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Remember Joyce Maynard? Right now she's most notorious for her recent memoir in which she details her long-ago brief love affair with the eminently private J.D. Salinger. She's also published a few novels, some children's books, and numerous magazine articles. But I know her best for her long-running stint as a syndicated columnist writing about family life.
The interesting thing about Joyce's column, called "Domestic Affairs," was that when her marriage came to an end after many years of struggle, most of the papers that once printed "Domestic Affairs" dropped it. Many readers blamed the divorce on Joyce, pointing out all of the glowing things she had said about her husband in her column over the years. How could she leave such a great guy? Ironically, her husband's lawyer--in an ill-fated attempt to prove what a wonderful father his client was--also used Joyce's words against her in the custody battle that erupted during the divorce (but it didn't work; Maynard was awarded custody).
Enormous and many are the potential pitfalls of the columnist. Maynard--out of respect and love and hope--made her husband look a little better and herself a little worse in print, and as a result she incurred the wrath of readers and editors when her personal life finally came crashing down.
That's gotta be an extreme example of a column gone awry (for the rest of the Maynard story and lots more interviews, check out A Question of Balance: Artists and Writers on Motherhood by Judith Pierce Rosenberg), but I still think of Joyce Maynard sometimes when I sit down--inevitably the night before Minnesota Parent goes to press--and chew the skin off my lips trying to figure out what to write about. Most often the things I really care about the night before press day just aren't ripe for the telling yet, because I don't know the ending. With all the people I know who are going through divorces right now, I can see how writing about marriage could be a risky proposition for anybody. Nobody's going to tell the whole truth. For example, I'm not going to tell you exactly what undeserved things I said to John the other night when I reached the end of my rope with this freelance grant-writing project that has kept me working unusually long hours (translation: too much stress and not enough sleep--a gnarly combination). I admit I unfairly attacked the only person in the house who is not smaller than I am.
Luckily--or not--John's an Aries, too, and plenty temperamental himself, which at least makes him understanding of my weaknesses. Thank God we've essentially gotten over trying to change each other and just try to stick to a few cardinal ground rules instead. It finally dawned on us at some point along the way that the passionate, impulsive, rebellious qualities we hate about each other are the same qualities we love about each other: it's the context that varies. We're both pretty accepting of each other's failings, John maybe the more so.
That's probably because of his previous life as a bachelor schoolteacher. Remember a few months ago when we ran the article about psychics in Minnesota Parent? Well, one of the psychics I saw told me all about John's past life teaching at a boys' school in England. He was well-loved by his students, but ultimately found his isolation as a bachelor to be quite painful. As a result, he's especially grateful for his family in this life. Great luck for me and the kids. (I, by the way, was a temperamental Russian ballerina--beloved but at the same time obstinate and unreasonable).
But love and acceptance are such broad terms that they're meaningless on their own. In family life, it all boils down to the details. All these little opportunities flying around every day--and we're never going to do right by them all. Sophie has a field trip tomorrow that she would love for me to accompany her on, and I can't, because I'll be in production with this magazine. There's one that flew by. And yesterday I promised Max--I actually used the words "I promise"--that we'd take a walk when we got home from running some errands in the car. But when we got home, it was later than we'd planned, and time to start dinner. Zoom. There went another one. Oh, and here's the clincher: last weekend was John's birthday, and the kids and I had written out an elaborate menu for the home-cooked meal we planned to serve up for him on Sunday afternoon. Well . . . as it happened we stayed Saturday night at his parents and came back a lot later--about seven hours later--on Sunday than we had expected to. So much for that birthday dinner, honey. Another one bites the dust.
But on the other hand, there was the night last week when we were low on groceries and had this sort of pathetic little dinner of savory rice and lettuce salad. The kids picked more than they ate, and when bedtime rolled around, Max zonked out quickly but Sophie and Lillie were still hungry. Suddenly, I was filled with the energy to get out Laurel's Kitchen and flip it open to quick breads. I whipped up a batch of orange-cinnamon muffins and warm vanilla moos. The house smelled delicious and the girls delighted in greasing muffin tins and stirring batter and devouring a warm, comforting snack before bed. They both fell asleep blissfully. Aha. Got one.
Then there's that babysitter I've lined up for this weekend so that John and I can have a night out together to celebrate his birthday and the end of a demanding month. Score: opportunity seized.
If life is what happens while you're making other plans, then family life is what happens while you're wondering when you'll have time to make other plans. How we respond to the stimulation minute by minute is what eventually defines us in our marriages and our relationships with our children. It's such messy business. But I think it's meant to be messy. It's part of the reward. I recall a radio interview I once listened to as I blasted from here to there in the car. The interviewee was an accomplished writer who suffered with multiple sclerosis. She was quite debilitated by the disease, but was able to continue writing through the use of voice-activated computer technology. She was talking a bit about her spirituality, and recounted a pivotal moment that came when she was praying the words, "Heal me, Lord," and a response from God formed in her mind: "But I am." From then on, she saw her illness as having a significant role, however painful, in the healing of her entire life.
It's like the conversation I was having earlier today with a colleague about the novel The Alchemist. If you've read it you know it's an age-old parable about following your dreams. The point is that every single thing has significance, every detail is important. If you know what you wish for, and go after it with all your heart, every force in the universe will conspire to help you. Your job is to pay attention and read the omens so you don't miss the signposts of opportunity. In family life, you've got to indulge everybody else's pursuit of dreams.
For example, John has a passion for sailing, and I'm proud to say I've always recognized how real that is for him. When he had the chance to buy his dad's sailboat, there was no question, no discussion between us. I don't think I even asked the price. Sailing is his dream! And when the day finally comes when he's able and ready to sail the globe, I'll be ready and willing. It's a Saturday-afternoon conversation so often repeated that our kids can probably recite the various possible routes.
Conversely, when I told John many, many years ago that I planned to be a writer, he didn't roll his eyes and say, "Sure, but how are you going to earn a living?" He said, "Really? What do you write? I'd love to see some of it." And when I recently announced--with obvious passion--my brilliant plan to turn our unpaved driveway into a garden and the garage into a three-season garden house, he said he thought it was "a neat idea." It doesn't matter right now whether we actually go through with it; what's important is that he didn't kick my dream in the teeth.
So listen, if there's anything to be learned from Maynard's experience, maybe it's that we can never really hide the wounds and scars of our personal lives. We all suffer and hurt the ones we love and the question of whom to blame is often useless. Most importantly, none of us knows the ending. The best we can do is read the omens, have no fear, and leap.
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Race transporters. The colorful motorsport logistics as seen on the circuits. From my collection over around 600 photographs of race transporters I decided to share some in a nice photobook for the motorsport enthousiast.
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Thousands of tons of grapes are harvested for fresh consumption in New York State. Varieties described here are suited to cool climate growing regions. Some may be suitable for use in the Northeast, Midwest, and Mid-Atlantic growing regions. Topics covered herein include seeded dessert grapes, seedless grapes, order of ripening and bird/insect/disease/cold damage. This publication is based on New York Food and Life Sciences Bulletin 80 (July 1979), "Grape Varieties for New York State."
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Las Vegas Bellagio wedding specials
It is important to plan with care and attention your wedding day. There is a long list of musts that you have to follow when making plans and deciding things. You must work with professionals, you must double check every offer, you must pay attention to details, you must focus on the things that matter and so on and so forth. The truth is that the more you think these plans the greater they will be in the end.
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Perfection is too far out there but it's nice to pretend that you can reach it. In order to make their lives easier, more and more couples choose to hire a wedding planner. The role of this person is to help you understand better the mechanics of the day and to prevent any possible flaws in the process. You would still have control over the situation but you will be under professional supervision, so to say. Years of experience separates you from a wedding planner. She/he already knows the insights of this industry. This means that she or he has access to the best offers, to the best discounts or to the best solutions. Quite impressive! So, why not use their powers in your advantage? Why not make the best out of your ideas and their logistics? It's the perfect plan.
The more evolved the market the more professional will be available. This is exactly why in Las Vegas there is such an impressive number of people that can manage the job. This is why you will be able to find professional help at every corner. This is why you should choose Las Vegas. The most amazing thing about Las Vegas is its freedom. You are free to go for the most unusual plans and ideas. You are free to change your mind and you are free to be creative. Maybe you want to rent a helicopter and see the canyon at mid night. Maybe you want Elvis to sing you a Blue Hawaii. Maybe you want to get into a car, drive into a tunnel and by the time you exit the tunnel be married. There are many, many parts you can play. All these wedding packages, all these scenarios are fully customizable so it's not such a bad idea to make some changes here and there. Keep in mind that prices are directly influenced by the changes you make. The more services you ask for, the more expensive the experience will turn out to be. On the other side, budgets can be adjusted to ideas and the other way around. With some attention and care everything is possible.
Maybe you want to go to Las Vegas because of its glamour. Maybe you want to go to Las Vegas because you want something extraordinary. You are willing to pay more as long as you receive the best from the best. In this case, Las Vegas will not let you down. Let's take one example. Let's take Las Vegas Belllagio wedding specials. Everybody has heard the name Bellagio at least once before traveling here. The brand is known for impeccable services, exquisite taste in decorations and a genuine care for the client. It sounds perfect. If you take a look at their offers you will see that the prices are not that high considering the range of services. To get married at the Bellagio means an evening of refined gestures and elegant movements. Why not be glamorous for the day?
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This place looks a lot more beautiful at night than at day time. It has a special charm and mystery. I really like the pool and that fountain as well. I think I'll do anything possible to have my wedding done here, at night, next to the pool. The reception at least. Something very beautiful, very intimate and mysterious. I don't know how exactly it is going to look like, but I imagine some nice soft comfortable sofas from here and there, some candles in the pool and … the only feeling I have when looking at these pictures and try to imagine my wedding there is that of an Arabian Night story. Something very exotic, but chic and elegant and not very extravagant.


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Decades later, he began painting detailed scenes of POW camp life, including the guards, beatings, the jungle, escape attempts and those left behind.
During those three years, he and other prisoners were forced to work on the Burma-Thailand railroad, including at the infamous camp at the River Kwai.
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- February 20, 2013
FAMILIES must ensure their elderly relatives are fit to drive by having regular medical check-ups because increasing numbers of older people are dying on our roads, authorities warn.
Motor Accident Commission statistics provided to adelaidenow show 78 of the 533 deaths - or 15 per cent - on the state's roads between 2008 and 2012 involved a person aged over 70.
This is despite the age group representing just 11.2 per cent of the population.
MAC chief executive Jerome Maguire said: "We encourage them and their family members to understand their potential driving limitations and to take a regular medical assessment to check on important physical abilities required for driving."
In the past three years, the number of drivers aged 60 and over in SA has risen sharply from 261,374 to 291,509, which includes 36,256 drivers aged 80 and over.
Mr Maguire said it would become increasingly important to focus road safety efforts on older people.
"As our community ages and the pool of mature road users gets increasingly larger, the need to focus our road safety efforts to address the risks to older people will become increasingly important," he said.
Despite the rise in older drivers and fatal crashes involving them, there has been a reduction in the number of people aged 70 and over who have had their licence suspended for a medical reason.
In 2009, 1846 drivers aged 70 and over had their licence suspended for these reasons, compared with 1654 in 2012.
Licence holders aged 70 and over are required to undergo an annual medical test to ensure they are fit to drive.
A Transport Department report released late last year found drivers aged over 70 were responsible for nearly two-thirds of the 2309 crashes they were involved in during 2011.
Of the 830 crashes involving drivers aged over 80, they were responsible for 633 - or more than three in four.
SA Police Traffic Support Branch officer-in-charge Superintendent Bob Fauser listed fragility, medication and the perception and response of hazards as potential problems for older road users.
"It is critical that all drivers are medically fit to drive," he said.
"Medical conditions causing lapses of attention or lack of control of a motor vehicle can have disastrous effects on you, your family, your friends or other road users.
Supt Fauser said older pedestrians were particularly vulnerable.
"If an older person is hit by a car, the outcome is likely to be more severe resulting in a fatality rather than an injury.
"Many elderly people also have a greater reliance on walking and are therefore more likely to be exposed to traffic as pedestrians than younger age groups.
"Crashes involving older pedestrians occur mainly on routine trips to local shops and recreation activities, often close to the person's home."
Council on the Ageing chief executive Ian Yates called for more research into the over-representation of elderly people involved in road fatalities.
Mr Yates said authorities should be targeting people with poor driving histories rather than just older people.
The number of elderly people killed on the state's roads increased slightly from 19 in 2011 to 22 in 2012, but was six more than the 2008-12 five-year average of 16 deaths a year.
Three of the state's 15 road fatalities this year have involved people aged 70 and over, including a 77-year-old woman who was killed when she was hit by a four-wheel drive while crossing Unley Rd last Wednesday.
John Donnellan, 86, of Edwardstown, said motorists young and old had a responsibility to ensure roads were safer.
"I just try and keep alert. I have always tried not to make a move that inconveniences anybody," Mr Donnellan said.Originally published as Families, check on elderly drivers
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I'm a level 27 Magician, and I don't know where i should quest. By the way, I already did most of the quests in SleepyWood.
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Yea, i have the Marbas hat, but i can't find a group for Astaroth.
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OK, i am in the middle of doing Ariant and Magatia quests, but i need 2 Lidium for one of the Ariant quests. i can't find very many Lidium ores by hunting monsters, so is there a quicker way to find the ores?
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Do you have the Marbas hat? If you already do, do the chain quest that follows you into Sleepywood and defeat Astaroth. I don't know if it's worth it though. You need a few people in it, 3 at the least I think.
~After questing, you should go do Kerning PQ. You can get a loot from the King Slime for level 30, and it boosts all your stats.
~When you're level 30, you should do the chain quest of the Mushroom Kingdom. Do NOT attempt CPQ. You are still at a beginning level and won't be accepted until 38+. After Mushroom Kingdom, do the Ariant Quests. That is followed by Magatia quests. You should (approx.) be 35+ and can do LPQ. Do that. Then you can CPQ.
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There's a saying in the mountains that says, "I came for the winter, but I stayed because of the summer." Come summer time, the trails, rivers and peaks surrounding Crested Butte explode with a bevy of activity. Fishing, hiking, mountain biking, kayaking, golfing or just basking in the Colorado sun are just a few of the things that one can enjoy when the snow melts.
Check out everything we have to offer. Whether it's on the mountain or off, there is sure to be something for everyone.
The adventure in Crested Butte doesn't just stop at the on-mountain experience. The sense of exploration continues off the slopes with some of the most diverse and distinctive bars, restaurants and nightlife found in any ski town. From sushi to sandwiches and everything in between, the choices of great places to dine and variety of food types is amazing. For a small town like this to have three locations for sushi, six great pizza places, and more than thirty bars is hard to believe.
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The shopping is also an adventurous undertaking with small specialty shops and galleries to explore, each one distinct in its offerings and style. Your adventure begins the moment you arrive in Crested Butte and continues as you get to know the people and discover this special place that brings out the colorful, brighter more adventurous you.
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In the new double show at Jackson's Tayloe Piggott Gallery, there's a complementary and slightly chilling collection of works by James Castle and Nicola Hicks. Castle was a profoundly deaf, self-taught artist. His mother was a midwife and his father ran the Garden Valley, Idaho post office.
Always poor, often on subsistence, Castle came to know a little sign language and developed a love for lettering. He "…is known for the skill of his draftsmanship,…subject matter and for his use of found and homemade materials. His recurrent and diverse themes tell an intimate story of a life lived in rural Idaho during the 20th century."
Looking at Castle's work I experience guilt as if I've broken into a child's secret diary. It's slightly agonizing, albeit fascinating, to study a Castle work; they're heartrending. Eternally enigmatic, but with glimpses of a compromised soul's joy in creating art. Displaying a man-child's heart, Castle's works seem stuffed in tiny boxes. Imagine, too, the drawings of an unborn child tucked in a dark, warm space, sensing fuzzy edges of the outside world.
Nicola Hicks' electric, recumbent bear prompted an email to friends much more familiar with bears' private behavior. "Would a bear lie in this position on its own accord," I asked. "Or would it only roll over on its back, belly exposed, if it was coerced by humans?"
Bears do lie around tummy up. "They're like dogs," one of my experts explained. "They can be spotted rolling around in dense forest glens or by a body of water, cooling off."
All this goes along with what seems to be Hicks' core artist statement: Creatures of the earth are "…animalistic in form and body, yet uncannily human." She's on the anthropomorphism train.
Hicks' show includes plaster casts (ultimately brass sculptures) of animals—seemingly locked in suffocating, snare-like dried mud pierced by sharp objects—and works on paper. It's tempting to grab a sledgehammer and free these entombed creatures. Something new, an exercise in "different." Hicks' chalk, charcoal and monoprints depict wild and domestic animals, extended and sinewy. A portrait of a big sleeping dog has real heft. You feel the weight of the animal's massive head.
The bear wins!
The exhibition remains on display through August 16th, 2015. www.tayloepiggottgallery.com
Together or Separate: New Works by Eleanor Anderson and Katy Ann Fox, opens at the Daly Gallery-Daly Project on Thursday, July 9, with a reception from 5-7:00pm. Anderson's bright, whimsical ceramics and Fox's airy, well-composed canvases are on view through July 24th.
"We strive to be open Tuesday through Saturday, 1o AM to 6 PM. Or by appointment, 307-699-7933," notes the gallery. http://www.dalyartistrep.com
And don't forget: Catch up with more Jackson Hole art scene goings-on by logging on to https://funthingstodoinjacksonhole.wordpress.com. This week: "Plein Air for the Park!"
"Basic Digital Photography: How to Make Better Photographs With Your Digital Camera" is the second public educational symposium being offered by the Teton Photography Group, a group that's come to include roughly 220 members, a phenomenal membership for an arts group less than a year old or for ANY non-profit group in a town our size! Photography, plentiful as sagebrush and as venerable as plein air, will become an official part of summer arts programs for the first time during the 2014 season.
"Education, sharing and networking" are the methods Teton Photography uses to advance the art. The event takes place Saturday, March 22, 2014 in the Black Box Theater at the Center for the Arts in Jackson, Wyoming. A half-day in length, the session runs 8:30 am – 1:30 pm.
Photographers (check links for more about each artist) Loren Nelson, Aaron Linsdau, Michael Cohen and Mike Cavaroc will speak on such topics as basic photography gear, improving focus and sharpness, obtaining the best exposure and composition techniques that work. Beginners and intermediates should enjoy this session, which is open to the public, interactive and hands-on.
I don't have written testimonies handy, but I could count on four hands the number of times Teton Photography members have described their own positive experiences gained from the group. $25 donation for advance reservations and $30 at the door. Call 307.733.6379 to register. www.tetonphotographygroup.org
We mentioned this event a few weeks ago in a previous post on Alison Brush's new arts ventures, but as it's upon us, I'll remind you all again that on Thursday, March 20th, 5-7 pm, noted San Francisco artist and visiting teacher Jeremy Morgan will give a talk at the Art Association.
Morgan has "created a following of dedicated artists that enjoy absorbing his knowledge and energy," says the A.A. This public presentation offers an in-depth, personal account of Morgan's personal artistic development, his influences and experiences.
Several of Morgan's disciples say that one reason they love studying with him is that Morgan does not teach by insisting students emulate his own style. He encourages every artistic direction, warmly leading students towards their personal bests. For info: 307-733-6379. www.artassociation.org
Testimony: Many's the day I go out in the world and hear how excited folks are about Alissa Davies' Community Supported Arts project! That's revealing, redeeming and couldn't happen to a better, more balanced and sincere arts contributor. Congratulations, Alissa! Contact Davies by phoning 307.690.4757 or by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com.
A new arts venture is in town. Brush Art Ventures has opened softly over the past several months, but last week founder Alison Brush threw a big party. Brush's new enterprise is housed in a Dynia "Metro Plateau" unit, perched above Broadway, near the intersection of that throughway and Highway 22.
Brush represents a handful of regional artists, exhibiting their works at 1085 West Broadway, Unit 1123. The concept is similar to that of apartment galleries popular in major arts cities like New York: Set up an exhibition in your own space and open it up to the public. Dynia's dynamic structures, marked by high ceilings, industrial finishes and big windows are perfect for home/public gallery space.
At Brush's recent opening for fledgling wildlife and landscape photographer Chuck Schneebeck and sculptor Amy Unfried, the place was packed. And the crowd was new. Schneebeck's conservation work and Unfried's connections to Jackson's art world at large attracted sportsmen, collectors, fishing luminaries, artists, Mr. Dynia and a host of friends. Brush Art Ventures is, in fact, a gallery. Galleries have shows, and here's hoping Ms. Brush keeps the energy going! Check out her website: www.brushartventures.com, to see a list of represented artists. With the departure of Culture Front salons, a hole needs to be filled. Maybe it can be filled here?
Many thanks to Ms. Brush for supplying images for this post! I took a few shots; hers are better!
Brush happens to represent noted California artist Jeremy Morgan, who opens a show Friday, Feb 28th, alongside 12 local artists, at the Art Association. Morgan will be there! Thomas Macker relays that the opening reception runs 5:30 – 7:30 pm, and will feature Morgan's work and the work of his dedicated students from years past. This year's workshop, "Realism to Abstraction," offers a fresh opportunity to study with a master right here in Jackson, says Macker. www.artassociation.org .
Lots of new work in at Heather James Fine Art's Jackson gallery. Including this beauty, a classic, our generation's big art flag: Robert Indiana's "LOVE." The gallery is open this month, stop in and warm to the message! www.heatherjames.com.
Behind the eight ball, as they say.
In the weeks leading up to my recent getaway I was so busy putting the finishing touches on freelance assignments, writing this blog and preparing for the trip that I failed to notice Meg Daly's news about resigning her Culture Front website and its related efforts. Her reasons for doing so are there for anyone to read on Culture Front's blog, still live.
Daly provided fresh ways for our community to look at and think about art. So many of us vigorously participated in Culture Front's salons at The Rose. When Daly was preparing to launch her site she had the grace to invite me to tea to talk about her vision. Many would have simply and bluntly launched, without bothering to communicate to me that a new local arts blog was on the horizon.
I won't forget that, and I'll miss the collaboration we shared.
Thank you, Meg. Where's my heart emoticon?
So many goodies sailing in via snail and email! Spoiler alert: there's likely to be a lot of stream of consciousness in this post…
That word, "email," today reminds me of that childhood rhyme: What are little boys made of? Snips and snails and puppy dogs' tails; and what are little girls made of? Sugar and spice and everything nice. Here are a few art snips, laced with sugar n' spice.
The Diehl Gallery takes pride in presenting the art of Casey Vogt. Vogt is "a kind of photojournalist," capturing in mixed media works "what the prevalent winds blow."
My first reactions to the work are very different from what seems to be the artist's intent. Vogt declares: "I present issues that, if seen from an objective standpoint, seem completely incongruent with that which is preached by those in power. My goal is to neither persuade nor dissuade anyone: rather, I wish to open the gates of discussion surrounding these issues so that meaningful dialogue can replace archaic sound bites."
I see quilt-like designs rendered using various media, and I sense more is happening in Vogt's art-soul. Doesn't matter, it's all subjective. Like it. www.diehlgallery.com
"More about film, Tammy!" I hear that a lot. Okay!
Here's an upcoming film class taking place at the Art Association. "Motion Picture Fundamentals," with Leigh Regan, Tuesday, February 4 – March 11th, 6-8 pm. Cost: $150 for A.A. members, $175 for non-members. Description: "The class will start with a hands-on technical run-through of camera operation. Students will view and study film scenes as examples. Whether you want to learn better techniques to shoot a family video, create a YouTube video or have aspirations to make your own film, this course will give the tools and creative inspiration to boost your shooting to the next level." Where is she, and what is she filming in this image, I wonder? Can we go there? www.artassociation.org Phone: (307) 733- 6379.
An opening reception takes place at the Tayloe Piggott Gallery on Friday, February 7th, 5-8:00 pm for two new exhibitions: Lee Hall's "Visual Poetry" and Robert Motherwell, "A Collection of Works, 1970 – 1990."
You know Motherwell's work, and my hope was to find a snagable image of Piggott's mailer depicting Hall's "Italian Fragment," an abstract acyrlic on paper recalling gorgeous ancient tile work. Hopes dashed. Instead, get an idea of Hall's style, fine geometrical arrangements and mixes of color from the image above, a collage on paper. Visit www.tayloepiggottgallery.com.
Drove by ITP after dark the other evening. Lights on, painters painting in there. Nice.
"If you want your art to get noticed and sold here in Jackson, you have to work at it every day, every minute you can. Don't sit around wasting time watching TV. Your art has to be the best, the highest caliber you can produce, it has to stand out." ~ Jackson Hole Artist
"No animals died in the making of these mounts." – Jennifer Lee, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Contests and competitions everywhere! Jackson's National Museum of Wildlife Art is putting out a national and regional call to artists–including amateurs–to submit "fun faux animal mounts" that will be part of the new Trophy Art Fundraiser. Artists must create fanciful examples of animal trophy heads and deliver them to the museum by February 7, 2014. All works will be on display February 12th – March 15th. All are available for sale on a first come, first serve basis beginning February 22nd, from 11 a.m – 2 p.m., during "Trophy Art: Fun Forms for All."
"We were hoping to inspire people's creativity with this event by letting imaginations run wild," says Associate Director of Programs and Events Jennifer Lee. "For years the museum has been asked, 'Where is the taxidermy?' This event offers a fun way of playing off that theme, including our tagline: "No animals died in the making of these mounts."
Two works for sale are "Deer #5" by Kelly Vanderveer (above) and "The Lizard" crafted in silver and opal by Jackson Hole silversmith Joni Mack, top of the page.
Participating artists retain 30% of the purchase price they name as a commission for their time and efforts, with the rest of the proceeds going to the museum's youth education programs. Images already received for the upcoming event include a lizard, mountain lion, elk, pronghorn and deer.
For more information, contact Jennifer Lee at email@example.com or 307.732.5412. www.wildlifeart.org
New paintings and sculptures are on view at Astoria Fine Art, in Jackson. In particular 2014's Fall Arts Festival Sculptor Artist Joshua Tobey has some wonderful new wildlife sculptures. At this writing many Fall Arts fans are waiting to see the finished image of Tobey's winning FAF work, one he hopes will initiate the new FAF tradition memorably.
Tim Cherry and Gerald Balciar also have new sculptures at the gallery; painters Ewoud deGroot, Robert Lougheed (1910 – 1982), Dean Mitchell, Tom Palmore, Al Agnew and Cole Johnson are all represented. Stop by the gallery, on the north side of Jackson's Town Square. Who said winter was quiet?


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Patient Instructions for Cardiology Center
Our comprehensive program for cardiac services ranges from preventative care, to emergency cardiac intervention for heart attack, and cardiac rehabilitation.
We are proud of our multidisciplinary team of physicians, which includes cardiologists, radiologists and vascular surgeons. Our nurses have advanced training in cardiac care.
When someone you love is having a heart attack, we have the team and technology to intervene immediately. Our emergency department physicians start to work while the patient is still in the hands of our community's first responders. When the patient arrives we are ready with a plan for action.
Your physician will schedule your cardiology procedure. Written physician orders are required for all testing.
Cardiac Diagnostics
Transesophageal Echocardiogram
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Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital is fully accredited as a Chest Pain Center and is the only hospital in St. Charles County to hold this distinct accreditation by the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care (SCPC). Barnes-Jewish St. Peters has held this distinction since 2010.
Prior to receiving accreditation, surveyors visited Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital to assess the facility and protocols for rapid diagnosis and treatment of patients with chest pain and other heart attack symptoms. The intent is to ensure facilities meet quality-of-care measures based on improving the process for the care of cardiac patients. The review criteria are a product of many leading professional societies such as: American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, American College of Cardiovascular Administrator and Emergency Nurses Association.
"Our team is extremely proud of achieving accreditation as a Chest Pain Center," says Kenya Haney, MSN, RN, manager, cardiac care. "Hospitals that receive SCPC accreditation have achieved a higher level of expertise in dealing with patients who arrive with symptoms of a heart attack. The accreditation process required close coordination between local EMS responders, the Barnes-Jewish St. Peters' emergency department, cardiac catheterization lab, cardiac rehab, pharmacy and other departments throughout the hospital. It was a huge team effort, but we are dedicated to bringing great BJC health care to St. Charles County."
As a chest pain accredited hospital, Barnes-Jewish St. Peters has the processes in place to:
Reduce the time from onset of symptoms to diagnosis and treatment
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The applications which use the transmission frequency of 200 MHz are very rare, then why should we use Category 6 cables over Category 5E?
Bandwidth and the rate of data transfer are related to each other in the same way as a highway is related to traffic. Increasing the data transfer rate is similar to increasing the quantity of lanes on a thoroughfare to increase the traffic flow. It has been observed that the data rates increase by 100% every eighteen months and due to this there is a need to use new means of transmission with better transfer rates. Today the apps moving at a transfer rate of 1 Gb/sec are hitting the ceiling of category 5E cables capabilities. Applications which require streaming of data like video and multimedia transfer demand high transfer rates and this demand can only be fulfilled by Cat 6 cables, which offer higher bandwidth. Use of Cat 6 will also boost the development of new applications which work with higher bandwidth.
How is Category 6 different from Category 5E?
Category 6 cables have a better communication performance and higher bandwidth than Category 5E cables. The bandwidth available for Category 6 cables is 200 MHz contrary to 100 MHz as available in Category 5E cables. Also including near end crosstalk (NEXT), improved insertion loss, return loss, and equal level far end crosstalk (ELFEXT). Category 6 cables also reduce the noise in the signal and therefore have elevated signal/noise ratio. Due to the higher bandwidth in Category 6 cables, they provide the systems more reliable and faster transfer rates for future applications.
Is Category 6 the future cable ?
The answer is yes, Category 6 indeed is the future cable. As predicted by analyst and autonomous polls conducted, polls show that around 80-90 % of the new networks will be equipped with Cat 6 cables. The best part of Category 6 which favors its installation is that it is backward compatible with Cat 5 and Cat 5e cables. This feature of Category 6 allows the users to supersede their Category 5E networks with Category 6 networks.
Why should a user replace Category 5 cable networks with Category 6 Cable networks?
The answer is very simple and clear. Better communication performance and its better protection from external noise makes the system with Category 6 networks more stable as compared to a system equipped with Category 5E cables. This means there is less loss of data packets and re-transmissions of data at certain intervals. This makes Category 6 networks more reliable than Category 5E networks.
At what time should Category 6 be recommended?
Installation of cables is an expensive operation because it requires the wires to pass through walls, in ducts and under the floor to reach every system and replacing the existing cable network with a new network is also a costly affair. To prevent this extra expenditure, a person should install the latest technology available in the market. If you install Category 5E cables today and after few years when a large number of applications require higher transfer rates than the range of Cat 5E cables provide then you will be required to replace the existing cables with Cat 6 cables. To prevent this it is advised to install Cat 6 cables in all new networks.
What shortest link does the standard allows?
Honestly speaking there is no small span distance. The standard is expected to perform for every length less than 100 meters. A rule in TIA/ANSI/EIA-568-B.1 states that the consolidation location must be positioned at least fifteen meters away from the telecom room to lower the effect of connectors nearby. The recommendations stated above are based on the worst performance calculations for short links with four mated connectors in channel.
Will Category 6 cables be effective in residential markets?
The answer is again affirmative; Cat 6 cables are very effectual in residential markets as well. This is because these cables can support high online access speed while facilitating the more strict class B EMC requirements. Due to better balance in Category 6 cables, they can meet the EMC residential requirements more efficiently than the Cat 5e cables. Due to the increase in demand of streaming types of applications like video and multimedia transfer, there will be an increase in the requirement for higher transfer rates which can only be supported by Cat 6 cables.
Why should a user not prefer optical fiber over Cat 6 Cables?
There is no doubt that a optical fibre network is better than Cat 6 network but the major drawback is that installation and maintenance of optical fibers are very expensive. Today the cost of optical fibers with optical transceivers is twice as much as that of an equivalent network built with Cat 6 cables. Setting up of copper cabling as in Category 6 is easier and can be done by straightforward gear and methods. Another feature of copper cabling is that it can support data terminal equipment power standards under development by IEEE (802.3af). In certain specific situations, optical fiber can be better, but for most situations Category 6 cable is a less expensive choice.
How are the connectors of Category 5E and Category 6 different?
The connectors of Cat 5E and Cat 6 may look alike but there lies a difference in their construction and use. Category 6 connectors have better transmission performance than Cat 5E connectors. Taking an example of transmission at 100 MHz frequency, NEXT for Category 5E is 43 decibels (dB), whereas NEXT for Category 6 is 54 decibels (dB). In simpler words it means that a Cat 6 connector couples only about 1/12 of the cross talk power coupled by a Cat 5E connector from one pair to another. We can also say that a Cat 6 connector is 12 times less noisy than a Cat 5E connector. Category 6 connectors were a result of new technology, new and better processes, and significant R & D resources that made the connectors better and more expensive than Cat 5E connectors
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text: Eugene Power Youth Symphony And Civic Orchestra Music Director Leaving By Sean Crawford • May 6, 2015 May brings the final shows of the season for both the Sangamon Valley Youth Symphony and the Civic Orchestra. It also marks the end for Music Director Eugene Power, as he will be leaving the area soon. The Sangamon Valley Youth Symphony will perform Saturday May 9 at Springfield High Auditorium. The doors open at 1:30 p.m. and the concert is at 2 p.m. The Civic Orchestra performs Sunday May 17 at 4 p.m. at the Hoogland Center for the Arts Theatre 3. Sangamon Valley Youth Symphony's New Conductor Previews First Concert Of The Season By Sean Crawford • Dec 5, 2013 svys.org Eugene Power says working with young musicians allows him to see their musical journeys. He's taught high school band and has worked with youth in other settings. Recently, he was named the Sangamon Valley Youth Symphony music director and conductor. "You can be involved with music in many, many ways throughout your entire life," Power said. "And that's what I like to see... students kind of catch fire with that and carry it with them."


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William Hartnell? Oh, he's my favourite Doctor of all time now you've mentioned it there's really a resemblance, too!
It's funny, people have been talking how Peter Capaldi's been doing a sort of homage to Jon Pertwee, but perhaps he also looks a bit like a younger Hartnell?
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Great example of using VR and all of your 3 dimensions!
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Sorry for the lack of updates recently readers. Ill be back to it shortly. Here is a particular lovely VR use case and perfect User Experience (UX).
Wired ran an enormous profile on mysterious AR startup Magic Leap today, written by legendary tech journalist Kevin Kelly. It's incredible, and you should read it, if only because Kelly'
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From gizmodo
After years of stomach-churning anticipation, it's all over—the VR headsets of the future are here. The Rift gives you an engaging experience with a handful of excellent games. Meanwhile, the Vive gives you unprecedented control of your virtual surroundings. But as extraordinary as both devices are, they're absolute bunk compared to the best VR headset of this generation: the Samsung Gear VR.
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Particular good in plain English comparison of the different VR headset providers.
From dupress
While the consumer world waits for dominant augmented and virtual reality players to emerge, businesses can fast-track adoption—and begin the process of fundamentally reimagining how work gets done.
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Solid article, reaffirms much of what i've been blogging about now for some time -
- The AR/VR consumer market heats up
- AR in construction: The next best thing to building there
and more
The human eye perceives its surroundings with incredible clarity, depth, and a wide field of view. To put in perspective with technicality, the human eye can perceive a field of view of up to 180 degrees without even moving the eyeballs.To rea
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FOV and FPS these two items are massively important for VR and Mixed Reality headsets.
I see Meta2 have just come out with 90deg FOV (much improved from the original ~45deg) but no where near to StarVR 201deg FOV.
This is a great table to see all the providers and where they stand. Unfortunately it's already quite a bit out of date (May 2015) so would love to find a new table rather than make my own. Any links would be appreciated!
Aki Puustinen's curator insight, March 14, 11:40 AM
FOV and FPS these two items are massively important for VR and Mixed Reality headsets.
I see Meta2 have just come out with 90deg FOV (much improved from the original ~45deg) but no where near to StarVR 201deg FOV.
This is a great table to see all the providers and where they stand. Unfortunately it's already quite a bit out of date (May 2015) so would love to find a new table rather than make my own. Any links would be appreciated!
Juhani Pihkala's curator insight, March 14, 4:07 PM
FOV and FPS these two items are massively important for VR and Mixed Reality headsets.
I see Meta2 have just come out with 90deg FOV (much improved from the original ~45deg) but no where near to StarVR 201deg FOV.
This is a great table to see all the providers and where they stand. Unfortunately it's already quite a bit out of date (May 2015) so would love to find a new table rather than make my own. Any links would be appreciated!
From venturebeat
It may be very arcane to most of us, but graphics startup Otoy has come up with a breakthrough that should help game developers create much more beautiful games that can run across different hardware platforms.
In a nutshell, Otoy reverse-engineered Nvidia's general purpose graphics processing unit (GPGPU) software, known as CUDA, to run on non-Nvidia hardware. That means that programs written in the CUDA language are no longer exclusive to Nvidia graphics chips. Now they can run on GPUs from Advanced Micro Devices, ARM, and Intel. That means a CUDA program written for the PC could run on a PlayStation 4 or an Apple iPad.
Jed Fisher's insight:
Wow, this is pretty major. Very interesting.
By Jon Peddie
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In short, Raytracing is HOT again!
At 4D Pipeline we often work with and on leading raytracing products. Contact me to find out more.
From kotaku
Amazon's releasing their very own game engine. Lumberyard, as they call it, is based on Crytek's famous CryEngine, and can be used to develop games for both PC and consoles. It's also free to download, and comes with "no seat fees, subscription fees, or requirements to share revenue."
Jed Fisher's insight:
When i started my career 3D and gaming were small niche markets - boy that changed! 3D is everywhere these days and gaming is booming, add to that VR and AR and the hundreds of use cases and industries that can be reimagined thanks to these technologies.
Amazon too is obviously seeing the potential.
They are now releasing their own game engine (competitor to Unity and Unreal) - it's based on the third player - Crytek of which they made a major deal with a few month ago to basically use Crytek as they want. Now their intention is clearer and they release Crytek as LUMBERYARD (with a logo of a penguin with a saw!?!)
Amazon may have licensed out the engine to use for their games, or, as some sources have suggested, they may be using it as a baseline to build their own proprietary gaming engine.
It's also worth highlighting the engine is completely free!
In additional Amazon acquired Double Helix, the development studio behind 2013's Killer Instinct.
My guess - expect to see more games on Kindles and my bet - Amazon releasing a VR headset or making a major partnership.
Games, games, games, VR, VR, VR! what else is there to say!
How the price of VR affects consumer adoption + 5 Million Google Cardboard VR Viewers Have Shipped - what this means?
In a Google blog post today by Clay Bavor, Google's new VP of VR, the company detailed a few quick stats on the company's Cardboard program. This..
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So recently Oculus announced their pricing of their Rift VR headset, ~$600USD which is fairly steep, plus additionally you need a highend modern desktop computer to run it.
Add to this we've seen the Google Glass business close but also recently restart with an "Enterprise" focus.
What does this mean and why do I share this with a post about ~5 million Google Cardboard VR Viewers? Well to me it's showing that Price is and is going to continue to be a major factor in consumer adoption.
Cardboard's success shows that people are indeed interested and curious about VR, they want to try it and for ~$25 bucks you get a nicely made pair of VR goggles (albeit made of cardboard) that you use to experience VR (and there have been 25 Million downloads of VR apps from Google Play store alone!).
However until the price of Oculus/similar comes down it will be a while* before a large market share of general consumers have high end VR headsets. (while* is comparative - is it 6m out or 24+ months out?).
What the current prices points do allow is for some great enterprise experiences, be in retail, construction, architecture, events/tradeshows, etc. Corporations can afford the hardware and can create VR experiences to help show of or sell their products. In additonal they can give away a large number of low cost Cardboards to promote their VR product experience.
I'm surprised we are not seeing more VR gaming cafes popping up - maybe this will also occur (again! (flashback to 1990s)).
Anyway - VR continues to boom!!
Jed Fisher's comment, January 29, 5:57 AM
Sounds like Oculus orders are exceeding expectations - http://fortune.com/2016/01/12/oculus-rift-pricing/
Solibri, Inc. develops and markets Quality Assurance solutions for AECO field that improve the quality of Building Information Modeling (BIM).
Jed Fisher's insight:
Nemetschek says that it has concluded its acquisition of all of the shares of Solibri. You may remember from December that Solibri makes software used in BIM model quality assurance and quality control.
My take - very smart move by Nemetschek. Solibri has some excellent software and is often seen as the standard for IFC and model checking in the AEC industry.
Onshape Inc made a next step in the development of cloud CAD system with the announcement of commercial release and private Beta for Onshape App Store and API. Onshape made virtual press conference...
Jed Fisher's insight:
(Firstly - thanks to Oleg Shilovitsky for another fine article)
So Onshape is finally out of beta and live!
Quick recap - Onshape, founded mostly by the former Solidworks founders, raised a truckload of money ($144M in 4 rounds) to basically put CAD in the browser (vs traditional big package install). Reasons - for all the benefits of cloud, eg collaboration, access anywhere from any device, cloud computing, …
To me this is not a revolution, instead it's more of an evolution. At 4D Pipeline we've helped build and take to market over a 100 new software products. Of these - there is only a small handful of "traditional" desktop installed products. My point is - if you are starting a new product you are almost certainly going to start it thinking about multiple devices/OSs, cloud, collaboration, etc. I.e. Cloud and having an App strategy is no longer revolutionary it's table stakes. It makes sense, it's needed, it's awesome. So, i'm a little surprised that Onshape raised $144M; and that's it's taken so many years to release. That said, they have done many things right and seem to have had a nice delivery of their product to market.
Their usage metrics are so far more vanity metrics vs real metrics (eg most useful metric is 10000 users but this is not the same as 10000 regular users), however i am sure we will see these numbers grow. What is very impressive is their app store, they have come to market with some good partners - nice to see companies like SimScale there for cloud simulation.
To me their biggest challenge is less technical and instead more to do with the "lockin" of CAD. It's hard (especially for the big companies) to change CAD systems. It's a big change, it's risky, and their invested in their current solution. i.e. dont break it if it's not broke. That said, many would argue there are a lot of things that are "broken".
Anyway - great to see a new CAD package on the block and in the cloud, it's going to be interesting to see how Onshape grows and if (when?) it gets acquired (I'm tempted to start a betting pool!).
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Great report from Evans Data (summarized on Forbes).
Expect an increase of posts from me on IoT, it's high time! :-) At 4D Pipeline IoT projects keep coming up and I'm finding it a great way to engage with people. Apps are great but sometimes you need to go further than this - IoT engage with our environment.
Example, one of my favorites is from Honeywell, they make light switches that can be stuck onto a wall and turn on/off the light by using the electricity generated by pressing the switch (transmitting the signal wirelessly)!
Expect more posts from me in this area!
We've got great connected low power Bluetooth (eg iBeacons) and wifi devices available. SDKs available to connect (HomeKit, CarKit, etc). And thus the infrastructure to do some amazing things!
Unity have partnered with our sole distributor VIMtrek to take the full cross-platform visualization power of Unity game engine technology and bring it to the Architecture, Engineering and Construction industries.
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(AEC = industry of Architecture, Engineering, Construction)
So we have seen the rise of Unity and Unreal in many industries now - no longer only games. At 4D Pipeine we often use Unity and Unreal for various projects in different sectors including manufacturing but also AEC. Sometimes it makes a great fit, other times we will "roll our own" and build a product or solution from scratch (increasingly with webgl).
It's clear though that Unity is also seeing the demand, they have a AEC page now about it's use and they have partnered with a AEC consulting company called VIMtrek.
VIMTrek seems to now be building an offering around an exclusive partnership with Unity and the Unity editor. VIMTrek is clearly focused on AEC and Unity seems to have backed them thus the offering is likely to grow.
The reasons for the partnership from Unity (per a post in the Unity forums from Unity reps): "
- We switched focus towards the end of developing our AEC features, Unity still has much to achieve in the video game space and it would be ignorant of us to think we had completed in our mission/s.
- AEC market deserves a lot more respect and attention than we could offer, we tried to solve the problem of developing an engine that catered for this market but in essence we couldn't do it with the level of investment we could commit too. The team wrote a lot of code and developed some cool features, basically we didn't want to lose that hard work and disappoint all of our customers who had given us such awesome feedback already, we therefore felt it was our duty to seek out a solution that best suited as many people as possible. Allowing VIMtek to resell what we had developed was the way we went to get these tools into the hands of our users.
- Announcement on VIMtek site here: http://vimtrek.com/unity/unity-announcement
- There's contact details at the bottom of this page: https://unity3d.com/unity/industries/aec
It will be interesting to see how this announcement is perceived, certainly some AEC consultants will see this as potentially competitive, also similarly some AEC solutions providers like Revizto (a solution built on the Unity platform) will see this as competitive.
It's also in a vertical where there are a number of webgl editors and viewers appearing, companies like Cl3ver but more all the time. Finally we are also increasingly more AEC/BIM viewers (and platforms) in this space, for example BIMx, Onuma, bim+, and others. In short, there's plenty of room, plenty of opportunity, it's less about competition and it's more about find a targeted well fitting solution.
It's clear that there is a demand for visualization in the AEC space; it's also clear that there is a clear servicing need; and finally there is most certainly a space for products like Unity - as well as the traditional AEC solutions and BIM platforms/tools. In short - let's watch this space and offerings in this space grow.
From gizmodo
GoPro finally has a replacement for all those homemade rigs—i.e. a bunch of GoPro cameras hacked together—designed for shooting 360 video: Its very own rig, which can be all yours for the low, low price of $5,000.
Jed Fisher's insight:
Off topic but wowed when i saw this - how cool is this.
Add VR playback and it's off the charts!
Living in the future is awesome! :-)
From www
Epic Games' Tim Sweeney and Mike Fricker give a first glimpse of VR content creation using the first VR Editor for a game engine. Using the Unreal Editor i
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It's great to now see some of best people in the business looking to address one of the next steps of VR, i.e. the need to manipulate our world in VR. In this link we see Tim Sweeney show off their Epics/Unreal's approach. Another example I recently saw is the Meta Vision guys https://www.metavision.com/
As always - use cases is key. I'm looking forward to seeing more example of social "multiplayer" VR world manipulations.
So affordable, in fact, that we could soon see this centimetre-level GPS used in our personal devices.
Jed Fisher's insight:
This could be very significant. All these great AR/VR/mixed reality devices become significantly more useful when they know your exact location. As an example, knowing this and having a 3D plan of your building enable you to overlay this as 3D map data.
Super lineup of speakers at VRX London! Grab a discount code from me, and checkout my Panel talk – Beyond gaming: The Possibilities of VR.
VRX brings together 500 individuals from across video games, entertainment and B2B sectors to demonstrate the latest hardware, unreleased content and real-world uses of virtual reality
Jed Fisher's insight:
May 12-13, 2016, London.
With a headline of "Deliver Incredible Consumer Experiences as Virtual Reality Goes Mainstream in 2016" you can see why 4D Pipeline is a big fan of this awesome event.
There are some fantastic VR speakers at the event, from games, film, and industry. http://events.vr-intelligence.com/vrxeurope/conference-speakers.php
I'll have the honor of being part of the panel: Beyond gaming: The possibilities VR opens up for multiple other content streams.
Would be great to see some of you there.
We'll be in London most of this week. Feel free to ping me at jed(at)4Dpipeline(dot)com (feel free to also ping me for a nice discount code ;-))
Google stunned the world by defeating Go legend Lee Se-dol yesterday, and it wasn't a fluke — AlphaGo, the AI program developed by Google's DeepMind unit, has just won the second game of a...
Jed Fisher's insight:
Wow, this is incredible.
The AI technology singularity is coming, really. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_singularity
I really think we will see this point now in under ~20 years.
When I explained to my friends kids that this was a huge win because it was a neural learning program and the same engine could become say the worlds best lawyer or anything else. I said in 20 years time they might be telling us what to do. One of them, Kim got the idea - she said "they will be telling us to eat our own poo!" :-)
The Go human player does indeed look a bit shellshocked. Its so hard to play a machine that never gives up, never gets distracted and always makes its best move. And he has all of humanity on his shoulders and the machine doesn't care a damn.
That said, he might learn something from it to improve his game. Chess players improved their endgames from the PC progs.
Anyway - truely incredible feat. Go having many more choices than Chess was seen as a massive challenge for a NN based computer (or any type).
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Big March 2016 Events:
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Great to be a sponsor partner for the PI Munich event.
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From gizmodo
Have you resigned yourself to the fact that in the future, you'll be required to strap on a headset or facemask of some kind just to enjoy basic entertainment?
Jed Fisher's insight:
Nice job by Microsoft to show off the capabilities of Hololens. I'm always blogging about all the new applications of VR/AR and this is such a great example.
I especially like not just the great use cases shown here but the fact that they've kept it "social", after all watching your favorite game is a social experience.
Really looking forward to our living room of the future!
What's amazing is that this is totally doable *today*.
Looking forward to our next Hololens project!
While AR/VR startups continue to garner a lot of media headlines and hype, the industry is still very much in its infancy, with nearly 75% of all deals coming at the early-stage (Angel – Series A) in 2015.
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Useful (seems to be missing Leap Motion).
Project Tango is a Google platform for giving phones and tablets a sense of space, and it's going to radically change how people use their mobile devices.
Jed Fisher's insight:
Tango is coming, Tango is coming, Tango is almost here!!
Tango is the single most exciting technology i've seen in the last few years. I was blown away when i heard google was working on it (Apple also have their version of it), similarly Intel has the related RealSense.
In short, Tango is a depth sensor on the phone. This is going to improve computer visions 100x as we can now detect shapes and depth better (and quite precisely). For AEC, Manufacturing, medical, and more this is huge. Imagine - scanning a room, identifying key objects, then being to say render Augmented Reality. The benefit here to AR is we have a MUCH better understanding to our environment, we know where the tables are, doors are, walls are, we can also augment the objects we detect. Huge possibilities are opened because of this. Very very excited to be working on some Tango projects and to see this tech going live.
(I'll stop shouting now ;-))
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To all of our awesome customers - thank you for the opportunity to work together. It's been a pleasure and an honor. Looking forward to achieving even more together in 2016
Jed & Tyler & the 4D Pipeline team
Secretive Augmented Reality Startup Magic Leap Raising $827 Million - i want to believe that magic can be made real but...?
Magic Leap wants to change your reality. And apparently they need a lot of money to do it.
The secretive augmented reality startup–think Google Glass meets Oculus Rift–is raising $827 million in a new Series C round
Jed Fisher's insight:
Ok, I know i'm going to get flack for this but seriously - $827M!?! for a startup! Yes, i know they have hired some smart guys. But seriously, i'm just not believing the hype.
For example, check out the current video of their tech and compare it to the near impossible pictures they show with their "Magic made real" (faked) photos.
The "magic made real" photos show a whale flying over the beach or into a basketball court. They show the following very hard things
1) everyone looking at the same location and seeing the scene from different angles
2) with the beach example they show people focusing on a the sky (even harder to track a central point for everyone to reference)
3) the show people without glasses....
4) one shows people on a beach - implying hardware is beach proof??
Vs the demo they have now, which in respect shows some very neat things - but $827M worth? i dont know about that... It shows something similar to Microsoft's Hololens:
i) identifies areas to augment, eg flat table, walls, doors
ii) projects AR into the scene
iii) some touch selection.
I want to believe the hype! I need to see this thing :-)
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Lovey ODD (11yrs.) brought home flu bug from school and YDD (6.5mo) spends almost 4 days puking every time she nurses and sometimes after pedialyte. Now I have flu bug and can't sleep.
The problem is baby still wants to BF and my milk supply has taken a nose dive, so I am having to use more formula then I want. Anybody else have this situation and any tips on how to get milk back up when there is nothing left to pump after nursing her.
I really want to continue nursing as this is my first real challenge with her not being able to.
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It was fall 1944. On that cloudy day the roll call dragged on endlessly. Every few minutes we would look through the wires only to see columns of tired women. Rapportführer Taube, who had taken over the roll call that day, was running from one block to the other, checking and counting. The SS women ran in his footsteps, terribly nervous. Apparently not knowing what else to do, the blokowe kept calling out, "Achtung!" The women braced themselves for the worst. Later, all the blokowe were called to the rapportführer and issued some sort of order. They quickly returned to their blocks and, with the clerks, wrote down the numbers of the women who were standing in columns. Every prisoner feared that most of all.
"Why are they writing down the numbers?" we wondered. "Are all the prisoners designated for the gas?" In Auschwitz you could expect the worst every minute. Here you walked arm in arm with death.
Having written down the numbers, the blokowe ran to give them to Taube. Right after that the sirens started wailing. For us the wail of the sirens was the most beautiful music we could hear in the camp, because the sirens sounded only for two reasons: when a prisoner escaped or when an "enemy" plane was spotted overhead. The sound of the sirens in this instance meant that a prisoner had escaped. No sooner had the roll call ended than the whole contingent of SS men and their dogs started on the hunt.
The next day we discovered exactly who had escaped. Mala, a Jewess from Belgium who worked as a läufer in the camp, had escaped from the women's section. Her boyfriend, who was a Polish political prisoner, had escaped from the men's section. For a few days the fugitives remained at large. Among the women in our area there was a holiday atmosphere. Since Mala was a member of the anti-Fascist movement, we figured that, if she escaped, she would spread the news of what was happening in this Hell. Now, every time we met we would greet each other with the same questions: "How is it with Mala? Is she still free?" What pleasure