Visit the NIH MRSP website for more information.
HHMI remains committed to offering medical, dental, and veterinary students the opportunity to consider careers in biomedical research. The HHMI Medical Research Fellows Program supports students engaged in year-long research training experiences at their home institutions or at laboratories around the country.
Physician-Scientist Early Career Program
The Physician-Scientist Early Career Program provided early career support to exceptional physician-scientists. This program helped launch the academic careers of 63 promising scientists, all alumni of the HHMI-NIH Research Scholars and HHMI Research Training Fellowships programs. Each awardee received up to $375,000 over a five year period, and many have used this support to help them compete successfully for NIH RO1 grants.
Precollege Outreach Initiative for Biomedical Research Institutions
Grants through this initiative supported pre-K to 12th-grade science education. Funding provided to medical schools, dental schools, veterinary schools, public health schools, hospitals, academic health centers, and independent research institutions enabled these organizations to work with school systems, museums, and other partners skilled in delivering science content to students.
Predoctoral Fellowships in Biological Sciences
The Predoctoral Fellowships in Biological Sciences promoted excellence in biomedical research by helping prospective researchers with exceptional promise obtain a high-quality graduate education. The program began in 1988 and provided five years of financial support for over 1,200 students pursuing a PhD. The alumni of this program have followed a variety of paths to their success: academia, industry, science writing and science policy, and other parts of the nonprofit sector. Several HHMI investigators and Janelia group leaders are former fellows of this program.
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships for Physicians
The Postdoctoral Research Fellowships for Physicians program was initiated in 1990 and has provided support for more than 400 physicians to pursue advanced research training and facilitate their transition into research careers. The three-year fellowships provided training, under the guidance of mentors, in research directed toward an understanding of basic biological processes or disease mechanisms. After completing the fellowship, most fellows proceeded to independent faculty or research appointments and were able to prepare highly competitive research proposals.
HHMI-NIBIB Interfaces Initiative
In 2005, HHMI and the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) formed a partnership to support the development of new training opportunities in emerging interdisciplinary research environments. The goal of the program was to help biomedical research institutions develop a cadre of PhD scientists who trained to conduct interdisciplinary research at the intersections of the biomedical, physical, computational, and mathematical disciplines. The initiative consisted of two phases. HHMI funded Phase I, which supported the establishment of new interdisciplinary training programs at research institutions. Phase II, funded by NIBIB, sustained the training programs through their critical early years
Med into Grad Initiative
In 2005, HHMI launched the Med into Grad (MIG) Initiative to address the growing gap between basic biology and medicine. The Institute recognized that biomedical scientists could benefit from additional training to help them translate biological knowledge into effective medical treatments and diagnostics. MIG training included the fundamentals of pathobiology, an introduction to how medicine is practiced, and a survey of the problems and challenges faced by medical practitioners. HHMI held two MIG Initiative competitions, awarding $26 million in grants to 25 graduate institutions. This funding enabled them to initiate or enhance existing programs designed to help students obtain the skills necessary to partner with clinician-scientists in the application of emerging biological knowledge to medical practice. These programs train students to recognize and capitalize on translational opportunities that may arise from their research and, in some cases, may influence the direction of their future investigations.
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Using stickers created from the templates provided, students create a Venn diagram of objects in our solar system, our galaxy and the universe. This short activity can be used as a formative assessment.
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Students analyze and interpret the accompanying large-format images of Mars taken by NASA's Mars Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) camera. The analysis involves identifying geologic features, calibrating the size of those features, and... (View More) determining surface history. The lesson culminates in students conducting in-depth research on questions generated during their analyses. The lesson is part of the Mars Education Program series; it models scientific inquiry using the 5E instructional model and includes teacher notes and vocabulary. Next Generation Science Standards are listed. (View Less)
This is an online lesson associated with activities during Solar Week, a twice-yearly event in March and October during which classrooms are able to interact with scientists studying the Sun. Outside of Solar Week, information, activities, and... (View More) resources are archived and available online at any time. This is an activity about measurements of solar activity. Learners will observe an image of the Sun and sketch major features, plot data to begin to recognize patterns of solar activity, look for long-term patterns in graphed data, compare X-ray and visible light images of the Sun to find solar features common to both sets of images, and make a prediction of what the Sun will look like in a visible light image after observing an X-ray image taken on the same day. This activity is scheduled to occur during Monday of Solar Week. (View Less)
This is an activity about how much atmospheric pressure is needed on Mars to maintain surface water and why the planet does not have surface water today. Learners will use a computer interactive to learn about Mars past and present before exploring... (View More) the pressure and greenhouse strength needed for Mars to have a watery surface as it had in the past. This lesson is part of Project Spectra, a science and engineering education program focusing on how light is used to explore the Solar System. (View Less)
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Students are introduced to planetary rocks, soils, and surfaces using images of the lunar samples collected by Apollo astronauts. Examining those images and participating in related activities will lead students to a deeper understanding of the... (View More) Moon, Earth and our Solar System. The 27-page student guide contains background information, images, instructions, questions and activities. The lesson models scientific inquiry using the 5E instructional model and also includes a teacher's guide, an alignment to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), and connections to Common Core English Language standards. (View Less)
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This is an activity that compares the magnetic field of the Earth to the complex magnetic field of the Sun. Using images of the Earth and Sun that have magnets attached in appropriate orientations, learners will use a handheld magnetic field... (View More) detector to observe the magnetic field of the Earth and compare it to that of the Sun, especially in sunspot areas. For each group of students, this activity requires use of a handheld magnetic field detector, such as a Magnaprobe or a similar device, a bar magnet, and ten small disc magnets. (View Less)
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This is an activity about image comparison. Learners will analyze and compare two sets of images of the Sun taken by instruments on the Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft. With Set 1, they will observe the Sun in both a highly active and a... (View More) minimally active state, and be able to detect active regions and loops on the Sun by comparing the two images. With Set 2, they will identify areas of high magnetic activity on a magnetogram image and recognize that these areas correspond to highly active regions on the Sun. (View Less)
This is an activity about forecasting space weather. Learners will use real-time data from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, to identify a variety of solar features and active regions of the Sun, and then will use these observations to... (View More) predict the probability of a space weather event. This activity will require each student or group of students to have a computer with internet access. (View Less)
This 12-lesson unit includes inquiry-based lessons about the surface features of the Moon and the Earth and how these two worlds formed and continue to evolve. Students participate in real science as they help lunar scientists map the surface of the... (View More) Moon with MoonMappers, an online citizen science project that lets the public analyze real data from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. The lessons in this unit follow the 5E instructional model. Includes an overview of citizen science, glossary of lunar feature vocabulary, alignment to NGSS and NSES, and featured links. Each of the lessons addresses different topics and can be used together as a unit, or independently. (View Less)
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Learners will compare known elemental spectra with spectra of Titan and Saturn's rings from a spectrometer aboard the NASA Cassini spacecraft. They identify the elements visible in the planetary and lunar spectra. The activity is part of Project... (View More) Spectra, a science and engineering program for middle-high school students, focusing on how light is used to explore the Solar System. (View Less)


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Rental Market Shakeup: Good or Bad for These 3 REITs?
The housing market has been somewhat fickle over the past year or two, sputtering and stalling until finally getting into gear over the past few months. Not surprisingly, many real estate investment trusts have been affected by all aspects of the housing market lows and nascent recovery -- particularly those involved in renting property, and, in a new twist, those buying the foreclosures littering the landscape of the housing bust.
But it's not just a residential issue. The downturn in housing caused another casualty, particularly in New York City: office rentals. As Wall Street firms contracted in the wake of the mortgage meltdown, vacancies went unfilled -- a real problem for business property REITs.
Both the residential and business rental markets are changing, affecting three REITs that operate in different areas of property investment: apartment complex REIT AvalonBay Communities , office property manager BrookfieldProperties , and newcomer Silver Bay Realty Trust , which invests in single-family foreclosures.
AvalonBay: feeling the pinch as housing improves
Big apartment REIT AvalonBay has had a busy year, the effects of which recently showed up on its fourth-quarter earnings report. Superstorm Sandy expenses weighed on the company's balance sheet, as did acquisition costs for its recent purchase, with partner Equity Residential, of former Lehman Brothers property portfolio Archstone.
It was more than these one-time charges that caught investors' attention, though, causing the stock to fall a little each day since AvalonBay reported earnings on Jan. 31. In a conference call following the earnings release, CEO Timothy Naughton indicated that rising single-family home sales and home prices may prompt more tenants to become homeowners, curbing the advantage that apartment owners have had over the past few years, when many chose to rent rather than buy. In addition, new units in AvalonBay's market, particularly along the coast, will be available this year -- a bit ahead of schedule, putting unexpected pressure on the REIT.
Brookfield Properties gets its groove back
On the subject of rentals, things are looking up for office space in the Big Apple. Just a few short months ago, office REITs like Brookfield were concerned about the lack of growth in their sector. Lately, though, things have been looking up. Brookfield's stock has risen precipitously ever since management announced that it is in the latter stages of signing tenants for approximately half of the 3 million square feet that's expected to become available by the end of this year.
The huge office rental company expects two tenants to take over 1.5 million square feet at its Brookfield Place location in Manhattan, formerly known as the World Financial Center. The space is currently being rented by Bank of America, which acquired the leases along with its takeover of Merrill Lynch in 2009.
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Spun off from Two Harbors Investment , Silver Bay specializes in buying up foreclosed single-family homes, renovating them, and renting them. Though newly settled in on the big board, the success of the model can be seen through the frenzied acquisitions of the Blackstone Group , which can't seem to get enough of these types of homes.
Will a recovering housing market be kind to companies like Silver Bay? Time will tell, but it is interesting to note that one of the first Wall Street firms to jump on this trend was Och-Ziff Capital Management , which accumulated about 300 houses in northern California before announcing last fall that it would like to sell its portfolio, according to Reuters.
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Does this bode well or ill for the nascent single-family rental industry? While the article notes that the private-equity firm may have been disappointed with the returns, the company sources also commented that Och-Ziff wants to make money on the healthy rise in home prices in that section of the country. Even though this player is exiting the business, selling some of the renovated houses in their portfolios certainly sounds like it should eventually be part of the plan for Blackstone and Silver Bay as well.
Though the predictions from AvalonBay sound a bit dire, there was plenty of good news, too. A recent report from Reis, a real-estate research firm, noted that the rate of apartment vacancies dropped from 5.2% in the fourth quarter of 2011 to 4.5% in the last quarter of 2012. Even the fact that new apartments will be entering the market throughout the year doesn't shake Reis' belief that vacancies will stay low.
Despite the CEO's concerns, AvalonBay's own predictions for the coming year are rather upbeat as well. The company expects its current properties to produce revenue increases of 3.5% to 5%, while operating expenses are estimated to increase only by 3% to 4%. Net operating income is projected to rise by 4% to 5.5%. Reis also believes that rents will increase throughout this year but notes that wealthy clients of high-end rentals -- such as Archstone -- may decide to jump into the housing market now that the rebound seems permanent.
As for Brookfield, Reis reported last October that office vacancies were at their lowest point in nearly three years, particularly in large cities such as Manhattan. The research firm noted that tech and energy firms were snapping up office space in large cities, and, as a bonus, rents were rising, too. As the mortgage market picks up in response to a housing rebound, more financial-sector businesses should begin trickling into the lower Manhattan office-rental market as well.
The rental trade is a profitable one and should only become more so, as the economy improves -- even AvalonBay expects 2014 and 2015 to be better than this year. And that's good news for investors of every stripe.
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CinemaCon, the convention of theater owners, concluded the 2013 event Thursday night at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas with the Big Screen Achievement Awards, followed by a dinner at the Pool of the Gods behind the Coliseum.
Twelve awards are given out annually at the end of the convention. The Breakthrough Filmmaker of the Year was Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Breakthrough Performer of the Year was Aubrey Plaza. Morgan Freeman was awarded the Cinema Icon Award.
The Male Star of Tomorrow was Armie Hammer, while Hailee Steinfeld was named Female Star of Tomorrow and Justin Lin was named Director of the Year.
The Rising Star of 2013 was 16-year old British sensation Asa Butterfield, and Elizabeth Banks was awarded the Award of Excellence in Acting and Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson were named Comedy Duo of the Year.
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A road trip to the Trinity Site
I went to the Trinity Site on Saturday.
The Trinity Site is the spot in the desert southeast of Socorro where scientists first demonstrated – in the beautiful desert no less – they could compress a ball of plutonium or uranium into a critical mass, causing a nuclear explosion. The United States would later demonstrate that such a device can turn people into star dust. Twice.
The site is only open to the public twice a year. I couldn't help but notice that the desert seems to have swallowed whatever was once there. There was some trinitite, greenish glass created by a fission bomb, but mostly just sand. Of course, the radiation levels are much higher than the surrounding area, but I was assured that they weren't anything to be afraid of. Still, holding radioactive glass wreaked havoc on my OCD. I am abundantly aware of my left hand as I write this.
One thing I noticed: When I travel into the desert, I am often overwhelmed with a sense of otherworldliness. The desert is a mystical place and I love to bask in it.
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The latest fight over the state's congressional redistricting map came before a Tallahassee appeals court Tuesday as lawyers for the state argued that legislators and their political consultants should not have to testify about how they made their decisions.
The congressional maps became law last year, but are now under fire from seven residents from Key West to St. Petersburg and from a coalition of voters groups who allege that lawmakers drew the maps "with the intent to favor the Republican Party and incumbents" in violation of the state Constitution.
Last month, Circuit Court Judge Terry Lewis ruled that the legislature's leaders must turn over their emails from political consultants and testify under oath as part of the lawsuit.
Before that could happen, however, lawyers for the House and Senate filed an appeal. On Tuesday, they argued that requiring lawmakers to give hours of depositions about their intent would violate their "legislative privilege" under Florida law and subject them to legal intimidation.
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"It will be the first time in the history of the state a party will be allowed to compel a legislator to testify in deposition about the core functions he engaged in the legislative process," said Raoul Cantero, a former Supreme Court justice who is representing the Florida Senate.
In 2010, voters approved the Fair Districts constitutional amendments, which required lawmakers to draw restricting lines without favoring incumbents or political parties. Voters groups have latched onto the two amendments as grounds to sue the Legislature, alleging that both the congressional and state senate maps were intentionally drawn to favor Republicans.
Lawyers for the voters groups, representing the seven citizens as well as the Florida League of Women Voters and the National Council of La Raza, argued that if they can't depose legislators to determine whether they purposely drew maps that favored Republicans, the court would "render meaningless" the constitutional amendments.
John Devaney, a lawyer for the voters group, said if the plaintiffs weren't allowed to question legislators, it would be impossible to prove their intent.
"If you do that, you really take the guts out of the Fair Districts amendments,'' he said.
Judge T. Kent Wetherell II, whose father was House Speaker during a contentious redistricting fight in 1992, suggested that the plaintiffs were asking the court "to go down a slippery slope." Since a majority of legislators voted on the maps, he said deposing a small number was a useless exercise.
"You aren't going to know the intent from talking to one person," Wetherell said. "So other than just the sport of it, what's the point?"
Adam Schachter, another lawyer for the voters groups said "we will never line up 61 legislators and ask them hours and hours of questions. But there has to be some ability to breath life into these amendments to see if there in fact was something inappropriate."
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