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Expanding the Handheld Screen for Mobile Roadie
Mixed-Media Studio Roger Uses C4D to Show an App Creator's Global Reach
The world may be vast, but it's also highly mobile. If you have the right tools, the possibilities are endless. That's the message of the 60-second spot LA-based mixed-media production studio Roger created for Mobile Roadie. Part of the app creator's recent global campaign, the spot showcases Mobile Roadie's customizable, self-service apps for individuals and businesses.
Roger's Creative Director, Terence Lee, led the team behind the spot, which won a 2012 Silver Telly Award. As a longtime friend of Mobile Roadie founder and creative director Brock Batten, Lee brought a strong understanding of the brand to the project, which took Roger three weeks to complete using Maxon Cinema 4D, Autodesk Maya, Adobe After Effects and Pixel Farm PFTrack for 3D camera tracking.
The fast-paced spot primarily relies on motion graphics and 2D & 3D animation to demonstrate Mobile Roadie's reach and functionality. "Mobile Roadie needed a spot that was going to reintroduce them to the world as being the definitive provider of mobile apps for small businesses," Lee explains.
"The goal was to show how Mobile Roadie makes the platform more accessible to everyone, including small business owners who can sign up for the service, allowing them to literally have a global presence in the business world."
The World At Your Fingertips
Because mobile apps are usually found on small screens that wouldn't come across well in a broadcast spot, Roger worked closely with Batten to create live-action scenes to feature Mobile Roadie capabilities on a larger scale. As the people in the spot use their mobile devices, screens extend out into 3-dimensional space using glass-like panels to display various forms of data and app information.
The enhanced graphic look speaks to the exciting capabilities of Mobile Roadie's apps, Lee says. "It was a way for us to show the tools that Mobile Roadie offers. And we showed the nuts and bolts of the app, but we also showed the big picture conceptually."
Roger chose Jon Hyde of Boxer Films as the spot's co-director. Hyde, who has worked with Roger on other projects, is known for his beautiful, naturalistic lifestyle photography, making him a perfect fit for the "on-the-go" aesthetic of the spot. "This is more of a documentary-style, lifestyle piece, and a lot of our shots were handheld since we were following people as they moved about," says Roger Executive Producer Drew Neujahr.
Making Connections
Many of the elements seen on the screens were based on Mobile Roadie's existing branding and modeled in Cinema 4D during the design phase. Once the boards were approved, it was easy for the team to move straight from concepting to animation. A few scenes, including one showing a T-shirt making its way from New York to a shop in San Francisco, were created using Maya and C4D.
"Elements like the T-shirt were sometimes built in Cinema and then given to our Maya animator," Neujhar explains, adding that rendering was done with Mental Images Mental Ray. Reflections on the glass were created using an HDRI image in Cinema 4D. C4D's Net Render made it possible to render shots quickly, so the team was able to experiment with different looks.
Footage was shot entirely in Southern California using a Canon 7D, meaning Los Angeles stood in for New York, San Francisco and Japan while a local beach appeared as if it were in Hawaii. All shots were tracked in PFTrack, and the data was brought into C4D.
Mobile screen surfaces were created in C4D using the camera data. Next, the position data was exported to After Effects, where the finished animations were composited onto the glass surfaces.
"We do this so if there are animation changes, we can do them quickly in compositing without having to generate new 3D renders," Neujahr explains.
Throughout the project, Roger was mindful of the need to tell a good story that showed how Mobile Roadie easily connects individuals and businesses around the world. After talking a lot about how and when to use VFX, they decided to keep things simple. Everyone was happy with the result. "We talked about several ways to execute this, but in the end we decided that it wasn't about VFX. It was about telling the best story — so that's what we did," Lee says.
For more information, visit Roger here: roger.tv/work/anthem/
Scott Strohmaier is a writer living in Los Angeles with his wife and son.
Categories: Creativity, Project/Case study, VFX/Animation
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Google (GOOG) is one of the biggest stocks on Wall Street, with a market cap of nearly $400 billion. But many investors forget that despite the hype around GOOG stock and its latest high-tech efforts, Google's balance sheet remains very much the same as it has always been — heavily dependent on web advertising.
Consider that in 2013, Google revenue topped $59.8 billion, and more than $50.5 billion of that came from advertising. That's a whopping 84% of total sales.
So why are investors so ginned up about GOOG stock and products like its Android smartphone OS despite this continued reliance on advertising?
Because while Google hasn't moved wholly away from its dependence on advertising, it continues to branch out at an impressive rate. And before you know it, GOOG might be far more than just a play on Internet display ads — it could be a true tech powerhouse with its fingers in every piece of consumer technology.
Google Revenue: Ads Matter, But Growth Matters More
Revenue is indeed growing, up from a total revenue of $37.9 billion in 2011, and that is why GOOG stock has run up nicely in the past few years.
Specifically, Google stock is up about 270% from the March 2009 lows, significantly outpacing the 170% returns for the S&P 500 in the same period, and significantly outpacing other major online ad players AOL (AOL) and Yahoo (YHOO) in the long term.
And while there hasn't been much top-line impact yet from Google's latest offerings, it's important to note that the growth beyond its advertising business is still substantial; it's just not enough to move the needle dramatically on a stock like GOOG.
Click to Enlarge Take the "other" line on Google's revenue breakdown. Sales have more than doubled from 2012 to 2013, going from just under $2.4 billion to almost $5 billion. Also, 2013 "other" revenues are more than triple the $1.4 billion from fiscal 2011.
The rate of growth is not only impressive — it's widening.
Sure, that $5 billion is admittedly just 8% of total revenues. And sure, the margins on some of these new consumer products like Google Glass and Chromecast aren't impressive and won't be driving the bottom line significantly anytime soon.
But the fact that a $400 billion company like Google is ambitiously — and successfully — pivoting away from a dominant online advertising business is incredibly important to acknowledge if you're an investor.
The Future of GOOG Stock
The big question, then, for GOOG stock investors is whether advertising will stay dominant and whether these new revenue efforts will continue their brisk pace.
Recent Google earnings show that there are risks on the advertising front. Ad rates (known as "cost per click" in the online advertising game) were down 11% year-over-year despite the fact that volume was up. That reaffirms the troubles shown both buy Google and competitors like Yahoo across last year.
Still, the "other" revenue growth seems to be more than enough to both fill the void on the balance sheet and please Wall Street. Consider:
- Android, Google's dominant smartphone OS, commanded about 79% of global market share at the end of 2013. Apple (AAPL) and its iPhone software iOS came in at just 15%, and Microsoft (MSFT) and its Windows Phone software tallied under 4% to come in a distant third. That kind of scale is crucial to building out future Google products and mobile revenue to drive GOOG stock.
- Google Fiber, the ambitious Internet access plan which will compete with Verizon (VZ), Comcast (CMCSA) and other telecom service providers, is expanding into as many as 34 new cities. And while this is a very expensive endeavor to undertake on the construction side, the potential for big long-term returns is noteworthy. After all, once people get plugged in, they could stay Google Fiber subscribers for decades if the chips fall right.
- Chromecast, Google Glass and a rumored 3D phone named "Project Tango" prove that despite divesting itself of Motorola — selling part of the business to Lenovo (LNVGY) for about $3 billion — GOOG certainly has not given up on consumer technology.
My two cents: Google is a risky bet, but one worth taking.
GOOG stock faces very real advertising pressures ahead in the short-term. Facebook (FB) has supplanted the old model of advertising ad nauseam on web pages for some marketers. And more importantly, FB ad rates have managed to swim upstream even as advertising metrics continue to decline for sites like Google and Yahoo.
But long-term, the potential of Google Fiber and "other" revenue projects is real, and it's highly unlikely that Google will see significant disruption — just a plateauing in previously impressive advertising growth.
With about $19 billion in operating cash flows and $61 billion in the bank, not to mention a willingness to spend that money and evolve, it's hard to bet against a smart and ambitious company like Google.
Particularly when that "other" revenue category is growing so fast lately.
Jeff Reeves is the editor of InvestorPlace.com and the author of The Frugal Investor's Guide to Finding Great Stocks. As of this writing, he did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities. Write him at email@example.com or follow him on Twitter via @JeffReevesIP.

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The stunning Italianate gardens were laid out in the late 19th Century by Sir George Sitwell. He was the brilliantly eccentric great-grandfather of the current owner Alexandra Sitwell. Walk around the formal garden enjoying the lawns and borders. Take a stroll down the lime avenue to see "The Angel of Fame". Relax on one of the benches taking time to take in the beauty and tranquility of the gardens.
Venture further afield through the woodland and down to the lakes. Make use of the map to see "the classical temple" and other areas of interest on the way. The lakes are a haven for wildlife, look out for butterflies, dragonflies, and birds. Follow the path round the lake to take in the stunning views, and then up through the woods back to the lawns.
Throughout the season there are many garden highlights such as bluebells, delphiniums, camellias and roses. Please ask at the garden entrance for directions to the seasonal highlights.
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Nearly 1.3 million Haitians were left homeless and forced to live in makeshift camps following the devastating earthquake of January 12th. Sadly, the camps lack the ability to provide centrally treated drinking water, adequate sanitation, hand washing facilities and health care options.
Prior to the quake, only 17% of Haitians had access to sufficient sanitation according to a CDC report. The events since then have only exacerbated an already dire situation. Today, the camps sheltering Haiti's earthquake survivors have deteriorated into slums that provide 'ripe conditions' for cholera. The unsanitary conditions in these tented camps give the water-borne disease fertile ground to grow and spread. Infected people endure diarrhea, vomiting, severe dehydration; and many die quickly.
This intestinal infection is caused by bacteria transmitted through contaminated water or food. One source of contamination is the feces of infected people. The first cases of cholera were reported north of Port-au-Prince near the Artibonite River.
To date nearly 1200 people have already died in the countryside and another 100 cases have been confirmed in the capital Port-au-Prince itself. Haiti's Health Minister believes cholera is a threat to the entire island.
In response, the CDC is working closely with other U.S. government agencies and international partners to control the cholera outbreak and treat the infected. The CDC is collaborating with the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Pan American Health Organization, the United Nations Children's Fund, and a host of other organizations to assist the Haiti Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP) in a concerted effort to save lives and control the spread of disease.


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So you see firsthand how a kidney and the failure of kidneys can affect someone from birth?
Dr. De Filippo: Yes. We deal with a lot of congenital conditions. Kids that are born with conditions that would mean significant compromise to their kidney function. We operate on a lot of children that have conditions of the kidney that require extensive reconstruction. It is a part of what we do every day.
A lot of kids come through your hospital that would really benefit from kidney transplants and have to stay on the list for a long time. Do you see their health fail?
Dr. De Filippo: There are a lot of patients today waiting on a transplant list for kidney transplant. While they are waiting, they require dialysis. Having research that could potentially offer them other alternatives is worth pursuing.
And part of that is regenerative medicine right?
Dr. De Filippo: Certainly; regenerative medicine, bioengineering, tissue engineering, all of that is an important aspect of the work that we are doing in the laboratory.
Can you tell me a little bit about that the kidney that you are building in the lab?
Dr. De Filippo: When we first started here, nearly 10 years ago, one of our focuses was regenerating kidneys in the laboratory. So we were actually able to do that with kidneys on a small scale, using stem cells that we were able to retrieve from amniotic fluid. Amniotic fluid is a very good source of stem cells and other cells that lend themselves to regenerative medicine, tissue engineering, and bioengineering. That was actually one of our first projects in looking at our ability to use concepts in embryology and developmental biology to reconstruct these kidneys. We were actually able to insert these cells into small developing kidneys and what we found was that these cells were able to regenerate tissue and would become part of the kidney.
Was that a surprise?
Dr. De Filippo: Well it had never been done before. We were hypothetically thinking that that would happen, but it certainly was a pleasant surprise to see it occur.
Is it just regenerating cells in your own kidney?
Dr. De Filippo: We have 2 basic lines of research in our laboratory; one very classic tissue engineering line where we are building kidneys with scaffolds using regenerative cells. These are the cells that were destined to become various parts of the kidney that we were able to isolate from amniotic fluid. We are also using a cell therapy, where we are able to inject these cells into damaged kidneys or kidneys that would eventually succumb to their disease and fail, and we are able to stave off organ failure.
Does it stop the disease in its progression? What types of diseases are you talking about?
Dr. De Filippo: We have a model right now for chronic kidney disease, which we are working on. We are replicating conditions that in a human would require dialysis. What we are finding is using this cell therapy; we are actually able to slow down the progression of the disease pretty significantly.
How much?
Dr. De Filippo: We have some models right now that have received recurrent therapies and that we have been able to basically preserve their renal function to where they are not having any signs or any significant signs, of end stage disease in other words.
Does that suggest that in the future, using these therapies, someone could be able to get off of dialysis?
Dr. De Filippo: That is certainly our hope to delay the need for dialysis quite significantly. That alone would be a very significant improvement over what we have now. The longer you can delay dialysis, the better it is for the patient. An analogy could be someone taking insulin for diabetes. If we could give our patients a therapy that would be similar to that, so that they would not succumb to their disease so early; that certainly would allow them to live a normal life with their disease.
Do you see these future therapies cutting down on the need for transplant?
Dr. De Filippo: Our hope would be that we would have fewer patients on a transplant list. That would mitigate the pressure that is on that list right now because you have a lot of patients and very few organs available.
Why use amniotic stem cells instead of the more well known, but controversial, embryonic stem cells?
Dr. De Filippo: Well, we have been working with this source of cells for quite some time, over 10 years. There are a lot of advantages with amniotic fluid stem cells; they are cells that are easily retrievable. They present very little in the way of harm for either the baby or the mother. They are cells that you can acquire in very large number, so for regenerative medicine purposes, or for tissue engineering purposes, that is very appealing because you need a lot of cells to basically build organs in the laboratory and you need a lot of cells for cell therapy. Amnionic stem cells don't form tumors like your classic embryonic stem cells. They also don't come with a lot of the ethical concerns associated with perhaps other embryonic stem cells lines. Yet, they are what we call pleury-potent so they can be differentiated into a variety of cell types and, therefore, be used for a variety of purposes. For these reasons, they are very appealing to bioengineers, tissue engineers, and regenerative medicine scientists.
Do you think it is too early for parents to start thinking about embryonic stem cell banks?
Dr. De Filippo: Not at all. This is a very exciting time for stem cell biologists and scientists everywhere. It is also interesting to think in terms of parents banking stem cells. Currently, parents are banking of cord blood and, so far, that is just a single stem cell type. As clinicians, we are faced with the fact that one cell type is not going to be ideal for everything we may need a variety of cell types to have at our disposable to treat diseases in a child's future.
Can you list off 4 or 5 different kidney diseases that you are specifically working on?
Dr. De Filippo: We are working on acute kidney disease like acute tubular necrosis. We have a model for diabetic nephropathy, kidney disease related to diabetes. We are working on an Alport model in the laboratory that is a genetic disease that is a form of chronic kidney disease and ultimately can lead to kidney failure. Those are the 3 main models that we are working on right now.
How long until you begin treating patients in clinical trials?
Dr. De Filippo: We are very hopeful that some of our cell therapy work could be realized within the next 5 years. I think that is certainly a very realistic goal of ours. The cell therapy work that we are doing for chronic kidney disease could be in patients in the next 5 years. I think we have some very good data to support this projection and we are doing our best to make it happen.
Do you think the controversy surrounding stem cells is holding scientists back here in America compared to other countries?
Dr. De Filippo: What makes it great to work in a country like ours is that we can have those discussions and address the, issues. It allows us, as scientists, the opportunity to educate our colleagues and educate the population. I don't think those are actually apprehending our discussions create obstacles in the long run. That being said, there are also alternative sources of stem cells, such as the amniotic fluid stem cells we are using in our lab, that tend to avoid many of the ethical issues.
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* Freshman Brittney Morgan won a share of her second career vault title last week at Washington.
Hello again GymCat Fans!
After a stellar home opener, our ˇ?Flipping for the Fightˇ± meet two weeks ago won us another home meet for the second week in a row. Not only was it a good meet, it was for a great cause. The excitement for the meet started the day before when we received beautiful blue and pink leotards in honor of our Breast Cancer Awareness Meet. We started the meet on vault and once again were extremely consistent on this event. Bree Workmanˇ?s sky-high vault ended up with a 9.85 to win this event. Next we went from bars to beam where we had small errors, but nothing we canˇ?t easily fix as we continue the eyar. Some highlights of bars included Karin Wurmˇ?s beautiful routine which earned a well deserved 9.9. After a few mistakes on beam, once again junior Danielle Hicks stepped up and showed why she is No. 8 in the country on this event, posting a 9.85. After minor mistakes on beam and bars, we were ready to show our fans just what an amazing floor team we have. That is just what we did. We had so much enthusiasm and excitement and this really showed in everyoneˇ?s routines. Aubrey Kelly and Karin Wurm shared the floor title with matching scores of 9.875ˇ?s. Karin Wurm also ended up winning the meet for the second weekend in a row. The great floor rotation helped us conclude the meet and have another successful win!
Now with two great home meets under our belt, we traveled to Washington this past weekend to take on the Huskies. One of the coolest things about being on this team is being able to not only travel to amazing places, but really experience the cities we go to. As a team we went to the Fish Market in downtown Seattle and did some unique shopping. No matter what activities we do as a team, we always seem to have a great time. After we explored around Seattle it was now time to get down to business. We all knew we were ready to have a great meet on the road, and this is just what we did! We started the meet on bars and did not score less than a 9.7. Once again Karin Wurm won this event with another beautiful routine. After a great bar rotation we went to vault with energy and confidence. Once again we showed just what a great vault team we were posting a no- to-shabby 48.975. I ended up sharing this title with Washingtonˇ?s Ashley Houghting. Up next we went to floor and unfortunately had minor mistakes which kept us from posting a score we were capable of. Freshman Miranda Russell and senior Aubrey Kelly posted matching 9.75ˇ?s to lead the Wildcatˇ?s on this event. After floor we came together as a team and were ready to show everyone what an amazing beam team we have. We went to beam with confidence and integrity and our routines showed both of these attributes. We were once again led by junior Danielle Hicks who also won this event with a 9.85. Danielle has got to be one of the most incredible and consistent gymnasts in the country on this event. We ended up with a 48.9 on beam, which is our second highest of the season. For the third time in a row Karin Wurm won this meet with a combined all around total of a 39.15. Way to go Karin! This is exactly the kind of meet we needed on the road. Itˇ?s incredible to know that we are getting great scores and we still have so much to improve on. I canˇ?t wait to see what the rest of the season brings to us! Way to go Cats!
On a different note, so far the GymCats have done more community service hours than any other U of A athletic team! Go Cats!
Donˇ?t forget to come to our next home meet on February the 16th as we take on Stanford! This season looks to continue to be a great one for the Wildcats! Hopefully see you all this weekend!


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Peter R. Giacobbi, 73, of Syracuse, passed away Saturday, September 3, 2011 at Francis House. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was born on Thursday, July 7, 1938. He was a graduate of CBA and attended St. Andrew's and St. Bernard's seminaries in Rochester, and LeMoyne College in Syracuse. He partnered with his father, Peter, at Giacobbi Excavating & Grading and retired from Hunt Real Estate after more than 30 years as a successful residential real estate agent.
Peter adored his grandchildren and loved spending time with his family.
He was an avid golfer and enjoyed SU sports.
Peter was predeceased by his parents, Peter Giacobbi and Verna "Nellie" Pennisi Giacobbi; sister, Roslyn Nichols in 2006; and his son, Mark in 1970.
Surviving are his children, Peter Jr. of Tucson, Arizona, Elissa (Michael) Soulia of Camillus, and Neil (Bethany Godsoe) of Brooklyn; sister, Jean Rizzo of Austin, Texas; grandchildren, Anabel, Margot and Luca; nieces, Karen, Kristine and Michele; and nephews, Vincent and Michael.
Peter's family would like to extend their gratitude to everyone at Hospice and Francis House for all the care given to him during his illness.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday, September 10 at 11 a.m. in Most Holy Rosary Church. The family will receive friends at the church from 10:30 to 11 a.m. preceding the Mass.
Burial will be private in Assumption Cemetery, Syracuse. Arrangements are by the Buranich Funeral Home, Camillus.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Peter's memory to Hospice of CNY, 990 Seventh North St., Liverpool, NY 13088.


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The 'Goody Goody' Fashionisto exclusive showcases a slew of designer menswear styles with a retro pop culture inspiration. Sporting pieces from the likes of Fred Perry, Z Zegna, Moschino, Dior Homme, Hermes, Custo Barcelona and DSquared among others, models Xavi Busquets, Manuel Vega, Hein H., Miguel Dotto and Carlos Cardenas pose for photographer Pelagio Armenta.
The guys are styled by José Herrera, who dresses them in colorful pieces that are both vibrant and whimsical. Taking inspiration from quirky 1950s garb, Herrera shines a spotlight on popular cartoon imagery, humor-infused graphics and loud retro patterns. Filled with plenty of retro pop-culture references, the Goody Goody Fashionisto exclusive is youthful and fearlessly fun, falling right in line with the 90s-meets-50s fad that has crowded the runways this season.
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Why children hate sharing
- From: The Daily Telegraph
- March 21, 2013
DO you share well with others? Well, if you're a three-year-old you have a scientifically proven excuse not to.
A US study has revealed children as young as three know the rules of sharing and expect others to divvy up equally.
But, when it comes to the crunch, they are predisposed to keep the lion's share and will admit as much beforehand.
The University of Michigan study in science journal PLOS ONE found toddlers understood the rules of sharing, but if doing so came at a personal loss or gain they would only start to follow the rules when they got older. The study took groups of 28 randomly selected children in three age bands, ages 3-4, 5-6 and 7-8. They found that, regardless of age, the children acknowledged they should share equally and others should as well.
However, when put to the test, children aged between 3-6 failed to practise what they preached until they reached the 7-8 age group when the majority evenly shared and expected the same in return.
Three-year-old Emmie Kirton, happy to share puzzles with her friends yesterday, has grown up sharing with her two brothers Cassius, 5, and Felix, 6.
Mum Kate Kirton said her kids were good sharers overall.
"I think that's because they're so close in age they've had to share," she said. "But if it's sweets or my phone they're not good at sharing."
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badgerbadgermushroom Posted at 3:57 PM March 21, 2013
Dennis, thankyou for your useless comment
Jaqui Posted at 3:40 PM March 21, 2013
Nothing to do with the predisposition but rather a reflection on parenting. You could without fail tell which children were from a lower class than those of an upper class. Let us be clear, class has nothing to do with money and everything to do with manners.
Ludus of GC Posted at 2:52 PM March 21, 2013
It would be interesting to know why. A predisposed survival instinct?


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Joel E. Moore, Professor of Physics
I am a condensed matter theorist at the University of California, Berkeley, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. My contact information and a brief CV are available here.
My research seeks to understand how applying the rules of quantum mechanics to systems of many interacting particles leads to a remarkable variety of emergent phenomena. Some of these phenomena we study because of their potential relevance to real-world problems, including information technology and alternative energy, and some we study simply in order to understand the physical world.
Current interests include topological phases, spin and heat transport, and non-equilibrium coherent dynamics as measured in ultrafast optical experiments and ultracold atomic gases. Most of my papers are available at arXiv.org. My previous web page has links to some past courses and other materials.
I regularly teach graduate and undergraduate courses at Berkeley and have occasionally taught advanced short courses elsewhere.
I most recently taught Physics 212 (second-semester graduate statistical mechanics).
I previously taught a special topics (Physics 250) course on "Geometry and topology in condensed matter physics". The (deprecated) course website with lecture notes is here. A few copyrighted readings are password-protected on that site but are not central to the course.
Research group
Ph.D. Students: Daniel Varjas, Yichen Huang, Byungmin Kang, Aaron Szasz, Shudan Zhong.
Postdoctoral Researchers and Visitors: See Berkeley Condensed Matter Theory Center for a current listing.
Other activities
I currently serve on the advisory boards of Physical Review B, Journal of Physics A, and JSTAT. I frequently visit the Aspen Center for Physics and KITP. Two non-technical readings related to my research are a short review for Nature called "The birth of topological insulators" and the chapter on correlated systems in the DOE Grand Challenges report chaired by Graham Fleming and Mark Ratner.


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Though the decision to enter NBA Draft 2014 took weeks longer than most people had expected, Kentucky forward Julius Randle announced he would turn pro on Tuesday, April 22. That decision should make the Utah Jazz--and other NBA teams--happy, since Randle is projected to be a top five lottery pick.
At 6-foot-9-inches tall and 250 pounds, Randle is a load inside for being just 18 years of age. The native of Dallas, Texas was considered by many to be the best among Kentucky's stellar freshman class this past season--a class loaded with McDonald's All-Americans--and Randle certainly didn't disappoint anyone.
He averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds for the national runners-up who lost to Connecticut in the NCAA Tournament championship game after an improbable run through March Madness as an eight seed. Randle was also named an Associated Press Second-Team All-American for his efforts as a Kentucky freshman.
Nobody is certain why Randle took so long to declare for the draft--he certainly didn't write an essay and publish it on Sports Illustrated like his compatriot Jabari Parker--but he waited until five days before the deadline to do so.
Flanked alongside teammates Alex Poythress and Willie Cauley-Stein--the latter already declaring his intention to stay at Kentucky--and his mother, Carolyn Kyles, Randle finally mustered up the courage to say what everyone had anticipated following such a successful freshman season.
"Kentucky will always have a special place in my heart, but growing up as a kid, there's always been my dream to play in the NBA, and there's no better opportunity for me to achieve that than now," Randle said at a news conference in Lexington, Kentucky.
Randle has been mentioned on several mock drafts as a possible Utah Jazz selection at the 2014 NBA Draft at their current No. 4 spot--which could fluctuate depending on how the ping-pong balls fall for Utah at the draft lottery.
Randle joins freshman sharpshooter and defensive specialist James Young as two Kentucky Wildcats who are potential lottery picks -- and Young has been linked to the Jazz in several mocks with the team's No. 23 first round pick.
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From OncoLog, January 2013, Vol. 58, No. 1
House Call: Music Therapy
Benefits of music therapy
Music therapy helps patients manage stress and pain and improve their quality of life. For children with cancer, music therapy can encourage social interaction and cooperation. Music therapy can help adult patients to express their feelings; it has also been shown to improve memory and even promote physical rehabilitation.
Clinical studies have shown that music therapy has physical effects: it can reduce high blood pressure, rapid heartbeat, depression, anxiety, and insomnia. No one knows yet all the ways that music benefits the body, but studies have shown that music can increase brain waves, improve blood circulation in the brain, and reduce stress hormones. These effects usually are seen during and shortly after music therapy.
Music therapy can relieve treatment-related side effects, such as nausea from chemotherapy. While music therapy does not cure disease, medical experts believe it can aid healing and improve physical movement.
What is music therapy?
Music therapy sessions are tailored to fit the needs of patients. In these sessions, individual patients or groups may listen to music or play musical instruments. No previous musical experience or ability is needed for a patient to take part or benefit.
In therapy sessions, participants might write songs, talk about lyrics, or listen to specially requested music—sometimes with added visualization or soothing scents. These sessions may take place in a variety of settings, including the hospital and the home.
No particular kind of music is considered the most therapeutic, according to the American Music Therapy Association. The individual patient's preferences and needs determine the type of music a therapist uses.
Different types of music will help in different ways and will aid various symptoms. Upbeat or funny music has been shown to have a positive effect on blood pressure, which can drop drastically as a side effect of immunotherapy. Relaxing music can help ease a patient's stress.
Music therapy also can help with the loss of cognitive function that affects some cancer patients during and after treatment. The therapist might stimulate brain function by having patients make up their own songs or play an instrument. Another technique is having patients listen to several songs and then try to name the titles, artists, or anything else about the music they remember.
The profession of music therapy
Music has been used in medicine for thousands of years. Ancient Greek philosophers believed music could heal both the body and the soul, and Native Americans used singing and chanting as part of their healing rituals.
Music therapy as we know it began after World War I, when music was used to help treat veterans suffering from "shell shock" (now known as posttraumatic stress disorder). This practice continued through World War II, as amateur and professional musicians of all types went to veterans' hospitals around the country to play for thousands of soldiers who had experienced trauma in the wars. The patients showed such positive physical and emotional responses to music that doctors and nurses urged the hospitals to hire their own musicians.
When it became clear that the hospital musicians needed some specialized training, demand grew for a college curriculum. As a result, the world's first music therapy degree program was established in 1944 at Michigan State University.
Today, music therapists complete an approved college program as well as fieldwork and an internship. This training prepares them to assess the needs of their clients, develop and implement treatment plans, and evaluate and document clinical changes.
Many hospitals, including The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, have music therapists on staff. These professionals integrate music therapy into patients' treatment plans to improve the patients' physical and emotional well-being.
– K. Stuyck
For more information, visit the American Music Therapy Association or the World Federation of Music Therapy or call MD Anderson's Integrative Medicine Center at 713-794-4700.
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A false confession and faked evidence. A respected farmer and his wife found dead in their home. Two innocent men sent to jail. A murder mystery from Murdock, Neb., is the subject of the new NET News investigative documentary, CSI on Trial,
NET News Producer Bill Kelly examines the April, 2006 murder of Wayne and Sharmon Stock. The case became one of the most controversial crimes in recent state history after the two original suspects were released from jail months after they were wrongly-accused. Later, David Kofoed, chief of the Douglas County Sheriff's Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, was convicted and sent to prison for faking blood evidence in the case.
This is really a story of three investigations, explained Kelly. There was a search for the killers, an FBI investigation into planted evidence, and finally NETs detailed investigation into why two men were accused of a murder they did not commit. A murder conviction could have put the two innocent men on death row.
Over the course of a year, Kelly assembled pieces of a puzzle that indicate how a murder investigation went wrong. He gained access to confidential documents and sifted through thousands of pages of police reports, polygraph examinations, interrogation transcripts and FBI reports that were never made available to the public. As part of his research for CSI on Trial, Kelly also attended trials, listened to court testimony and interviewed people swept up in a stunning, true-life crime drama.
In addition to the documentary, NET News developed a website (netNebraska.org/CSINebraska) that features extended video excerpts of the police interrogations and copies of key documents used to research the program. Visitors will be able to access materials on the website by mid-November.
NET1, NET2 and NET-HD are part of NET Television, a service of NET. For complete program schedules, visit NET's website at netNebraska.org/television.