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State to Develop Health Goal, Seeks Scientific Review of Chromium 6 in Drinking Water
SACRAMENTO - The Health and Human Services Agency's Department of Health Services (DHS) and the California Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) today announced key actions regarding the further study and regulation of chromium 6 in drinking water.
In a letter dated March 27, 2001, DHS is asking OEHHA to establish a specific Public Health Goal (PHG) for chromium 6, also known as hexavalent chromium. The PHG would formally identify a level of chromium 6 in drinking water that does not pose a significant human health risk. Establishment of a PHG would be the first step toward the development by DHS of a state drinking water standard specifically for chromium 6. This would be the first chromium 6 drinking-water standard in the nation.
At the same time, the California Environmental Protection Agency, on behalf of OEHHA, has asked the University of California (UC) to establish a blue-ribbon panel of expert scientists from throughout the United States to review scientific questions concerning the potential of chromium 6 to cause cancer when it is ingested. The UC panel's review will provide recommendations to assist OEHHA in the development of a chromium 6 PHG. The UC panel will also provide important information to both OEHHA and DHS for a statutorily required assessment of health risks posed by chromium 6 in drinking water in the San Fernando Valley that will be conducted this year.
"California is looking at the potential health impacts of chromium 6 in drinking water in a greater level of detail than anywhere else in the United States," said OEHHA Director Joan E. Denton, Ph.D. "Chromium 6 is known to cause cancer when it is inhaled. This blue-ribbon panel of national experts on chromium will ensure that we put the best science to work in assessing the health risks that chromium 6 in drinking water may pose."
State Health Director Diana M. Bonta, R.N., Dr. P.H., said, "Public concern and scientific debate over chromium 6 will not be resolved without additional information on this contaminant. A Public Health Goal specifically for chromium 6 will be an important tool in determining a safe standard for California drinking water."
OEHHA will ask the UC panel to provide written recommendations on several questions relating to the potential of ingested chromium 6 to cause cancer, and approaches for determining levels of chromium 6 in drinking water that do not pose a significant health risk. UC will select up to 13 scientists to serve on the panel. OEHHA is asking that the chair of the panel hold one public workshop and then present its recommendations this summer.
OEHHA also expects to use the UC panel's recommendations as guidance in developing a PHG for chromium 6. Development of a chromium 6 specific PHG will be a rigorous process involving an extensive review and evaluation of the available scientific literature on chromium 6. A draft PHG, once developed, will be subject to a scientific peer review and a public comment period. OEHHA expects to publish a final chromium 6 PHG by Spring 2003.
The panel's recommendations will help DHS and OEHHA in conducting their assessment of potential risks posed by chromium 6 in the drinking water supplied by the public water systems serving the San Fernando Valley. Senate Bill 2127, approved by the Legislature and signed into law last year, requires the assessment to be completed by the end of 2001.
In February 1999, OEHHA published a PHG of 2.5 parts per billion (ppb) for "total" chromium, of which chromium 6 is a component. However, chromium 6 is the most toxic form of chromium and is the primary health concern when chromium is present in drinking water. Limited monitoring data collected by DHS during the past two years has led health officials to suspect that chromium 6 comprises a larger percentage of total chromium typically found in water than was believed when OEHHA published the PHG for total chromium. More recently, DHS promulgated emergency regulations requiring California water utilities monitor their drinking water specifically for chromium 6 and report their findings to DHS.
Currently, California drinking water must meet a limit of 50 ppb of total chromium, which is twice as stringent as the federal standard of 100 ppb that is enforced in every other state. California law requires DHS to set drinking water standards based in part on the PHGs published by OEHHA. It is important to note that PHGs are not a "boundary line" between "safe" and "dangerous" levels of contaminants in drinking water. PHGs represent desirable goals for healthful drinking water that may or may not be achievable. In developing drinking water standards, state law requires DHS to consider economic and technical feasibility as well as the PHG in setting these standards. After the chromium 6 PHG is established by OEHHA, DHS will promulgate a primary drinking water standard (maximum contaminant level, or MCL) for chromium 6.
News Release
California Department of Health Services
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
DATE: March 27, 2001
(916) 445-6903
Ken August (DHS)
(916) 657-3064
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Gap Analysis of Stakeholders' Perception in Tourism Industry
The paper mainly focused to determine the stakeholder profile and establish the perception gap between tourist and service providers mainly hoteliers and tour operators. A research framework is constructed and tested using data produced by three independent surveys of tourists and tourism service providers viz. hoteliers and tour operators from the 10-tourist sites viz. Aundh, Sajjangarh, Kas, Thoseghar, Ajinkyatara, Mahabaleshwar, Panchgani, Pratapgarh, Wai and Koyna of Satara district. The study concluded that there is a difference of opinion amongst stakeholders in case of satisfaction and importance of those 33 available tourist services and amenities in the district.
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The Solution Is Simple.don't like people sticking their nose in your business? then keep your business to yourself, simple as that. when we ourselves take the lid off of our private lives, can we really be mad at those that dig around in our business? we've opened the door and let everyone in so maybe we should be upset at ourselves instead for laying bare our deepest secrets and subjecting ourselves to the opinions and criticisms of others because that can happen, right or wrong and it's naive to think that it won't. next time, consider keeping your lips zipped instead of revealing all.
Couldn't agree more!
Um don't agree it's not that simple. I have neighbors that watch my every move I make out side my apartment. I don't talk to them but they are always in my business. They know when my boy friend comes over, They know if I scratch my ***, They know when I come and go. I don't want them in my business but to broke to move!!!
I do not agree! Sorry but some of us have no other way to vent our feelings so we take to various places such as this or Facebook to vent about a situation. I just had this happen to me over my wedding photographer that happens to be my husband's friends Niece...I said nothing about her being anything out of her name (like calling her a b***h or anything!) all I said is that I want my pictures and that things are getting ridicules. And I have the aunt come at me like I am in the wrong! Cause this niece who is no professional at all, has no photography business. Got a basically free 100$ in this economy 100 is hard for me or my man to come up with we don't have it just lying around. And all she had to do was come click pictures....get out of here! Aunt try's telling me that I would spend 500$ and up for a wedding ...yeah for a professional! and I am lucky she got her to do me the favor....a favor is doing something for free not 100 dollars of your working poor money...the damn nerve of people! If she would have come at me with something like "she is doing the best she can, she has been busy with work or kids or what have you" than ok...but do not come at me in my business like she did us a miracle! is BS
good post. you can't blame people for being in your business if you so willingly put it out there.
Omg... that's not business that's crime! And if you brag about crime you deserve to get busted!
Yes they can't put their noses in your business if they don't know where your business is!


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Update 2017: Added notice that the Mac version of Grasshopper is available (in WIP)
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In this course, you apply a basic knowledge of 3D modelling into a Parametric Approach.
Instead of creating one or two design models for a project, you learn how to develop an interactive, adapting model, controlled by a few chosen design parameters and capable of generating a wide range of design variants. Use the clever components to define an efficient and powerful system of interconnected components, creating geometry and applying geometric and mathematical operations.
Learn the same techniques innovative architectural offices apply, such as Foster of Hadid, to develop their complex designs.
Use a combination of modeled and generated geometry and still allow visual, artistic control over the result.
In a series of around three hours of video tutorials and a few short quizzes we learn Grasshopper, a parametric design add-in for McNeel Rhinoceros, which can be freely used, provided you have access to Rhinoceros.
So please join us and discover this widely popular visual programming system and discover how you can create some surprising results with ease.
Grasshopper is an add-on or plugin for Rhinoceros 3D, created by McNeel, the developer of Rhino. It has been in test for a while, but is freely available. It uses .NET libraries from Microsoft, so it is not compatible with the ongoing OS X port of Rhino (yet). Current releases of Grasshopper are only available for Rhino 5.0 on Windows.
With Grasshopper, the "history" features of Rhino are used. Initially, the geometry you create in Rhino is not dynamic, in the sense that as soon as a surface or curve is generated from other geometry, this origin is lost. Since r4.0, you can turn on the history of Object creation, but it is difficult to control and visualize. The plugin "Explicit History" was meant as a GUI for this feature and it evolved into a full programming environment inside Rhino. The name changed to Grasshopper (each McNeel product has the name of an animal).
It is getting a lot of attention in architecture schools, in advanced practices and with designers and artists, worldwide.
Information & Websites
McNeel Website
Rhinoceros Website
Grasshopper Website + Gallery/Example
You will need McNeel Rhinoceros 5.0 Windows. The current release of Grasshopper is not available for older releases of Rhinoceros. You can download Grashopper for free, after providing an e-mail address.
Drag the downloaded RHI file onto the Rhinoceros interface to start the installer. Then you need to restart Rhinoceros to complete the installation. Type "grasshopper" on the command prompt and the first time, you need to accept the EULA.
If the floating window of Grasshopper is opened, the installation has succeeded.
To launch Grasshopper, make sure that it is installed first (it doesn't come included with Rhino) and type "grasshopper" on the command line. It will do some housekeeping first and then a new, floating window will be launched, above the Rhino GUI. In this window, you can start creating "visual" networks of objects and links. The objects are "operations" (e.g. extruding a curve) and the links or wires define how information floats (e.g. a number from a slider to the height parameter of the extrusion operation). In the back, the Rhino interface will display the geometry that is generated and will stay interactive (you can still orbit, pan and zoom). The geometry created inside Grasshopper is temporary and not selectable, but it can be baked for export or further manipulation.
Working in Grasshopper is done by dragging components from the toolbars on the canvas and connecting the in- and outputs with drag-and-drop.
Grasshopper files are saved separately from the Rhino model. If you use Rhino geometry as input for your Grasshopper project, you have to save the Rhino *.3dm file alongside the Grasshopper *.gh (binary) or *.ghx (XML) file.
When using the demo, you are limited to 90 days (without limitations), but you can save the *.3dm and *.ghx files at any time.
Some questions about the Grasshopper software
There are different ways to do anything in Grasshopper (GH), but we can start simply with making a few points and use them to control curves (lines, splines).
Start with dragging a "Point XYZ" component onto the Canvas.
It is found on the "Vector" tab underneath the "Point" sub-pane. From now on, we will indicate this as "Vector > Point > Point XYZ", but remember that these components are not found in the menu.
From here on, you can add a few sliders onto the Canvas which you can connect to the Pt Component we just placed. You drag from the "output" of the Slider onto one of the "inputs" of the Point XYZ Component. From there on you can interactively drag the slider to control the three coordinates of the Point.
You have a lot of control over the slider as well. By right-clicking the slider, you can access its settings:
You have to imagine each slider as a "Parameter of your design". This is the input you will manipulate to control the outcome. Give them meaningful names (e.g. "floor-height", "amount of windows").
Close the dialog again and the slider is fully set. While you drag the slider, you see the point displayed as a red cross in the Rhino viewports. You can not select it there, as it is only temporary geometry, controlled by Grasshopper. But you can zoom, pan and orbit to look at it.
Once you have made some geometry that you want to use further, you can always "bake" it from the GH interface.
Make a second point and connect both points using a Curve > Primitive > Line component.
While this is a complete parametric geometric design, it is also quite cumbersome when you need so many boxes for a simple line. But be patient. It will become better over time.
Something that may surprise you initially is the way different "boxes" are combined and what the effect will be.
The following example uses a single "Point XYZ" component and three number input boxes ("Params > Primitive > Number"). For each number box you can right-click and "Set Multiple Number" or "Manage Number Collection". Define the first number box to contain the values 1,2,3 and 4 and the second to contain values 1,2 and 3.
When you combine two lists with different lengths, you have to tell Grasshopper how to combine both lists. If you don't do anything, the default behaviour is to repeat the last element in the shortest list as many times as needed to ensure all additional elements in the longest list receive a value.
If you want to alter this behaviour, additional components are available to control this.
Remark: Most Grasshopper tutorials might still point to setting the combination behaviour on the level of the component receiving these lists, but this is outdated in the current release!
While you can 'manually' insert individual numbers and points, it is more productive to make lists and series of items in most cases.
Imagine you would like to create a large amount of individual lines. It would be cumbersome and non-productive to define all their inputs one-by-one. That would be more efficient to draft or model.
Imagine following piece of code, which could be Java or C++ or many other languages. This is precisely the kind of control a textual programming language offers and that we want to apply also in Visual Programming.
if (int i = 0; i < 10; i ++) {...}
How would you do this in Grasshopper?
Let's create a list of circles, each with a different radius using the "Sets > Sequence > Series" component.
In another example, we generate multiple lines between two extreme points, using the "Sets > Sequence > Range" component, together with the "Math > Domain > Domain" component, which can be used to define lower and upper bounds of a numeric interval.
For simple sequential lists of numbers, the series and range components are quite versatile. However, when you need to create more mathematically complex curves, you can write a Formula.
"Math > Script > F1(x)" is a formula with one variable (x). There are F2(x,y) and F3(x,y,z) components too. And even one with n-variables, if you want to use it.
The following example evaluates a F1(x) function "Sin(x)" for a Range of Points XYZ, defined by the Domain [-10,10] in 34 steps. The points are connected through an Interpolated Curve.
Tip: With Formulas, it is advisable to copy the formula text into a Panel and link that to the Function Component. This makes your Grasshopper project more legible, as you don't have to open the Component to see which function is being used inside.
Now would be a good time to start playing with some other functions, e.g. in more variables.
When you have a series of entities, they are accessible as a list. There are several operations you can perform on lists: pick one item from the list, reverse the list, shift all the values, pick a sub-list, merge lists…
The following small example draws a few circles (using a range and domain, point and circle).
The slider lets you control which of the circles will be chosen, using "Sets > List > List Item".
The resulted curve will then be extruded to a cylinder, using a "Vector > Vector > Unit Z", magnified with a fixed number (the extrusion height).
More complex control over which items to pick from a list, can be found in the Split, Cull and Cull Pattern components. E.g. you can define that you want one every third item from a list to be passed through.
Moving, rotating and scaling objects is done with Transformations.
Remark: One important thing to consider when using Transformation is that Grasshopper creates new items when you transform one. E.g. when you have a curve that you transform, you will arrive with both the original curve and the transformed one. You can always disable the "Preview" option of the object you don't want to see in the result (while still requiring it for the calculations).
The next example draws a single box and makes a series of transformed copies, which could act as the floor in a simple tower.
While you can do a lot with series, ranges and functions, sometimes you want a more intuitive control, something more visual. We are architects, after all and prefer visual thinking.
"Params > Special > Graph Mapper" is a component which allows you to control a series of values visually, as a function. Typical examples include linear, sine, parabola and even Bézier curves.
The next example displays a similar set as the transformed floors, but modifies the scaling of each successive box. We had to add a few more tricks too:
Remark: While it can be tempting to have some numbers hardcoded, try to ensure that the whole solution stays valid for the slider inputs you have defined. You have to set sensible min and max values and check that each variation of the sliders can be calculated. Be careful with list that might have different amount of values!
Some questions to see if you understood this section
Reference: This example is based on [A.Tedeschi (2011), Parametric Architecture with Grasshopper, Chapter 5.4]
While you can make a full parametric design using only Grasshopper, sometimes it is more convenient to work with Rhino geometry. You can pick surfaces, curves and points from Rhino and use them inside your Grasshopper solution. When you modify the geometry inside Rhino, the GH solution is updated.
Typical examples are using a few curves to generate a loft. When you define the curves in Rhino, you can still tweak them afterwards, with all the resulting geometry updating in (near) real-time, depending on the size of your project.
In this example, we will use a Loft surface and use a "Params > Geometry > Surface" component. Right click and choose "Set One Geometry". GH is temporary hidden to allow you to pick an object in Rhino.
Since you now see both the Rhino and the GH surface, we can disable the Preview of the GH Surface component, to not clutter the viewport (right-click on the component to access this option).
This surface has to be re-parametrized first, for this procedure to work. This means that the internal UV coordinates will be remapped to the range (0..1), which is important for the following steps.
You can set this on the component itself, with the "Reparameterize" option. This is also indicated on the canvas by a small icon, resembling a Gaussian curve.
Since we want to split our Surface into smaller pieces, we need to sub-divide it.
The "Math > Domain > Divide Domain2" component can do that for us. While it looks as if it is meant for list of numbers, it works well on NURBS surfaces, which have an internal UV coordinate grid. Add two sliders to control the amount of steps.
We'll use this subdivided surface to place "Transform > Morph > Surface Box", which creates twisting boxes that follow the surface closely. You can add an additional height parameter to control the thickness of the shell we are creating.
This gives us a subdivide surface, with the contours of the twisted boxes, which we will use to morph something else into.
While the boxes on themselves are not that interesting, we will use them primarily as guiding geometry to twist and bend our Reference Geometry into. The "Morph" component will deform an input geometry, so its bounding box fits inside the target geometry. Since all the boxes over the surface are twisted, our reference geometry will be morphed into all the different deformed target boxes, but the corners will still fit with the neighbour boxes.
In the next example, we create a simple 4-sided pyramid in Rhino and reference this into a "Params > Geometry > Geometry" component. We can finally add the "Transform > Morph > Box Morph" component.
The Reference geometry is linked to its two first inputs S (Base Geometry) and D (Reference Geometry), whereas the Surface Boxes are linked to the last parameter T (Target Boxes).
This example could be further extended. When you want to use several objects grouped for the Reference geometry, you will have to insert a BoundingBox component before the R-parameter of the Morph component. Try to come up with some nice variations and see how far you can stretch or twist the results.
Remark: Beware that each individual morphed box has a different shape, which would be unfeasible in traditional, manual modeling. This is a typical example of the advantage of a parametric approach.
Another nice extension to this example is using not a single but multiple Reference geometries, to alternate the panels on the surface.
Before you can do this, you need to insert a "Sets > List > Long List" component, which you can set to different modes to steer how the short list (the reference geometries) and the longer list (the Surface Boxes) can be combined into combinations.
Here we set it to wrap, which ensures that the first surface box receives the first Reference Geometry, the second the second, the third the third and the fourth surface box receives the first Reference Geometry again (and so forth).
Now the re-generating of the final geometry can really take several seconds to generate. So instead of sliding the value of the slider, double-click it and enter it by typing (so not all in-between values are being calculated).
This example is based on [A.Tedeschi (2011), Parametric Architecture with Grasshopper, Chapter 6]
This exercise is a (slightly revised) variation on the example cited above. It is a remake of a design by Santiago Calatrava, for a high-rise twisted skyscraper. The tower itself is actually built and is the largest residential tower in Sweden.
We will focus on getting this fairly complex project organized, starting from a simple outline, into a twisted volume. Some of the details are skipped, as to mainly discuss how to tackle this exercise as a designer.
We start with two basic curves inside Rhino, but (with some imagination) they could have any shape and could be fully created and managed inside GH as well. Ensure you have two closed (!) curves. You can draw them as single segments and use the join command in Rhino to ensure they really are closed with no gaps.
The first step is loading the outer curve from Rhino into GH and "move" it, using a series of Z-vectors, to make multiple copies. We introduce some variables (floor-to-floor distance, floor-count) and group these components in GH to visually modularize our script.
The Series links the "heights" to a Z-Vector component, which ensures the Move operation to receive multiple copies. Beware that the initial curve is visible in Rhino, is also visible inside the Crv-component (which you could hide) and is also part of the Move component, as the first height-value of the series is "0.0".
This first series is "nested" into a new series of vertical copies. We have to hide the first one, to avoid overlapping geometry and also ensure we use a "Cross Reference" component to have all floors properly copied into all sectors.
We introduce some new variables with sliders and remember to give them meaningful names. The first "Move" component is hidden.
But this is not a correct solution. We need to ensure that all floors from the "Sector 1" group are displaced vertically and we introduce a "Cross Reference" component in between the two move components.
And there is a second problem: with this approach, we can have overlaps between the floors, e.g. when there are too many floors or the sector-distance is too low. Let's add an additional calculation, so we calculate the total height of the first group of floors and use the "sector-distance" as the distance between two groups of floors. To do that, we get the final item from the Series list and add the sector-distance to it.
The central core of the tower is a simple vertical extrusion ("Surface > Freeform > Extrude"), using a Z-vector as direction and the total height as extrusion length.
You could make it a bit more clever, by making the "core-height" parameter only the extension above the final floor and use some math to add the total height between all floors.
Now we will introduce an overall rotation angle (here set at 180°). Before we can rotate the floor outlines, we have to calculate the individual rotation of each one of them, using a series and a division calculation. Re-use the floor- and sector-count sliders to calculate the total amount of rotations we need, as to find the rotation of a single floor.
Remark: For legibility, we can modify wire display into "faint" or even "hidden" (as in a wireless connection).
"Transform > Euclidian > Rotate Axis" is used to do the actual rotation. The Axis is created as a line, starting in the main "Vector > Plane > XY-plane" and using a Z-vector to indicate the second point. Only the position and direction is important here, not the length.
Remark: Don't forget to translate the angle into Radians for the rotation! ("Math > Trig > Radians").
This is really straightforward: extrude the series of outlines.
We simplify things a bit, by not subtracting the "core". This is ideally done in advance.
For the facade, the Loft surface is a good candidate. However, we have to re-organize our series of curves quite a bit to loft only the curves per sector and not for the whole tower at once.
Remark: Here we also diverge quite a bit from the book, to do it all in a single step. The book repeatedly splits the list and lofts these extracted lists. We try to have a more flexible and adaptable solution.
Let's hide everything we don't need right now and focus on the series of outlines, which we want to loft, in clusters/sectors. It helps if you try to find a generic way of deciding how to split the list of floor into groups or sub-lists that belong together.
We try to come up with a single list, split per sector, with the sequence of floor outlines grouped. While we already have the full list of floor outlines, we want them grouped per sector. So we use a SubSet ("Sets > List > Sub List") component, which requires the original list (the rotated floors) and a Domain to define the sub-list.
The creation of the Domain is the real clever part, here. It is not a single Domain, but defined from a series. The Series is created, starting from zero and will increase "floor-count" times with each step. This is repeated "sector-count" times. The result is a list containing the indices of each first floor of each sector (0, 6, 12, 18 in our example). You could easily write this out manually, but then it has to be adapted if you play with the floor- and sector-counts (which is what we want to do when exploring our solution space).
These numbers define the lower indices of the different domains we are creating. The higher numbers are then created from the floor-count, but "minus 1″ (a fixed yellow panel as input to make it legible). This number is added to each of the starting indices of the sectors, giving us the final floor index for each sector (e.g. 5, 11, 17, 23).
The domains are thus (0..5, 6..11, 12..17, 18..23).
The Final result, although not fully legible in the screenshot, shows the connections and how we tried to keep everything still fairly organised. Grouping components and giving them labels and different colours helps.
Remark: use labels, meaningful names, grouping and basic layout to clarify your script as much as possible. If you can't decipher it yourself, then no-one can.
The biggest problem are the very long links from parameters far into the network. You could connect them to number containers at several steps, to avoid too much overlapping lines. But modularisation is one of the most important goals you have to reach. Even if the whole solution is only used in a single design, you have to be able to adjust and re-structure when entering changes. It is good to know that many designers are not really well-trained programmers and that these networks tend to become so complex that people start all over again, rather then trying to turn an existing script into an adapted one. However, if there are groups of components that you often use, they might be good candidates for pre-programmed components.
The "Remote Control Panel" is a nice feature to add some chosen sliders directly in a Rhino Panel, so you can minimise Grasshopper while exploring the solution.
We also show how to add some color to the generated geometry, using a "Custom Preview" component.
You can play with the parameters, but beware that this solution is getting closely out of real-time territory… When experimenting, use lower numbers for floor- and sector-count and maybe disable some components you don't need (e.g. central core and floor extrusions).
Until now, you used mostly geometric components, numbers and some sliders. With series and ranges, you could control multiple objects. However, sometimes you need to dive deeper into the data mangling routines. In Grasshopper, data inside the components is fairly well structured. Apart from a component which caries a single value, most inputs/outputs can carry lists of values. In their simplest form, they are just like arrays, containing a row of numbers. However, sometimes the values are actually stored in lists that are stored in other lists. Like multi-dimensional arrays.
The visual metaphor of how the data is laid out is quite well explained by the Grasshopper creator David Rutten in the Tree diagram he made to explain how data inside Grasshopper is organised.
Data is stored as the leafs on a branch. Branches can be nested inside other branches. Each individual value (item) can be located and described using a path of numbers.
To assist you in seeing how your data is behaving, you can use the "Params > Special > Param Viewer" component and attach it to any output. Click on the Param Viewer and you get a nice, circular visualisation of the tree and its branches.
You can also attach a Post-It note/Panel to any output and see the tabular representation of the tree.
Whenever you have list of values (e.g. a series of curves or a series of numbers) you may want to inspect it first, before you start to use it and manipulate it.
Since you often have to manipulate these lists, a whole section of Components is available on "Sets > Tree".
When connecting points with a curve, GH will only connect points that lie in the same "branch" of "path" of the data tree. There is no way to go from one path to another. In some cases, operations give you a branched tree.
The "Sets > Tree > Flatten Tree" removes all branches and places all values in a single branch. The Flatten option can also be set on an input of a component, to flatten the input from lists into a single list.
"Sets > Tree > Merge" (and its variations Merge 03 and Merge Multiple) allow you to combine streams from different components into a single list. Beware that merged lists will still contain different branches for each input, so you might have to combine this with a Flatten component in some cases.
"Sets > Tree > Graft" will turn an unstructured list (e.g. all values in a single branch) into a tree with multiple branches (e.g. each value in a single branch).
When you generate a series of curves and try to define a connection between them, you might struggle initially to get the right points connected.
The first example loads two Circles from Rhino into a "Curves" Component and subdivides them.
However, the result is not what you intended. You wanted to connect the corresponding point from the first circle with the corresponding point from the second circle.
You can use the "Sets > Tree > Path Mapper" component to define a translation that shifts elements between the branches of the tree.
In this case, the path of the first of the two points we want to connect was originally {0;0} and its index (0). The second point is {0;1}(0). We want them to be joined in a single path, as {0,0}(0) and {0;0}(1).
In the Path Mapper, you can type a generic path with placeholders and write in the target how it should be transformed.
Source: {0;a}(i) → Target: {0;i}(a)
Use a "post-it" component to visualise the results, to better see what you end up with.
There are much more complex things you can do and for this (common) basic example there is a preset component "Sets > Tree > Flip Matrix". But once you grasp the Path Mapper, you can tackle most complex problems. Not with ease, though, but with perseverance.
This example can be perfectly extended for more curves. Try to add a third (and fourth) circle by your own and see how the same solution is reusable.
This example is mostly based on http://www.i-m-a-d-e.org/fabrication/?p=13.
In a diagrid, we will create a diagonal grid over a surface, which could have a direct structural meaning for e.g. a building facade. There are several well-know buildings that follow such an approach.
The first step is getting the surface into GH and subdividing it. Beware that we have to "Reparameterize" the surface to have UV-coordinates between 0 and 1. The actual subdivision is a two-step process: a "Divide Domain2" component, to get the UV-space divided into subregions and the SubSrf component ("Surface > Util > Isotrim") to get smaller patches from the original surface (topologically, these are rectangles when looking inside UV-space).
Then we will collect vertices in groups of four for each patch. We use the "Surface > Analysis > Brep Components" to Explode the surface into its parts. We only use the vertices here. With the four list items, we collect individual vertices from the whole list. Since the list itself contains different paths, a single index will actually deliver a series of vertices!
And finally, we will do something with the vertices we get. In this example, we simply create two lines between diagonal points and connect them to a "Surface > Freeform > Pipe" to give them a tube-shape. But you can do a lot more here, e.g. make a series of objects that react differently, based on orientation or length or whatever you choose.
While this does not solve all possible diagrids, this is a fairly simple and straightforward approach, upon which you can extend.
A complete different approach, using a series of rotated circles, can be found in following scheme. This is not applicable to apply on "any" freeform surface, though.
But it has some distinguishing features:
Sometimes you need to connect different variables to a single parameter. Here we learn how to use the "Remap Domain" component, to turn one slider into two independent ranges, which control two separate parameters in another component.
Grasshopper includes the Galapagos Module, including an "evolutionary solver". This is a numeric approach to derive a suitable and optimal solution for a Grasshopper design. You define certain output values to be maximised (or minimised) and point the solver to the parameters that can be manipulated. The solver will then start tweaking these parameters and monitoring the output and (after a while) end up with a numeric optimum.
Imagine you want to optimise the performance of your building: if you have some "criteria" as a number and want to set the "optimal" column spacing in your project. The column spacing would be the input and the "criterium" (e.g. cost, weight, height) as the output to optimise.
A good introduction by David Rutten (the man behind Grasshopper) to the concept of optimisation and fitness functions can be read in his blog: Define "Fitness"
While Galapagos is installed in all recent Grasshopper versions, it is not trivial to use.
Before you even attempt an optimisation, you need to find a way to translate your design into a number, indicating an overall score. Since this score is linked to the different parameters in your GH project, you can allow Galapagos to start playing with the input sliders.
This is a numerical example, which tries to find a suitable value for two sliders to get to the desired outcome. The absolute value of the difference of two sliders is calculated and Galapagos will try to minimise it. This will only succeed when both values become equal. This example has no use "as such", but it explains how to set up and run Galapagos.
You connect the "Params > Special > Galapagos" solver as follows:
Double-click the Galapagos Editor from the Component to set up the calculation.
The editor is quite extensive and has to be seen in action to appreciate the visualisations.
You can re-instate any found solution, so you don't have to agree on the numerical optimum as a designer, if you don't want to.
This second example is a bit more practical. It creates a small tower, with a rounded rectangular floor plan. It is set up with all parameters properly constrained (e.g. Width of the tower can only vary between 10 and 20). The rounded is fixed, but the width, length and amount of floor levels can be varied by the solver.
The fitness function here is the absolute difference between the total floor area and a fixed level that is used to approximate.
The example contains a few tips as well:
The next tips can help you in setting up a usable fitness function.
The official website for Grasshopper: http://www.grasshopper3d.com
PanelingTools can be used to generate geometry on top of e.g. a freeform NURBS model. This is a good approach to create complex facades, which could not be modeled in a normal way. http://en.wiki.mcneel.com/default.aspx/McNeel/PanelingTools.html and http://en.wiki.mcneel.com/default.aspx/McNeel/PanelingGallery.html
Design Reform blog has some video lessons, also about other approaches with other software. http://designreform.net
Rinus Roelofs is a Dutch sculptor, using mathematics, Rhino and Grasshopper as part of his arsenal of tools. http://www.rinusroelofs.nl/workshop/grasshopper.html
Woo Jae Sung wrote some Grasshopper Tutorials, which you can download as a free PDF. Example models are also available.
http://woojsung.com/2009/07/10/rhino-grasshopper-tutorial-3/ and http://woojsung.com/2009/05/19/rhino-grasshopper-tutorial-2/
Zubin M. Khabazi wrote "Generative Algorithms with Grasshopper", which looks at generative algorithms, Grasshopper, design and geometry in architecture. http://blog.rhino3d.com/2010/04/updated-book-on-grasshopper.html
The Digital Toolbox offers several tutorials, including Rhino3D and Grasshopper http://www.digitaltoolbox.info/grasshopper_basic.html
The Geometry Gym is a nice blog focusing on connecting Grasshopper to structural analysis: http://geometrygym.blogspot.com/
Book: Arturo Tedeshi (2011), Parametric Architecture with Grasshopper, Edizione Le Penseur
PDF: Andrew Payne and Rajaa Issa, Grasshopper Primer, LIFT Architects/McNeel (PDF).
Studio AIR Series of Video Tutorials (https://vimeo.com/album/2282897)
Remark: the book is being revised at the end of the recordings, to properly reflect the current Grasshopper version. Some errors with the current version will be corrected.
This eBook is a summarised text version of this course. It contains all chapters (including some of the upcoming video lectures). Use it after you finished the course to retrace some of the solutions or examples in detail or refer to it when developing your own Grasshopper scripts.
Thank you for taking this course. I really hope you enjoyed it and please stay in touch. Leave a message on the Discussion Board, leave an honest review or spread the word to other possible students. This really helps me continuing making new courses and improving the existing ones.
And if you have a question, do not hesitate to ask.
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After graduation, he worked a few years as a professional architect, for several local offices, where he was involved in design, building permits, drafting, site supervision, visualisation and IT management.
At the end of 2000, he got the opportunity to return to his former university (KU Leuven), at the Department of Architecture, where he started teaching Computer Aided Architectural Design. Initially AutoCAD and 3D Studio VIZ, but step-by-step, he introduced SketchUp, Rhinoceros + Grasshopper, ArchiCAD, Artlantis, Unity, Processing and Cinema 4D. He completed a PhD on Building Information Modelling in 2007 and worked a few years as a post-doc, focusing on the use of BIM throughout the design process. He became familiar with a wide variety of IT skills: Windows, OSX, Linux, VBA in Excel, php, C++, Java/Processing, Autolisp and C # in Unity.
At the moment, Stefan is a part-time guest professor at KU Leuven, teaching primarily ArchiCAD, Grasshopper, Cinema 4D and Unity, where he has created several online video tutorials.
In parallel, he is working as a BIM specialist/consultant for D-Studio, a Belgian company focusing on BIM middleware and consultancy. He is a frequent speaker at BIM-related events and is actively involved in different professional working groups on BIM standardisation, including CEN/TC 442 (Europe) and TC BIM & ICT + CLUSTER BIM (Belgium).
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I did do tons of research. I was on the boards constantly asking questions.
I didn't ignore any warnings or notices. We did exactly what we were told to do. We had no control over the people who chose to ignore the notices and rules. My daughter and baby were where they were supposed to be. RC staff was negligent about letting the wrong group through through. Very disorganized.
I think RC is overwhelmed during Spring Break. That's it in a nutshell.
I'm a rule follower and a researcher. I guess that's part of the reason I was so stunned. I really thought I had covered all the bases before so I would know what to expect.
Because of the huge amount of people getting on board the ship, we did not board early. I think it was about 3 p.m. It's a blur! Our steward apologized and the tub was "cleaner" the rest of the week. It wasn't clean, but it was cleaner. I didn't even ask him to come clean it. My daughter and I scrubbed on it for about 10 minutes with wash cloths and a bar of soap! I knew he was busy. I later wrote him a note and told him of the problem. But even then, I asked for some spray cleaner and a scrubby pad so I could clean it without troubling him. It never came (of course, and I didn't expect it would). And, as I said, the tub did get somewhat cleaner.
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Raleigh, N.C. — A battle involving big money, professional pride, health care costs and, oh yes, patient care played out as the House Health Committee gave near unanimous approval to a bill that requires physician supervision of nurse anesthetists.
The issue is a familiar one at the General Assembly, pitting doctors against other health professionals. At the heart of the anesthesiology battle is whether nurse anesthetists need to work "collaboratively" with or "under the supervision of" doctors.
"Anesthesia care requires the ability to diagnose human conditions and plan patient care," said Paul Rieker, president-elect of the North Carolina Society of Anesthesiologists. Those are things that only doctors are allowed to do under current law.
He and other doctors argued that court rulings, attorney general opinions and rulings by the North Carolina Medical Board already require nurse anesthetists to work under the supervision of doctors.
But nurses, who crowded the room wearing buttons illustrating their opposition to House Bill 181, said that they have worked in collaborative arrangements with doctors for decades and not ever run afoul of medical board guidelines.
"The current collaborative arrangement is working well," said Vaughna Galvin, a nurse anesthetist from New Bern. As the name suggests, she said, CRNAs are nurses who receive further training, including a master's degree, in order to manage anesthesiology care.
Professional pride on display
"I am responsible for my own decisions," Galvin said, describing different civilian and military workplace settings where she had worked with different teams of doctors.
Committee members repeatedly explored this issue of autonomy, trying to define how much latitude nurse anesthetists had to make decisions without a doctor present.
"What this is doing is settling the issue," said Rep. Nelson Dollar, R-Wake, the bill's sponsor.
He said the measure would merely codify existing appeals court rulings and other case law. Doctors, he said, are already required to supervise nurse anesthetists. That makes sense, he said, since nobody comes to a clinic or hospital just to be anesthetized but are seeking treatment from a doctor who will do something else while they are sedated.
But the nurses have been writing to lawmakers, saying the bill has the potential to curtail their practice, requiring a higher level of oversight than currently exists.
"It will change how things are currently done," said Johnny Loper, a lawyer for the nurses group.
Rep. Marilyn Avila, R-Wake, asked what the role of the nurse anesthetist would be in the event of an emergency involving anesthesia in an operating room where there was not an anesthesiologist present.
"The nurse anesthetist would be a support person for the team," said Bob Wilson, a anesthesiologist who had started as a nurse, drawing snickers from the crowd.
Rep. Jim Fulgham, a retired neurosurgeon, summarized the argument for fellow committee members by saying that, ultimately, it was the doctor who decided a patient's course of treatment and was responsible for anything that goes wrong.
"This is a captain-of-the-ship situation," Fulgham said.
The two sides were at loggerheads for the bulk of the 90-minute meeting, unable to agree even on factual points such as how many other states allow nurse anesthetists to practice without doctor's supervision or how costly the potential changes might be.
Money involved
Doctors and their representative pointed to cases such as a 2010 California court ruling that removed nurse anesthetists from medical supervision as one reason to push forward with the bill. They also pointed to a measure filed in the state Senate that would codify a more liberal interpretation of state rules as a reason to move forward.
That Senate bill raises the possibility of a House-Senate conflict over the measure.
During Tuesday's committee hearing, the nurses group questioned why the state would change the law in a way that could cost the state money.
"There are financial implications," Sharon Pearce, vice president of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, told the committee, suggesting that patients could see their medical bills go up as a result of increased liability insurance.
Dana Simpson, a lawyer and lobbyist for the anesthesiologists, said that the state's largest liability insurer had already issued a letter saying rates would not go up because the supervision was already the law of the land.
The bigger monetary question may be one of cash flow and who controls it.
"Do I think my practice is going to change tomorrow? No," Pearce said. But she added that the bill would allow the medical board to define the rules for her profession later on, allowing the appointed body to limit her ability to practice at some future date.
"This is a slippery slope," she said.
National doctors groups, she said, have made clear that they want to bring all anesthesiology practice under "supervision," which could have consequences for who can bill for those services and how much nurses get paid for their work.
Wilson, the nurse turned doctor, brushed aside the question of money after the meeting, saying that most nurse anesthetists already happily practice in conjunction with doctors.
"Money or no money, our concern is what's best for patients," he said.
However, it's rare to see a committee room jammed with advocates, lawyers, lobbyists and others unless big money is at play. Those high stakes were on display during the 2012 campaign as well.
Campaign finance reports show the political action committee for the Association of Nurse Anesthetists gave $118,544.50 to candidates last election cycle. The North Carolina Medical Society, which supports the bill along with other causes, gave state candidates $191,804.34, along with thousands of dollars chipped in by other doctor's groups. That doesn't count individual donations doctors or nurses may have made.


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An acronym that had dominated headlines at previous CeBit shows seemed to be little more than a footnote at this year's event. The buzz that once accompanied 3G (third-generation) broadband mobile internet appears to have fizzled out even before the service has taken off.
Grabbing the attention this year were wireless technologies such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth that are, above all, available.
Indeed, handset availability, which dogged the start of GSM (global service for mobiles) in Europe over a decade ago, threatens to trip mobile operators eager to expand into the market for high-speed mobile internet services.
Continuing a troubling trend in the European mobile industry, Jürgen von Kuczkowski, head of Vodafone's German unit, said last week in Hanover that the operator will delay the launch of commercial 3G service, this time until the second half of 2003 and only then if enough handsets are available.
But Kuczkowski was quick to defuse speculation of possible difficulties, should the operator be forced to announce yet another delay. "There will be no Big Bang" when the German subsidiary launches 3G, he said. "It's not at all important if you start a few weeks earlier or later."
For the record, the delay has been nearly a year. Vodafone has been paying interest on a huge loan for its €8.5bn (£5.8bn) 3G license acquired more than two years ago, while generating zero revenue from the new mobile broadband service during this time.
Now Kuczkowski is talking about testing 3G with a select number of business users over the next few months. He has also dropped some price points: 3G handsets will cost around €300 (£204) and fees for the new high-speed packet-based data services will be low enough to compete with the competition. Those remarks were aimed at rival T-Mobile, which announced plans ahead of CeBit to cut its mobile data fees for GPRS (general packet radio service) by up to 70 percent, with handsets to range from €100 to €500 (£80 to £300 approx).
To date, only Motorola's A830 is in the shops. At CeBit, the company also introduced its new A835, a dual-mode phone that operates on both 3G and GSM networks.
Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson presented phones at CeBit. The companies weren't, however, saying exactly when and in what quantities they would deliver.
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The Last of the Dirigibles (Updated over a year ago)
KPIX documentary film from 1964, narrated by Captain Donald Mackey, about the US Navy's last rigid airship the U.S.S. Macon. Features archival footage of the Macon's construction at the Goodyear Air Dock in Springfield Township (Ohio) and of it's March 11th 1933 christening by Jeanettte Whitton Moffett and maiden flight. Also includes scenes of the Macon in action after it was commissioned on June 23rd 1933 at the Naval Air Station (NAS) Sunnyvale, in Santa Clara County (now Moffett Federal Airfield) and on fleet maneuvers. Ends by re-enacting the Macon's final flight and wreck off the coast of Big Sur on February 12th 1935, using extracts from Captain Herbert V. Wiley's official report and artist sketches. This film was edited by Dick Scott, written and produced by Dave Caldwell and the executive producer was Ray Hubbard.
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IT'S that time of year when the 'experts' (or should that be eejits?) start offering 10 to follow to help punters through the long winter months.
I've never subscribed to this imposition of long or short-term selections for the National Hunt season as the vagaries of the sport more often than not leave you with egg on your face and little money in the betting account.
Rather than single out selections from various yards, I'd rather nudge punters in the directions of Alan King's yard – Barbury Castle, to be exact.
The Scot has already sent out plenty of winners and the yard is in great fettle. Barbury is sponsored by owner Max McNeill's Ultima Business Solutions and Max has been fortunate to have Walkon, Grumeti and ill-fated Mille Chief run in his colours.
King seldom says two words when one will suffice but I managed to extract a little advice about his hopes and dreams for this season.
Not many of Kingy's runners sneak under the radar and when the money's down, his horses are seldom far away.
Arabian Heights: Rated 85 on the Flat with Mark Prescott. Well settled now he's starting to come to hand and could be very smart.
Ardlui: Four-year-old son of Galileo who joined the yard from Henry Candy. On a decent mark he'll go hurdling over 2m4f and further.
Balder Succes: Highly regarded at Barbury, he could appear in the four-year-old at Haydock on Betfair day.
Grumeti: A real superstar for the McNeill family, the four-year-old son of Sakhee could develop into a genuine Champion Hurdle contender. He'll likely show up at the Christmas Hurdle at Kempton.
Montbazon: A proper racehorse, he's had a few little issues and isn't in full work. He'll probably be aimed at a campaign in the second half of the season.
Raya Star: Singled out by King as his horse to follow on his stable tour, the six-year-old has not let the yard down. He could take in the Greatwood at the Paddy Power meeting before going chasing.
Tante Sissi: She's strengthened up and will make up into a fine chaser – but is likely to have another run over hurdles at Wincanton on Saturday.
Valdez: Made his seasonal bow over hurdles at Wincanton two weeks ago and did everything but win. A big, strong horse – he'll be winning soon.
Walkon: Started last season by thrashing Zaynar and Notus de la Tour at Exeter in December then lost his way.
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A new video obtained by Wired Magazine shows the late internet activist Aaron Swartz cheerily conversing with officers during his booking on charges of breaking and entering.
Swartz was arrested near the MIT Campus in 2011 after downloading millions of files from the academic journal database JSTOR. Swartz, an open information activist, planned to freely distribute the materials on the internet.
He was later charged with two counts of wire fraud and 11 counts of computer fraud, carrying a possible penalty of $1 million and 35 years in prison. U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz was later criticized for what some considered prosecutorial overkill.
Under increasing legal and financial pressures, Swartz committed suicide in his Brooklyn apartment in January 2013.
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The video was provided by Secret Service as part of a Freedom of Information Act request and subsequent lawsuit filed by reporter Kevin Poulsen.


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Raen Eyewear teams up with Alex Knost to develop a co-op frame for their second complete collection coming in Spring 2010. "Staying true to RAEN's vintage-inspired foundation, the 'Flowers' frame is a throwback to the days at the Factory and the gender-bending Andy Warhol-esque style. This collaboration with Alex was seamless as we share the same philosophy and taste when it comes to product design (strong attention to detail, classic shapes, and overall quality)." Look for it March 2010.
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2014 Campaign Whoppers
No shortage of tall tales in the midterm elections, from both parties.
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No shortage of tall tales in the midterm elections, from both parties.
A super PAC backing Sen. Thad Cochran in the Mississippi GOP primary falsely claims state Sen. Chris McDaniel has "the worst attendance record in the state Senate," and exaggerates the importance of votes he missed.
A TV ad from a tea party group plays word games in an attempt to align Mississippi Republican Sen. Thad Cochran with President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on health care, immigration and the federal debt.
The Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Mississippi has what the Mississippi Right to Life calls "two really good pro-life candidates." Yet, the candidates are engaged in a spirited — and deceptive — fight over abortion.
A super PAC formed in 2013 with the goal of pushing the Republican Party further right.
The super PAC of the conservative Club for Growth, which advocates for limited government.
A conservative super PAC that helped foster the tea party movement.
Accuracy apparently hasn't been the top priority of the groups flinging ads onto the airwaves in Mississippi's 1st congressional district, where voters will pick a new House member in a special election on Tuesday. Here's what we found in this preview of the tone and types of tactics we might expect to see in other races later this year
Q: Did former President Barack Obama pardon Wendell Callahan, who was later accused of killing three people after his early release?
A: No. Congress unanimously passed a bill changing drug sentencing laws and Obama signed it. Callahan petitioned for early release under the new law and it was approved by a federal judge.


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text: Hey All, I work with a lot of old negatives (family negs from the 30's - 50's and stuff I collect from the same era and older). I have an Omega DII with multiple condensers. I want to some day get a cold light head, but for now, have to work with some make-shift diffusion (frosted filters above the negative carrier -- see the recent thread "Adding Diffusion to Omega DII). Anyhow, the negatives I work with usually have more problems than just dust (scratches, micro light holes in the negs, creases, waterspots, fingerprints, etc.). Of course I could do this type of work digitally (can I say that here even if it is in negative restoration?), except that I don't have acess to any top line computer/printer equipment and I can't imagine a digital print would have anything near the snap and sharpness of the darkroom process (not to mention as fun). I would prefer to look at a darkroom print (even with blemishes) than a flat digital print (even if it got rid of all the "flaws"). When I start with a negative, I usually gently blow some canned air on each side to get rid of as much dust as I can. I often find some hard to remove crusted stuff on the negative. I am tempted to try and remove it with a q-tip (and ?), but haven't the gumption or knowledge to try such an action. Adding diffusion to my condenser helps in cutting out some of the scratches and spots, though there is still plenty of crap that shows up on my prints. Although there are the obvious methods of treating the print itself (bleach, etc), I would like to pinch these flaws in the bud and eliminate the work on the print itself. Below, I have written a list of problems I have come across on my negatives - any suggestions would greatly help me: Dust -- Is there a better way than canned air? Hard to remove particles -- a q-tip and some wet substance -- any suggestions or better ideas? Scratches -- Can anything be done? Micro "light holes" -- any hope besides working directly on the print itself? Fingerprints -- Any way to clean them off? Water Spots -- Is it ok to use a q-tip and photo flo on these old negatives? Creases -- Oh boy . . . Please let me know what works for you. Two other questions: 1. If I did have a cold light head (rather than make shift diffusion with my condenser enlarger), would it further cut down on a lot of these problems? 2. Does anyone know a good book out there on preparing/restoring old negatives before printing? Thanks! Huram


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The 1979 anime classic, "Star Blazers" has moved one step closer to a live-action remake with the announcement that screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie will also direct the anticipated film. The anime series voice-starred Eddie Allen [Dash Jordan] and Michael Bertolini [Homer Glitchman] and ran for 77 episodes in 1979 as it followed the crew of the Space Battleship Yamato on its journey across the cosmos in an attempt to save the last remnants of Earth.
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Rockwell Automation today announced it has expanded its motion control business by completing the acquisition of MagneMotion, a leading manufacturer of patented, high-performance conveyor systems with servo-controlled independent cart technology. The addition of this new offering will integrate into existing Rockwell Automation control, safety and sensing solutions to help manufacturers more safely, quickly and easily transport products and heavy loads between machines and throughout a plant.
Developed by Ph.D.-level researchers from MIT, the MagneMotion systems are designed for applications of almost any length, speed and thrust requirements, with no cables limiting the motion of the vehicle or moving frame. With linear synchronous motor technology, the systems help manufacturers achieve higher throughput and greater flexibility to run a variety of products through and between machines.
This is the second major investment made by Rockwell Automation to build its motion control business; in 2014, the company acquired Jacobs Automation and its iTRAK system. This innovative technology complements our current offering and is particularly useful for customers in automotive manufacturing and general assembly, packaging, and medical device manufacturing, where there is a significant need for careful and precise >movement of many different products and parts, said Marco Wishart, vice president and general manager, motion control business, Rockwell Automation. The acquisition allowsRockwell Automation to expand its motion control offering in additional regions and use its global infrastructure to support this business as it continues to grow, Wishart added.
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Immunologist Roger Perlmutter is shaking things up again at Merck. After eliminating a corps of managers in June, the newly anointed Merck R&D chief is now following through on the "major surgery" that he promised in an interview in The Wall Street Journal last month. The drug giant will cut 8500 more jobs as part of its ongoing overhaul. The layoffs, amounting to roughly 20% of the workforce, are intended to cut operating expenses by $2.5 billion by the end of 2015, the company announced today in a press release.
Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier explained today in The Wall Street Journal that the firm aims to rebound from recent failures and devote more resources to the company's most promising efforts, including cancer immunotherapy and diabetes research.


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Two bit of spy news for ya today: the first has James Cameron's "True Lies" TV series going to ABC, where the king of the world will develop the movie for a TV audience. No word yet how closely the TV series will follow the 1994 movie, which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger as a superspy who poses as a boring salesman to his bored wife and delinquent daughter.
However they decide to tweak the concept, though, they would be wise to make sure it doesn't look or feel too much like J.J. Abrams' "Undercovers", which is about a married couple who are also spies, which is essentially what happened at the end of the "True Lies" movie.
Meanwhile, over at the big screen business, Paramount has tapped "Invictus" screenwriter Anthony Peckham to take a stab at their "Jack Ryan" reboot. The film is going under the tentative title of "Moscow", because the movie, which will star Chris Pine as Jack Ryan before he got into the CIA/spying business going to work in Moscow where he gets into all kinds of hijinks.
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Palliative medicine helps relieve pain; manage physical symptoms related to cancer and its treatment; prevent emotional and spiritual suffering; and improve quality of life for cancer patients. Palliative medicine concentrates on alleviating or controlling symptoms, rather than providing a cure. Dr. Tony Riley oversees GBMC's oncology palliative services.
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All patients diagnosed with Stage IV cancer can be referred to palliative medicine services, although other patients may also qualify. These services can be especially beneficial to patients with metastatic cancer. Our services also support family members who may be overwhelmed by their loved one's illness and the challenges of navigating the healthcare system. This specialized care is available to inpatients and outpatients at GBMC as well as affiliated post-acute facilities in the surrounding area.
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'Family Guy' Has Indeed Been Renewed for Season 14, But Will It Be The Show's Final Bow?
Family Guy, the long running FOX animated series was renewed last month, to the disatisfaction and rejoice of many viewers. The series, crafted by comedian Seth McFarlane, will return for its 14th season in the fall of 2016, alongside The Simpsons and Bob's Burgers. Having been on the air so long, the show has never shied away from stepping too deeply inside the shoes of controversy and mayhem, often coming head to head with the conservative views of their home channel. After all this time, will the show finally be stepping down to make room for another? Here's why I think it really needs to happen.
The Show Has Run Out of Originality
Anyone who's been a dedicated viewer of the show for the past fourteen years can tell you that the show has never been afraid to shy away from endlessly reusing its limitless supply of viral running gags and nonsensical fart jokes. Some were even reused in the sequel to the Seth McFarlane directorial debut Ted and its 2015 sequel, noticeably more in the latter. Users on Reddit have compiled a list of all the recycled jokes used in Ted 2, check it out
Seth McFarlane Clearly No Longer Cares About Quality
The creator, star, and writer has, in interviews, often described his desire to end the series alltogether or have it go out with a movie. Clearly that mindset has taken hold as the quality of the show has slipped further and further into the cesspool of TV garbage that shows who overstay their welcome occasionally fall into. I can't even remember the last time Family Guy had an episode I thoroughly enjoyed from start to finish. All I can seem to remember thinking is, "when is this going to end?". It's become as common a thought as, "Don't forget to feed the dog".
It Shouldn't Stick Around Long Enough to Become Another 'Simpsons'
The Simpsons, another that's well overstayed its welcome, should've ended after the release of The Simpsons Movie, a film that told a complete tale, offered a good chunk of gratifying laughs, and gave the viewers an ending they could have easily lived with were it announced to be the finale of the decades spanning animated sitcom. I can't imagine McFarlane wanting his first show to stick around long enough, just waiitng for another to come through and poke fun at its lazy, overdone, dull nature just as Family Guy has done to The Simpsons numerous times.
He's Got a Better Show To Work With
American Dad! found new life on TBS recently and I have never been happier with the show since the move. It's well done, it doesn't pander, it has Roger, and I still look forward to watching it every single Monday night. Ever since it left FOX, the jokes have been better, the quality is outstanding, and the episodes have never been funnier. McFarlane should be proud of this show and proud of the effort his team and TBS have put into making it something worthwhile for their viewers. And it still has so much potential for the future. This is where his time and effort should really be put to good use.
And Then Of Course, He Does Have His New Show
FOX announced, alongside the renewal of Family Guy, that they had picked up another live-action series from McFarlane. Only this time, the show would star the actor/director/writer himself. The sc-fi dramedy, slated to premiere in 2017 with a straight to series order from FOX, is described as this,
Set 300 years in the future, the show follows the adventures of the Orville, a not-so-top-of-the-line exploratory ship in Earth's interstellar fleet. Facing cosmic challenges from without and within, this motley crew of space explorers will boldly go where no comedic drama has gone before.
With so much on his plate already, it seems likely that he'll start to consider where his attention is best put. And since Family Guy has already accomplished so much in its time, it's not unreasonable to think that it might be the very thing McFarlane can choose to live without.
And while it may be tough at first, I'm sure fans of the show will undoubtedly move on to whatever McFarlane puts out next.


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It was another day out in LA for Jennifer Garner and Violet Affleck, who looked adorable in her Superga shoes and sundress even while hiding those famous dimples. We've been loving the constant cuteness that comes from seeing all the members of one of our favorite families out and about in LA, which means we're not taking those rumors of a Jen and Ben split seriously at all. Plus, even if there is a little trouble in paradise, maybe all they need is another vacation in Ben's favorite beach spot.
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