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I have been at the Blender Conference this year & had the chance to met a lot of great guys as also talking with Ton about doing vfx with blender. I attempt the "VFX roundtable" talk… yes, I was the annoying guy who stoll the microphone the entire time 🙂, and yet didn't have time to give my entire list there. So after talking about it with Ton, he asked me to send him an email of it, which I did.
I tried to make it as much detailed as I could and also to not making it too personal as well but keep it as a general need basic features.
Andrew, Sebastian & Jonathan asked me to post that mail on my blog to share it with the community, so here it comes…
When opening this kind of topic I know that a lot of Blender User like to throw stones at the guy writing it :), so here are some facts before starting. I'm working on a every day basics with After Effects and sometimes I do use Nuke. I'm a TD Artist for a video game company working on off-line & realtime production, so my job is to design pipeline and workflow or either new tools to make a production more efficient and comfortable for the artist (means I'm use to work with developers a lot, and know how much a pain in the ass I can be sometimes… trust me 🙂 ). On the side I'm also doing Matchmoving for a living also as VFX compositing & some Color Grading too. And those days I'm also developing scripts & filters for After Effects which are distributed over at AEScripts.com (mostly stuff to enhanced workflow -sometimes inspired by Nuke I must say :p-).
All this doesn't mean that I know stuff better than someone else at ALL !! I just try or I'd like to try to use Blender as much as I can in my Freelance time, and sometimes I just can't because basics features are missing, and that's what I'm going to point out here (or at least try).
I do understand that we don't want to make a copy of AE or Nuke in Blender and I do agree that this would be totally wrong. But since there are leaders in this field and I know them pretty well, I will mention some of there features or workflow as illustrations & ideas. So you will have to take my words as "something like that…" rather than "it has to look like that!". Note that most of the features I'm going to talk about are present in all compositing software not matter if it is nodal or layer based.
So you wonna do VFX with Blender ?
One thought we had with Sebastian at the Blender Conference, which I believe illustrate all those wishes pretty well, is "Try to do a VFX tutorial for Nuke or AE using Blender, and if you can't do it, it means you are missing the tool".
A great website for this is VideoCopilot.net ! And I'm NOT talking about the ones with third party plugins but actually the one that does use the basics provided tools. (I'll mention some of them later on).
VideoCopilot's tutorial are great in way that they are very professional looking, accessible to anyone in the field, and covers what you would do on an every day basis as a VFX Artist. And usually you would be able to do those tutorial with any Compositing software as far as you understand the logic behind it. Tools looks sometimes different, but they are all there in all the programs (except Blender for now, and that's what I'd like to change).
I don't need evidence that Blender could do the same by doing some tricks and finding some way around the problems. I'm always looking at an efficient, production ready approach of the problem. For instance, recently the RotoBezier Addon came out, and while this is a great and smart trick, to me, it is just a work around in the mean time, but not at all production ready for several reasons that I could mention if you asked me :).
Ok so now let dive into the list !
VFX Feature list for Blender
Color Management
As for today the CM (color management) is not working very well and too hidden IMO.
I did talk about it with Matt Ebb a lot. Even if we have different opinions about it, I know he has good ideas and great libraries to use in mind, but not so much time to work on.
His philosophy is to have it completely hidden in background and doing all the work for you, which I deeply disagree with (but again just my opinion). CM is good for having LW (linear workflow), and LW is important, but CM is also important for Color profile and Color models and you really have to know in which space you are currently viewing stuff (linear, sRGB, … ).
Today I can never tell if my viewer is showing me in linear or sRGB, and same for color picker.
In Nuke you always have an option in inputs, outputs or scopes to choose which color space you want to look at (ie screenshot) so you can have a complete control over it.
So having it hidden and automatic is ok in case I can overwrite it anytime I want to !
And as I mention at the roundtable, you don't always need linear workflow (and thats where Matt is going to disagree with me 🙂 ), for instance it is usually more a pain in the ass for Color Grading than anything else. And I have been talking with some professional colorist who told me there big color grading workstation are working in non-linear (ie Davinci Resolve). Which don't give me wrong can work with linear too, but if you take something like the Color Balance Node which Matt and I develop, the formula I used works better in non-linear. Same formula used in Magic Bullet Colorista and very close to what use Color grading suite by the way. So LW, great for compositing shots and playing with Render passes, for video edition & final color grading, not so much.
EXR Full Support
Support for reading any custom passes :
At this point Blender cannot read any passes that it doesn't support or create itself. So when I'm working with external client who works with other pieces of software I cannot read their passes (except the normal kind, diffuse, spec…)
In any Nodal based compositor I know, there is a special node called "Shuffle" (or whatever) which separate the passes. The reader (input) just gives the default pass (beauty ?), but the shuffle does the job of selecting a specific pass.
Support for writing custom passes :
Now I have to create a new RenderLayer with a material overall and save it to another file. when actually what I'd like to do, is create a new pass, name it and affect a material overall to this pass. all that in my default render layer. (this part is not just EXR but also rendering related).
Support for reading/writting attribute :
You can read or write attribute in exr. Some kind of metadatas which can be very useful even to pass datas to your compositor as for instance the actual position of the camera or values of the distortion, anything you can imagine of that can be useful (not as important as the two above, but again full support is better 🙂 ).
Expression Py
I am so missing that !!!
Basically it means that for each params you have you can set a script. In AE it is called "Expression" as in Nuke by the way.
The idea is to right click on a params and then select "set expression". Expression can link to everything in blender other params, maths, … so at the end you can do some really crazy stuff as constrain or operation or conditions…
We are using that ALL THE TIME
In Nuke you also have an expression node which can gets several inputs and then you can write python expression by channels. It becomes almost an image processing or kind of pixel processing kind of node. Very very powerful :).
Enhanced Group
Groups are actually not that bad in Blender, but a bit too rigid !
- One thing I'd like possible is to choose the inputs I will have in my final Collapse group UI. Today to do that it is a bit hard and not very flexible. Plus you cannot add special UI inputs which might not be a node but just a value.
- I'd like to keep some group expand but still being able to work with nodes which are not in this group. Right now if a group is collapse you can only work on this one.
A nice recent approach on this topic : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUidTgzy8zo
SDK, Py, OpenFX
I did develop the Color Balance node in compositor with Matt. Actually I must say Matt did most of the job just because I couldn't understand the way making UI node was done in C. First because I suck in C, secondly because there were so many file to change I was totally lost (register, type, processing, name, RNA, DNA, …. all that different files). So while I understood pretty well in C the part where the pixels got process, all the UI was a nightmare for me, and Matt did handle it.
I can only imagine how many people get stuck by that while it can be very easy to do some pixel processing just by typing a few lines of code. Several solutions for that :
- A well documented SDK (or "BDK" ^^) which as a bad coder I usually hate, too C related for me, but good for developers who wants to make plugin
- Python script/expression. As mention above being able to control a input via a python expression or even better an "Expression" as mention above as well
- Being able to load/write GLSL code for processing ? I discovered Pixel Bender for After Effect, its kind of a glsl-like for processing image in AE, VERY easy to code, VERY powerful with possibility to add user UI inputs in the shader which AE will transform as interface ! This is perfect for a crappy coder like me and so great in "production" environment. you can prototype things or solve problem in no time.
- OpenFX, this is my personal favorite. I have a full thread about it on my blog ! Ramen did implement it, it even did port some Blender's nodes to OFX already. For a developer stand point of view it means he can create a plugin for blender, and make sure it will also work on any other software that does support OFX (Nuke, shake, …).
But more importantly for somebody like me, it means I can buy a plugin like Keylight (for green screen keying, because lets be honest Blender's keying tool are a bit old) and use it directly with Blender, without the needs to buy After Effects or Nuke to use it. PLEASE read my blog post about it which clarify the point on that : http://www.francois-tarlier.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/openfx-ofx-an-open-plug-in-api-for-2d-visual-effects/
-> I'm doing some filters for After Effects (http://aescripts.com/category/plugins/francois-tarlier-plugins/) , and mostly because I cannot do it with Blender, it's way too complicated to achieve the same thing !!
UI Design
Ok I plead guilty on this one, it is more of a personal wishes that something else or VFX related. At least I get a point for honesty ?
- Straight lines !!! Like Pablo called them the "spaghetti lines". This is so rigid and messy at the same time. It makes you work only horizontally and from left to right, you cannot redirect lines like you want. I hate it ! But maybe it is just me ! Take a look at one of my comp here : http://www.vimeo.com/11279314 ! (yeah I know, If I had "expression" I wouldn't have so many nodes but… hey… you got my point 🙂 ) As I recall, Digital Fusion does straight lines with angles by itself, I hate it too. Nuke (ie screenshot) does straight lines left to right, right to left, top to bottom, so on … which you can break by pressing CTRL and adding a "dot" on it… That is what I call flexibility !!!
- Plug lines into dot socket is a bit old and rigid too. In the below example (same in Fusion), each node would have an arrow for each inputs it can get (w/ name on the arrow). Makes it more flexible to layout (it goes with the above point)
- Do not put controls in the nodes, keep it in the panel (float or dockable panel). Blender kind of have both now, but I'd like the option that if I double click on a node the panel would show up for instance ?
Break the wall between compositor & 3D view
Today every compositor as some simple 3d capability. Blender gets both features, but it is impossible to use it together. Why would you need 3d in compositing ? (best reason here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upG81s75UD4#t=7m13)
Let say I have this render of a street w/ 3d and matte painting stuff. And I want to put some guy shoot against green screen in this street, this is what I would have to do in Blender to get the shot done :
- import green screen footage in compositor
- keying it
- render it
- place 3d plane into my scene
- add a material
- create a texture with the rendered keyed greenscreen footage
- apply with UV stuff
- probably render those plane on seperate passes/layer than the enivronement in case I want to do some more fx/compositing on top of it.
- import that result back in compositor
- do all the compositing magic
Do you see the problem here ? so many steps, so many in-between render… when actually all I wanted is pretty much place those keyed plane/billboard in 3d space with a bit of orientation and getting the camera data from your 3d scene !! w/o in-between rendering !
Also know we can see more and more of what we call "Deep image compositing" which basically use a point pass (or position pass) and generate a 3d point cloud based on this pass. it helps for all kind of things (preserving edges, getting geometry information, occluding, relighting, …. )
(ie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upG81s75UD4 || http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_image_compositing || http://www.fxguide.com/fxguidetv/fxguidetv_095/)
Real Camera
lenses, camera sensor size, distortion, … all the good stuff 🙂 (Matt already started some work on that http://mke3.net/weblog/blender-sensor-sizes)
Custom Passes
As I mention earlier, being able to create custom passes which we can assign Material. Pretty much like material overwrite function but into passes. And also with some additional passes by default as Point pass (world and object), and normal pass (world, object & camera).
Masks (roto)
I still can't even imagine how we can do compositing without masks. If there is one feature above all I'm ALWAYS using in ALL my comps its masks. And to be honest not having it, is one of the main reason I'm not using Blender as primary compositing tool today.
I know someone did talk about some fancy/geeky/gadget mask tool he would love to have in Blender instead of simple/basic vector shape with handle. My opinion on that ? Keep it basic at first ! Simple tools are always good to have first. And even if it might be tedious to do, at least we know it works in all cases.
In case you really want to go with the geeky automatic paint / rotobrush tool, take a look at GraphCut & SnapCut algorithm. That's a paper from siggraph which is used in AE now know as "roto brush". Which is a great tool by the way, but from my experience, not yet better than a good old vector shape 🙂
Image Cache / Dynamic Proxy / Pre-cache preview
VERY IMPORTANT !!! you'll never be able to do some good VFX compositing w/o it.
DJV does that pretty well actually. you can render the sequence into RAM to play the preview in realtime (Again I still don't understand how we can survive w/o it)
Downgrade the viewer (full, half,quater,.. resolution) to save some memory or put more frame into RAM would be great too.
Press a button > render to RAM > play it !
Interact with Elements in the viewer
Being able to select one of the "layers/node" and rotate it, scale it, move it,…. directly in the viewer. (like you would do in photoshop for instance (yes yes it is possible with node base too of course 🙂 )
2D Tracker
I'm a matchmover, so trust me I know how cool it could be to have a camera tracker in Blender. I'm following the libmv project very closely and talk a lot with Pierre Moulon, one of the active developer on the project (since Keir is kind of busy those time).
But the fact is I don't really need a 3d camera solver. First it would take a long time to have something which works great and be production ready. As for today I do have syntheyes, which is not expensive, and that I can use.
BUT, having a simple 2D tracker in the compositor to do things like that for instance : http://videocopilot.net/tutorial/set_extensions/ that would be PERFECT !
I did talk about it to the LibMV team and they would be glad to help, but they would need somebody experience with Blender C code to implement it quickly. They asked me for a proposal a year ago which is here :
It's not everything, but it is quite a lot for now. Some of those request are more important than other, and I would be glad to discuss this topic with anybody.
One tutorial that does sum up all those features is this one http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorial/blast_wave. Bring the missing tools which will let you do that, and you'll be much closer to be a "production ready" VFX tool… IMO :).
I would also encourage you to take a look at Nuke PLE (personal learning edition), it's free and complete (only rendering are watermark.
Also take a look at the work done on Ramen VFX, Estaban did some great things there
And finally, make FxGuide.com your favorite website and watch a lot of breakdow 🙂
Nice VFX Breakdown to watch :
- Iron Man HUD : Part1 – Part 2
- Watchmen : Part1 – Part2 – Part3
- District 9 : Part1 – Part2
- The Mummy : Part1 – Part2
- Avatar : Part1 – Part2
- Alice in Wonderland : Part1 – Part2
[Bonus] Hair Simulation
This is not directly VFX related but as I understand, you had trouble with hair simulation on Sintel. I did talk about it with Daniel Genrich at the time, because I think he is the dynamics guru who could nailed this kind of thing. So I gave him a few papers to look at which he thoughts were very interesting and not very hard to implement, but as I recall it was too late to implement at that time and you guys didn't have enough time to do it or even take the risk to test it. But I guess it is not too late for next projects.
When I was working on face tracking/recognition at Ubisoft, I met someone (Basile Audoly) working on mathematically modeling the dynamics of hair. He gave us a demo which was very impressive. And if I'm not mistaking, he has been working for l'oréal research after that 🙂
His program was able to model curly, straight, dry, wet, growing,… hair, but also dynamic cutting, all those features model in his research. I have personally seen his demo, and I have never seen something so real, see by yourself with the video !
Here are the papers and videos :
Super-Helices for Predicting the Dynamics of Natural Hair
- video : http://www.lmm.jussieu.fr/~audoly/research/hair06/HairDVDVideoQT.html
- paper : http://www.lmm.jussieu.fr/~audoly/research/hair06/BA_hair_siggraph06.pdf
- Predicting Natural Hair Shapes by Solving the Statics of Flexible Rods
- paper : http://www-evasion.imag.fr/Publications/2005/BAQLLC05/BertailsElectronicFinalEG.pdf
- publication : http://www-evasion.imag.fr/Publications/2005/BAQLLC05/
- video 1 : http://www-evasion.imag.fr/Publications/2005/BAQLLC05/astaticStrandEG05.mpg
- video 2 : http://www-evasion.imag.fr/Publications/2005/BAQLLC05/fullModellingEG05.mpg
- Basile's Website : http://www.lmm.jussieu.fr/~audoly/


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Just to note there is a TIMGUL group page up on facebook. Started by JCW. We all should link up and try to bring some visitors in. I post up most of my work there so i know how the stream can work for us in the long run.
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The American Cancer Society's (ACS) statistics on breast cancer are shocking. Every three minutes in the United States alone, another woman is diagnosed with this dreaded disease, which annually claims the lives of more than 40,000 women.
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"Thermography," explains Leando, "offers an indication of inflammation, vascular change, lymph activity and abnormal physiology changes." Cancer stimulates the production of new blood vessels that don't have the ability to contract, and brings about the production of nitric oxide, which causes vascular dilation, increased blood supply and heat. The infrared camera images this abnormal blood supply, which forms to feed cancerous tumors. To those skilled in interpreting such images, these vessels look different and indicate abnormal development.
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She points out that it has also been debated whether mammograms can cause some breast cancers. Referencing a book that she refers to her clients, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You about Breast Cancer by Dr. John Lee, she quotes, "The [mammogram] procedure is unpleasant and radiation is potentially harmful. Both tissue damage and radiation are known risk factors for breast cancer, so it may even be logical to assume that mammography can contribute to breast cancer."
Rimmer focuses much of her time on educating women about prevention. She devotes 45 minutes of the first hour-long session to sharing pertinent information and answering questions. The imaging process takes only 15 minutes. Her recommended reading list, gathered over her past six years of practice, also includes Dressed to Kill, by Sydney Ross Singer and Soma Grismaijer.
The book, advises Rimmer, points to a link between cancer and bras. "This is obviously information that women need to make informed choices."
Two consultations are required for assessment, the first for imaging and the second, three months later, for a follow-up. In the meantime, Rimmer mails her clients a written interpretation of the initial imaging session.
Dr. Moshe Dekel has been performing thermography imaging and interpretation for his patients for five years. He notes that the majority of his clients choose the technique because they don't want to undergo the compression and radiation of mammography.
Dekel explains, "Breast cancer is a systemic cancer that happens in the breast because the immune system is overwhelmed. Since a thermogram is basically a physiology study, I include preventative protocols for breast cancer during the interpretive process. Then I show them what these practices can do for their health in general."
He shares his enlightened philosophy on health with every patient. "You are in charge of your health and your family's health," he affirms. "This means that you must educate yourself on the various modalities that will keep you healthy, so that you can make the best choices based on data, rather than on fear."
It appears that women who add thermography to their annual self-care checklist will get the gentle ounce of prevention that's worth far more than a pound of cure.
Contact Dr. Moshe Dekel at 166 Elaine Dr. in Oceanside, New York, or call 516-817-1770. Visit www.DrDekel.com.
Contact Rita Rimmer at 941-355-1007. Health Imaging is located at 1920 Northgate Blvd., St A-4 in Estero, Florida. Visit www.HealthyThermalImaging.com.
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With you Double.. Congrats on a solid football season brother lets finish it off right.
Vernon Davis will not do to the ravens D what he did to the Falcons. For Christ sake it looked like Manti' Teo's girlfriend was guarding him. Also, like you said Kap, although I love his grit and heart will just not be able to do what he has been doing throughout the post season to a fired up Baltimore defense.
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Joe Walsh, 'Lucky That Way' – Song Review
Joe Walsh has been a good friend to country music over the last five years, frequently appearing on tracks from artists like Kenny Chesney and Kix Brooks, and jamming with Brad Paisley at award ceremonies. Now Nashville is returning the favor, helping Walsh cut his first country single.
Perhaps 'Lucky That Way' isn't intended to be a country song, but by leaning heavily on the cry of a steel guitar, that's what Walsh ends up with. The autobiographical song is being promoted to rock and lite rock stations however — he's no doubt hoping to pull fans from those who bought his last solo album 20 years ago and fans of the Eagles.
"And when someone says Hey Joe, I saw you on TV / And how do you know what to play / I just shake my head and smile / Look 'em in the eyes and say / I'm just lucky that way," Walsh sings during the chorus. The shuffle and perspective of this song will remind many fans of his hit 'Life's Been Good' from 1978. Unfortunately the lyrics aren't nearly as much fun.
"Got a good woman and she makes me happy / Most of the time I make her happy too / We decided we should live together / So we both said I do," he sings during he second verse. Did Joe Walsh just make a statement about couples who shack up before marriage? We'll give the rocker the benefit of the doubt this time.
"I'll let you all in on a little secret / If I could share with you a thing or two / If you act like you know what you're doing / Everybody thinks that you do."
The lyrics aren't brilliant and the pace is sort of lazy, but there's something charming and comforting about listening to Walsh tell a story. He's one of very few rockers with an instantly recognizable voice and guitar. The latter gets little play on 'Lucky That Way,' but fans will recognize the singer as the same man who sang 'Rocky Mountain Way.' He still sounds good, and if country is his direction he'll find some room between Taylor Swift and Jason Aldean if he works for it. As a rock song, this cut from the upcoming 'Analog Man' album (June 5) leaves a little to be desired.
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Lindsay Lohan's ridiculous accent is part of a trend
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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Anyone have info about Tabuk in KSA? Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Anyone have info about Tabuk in KSA? Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> General Middle East Forum View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message ttgirlJoined: 01 Mar 2011Posts: 21 Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 8:35 am Post subject: Anyone have info about Tabuk in KSA? Is anyone currently in Tabuk or has previously lived/worked there or know someone who has or is? Any information that can be shared will be appreciated. You may post here or send PM me. (I'm sure that there is probably some information already on the Saudi forum about it, but I can't access it from KSA as it is blocked.) Thanks:-) TT Back to top Redcar24Joined: 26 Aug 2011Posts: 57Location: Al Hassa Saudi Arabia Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 2:10 am Post subject: Excellent place to live and work! Hello ttgirl, Tabuk Is a beautiful place to live and work! It is better to get employment direct hire! Good Luck! Back to top ttgirlJoined: 01 Mar 2011Posts: 21 Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 4:30 am Post subject: Thanks, Redcar Back to top blackwellbenJoined: 06 Nov 2010Posts: 121Location: Saudi Arabia Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 4:37 am Post subject: Re: Excellent place to live and work! Redcar24 wrote: It is better to get employment direct hire! Where in Tabuk have you seen direct-hire jobs? Back to top rainbowprofJoined: 18 Feb 2012Posts: 133Location: Penang Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 1:03 pm Post subject: google will find plenty of direct hires there. what about more info from those with personal experience in Tabuk? Back to top aridionJoined: 30 Aug 2010Posts: 55 Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 5:55 pm Post subject: I am planning to move there in August. What company will you be working for TTgirl? Back to top veiledsentimentsJoined: 20 Feb 2003Posts: 17611Location: USA Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 12:10 am Post subject: Did you note that this post was from Aug 2011 and this person hasn't done any posting since that time? VS Back to top rainbowprofJoined: 18 Feb 2012Posts: 133Location: Penang Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 11:40 pm Post subject: some of us are eager to learn more about Tabuk so are following up older threads in case others respond. Forums give us the opportunity to make random type connections and learn more. It seems to be working... My prospective employer in KSA has given some contact emails of other academic staff but I want more input and info. I already have an acceptable postion at a university in Korea and my kids school here is great. Between 4-10 students per class. I want to find out if the move to Saudi will benefit my family. A private British school for our children's education may be a good start. We have the feeling (so far) that Tabuk is the right place to go for us. We have lived in rural Korea as expats for 15 years where I have always worked at tertiary level. I'm not sure, but the university students with whom I work sound a bit similar to what I may expect in KSA (under- motivated teenagers, low-achievers and false beginners doing largely compulsory English courses, in general). Fortunately I like my work and tend towards a positive outlook. Back to top veiledsentimentsJoined: 20 Feb 2003Posts: 17611Location: USA Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 1:10 am Post subject: I'm just telling you not to expect to hear from this poster. You are much more likely to get responses from the threads on the KSA branch. This is only here because the Saudi branch was blocked in Saudi for quite a while. Personally... if I were you and you like your job and have a great school for your kids, I would stay in Korea. Your chances of duplicating this in Saudi are very likely slim. VS Back to top scot47Joined: 10 Jan 2003Posts: 15327 Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 7:00 am Post subject: My advice is to stay with what you have in Korea. Back to top saudi-esl-lecturerJoined: 11 Apr 2012Posts: 15 Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 10:18 am Post subject: Rainbowprof Did you ever get additional info about Tabuk? I'm heading there, myself, and would appreciate any additional info. It's hard to get info on Tabuk. Back to top scot47Joined: 10 Jan 2003Posts: 15327 Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 1:43 pm Post subject: Why, all of a sudden, do we have all these threads about Tabuk? Has the "Land of Midian" suddenly started attracting EFLers ? Back to top rainbowprofJoined: 18 Feb 2012Posts: 133Location: Penang Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 2:50 pm Post subject: More direct hire of late. Previously most of the recruiting for the area (and especially the university) was through Al Khaleej, many of whom didn't know they were being sent to the North west until after they arrived. Also more westerners are being sought whereas before a lot of the EFL staff were from the Middle East and the sub continent. And perhaps that latter group don't predominate on this forum(?). 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So this is a pretty neat product I just found, it is a little hard to put into words, but looking at the photos you can see. rSTUD is a piece of wood that has a thermal break in the middle. So you are able to cut then fasten just like normal and you still retain its strength. While this is a really neat idea, I would imagine that this is pretty costly, but looking at their prices page (this product is available) a 2×4 is $6.75 while a normal 2×4 would be between $2.75 to $3.75. Now the beauty of Tiny Houses is that they do not require as much materials, so we can splurge on higher end stuff or products that increase efficiency. To use a product like this in a McMansion would be cost prohibitive, but in a Tiny House you might add $1000 to your total bill, which could eventually pay for itself. The 2×4 is rated at r11 and the 2×6 is rated at r21. This is 4 times the insulation power of a regular stud.
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Suspected gunman Elliot Rodger left a manifesto titled "My Twisted World: The Story of Elliot Rodger."
A lawyer says the family of the Woodland Hills man suspected in a shooting rampage near UC Santa Barbara called police several weeks ago after being alarmed by YouTube videos "regarding suicide and the killing of people."
Rodger is believed to have fired for 10 minutes in streets filled with university students walking, biking and skateboarding in the beach community near Santa Barbara, picking off people one by one in a deadly rampage. Seven people were killed in all, including the shooter.
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Warriors' Jordan Bell Grabs Hennessy From Fan During Championship Parade
By Bill Gallucico
June 12, 2018
The Golden State Warriors had a great time celebrating with another championship parade after defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA finals for the third time in the last four years. The party was on as thousands of fans lined the parade route. Rookie Jordan Bell was having such a great time celebrating that he drank all of his Hennessy.
Bell looked around, unsure what to do about his empty bottle. As he was scanning the crowd he noticed a fan who had brought their own bottle of Hennessy. Bell didn't hesitate and jumped off the bus to look for the fan. When they met, Bell grabbed the bottle and took a few big swigs before handing it back.
Jordan Bell ran out of Henny so he went and found some in the crowd 🥃 pic.twitter.com/rVg02CCna2— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) June 12, 2018
Bell wasn't done drinking. A few minutes later he was doing an interview with local reporter Kerith Burke when he abruptly walked away and went back to the fan to grab another drink.
Forget champagne. Jordan Bell enjoying Hennessy from the Oakland crowd. pic.twitter.com/NYs9HLXf6f— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpearsESPN) June 12, 2018
Bell averaged 4.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and one block per game during his first NBA season playing just over 14 minutes off the bench.
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Kansas family killed in plane crash in Fla. swamp
June 8, 2012
JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas businessman, his wife and their four children were killed Thursday when their small plane crashed into a swampy area of central Florida, and word quickly spread to their hometown where the family was known for their charitable work and always having a house full of neighborhood kids.
The single-turboprop, fixed-wing plane was heading home to Junction City from the Bahamas when it broke apart and went down about 12:30 p.m. in the Tiger Creek Preserve, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office in Florida.
Deputies reached the area by helicopters, but it was clear there were no survivors, the sheriff's office said. The cause of the crash wasn't immediately known, and parts of the plane were found nearly 3 ½ miles away, investigators said.
Ron Bramlage, a prominent businessman in Junction City who owned Roadside Ventures LLC, was piloting the 2006 Pilatus Pc-12/47. The 45-year-old, his wife, Rebecca, 43, and the couple's children — Brandon, 15; Boston, 13; Beau, 11; and 8-year-old Roxanne — were killed.
"It's just a horrific loss," Junction City Mayor Pat Landes said, adding that the couple supported many local projects and provided college scholarships. The family was well known in town and at Kansas State University, where the basketball arena is named for Ron Bramlage's grandfather.
At least two dozen bouquets of flowers lined the black wrought-iron fence surrounding the family's ranch-style home by Thursday evening. A trampoline sat in the front lawn, and a hammock hung between two large trees in the wooded yard.
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Standing in his front yard across the street, Rick Bazan said he'd been friends with Ron Bramlage since childhood. He said his friend would often help local families financially, such as paying for kids to go to wrestling camps if their parents couldn't afford to send them.
He said Rebecca, who was president of the local school board, "never stopped working. She was tireless." She would be embarrassed by the outpouring of support now at her home, where at least a half-dozen friends of the couple's children were always running around, Bazan said.
"It's going to be a long time getting over this one," he said as he watched the family's neighbors and friends gather outside.
Bella Omann, 14, who went to middle school with the two younger boys, said Beau "was really the funniest kid I've ever met." She had an advanced geometry class with Boston, whom she said "loved reading books. We would always talk about our favorite books," including the Harry Potter novels. He read so much, she said, that their teacher wouldn't allow extra material on students' desks to keep him from reading.
Another neighbor, Joann Williams, recalled driving by the home and seeing the children bouncing on the trampoline. "They were just a beautiful family. They were just so together, cohesive," she said.
The couple were graduates of Kansas State University and members of the K-State Alumni Association, President's Club, Foundation Trustees and Ahearn Fund.
"The Bramlage family holds a special place in the history of Kansas State University and K-State Athletics, and Ron and Becky have been loyal supporters and great fans of K-State. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Bramlage family during this difficult time," University President Kirk Schulz and Athletics Director John Currie said in a joint statement.
Ron was the grandson of the late Fred Bramlage, a 1935 graduate of K-State and Junction City businessman. Fred Bramlage was the lead contributor to the construction of Bramlage Coliseum, a multipurpose arena that opened in 1988 and is home to the K-State men's and women's basketball teams.
A library in the city is named for Ron Bramlage's grandmother, Dorothy Bramlage.
Ron Walker, superintendent of the local school district, said the family was down-to-earth despite their wealth and famous name. He said Rebecca, along with heading the school board, was a board member of the local school foundation.
"I've been here about 10 years now. She and Ron, they were among the first people to greet me. I didn't even know they had any wealth at all for about five years. It was just, 'How can we help you, how can we serve?'"
The 4,900-acre Tiger Creek Preserve about 50 miles southwest of Orlando contains hardwood swamps, hammocks, scrubby flatwoods, pine flatwoods, sandhill and longleaf pine/wiregrass habitat, according to its website.
The crash site was only reachable by helicopters and all-terrain vehicles. The National Transportation Safety Board will lead the investigation, which the Federal Aviation Administration said would take a long time. The family had stopped for customs in Fort Pierce, Fla., and had taken off a half-hour before the crash.
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Three of the five, left-handed pitcher Ashley Anderson (6-foot-2), first baseman-pitcher Kristen Sturdivant (6-0) and catcher Haley Elliott (6-0) lead the height parade. Right-handed pitcher Jeneva "J.J." Nelson is 5-6 and outfielder Shelby Cunningham is 5-4.
"I'm very excited about this class," Ryman said. "The potential that the five bring to the table is huge.
"We have three six-footers in the group which is a little unique for us."
Ryman plans to sign at least one more player for the 2010 class. Next year she will have to replace a talented group of seniors _ first baseman-third baseman Kellie Sirus, shortstop Abby Keese, center fielder Lauren Dortwegt, pitcher-third baseman Christen Campbell and pitchers Alaina Jacobson and Christy Grisham.
"We have to keep looking ahead," Ryman said. "These five are going to show their youth at times like our current seniors did as freshmen."
Cunningham is going bring a great deal of speed to the team combined with a strong work ethic. Cunningham plays for Wills Point High School in Texas. She is an all-around athlete with four letters in softball, two in track and field and two in volleyball.
She has served as team captain of both the volleyball and softball teams. She was named "District Co-Offensive Player of the Year" in softball and District "Defensive Player of the Year" in volleyball.
"She loved Lipscomb when she came here on her visit," Ryman said. "That was such a huge key for her.
"She might play center field, but she might play left or right. She could potentially step in and be a No. 1 of No. 2 hitter for us. She has played on a summer team out of Texas that plays the best teams in the country in the summer and fall."
Elliott is from Lexington, Tenn., and plays softball for Trinity Christian Academy. She was an All-State selection in 2009 and an All-Region pick in 2008 and 2009. She has lettered four years in softball and four years in basketball.
Her highest batting average for a season is .467. Her record for home runs in a season is 14.
"Her hitting ability is really what sticks out in my mind," Ryman said. "She is going to come in and be somebody who can immediately hit in our lineup.
"She does a great job behind the plate. It will be fun to see Mollie Mitchell have the chance to work with someone who is younger and talented. She has a strong arm. She is a hard-nosed competitor. She loves the game."
Nelson plays for Frontier High School in Perry, Okla. She was an All-State and All-Region pick in 2009. She also served as team captain. In addition to softball, she has participated in cross country, golf and cheerleading.
"J.J. knew nothing about Lipscomb before we sent her some information," Ryman said. "She came to camp here from Oklahoma."
Ryman and Lady Bisons pitching coach Lexi Myers evaluated Nelson and liked what they saw on the mound.
"She really impressed both us," Ryman said. "It is very important that Lexi sees the pitchers we are recruiting. She does such a good job developing our pitchers.
"J.J. wants to learn and continue to grow. The first thing that caught my eye was the movement on her pitches. Every time she is on the field she expects to win. She has a Christen Campbell- type mentality on the mound."
Sturdivant was an All-Region, All-Region Tournament and All-Metro selection at St. Benedict at Auburndale in 2009. She is from Bartlett, Tenn. She is from the same school as Campbell.
She is a three-time All-District and All-Metro team member. She is serving as team captain for 2010. She was the team MVP in 2009 and also the Region MVP.
"She brings a ton of potential," Ryman said. "She can hit the fire out of the ball. She has all of the intangibles.
"We will work on some things with her quickness when she gets here. But she has all the potential in the world to be an outstanding hitter for us. She can start developing into that power role in the middle of our lineup."
Anderson has been an All-Region and All-District selection in both 2008 and 2009 at Northgate High School in Sharpsburg, Ga., near Atlanta. She was the team captain in 2009. In 2009 she recorded 157 strikeouts and posted a 0.82 earned run average.
"We have not had a left-handed pitcher here since I played here," Ryman said. "Her size and the fact that she is a lefty are huge bonuses for us.
"I really feel like Ashley is going to grow tremendously once she gets here. She has everything going for her. She wants to learn. She is very coachable."
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April 21, 2006
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Rowan Reynolds '06 will be featured on Tennis Live radio this Sat., Apr. 22 from 1-2 p.m. on 1510 The Zone Boston. Bulldog fans can also listen live on http://www.tennisonline.com.
The subject of the interview will be Yale's quest for the Ivy League title this year, which would be the Bulldogs' first outright title since 1967. Yale is currently 3-1 in league play, a half-game behind first-place Penn.
The interview will also be archived on tennisonline.com, and will re-air during the week on 1320 AM Providence. CBS-3 Sports Anchor Harry Cicma will conduct the interview.
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Computers are supposed to make our lives easier, right? It's bad enough with just one computer continuously having to reboot, at least in the windows world, but just wait until you get over four computers that need to be networked and then your problems will really start! At least they did in my case. All my problems were solved when I received the GreenNet 16-Port Gigabit Switch and simply plugged all my Ethernet cords into the ports.
I have a Belkin Wireless router with four external Ethernet ports and I brought in a Netgear Router which also has four Ethernet ports. I plugged the Netgear in the Belkin by using one of the four ports which left me the ability to have three computers running off the Ethernet of the Belkin and four new computers to run off the Netgear Router. Sounds simple doesn't it?
Well, the problem that this configuration caused made me want to pull my hair out. You see, each router has a different IP address. One having a 192.168.2.? And the other 192.198.1.? IP address.
In English, what that means is that the computers were all connected to the Belkin router communicated fine with the other computers connected to the Belkin and the computer s connected to the Netgear worked fine with those connected to the Netgear router. But like a bad relationship, the computers didn't communicate with each other. This caused great frustration, waste of time and many others problems.
I tried all the normal things, setting one router as a switch, manually inserting IP address verses auto. I must have rebooted the computers a hundred times but the two sets of computers were living in separate worlds unable to communicate.
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New Vikings quarterback Josh Freeman didn't want to sign anything more than a one-year deal, because he wants to hit the open market again in March.
But the Vikings have the ability to keep Freeman beyond 2013, if they so choose.
Per a source with knowledge of the contract, the agreement does not include a clause preventing the Vikings from using the franchise tag to keep Freeman from hitting the open market.
Of course, the franchise tag would also put Freeman in line for a one-year deal worth an amount north of $15 million. So that wouldn't be a bad thing for a guy who will make, in all, $11.43 million for 2013 from the Bucs and the Vikings.
And if, unlike the last one-year veteran wearing No. 5 the team signed, the Vikings like Freeman enough to make that kind of commitment for one more year, it's likely that Freeman will want to stay. Which could result in a long-term deal with the Vikings before it even gets to the point where the franchise tag is used.
For now, Freeman simply wants a chance to compete. He has gotten no assurances regarding his role, we're told.
Then again, he may not need one. Getting $3 million for 12 weeks says it all.


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This is the first in our Top 12 of 2012 series. Every day for the rest of 2012, we will count down the Top 12 moments/games of the year with each program represented. With two Little East Conference Champions, a handful of wins against nationally ranked teams and several program firsts-2012 was quite the year.
#12: Women's Hockey 4, New England College 0 (December 1, 2012)
Coming in at number 12 in the Top 12 of 2012 is women's hockey's 4-0 dominating victory over New England College. After a slow start to the fall season plagued by injuries and close losses, the Beacons put together their most impressive performance of the season.
Less than 20 hours after losing their third straight game, Sarahanne Cavolo (Roxbury, N.H.) and Kailyn Burke (Franklin, Mass.) helped UMass Boston break out in a huge way and earn their first home win of the season.
Cavolo scored just 18 seconds into the game and added the Beacons second goal midway through the third period en route to her first career multiple-goal game.
But as good as Cavolo was, Burke was even more impressive. The sophomore making just her second career start posted 17 saves, and earned her first career shutout.
As a team, UMass Boston outshot New England College 30-17 to down the Pilgrims for the first time since the 2009-10 season.
With the win the Beacons ended the 2012 on a high-note and hope they can ride that momentum into a huge second half of the 2012-13 season.


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Getting close to baby! Before Kate Middleton begins 26 weeks of maternity leave, she was on hand to join the Royal family at her last official engagement, the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London, on Saturday, June 15.
In perhaps a nod to the baby's gender, the Duchess of Cambridge donned a pale pink Alexander McQueen coat with a pale pink Jane Corbett hat and pearl earrings for the annual event, which celebrates the Queen's official birthday.
Riding in a horse and carriage alongside Prince Harry and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, the mom-to-be looked radiant, smiling and waving to the crowd, staying warm with a blue and green-colored tartan blanket, which was draped over her bare legs.
"They were all in great moods," a source tells Us Weekly.
Queen Elizabeth II rode ahead in her glass carriage with her cousin, the Duke of Kent, since her husband, Prince Philip, is recovering in the hospital. (Although a palace rep tells Us that the 92-year-old is "in good spirits," he's expected to remain in the hospital for two weeks). The 87-year-old Queen wore a deep blue colored coat, a white and blue hat, and a jeweled brooch for the affair.
All the carriages rode down The Mall and was headed to Horse Guards Parade for the military spectacle. Taking part in the ceremony on horseback were Prince Charles, Prince William and Princess Anne, since Charles is Colonel of the Welsh Guards, William is Colonel of the Irish Guards and Anne is Colonel of the Blues and Royals.
Prince William later joined Middleton, 31, at the Buckingham Palace, where three generations of the Royals — including Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie — stood on the balcony to watch a a big RAF fly-by, which featured around 30 planes.
Trooping the Colour is a celebration of the Queen's official birthday. Although she actually turned 87 on April 21, it's long been tradition to celebrate the Sovereign's birthday publicly on a day in the summer, when good weather is more likely.
In a sweet moment, as William walked out behind Kate on the balcony, he put his hand on her back. As they prepared to go back inside the Palace, a source tells Us that the Queen waved, telling the crowd, "Thank you everybody."
After the flypast, the Royal families enjoyed a private lunch inside the Palace and later today, the Queen will visit Phillip at the clinic in London.
With the her last formal engagement wrapped up, Middleton can now focus on final preparations for the Royal baby, due in July. On Tuesday, June 4, she was spotted furniture shopping, looking stunning as ever.
"She looked gorgeous," a source tells Us. "Her hair was silky and from the front you would never even guess she was pregnant, but boy was there a bump! She looked marvelous."
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Colin Kaepernick had chances to go to the Oscars and the Grammys, to appear on Jay Leno or write books.
But the 49ers quarterback is spending the first few weeks of his offseason hitting the gym instead of the red carpet.
According to Matt Barrows of the Sacramento Bee, Kaepernick headed to Atlanta to work out at a training facility there, the same place he prepared for the 2011 draft.
Aaron Roberts of CES Performance said there are around 50 college kids there working out, along with 12 NFL veterans.
"A few of our veterans are easing into it," Roberts said. "Colin, of course, is here all day, every day."
Roberts said Kaepernick chose to work out with the offensive linemen, because of their reputation for early hours and intense work.
Kaepernick took a week after the Super Bowl and made a few appearances (including one at the Cartoon Network's Hall of Game Awards), but has since poured himself back into preparing for a season that's seven months away.
"The highest priority right now is to keep it normal," his marketing representative Shawn Smith said. "He just wants to be normal. He just wants to train."
Kaepernick's head-down approach was evident in his late-season play, as the game never seemed too big for him. Now that he no longer has the element of surprise on his side, he's putting in the hours to build on the early results.


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The faculty at Emporia State University consists of 240 full time teaching faculty highly qualified in their respective fields. Eighty-two percent of these faculty have terminal degrees and all have considerable teaching experience. The faculty are organized into 21 teaching areas which are grouped into four major colleges/schools, i.e., the School of Business; the Teachers College; the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the School of Library and Information Management. Nearly all of the counties of Kansas are represented among the student body, as well as 44 other states and 53 foreign countries.
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BATON ROUGE – The names of LSU graduates and honor graduates for December 2014 are
now posted online for reporters and editors to copy and paste the names for publication.
One click of the mouse will take reporters to the list(s) they need.
The direct link to the list of graduates is http://sites01.lsu.edu/wp/commencement/2014/12/18/december-2014-graduation-list/.
The direct link to the list of honor graduates is http://sites01.lsu.edu/wp/commencement/2014/12/18/december-2014-honors-graduation-list/.
Both lists are sorted by state and by Louisiana parishes, and also provide students'
home towns and the college from which they graduated. The lists, as well as several
stories and press releases related to commencement, can be accessed from LSU's commencement
website, http://www.lsu.edu/commencement.
Other information available on the commencement site includes the number of graduates and honor graduates, number of states and countries represented in the graduating class, information on students who were commissioned by the armed forces and more.
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Liberty News
Liberty student-athletes give back at summer camp for area youth
Members of a number of Liberty University Athletics teams partnered with the Dream Again Life Foundation to host the "Keep it Moving With Character" summer day camp this week at R.S. Payne Elementary School in Lynchburg.
The camp, sponsored by Liberty Academic Affairs for Athletics' Student-Athlete Development, is an opportunity for student-athletes to help young people to stay active.
"The camps give kids a place to go in the summer so they won't be just sitting at home playing video games," said Liberty assistant track and field coach Andrew "Pete" McFadden. "We'll try to work on social skills for interaction with the public and help them stay in tune with education while the summer is going on."
|Liberty Athletics academic coordinator Jessica Lloyd paints faces at the 'Keep It Moving With Character' Carnival on Thursday.
About 40 students interacted with Liberty student-athletes at sport stations such as football, basketball and track. Team building was focused on through different game scenarios. Each day featured a daily principle upon which the individual activities revolved around.
The camp began on Monday and culminated in an awards ceremony on Thursday in the school's auditorium, followed by a carnival in the gymnasium.
"With this camp, we're looking forward to bringing something back to the community and really reaching out," said former Liberty track athlete Lauren Mosley, who helped organize the camp. The project was part of her summer internship with Liberty Academic Affairs for Athletics.
Many Liberty coaches and athletes, including Brittany Campbell (women's basketball), Nathan Witkowski (cheerleading) as well as football players Kevin Fogg, Malcolm Boyd, Aldreakis Allen, and Demetrius Ward, volunteered along with Liberty administrator Kristie Beitz.
This is the first of what McFadden hopes will be many camps throughout the city to teach children character values.
"My goal is for this to be a life-changing event," he said. "I told the staff that is going to be working the camp, that I want them to believe this is a camp that kids will look back at 10-15 years from now, and be able to say, 'This is the camp that changed my life, these people really care, these people really support and these people really want to be a part of my life.'"


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"...A hospital in Phoenix, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, provided a life-saving abortion to a young mother of four children who was dying from pulmonary hypertension and was 11 weeks pregnant...Last week, the Bishop in Phoenix threatened to strip St. Joseph's of its status as an official Catholic hospital unless St. Joseph's agreed to sign a written pledge that it would not perform another life-saving abortion. The diocese made good on that threat yesterday, and stripped St. Joseph's of its endorsement after the hospital defended its actions. As Amie Newman of RH Reality Check discussed last night, St. Joseph's refused to agree to allow their patients to die. The hospital said, "Morally, ethically, and legally we simply cannot stand by and let someone die whose life we might be able to save."
St. Joseph's did the right thing by standing up for women's health. But the Phoenix bishop's actions send a chilling message to other Catholic hospitals in the country: if they save women's lives by providing emergency abortion care, there will be consequences. This could have a profound impact on women's health care throughout the country, especially given that the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops also recently reaffirmed that even life-saving abortions cannot be performed in Catholic hospitals across the country.
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