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Smoke cloud speed
I'm trying to recreate a scene of the Jupiter 2 crash landing as it flies passed this pinnacle rock and there's all this smoke rising like from smudge pots. I'm having trouble finding the balance on the speed setting. when I have it turned up high enough to get the clouds looking right, it rises WAY too fast and when I turn it down it looks more like snow rising. Am I adjusting to wrong thing? I've played with the gravity control a bit thinking that might be it but have not seen an appreciable change. Suggestions anyone?
@tddavis You might consider posting your WIP so everyone can get a better view of your issue. And . . . this sound like a cool shot!
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Which specific filters are you using? Rolling your own sim, or a Quick3D preset? These change available options.
Not sure how attach a picture but here's a link to my Google Drive where I uploaded the image...I hope. I'm using a preset cloud effect. I wouldn't know how to begin to do my own sim. I have turned off several of the copies of the smoke to speed render time while I'm trying to find the sweet spot.
I was modeling my own Jupiter 2 and teaching myself modeling in the process but a generous poster in a LIS forum by the name of Al Dinelt offered the use of his beautiful models. You can see his work at his youtube channel:
Not a direct answer but if you have problem with a speed effect you can alter the frames per second output too to get it in the way you want. But you have to adjust the speed of the other elements accordingly probably.
If your final video will be 30 FPS for example make the output of Hitfilm 40 FPS and change that video to 30 FPS afterwards. The movement of the cloud will be 25% slower in this example.
@ Kadri Thanks for the suggestion. I will give it a try. That would never have occurred to me. All the settings I have monkeyed with don't seem to slow down the rise of the cloud in any way, so it's worth a shot and the saucer could stand a little slowly as well, but I think I know how to adjust that normally once I get the smoke rise right.
@ Kadri I used your suggestion and it worked pretty well, but I got the ship slowed too much after all. Working on speeding it up but it's going to take a day now to render the clip???
Oops, found part of the problem with that. The time line changed back to the full 5 minute default from the 17 seconds I had set it for.
Still, I am thinking I need to get a new video card because I am not seeing GPU assist with this GeForce GT 610. I have my eye on a Asus GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB Dual-Fan. Does anyone know if this will help my slow renders?? I have 32 GB ram and an AMD 8-core chip.
I've made some adjustments to the pinnacle in the foreground already and graded it for the shot till to render, but it needs more tweaking.
Cloud looks good.
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A 1060 is roughly 25-30 times the speed of the 610 (which is actually slower than an Intel HD4000).
Yes, it will greatly speed renders.
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@Tddavis, you might want to spend that little bit more on the 1060 6gb cards, the 3gb is rather limiting. From looking at the UK market the 6GB version is only about 20-30 UKPounds more.
Thanks for that info @Triem23Andy001z. I saw that here in the states the difference is only around $60 and wondered about that being the better buy. I'll go that route for sure now that I know it should improve speed.
PS: I should have mentioned that I changed the effect from "Smoke" that I was originally trying to the "Bonfire" effect and turned off the fire.
Uploaded this a few minutes ago to show the progress:
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@tddavis ok much better, but the shot only works for me once the ship moves behind and beyound the large stack, before that it just looks a bit to stuck on. Maybe you need a little bit more of that smoke over it before the stack. also are you using the light wrap feature, maybe that might blend it in.
Andy001z Oddly enough I used light wrap on that pinnacle but forgot to put it on the ship. That sounds like it might be the problem, or the more smoke idea too. Thanks for the suggestion. I'll add it on the next render if I ever get the fusion core lights to work. I'm slowly wearing down Blender on figuring out modeling and animation.
Okay, this is what I finally was able to to do with my limited knowledge and skill. I'm calling it the final shot but I probably will tweak it as I get inspiration:
I finally got the core lights to do what I wanted anyway, and I added another smoke column at the beginning and light wrap to the ship. I'm still not 100% happy with the speed of the ship though.
PS: @Triem23, I saw over in the Atomic Particles thread you thought I created those beautiful flame sims...I can only dream of getting to that level. They are truly amazing.
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Bill Mumy would be proud.
Tk, I did confuse you and takeoff. In my defense I've been fighting a nasty stomach virus--the kind where one doesn't get much sleep as one is constantly running for the restroom, and where the meds leave one groggy. Mea culpa.
Oh, no apologies necessary. I know the bug of which you speak quite well. I just wanted you to know that I wasn't exaggerating my lack of skills.
@tddavis Hey, that's looking pretty good! You've got the J2 looking more like it is in the scene. Nice shadow as it passes behind the rock spire.
Another thing you might consider is blurring the ship a little to look more like the it is in the same focus as the rocks in the scene. You're very close!
@tddavis Yep, looking very good, although why are you not attempting to recreate the original ship angle? I'd echo (echo) making it a bit more blurry to blend in with the rest.
Don't know where you got your reference shot from , but found this on YouTube, where a guy from 20th Century Fox goes to find the original site and speculates how they created it with a 4ft model.
Jupiter 2 Crash Site
@Stargazer54 @Palacono Thanks for the feedback. I had thought the motion blur would do just that, but I think I have the ship moving too slow for that to really work. Never thought about using a blur preset. Good idea.
Palacono, that video is exactly where I got my reference shot from. I took a screen cap right before it says "forty years later." As to the angle of descent, the shot showed more of just the bottom of the Jupiter, and I knew I could never get it properly lined up so I thought I'd try and show as many sides as I could and do something a little different.
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@Tddavis looking better. One is tempted to say speed up the ship as it looks a bit controlled but then guess that might be the look you are going for.
@Triem23 oh dear get well soon, I am not looking forward to getting the version that is going round the school at the moment, dam kids and their schooling bugs.
@tddavis Just curious if changing to a lower frame rate might blend the ship more into the footage? Maybe try 24 fps or even 12 fps? Just a thought.
I'm sure the original shot that was in the video with the physical model was at a film rate.
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@Stargazer54 probably not at 24. 48 or 72 for scale.
But a 24 framerate would match the source material better. There's a settings cog, bottom left of the layer stack, below the editing tools. Click that for Composite Shot Properties (or right-click the Composite Shot in the Media Panel and choose Properties) and switch to the "Advanced" Tab. Here, you can crank up motion blur. Default is 180 degrees (half a frame). You can crank this up to an unrealistic 720 (or a median number) to increase the amount of motion blur. Jupiter 2 is moving pretty slowly, so you'll never get too much.
@Triem23 Actually what I had in my head for 12 fps was still 24 fps but "shooting on twos", ala traditional hand animation rate. Still 24 fps but two frames are shot of the same stop action - so only 12 different frames per sec.
This would result in a stuttering motion for the ship which would probably not look too pleasing, but with some blur applied and ramping the frame rate back up higher, it might give the shot more of a film look??
Wish I had time for all these experiments, myself! That's why I am living vicariously through @tddavis. The crash of the J2 is such an iconic shot.
While searching all things 'Lost in Space' on YouTube, I found a colour clip of the latter half of the crash when it's travelling down and away from the camera after it's passed the peak. Only problem is: lost it again.
Will try to find it again for reference.
@Triem23; @Stargazer54; @Palacono; @ Kadri
Okay, I promise this is the last one! I got to thinking about recreating the exact angle and then it hit me. All I had to do was go to that video I had from David Ice and capture four stills of the original footage and paste them into my comp and mask so all four ships were there. Size it to my comp and then adjust the ship movement and scale to match...er close as I could. Then I noticed the original kind of looked up at the spire so I dropped the camera a bit and rotated upward. I had to make some parallax adjustments to the backgrounds but it worked fairly simply. Also, I had been using 48 fps in the comp but rendering at 24 to get the smoke motion slowed as Kadri suggested but on this to speed up the ship, I did 30 fps on both the comp and the render. I also went and found my LIS SFX disc and added more saucer flying sound into it. That's what I always remember so much of the show was that sound when it was in space.
Wow! The J2 looks like it really fits in the scene now. Good going!
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That looks really coherent now. All the elements are blending in a very natural way. It feels like a classic LiS shot to the point where I can almost see the wires on the J2 ;-)
Looks nice
I have a small nitpicking. The left side when the spaceship gets out of the frame in the end is a little kinda cropped. Maybe a distort-effect layer ?
But i have some small parts with the same problem in my own animation that i didn't bother to fix
@Kadri No problem. Its out of action safe on a 1960's TV set.
@Kadri, if it's a distortion-effect layer, it's purely accidental on my part. Is this the area you mean on the left side of the ship? That's the forward viewport just barely visible with the upward tilt of the camera and I notice after you mentioned it that as the ship is about to exit the frame it makes it look like the ship hull is missing a chunk there. Thanks for catching that. if I go to use it in a project I'll re render and tweak it so it clearly shows the viewport. Now, I'm on the "trying" to create a sandstorm and desert floor from youttube tutorials to do the actual crash into the ground we never got to see only hear. Well, the sandstorm wasn't there but the tutorial looked cool...
@Stargazer54 i had a strange feeling when i was going to write it here. In the past that kind of small error wouldn't be seen at all when shown as you said. Not sure but it was related to feeling old maybe


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Seeking out the best in malty, hoppy refreshment.
We've been sampling our way up the West Coast, starting with California and continuing with the IPAs of Oregon. We can't get many Washington-made beers where we are—many of the state's best beers never leave Washington—but we didn't want to skip over a place with such excellent offerings.
If you have the chance to visit, seek out Washington IPAs on tap—only a few of the great ones are ever bottled. Plan your trip soon, and you may be able to catch some fun Seattle Beer Week events!
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***** Our new favorite **** Awesome, worth remembering *** We'd consider buying this again ** There are probably better options * No, thanks, I'll have water.
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Boundary Bay IPA Bellingham, 6.4% ABV Our friends from Bellingham consider this brewery a favorite, and rightly so. This IPA has a nose of orange and piney resin, and delivers with sweet, rich oily hop flavors. This beautifully integrated beer reminded one of our tasters of an orange-flavored creme caramel. It's a tasty beer we wish we could have around more often. ****1/4
Scuttlebutt Gale Force IPA Everett, 5.6% ABV This dry IPA smells like caramel and apricot, but has a light, bitter crispness that we liked. If you prefer your beers on the less-sweet side, this one is for you. ***1/2
Elysian The Immortal IPA Seattle, 6.3% ABV This rich IPA has a hint of apricot and mango flavors, with pine resin on the finish. It's rich but not heavy, with a scent of Creamsicle and a quick, clean finish. It's a solid, drinkable IPA. ***1/2
Snoqualmie Falls Wildcat IPA Snoqualmie, 6.6% ABV This bitter and crisp IPA is made with 100% Columbus hops. We tasted crisp rye bread toast and a hint of lemon peel, and the finish is clean. You can let it warm up a bit before serving. This one probably isn't an IPA for beginners, but fans of bitter beer will love it. ***1/2
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4. Boundary Bay IPA (Washington) ****1/4
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6. Rogue Brutal IPA (Oregon) ****1/4
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8. Port Brewing Wipeout IPA (California) ****
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Top Ten Double and Imperial IPAs We've Had This Year
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2. Hopworks Ace of Spades Imperial IPA (Oregon) ****1/2
3. Anderson Valley Anniversary Imperial IPA (California) ****1/2
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5. Moylander Double IPA (California) ****
6. Bend Brewing Hop Head Imperial (Oregon) ****
7. New Old Lompoc C-Note (Oregon) ****
8. Ninkasi Tricerahops (Oregon) ****
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Perhaps Sherry Stringfield got used to moving quickly playing a doctor in the fast-paced emergency room. The "ER" actress received multiple offers and sold her Beverly Hills home after a month on the market for close to its $2,895,000 asking price.
The Spanish-style home, built in 1928, has been updated yet maintains its period charm. The two-story house has a center hall, formal dining and living rooms, a family room, a study, an office, six bedrooms and three bathrooms in about 3,600 square feet. Mature trees surround the home, which is within walking distance of shops and schools.
Stringfield, 42, played Dr. Susan Lewis from 1994-96 and from 2001 to until the show ended in 2009. She was an Emmy nominee for lead actress in the first three seasons of the 15-year drama, which won fans and churned stomachs with its sometimes-gory scenes, rapid-fire medical jargon and camerawork that sometimes made viewers duck. Stringfield recently starred in the Lifetime movie "Who Is Clark Rockefeller?"
Public records show the property previously sold in 2003 for $1,935,000.
The listing agent was Angela Roessel of Hilton & Hyland, Beverly Hills.
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Actress Missi Pyle and her husband, grizzly bear expert and naturalist Casey Anderson, have listed their Beachwood Canyon home for sale at $669,000.
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Pyle appeared on "Grey's Anatomy" this year and is shooting a pilot, "How to Be a Better American," for ABC. Her film credits include "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (2005) and "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story" (2004).
Anderson hosts "Expedition Grizzly" (2009-present) on the National Geographic Channel. Brutus, an 800-pound bear that the conservationist has cared for since it was a cub, was a guest at the couple's wedding in 2008 in Montana. They split their time between Los Angeles and property they own in Montana, where Brutus lives on a sanctuary.
The couple recently sought guidance in training their two rescue dogs and will appear on "Dog Whisperer With Cesar Millan."
Public records show Pyle bought the property in 2004 for $635,000.
Leah Lail of Coldwell Banker, Beverly Hills East, has the listing.
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Actor French Stewart and actress and interior designer Katherine LaNasa have sold their renovated and expanded Hollywood Hills-area home for $3,637,000, the Multiple Listing Service shows.
The 1936 traditional two-story house has four bedrooms and five bathrooms. It sits behind tall hedges on about a third of an acre with mature trees and a swimming pool. LaNasa, who runs and owns Casa LaNasa, did the remodel and interior design.
Stewart, 46, costarred in "3rd Rock From the Sun" (1996-2001) as alien Harry Solomon. He has appeared in movies, including "Inspector Gadget 2" (2003) and "Home Alone 4" (2002).
LaNasa, 43, has appeared on TV series, including "House" (2009), "Cold Case" (2009), "Ghost Whisperer" (2008) and "Judging Amy" (2003-05).
The property had been purchased in 2000 for $1,919,000. It came on the market at $4,195,000 in November.
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Former Los Angeles Dodger pitcher Scott Erickson and his wife, broadcaster and actress Lisa Guerrero, have listed an ocean-view home in Malibu for $6,999,000.
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Erickson, 42, started his major league career with the Minnesota Twins in 1990 before moving to the Baltimore Orioles, the New York Mets and the Texas Rangers. He played for the Dodgers in 2005, then went to the New York Yankees, where he made his last major league appearance in 2006. He since formed the Home Team Productions company with his wife. Erickson was an executive producer for the indie film "A Plumm Summer" (2007), in which Guerrero, 45, starred.
The listing agents are Robert Radcliffe of Sotheby's International Realty, Pacific Palisades, and Matt Rapf of Pritchett-Rapf & Associates, Malibu.
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Garland began her acting career of more than 50 years in 1950, debuting in the film noir "D.O.A." Her television roles included starring in the then-groundbreaking role of a policewoman in "Decoy" (1957-59), playing Fred MacMurray's second wife on "My Three Sons" (1969-72) and maintaining a recurring role in "7th Heaven" (1997-2004). Crank, a developer, also built the Beverly Garland Holiday Inn in North Hollywood, which Garland owned and operated.
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Last Friday, an eleven-member panel of the Ninth Circuit Court dismissed a claim by Catholics in San Francisco that the City Board of Supervisors violated the Establishment Clause when they denounced Church teaching and urged the Archbishop of San Francisco to defy the Vatican. A little background is warranted.
Early in 2006, Cardinal William Levada, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, issued a statement clarifying that Church agencies should not place children for adoption with same-sex couples. The statement had particular significance for Levada's former Archdiocese of San Francisco, whose Catholic Charities agency had been placing children for adoption with same-sex couples.
In response to Cardinal Levada's statement, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a resolution denouncing the Vatican's foreign meddling, demanding Levada retract his "hateful," "insulting," "discriminatory," "callous" and ignorant directive, and urging current San Francisco Archbishop George Niederauer and Catholic Charities "to defy all discriminatory directives of Cardinal Levada." Members of the Board of Supervisors also threatened to remove funding from Catholic Charities' other programs unless they did defy the Vatican (The City was not funding the adoption program at Catholic Charities).
Two Catholic citizens of San Francisco joined the Catholic League in filing suit against the Board of Supervisors claiming their resolution violated the Establishment Clause by, among other things, sending a message of official state disapproval of Catholic teaching and entangling itself with the internal affairs of a church.
The case was dismissed by a district court, a three member panel of the Ninth Circuit and now, finally by the Ninth Circuit en banc by 8-3. Five members of the court found that the Catholic citizens had no standing, three that they had standing but no valid claim, and three that they had standing and a valid claim. Here's what the last three succinctly found in dissent:
…a mere message of disapproval, even in the absence of any coercion, suffices for an Establishment Clause violation . . .The "message" in the resolution [that] a Catholic doctrine duly communicated by the part of the Catholic church in charge of clarifying doctrine is "hateful," "defamatory," "insulting," "callous," and "discriminatory," showing "insensitivity and ignorance," the Catholic Church is a hateful foreign meddler in San Francisco's affairs, the Catholic Church ought to "withdraw" its religious directive, and the local archbishop should defy his superior's directive. This is indeed a "message of . . . disapproval." And that is all it takes for it to be unconstitutional.
As to the entanglement issue, the dissent found:
San Francisco entangles itself with the Catholic hierarchy when it urges the local archbishop to defy the cardinal. It is a dramatic entanglement to resolve that the Cardinal "as head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith" should withdraw his directive. The Catholic Church, like the myriad other religions that have adherents in San Francisco, is entitled to develop and propagate its faith without assistance and direction from government.
Seems straightforward to me, but on the Ninth Circuit sense is held by only a minority of three. There are several other positions on the jurisprudence of the Establishment Clause in the court's opinion, including this bizarre finding:
We would have a different case on our hands had the defendants called upon Cardinal Levada to recant his views on transubstantiation, or had urged Orthodox Jews to abandon the laws of kashrut, or Mormons their taboo of alcohol. Those matters of religious dogma are not within the secular arena in the way that same-sex marriage and adoption are.
Translated, your freedom of religion encompasses all the superstitious voodoo you care to indulge in, but you may not have a religious dogma at variance with something the City cares about – like sex.
Daniel Piedra with the Thomas More Law Center which represented the plaintiffs said the center will ask the Supreme Court to review the dismissal. If that happens, the Supreme Court could issue a writ ordering the lower court to re-evaluate the case based on the Establishment Clause. As stated above, five of the members didn't even touch the merits of the case leaving a 3-3 division on the actual Constitutional issue.
"The current jurisprudence on the Establishment Clause is an absolute mess," Piedra said. "There is no coherent principle," he said, a fact evident within the Ninth Circuit's three-way opinion in this case.
For more information, see this report by Gibbons Cooney at California Catholic Daily and check out his blog.


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Arkansas House lawmakers on Monday overwhelmingly approved Gov. Mike Beebe's proposal to provide $125 million in state financing for the construction of a steel mill in the northeast corner of the state.
Lawmakers passed a Senate-backed bill authorizing Arkansas to issue bonds to provide a loan and pay some construction costs of a $1.1 billion steel facility in Osceola.
The legislation now heads to the governor's desk, but a supermajority of 75 House lawmakers will still have to sign off on a budget bill before the state can issue the bonds. House Speaker Davy Carter has said he expects a vote on the funding measure will happen later this week.
The House on Monday voted 71-11 in favor of the project and approved identical legislation on a 78-17 vote.
Big River Steel has promised to create at least 525 permanent jobs with an average wage of $75,000 in exchange for $125 million in state financing and other tax breaks. If the project is approved, the company has said it expects to close the deal in the third quarter of this year.
Proponents of the plan said the steel mill will be a boon for a depressed area of the state and Arkansas' economy in general.
Rep. Monte Hodges, D-Blytheville, the House sponsor of the bill, told lawmakers on Monday that they had "a rare opportunity" to bring such a large project to Arkansas.
But some conservatives mounted opposition to the project, taking issue with the size of the incentive package and with having the government help fund a new private company. Big River Steel is being led by a former Nucor executive John Correnti.
17 Republicans, including the House GOP leader, voted against the project Friday.
Rep. Stephen Meeks, R-Greenbrier, told lawmakers that he did not want to provide financing for a fledgling company that does not have a built-in customer base. He said he was concerned about the risk that the company would not perform as expected in a recovering economy.
"If the steel mill turns out to be good for Arkansas, I'll be glad to be on the wrong side of this," he said. "With the economy, if it takes a double-dip, it could end up being a money pit for this state."
Koch Industries is a major investor in the project, investing $120 million to become a 40 percent stakeholder, according to George Hopkins, executive director of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, which is itself planning to be a 20 percent investor in Big River Steel.
Nucor Steel, which operates two steel plants near Blytheville, also lobbied against the project. They said that adding another steel mill in northeast Arkansas would negatively impact their business and could force them to scale back their Arkansas workforce.


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There's nothing wrong with showing a bit of skin. Especially if it's steamy.
Because while they may appear a rather mundane ingredient, wonton skins are an inexpensive and easy way to jazz up your cooking.
So let's start with the basics. Wonton skins (also called wonton wrappers) are thin sheets of dough made from flour, egg and water. That's basically the same formula as Asian egg noodles, and not all that far off from Italian pasta, except wonton skins are cut into round and square sheets.
You may never have bought wontons as a raw ingredient, but if you've ever had fried egg rolls or steamed dumplings in your Asian take-out, you've eaten them.
Because wonton skins essentially are vehicles for containing other ingredients, their strength is their versatility. They can be filled with just about anything, from ground or chopped meat and vegetables, to cheese and sweet fillings.
They also can be cooked any number of ways -- pan-fried, deep-fried, baked, steamed, even boiled. You also can cook them before you fill them.
For an easy party (or kid) food, coat a mini-muffin tin with cooking spray. Line each cup with a wrapper, spritz with more cooking spray, then bake at 375 F for about 8 minutes, or until the wrappers are lightly browned and crisp. Once cooled, the wonton cups can be filled with whatever nibbles you like.
You'll find wontons in virtually every grocer, usually in the produce section next to the tofu and other Asian ingredients. They are available in a variety of sizes, though 3-inch squares tend to be the most versatile. The larger sizes can be a bit unwieldy once filled.
When using wontons to make dumplings, they need to be sealed shut after being filled. You can fold the edges over onto themselves (like folding a sheet of paper in half); you can gather the edges together over the center (like a purse); or you can place a second wrapper over the first.
However you do it, be sure to lightly wet (dunking your fingers in water is plenty) the edges of the wrapper. This effectively glues them shut.
So what should you fill them with? Anything, from traditional ravioli fillings to sweet fruit compotes. Let your imagination run wild.
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Researchers uncover a new function for an important player in the immune response
IRCM researchers led by Javier M. Di Noia, PhD, uncovered a new function of AID, a crucial enzyme for the immune response. The discovery, recently published by the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), helps explain a rare genetic disorder that causes an immunodeficiency syndrome.
The Montréal research team studies the enzyme AID, or activation-induced deaminase, that can be found in B lymphocytes (the group of white blood cells whose main function is to produce antibodies to fight against infections). AID creates deliberate mutations in DNA to modify the antibody genes, which is necessary to produce an appropriate immune response. However, inappropriate functioning of AID can also have harmful effects and lead to certain oncogenic (cancer-causing) mutations.
"One of AID's roles is to trigger antibody class switching, a critical mechanism for immune responses," explains Dr. Di Noia, Director of the Mechanisms of Genetic Diversity research unit at the IRCM. "Class switching is the process that allows a B cell to produce different classes of antibodies, so the immune system can respond to and eliminate a wide variety of antigens."
AID initiates a mechanism whereby a break occurs in the DNA, within the antibody genes, and a segment is removed. The free ends on either side of the removed fragment must be rejoined to repair the DNA strand and, thus, produce a new class of antibody.
"Not only is AID responsible for triggering class switching, but we also discovered that it facilitates DNA repair during this process," says Astrid Zahn, PhD, research associate in Dr. Di Noia's laboratory and first author of the study. "In addition, we identified which domain of the enzyme controls this novel activity. These findings show that AID provides a link between the DNA damage and repair steps during class switching."
"Our study also helps explain a rare disease known as hyper-IgM syndrome type 2 (HIGM2) that is caused by mutations affecting AID," adds Dr. Zahn. "The disease is part of a family of genetic disorders in which patients only produce Immunoglobin M (the default class of antibody produced by B lymphocytes), but none of the other classes of antibodies elicited during infections. This dramatically compromises the immune system's ability to fight infectious diseases."
In the human genome, two copies (or alleles) of a gene exist for every protein, one coming from each parent. HIGM2 is usually caused by a total AID deficiency because both alleles of the gene are inactivated. However, in about 10 per cent of HIGM2 patients, only one allele of AID is mutated. This mutated enzyme is therefore dominant, as it causes the disease despite the simultaneous presence of normal AID in the B cell. The researchers found that all mutated AID variants were specifically lacking the domain identified in their study as being important for DNA repair.
"In HIGM2 patients, the absence of this region makes AID exceptionally efficient at producing DNA damage but without the ability to initiate the necessary repair mechanisms," concludes Dr. Di Noia. "As a result, the mutated AID interferes with the normal mechanism of class switching and becomes toxic for B cells, thus causing the immunodeficiency syndrome."


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Charlie's sheen remains intact for now.
"Two and a Half Men" reportedly earned a bump in the ratings Monday night, amid a week of swirling rumors and revelations surrounding star Charlie Sheen's personal life.
On the same day Sheen and wife Brooke Mueller filed for divorce, "Men" scored 13.6 million viewers, a seven percent boost, and beat the competition among adults in the prized 18-to-49-year old demo, according to The Hollywood Reporter and E! News.
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The EEC is perhaps most famously known for its involvement in facilitating UC Davis West Village to become the largest planned zero net energy (ZNE) community in the country. This mixed-use neighborhoody, which combines both residential and retail structures, is designed to generate as much energy as it consumes. It was opened in August of 2011 and over the coming years, we expect to learn more and more about the challenges and best practices of ZNE at the community scale.
West Village is a critical waypoint; it is designed to meet one of California's "Big/Bold" Energy Efficiency strategic goals for real estate development — by 2020, all new residential buildings will be zero net energy, and by 2030, all new commercial buildings will be zero net energy. Even before West Village welcomed in its new residents last year, the complex has generated a lot of buzz, including an steady stream of visitors. Domestic groups and international delegations travel to Davis specifically to tour West Village and learn more. Groups from China and Dubai are especially prevalent. It's rewarding to experience the level of curiosity and excitement generated by visitors as they realize the implications of this project.
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In addition to industry partners, the EEC works collaboratively with policymakers at the state and federal level to develop building and appliance codes and standards that will impact long-term energy consumption of society. We serve as an important, highly-credible, third party institution that can provide impartial analysis when necessary. At the same time, we can serve as a convener and a facilitator of productive dialogue between policy makers and industry stakeholders. By acting as a nexus for discussion, the EEC and its affiliated research centers have becomes very influential in shaping what gets adopted into code, developing solutions that ultimately benefit everyone.
UC Davis Executive Education develops custom education programs for leaders in the Cleantech and Energy Efficiency industries. For more information on building a custom program, please contact Managing Director Wendy Beecham.


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We've painted, put in a backsplash, and installed pergo flooring. Hiring someone to do those things is just too expensive.
DIY peanut butter, sandwich bread, hummus, laundry detergent, deodorant, and the list goes on...
I recently learned to make my own chicken stock on the crockpot amd will never biy stock again. Its free! From my food scraps!
We do pretty much everything around the house ourselves, painting, remodeling, etc. We are definitely DIY people!
My DH is building our new 3-car garage. He started it last summer because the builder said it would take him a few months to get to us (just a couple of months after he'd told us that he had nothing on his plate yet for the summer). The garage isn't sided or attached to the house yet, but my husband and his helpers have saved us thousands of dollars in labor costs so far.
We have no prepared foods in our house, which can be time consuming but is a g
reat way to save money. Cooking from scratch is my biggest DIY project!
I have painted my entire house (12 rooms, 11 colors -- I do love color!), fixing my dishwasher, and decorating my entire house. I have also learned how to do simple repairs and fixes around the house to save money and time.
I don't do very much DIY stuff, but have made/modified a few pieces of clothing. Once I get a bigger place, I'm very much looking forward to modifying my Ikea furniture.
I recently bought a house; the first thing we did was rip out the carpet and install new hardwood floors. Neither of us had done that before, and there were certainly a lot of surprises, but overall we saved thousands so it was worth it. We also ripped out a lowered ceiling and put new sheetrock up on the original one--but we had that done. No way am I installing sheetrock on a ceiling. Sounds like a literal pain in the neck to me!
Hi Ashley!
Since becoming a homeowner I've learned to do quite a few projects at home. I've done a lot of minor drywall repair and tons of painting, installed a new screen door, learned to snake drains and repair toilets, installed a peephole and dead bolt in a solid wood door, put down new vinyl tile in the kitchen, swapped out light switches and fixtures, etc.
Most of my projects have come out pretty well as I try to take the time to learn what I'm doing before just jumping in. One project I wasn't proud of was my attempted cement repair on a step in the backyard. Trying to get it level and smooth was a lot harder than I anticipated!
Learning to do things for yourself can save a lot of money, but of course you have to know when to call in the professionals too.
I've only recently found Wise Bread, but it is already one of my personal finance favourite sites! And now you're even organising giveaways, how great!
I do several DIY projects at home. The main ones are simple sewing projects, like embellishing or adapting clothes for my growing kids and darning (mainly socks but occasionally also kids clothes that get holes in them – we have 4 playful dogs...). I also make and can tomato sauce and several sorts of fruit jams and jellies. I've done a few simple plumbing fixture works, although that's mainly my husband's domain... And I've restored and hand-painted a few pieces of old furniture – this is something I'd like to do more often, but as it takes more time, demands a lot of space and makes a bit of a mess, I don't do it as often as I'd like to...
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I create my own canvas art work to display on our walls - Just to give our rented walls some creative personality. We also paint furniture we find at thrift or flea markets.
Anything that I can! Basically, in my family the idea was only to call in a professional if there was no way you could fix something fine on your own.
I live in an apartment now, but my latest DIY was to ask the maintenance guy for some paint so I could do some touch-up painting myself!
And before that I did all the decor for my wedding.
I paint rooms myself, and on occasion I've hung shelves. Apartment dweller, so no really big DIY projects.
I have taken up canning, making my own pnut butter, & baking own breads. Hoping to start brewing beer soon and would love my own chickens
Cooking mostly, I make my own hummus and cook in bulk to pack up my own 'tv dinners.' I also do very small sewing projects - no sewing machine limits that for sure, but I have fun with crafty headbands and other small projects.
We do DIY to just about everything in (and sometimes out of) our house. We have gutted and redone a bathroom, kitchen (including cabinets and sink), 3 bedrooms & a dining room, installed a 1/2 bath in a walk-in closet, painted all these rooms, installed wood floors (salvaged wood) and sanded & refinished them, installed windows, built two new decks (one from the back door and one for the pool), put in a chain link for the backyard and added storage on to our one car detached garage. The only things we do not do are electrical work and heating & air conditioning (first done by brother-in-law who is licensed electrician and the second by a very good friend who is in HVAC field). We have done most of this ourselves out of necessity because the cost to hire someone to do it would have prohibited us from getting a lot of these things done.
When we moved to our house we painted the walls and installed the wood floors. It was much cheaper than hiring someone.
I don't have a favourite DIY project, but whenever I am faced with a project, before I go out and buy what I need, or phone someone to do it, I think about what I have at home that I can re-purpose for that project. I will also search the internet for DIY instructions - lots of inspiration there! I also learned to sew while in elementary school so any sewing projects I can usually handle-repairing clothes, re-heming pants or skirts, sewing on buttons, etc. I am incredibly cheap (pardon, FRUGAL) so I will source out what I need first and buy if I absolutely have to and that is after I have checked out all prices online first. There are some things that I always leave to experts, and that is major electrical work and plumbing work because if I did it, or my husband or sons, it always costs more money to have someone else fix it. ( I speak from experience). My sons made me some incredible raised vegetable beds using used patio stones someone was giving away so I grow alot of our own vegetables and can, freeze and/or dry them for storage. I cook alot from scratch and use homemade DIY mixes as I am on a limited diet. Also rather than buy commercial household cleaners, I make my own from recipes gleaned from the internet. There's lots of interesting DIY projects on the internet that other people with more imagination than myself have done and posted - some of them right here on Wise Bread!
My husband does oil changes sometimes. We paint ourselves, do minor household repairs, garden, cook and bake, care for our yard, and occasionally do craft projects.
Besides cooking at home, I garden and can. I do small repairs, like rewire lamps and replace wall sockets and ceiling fixtures. I do scrap quilts. Mend. We paint walls and do small furniture fixes. We replaced a dryer belt and an overflow bulb on the washer. As we don't own our home, the bigger projects are covered by others. Part of it is the bottom line, but part of it is conquering a skill set and knowing the final product is better than you could have paid the same price for.
Thankfully I am married to a carpenter, so we do all our own home improvements. Recently, we have found out how to save money on car repairs by watching youtube videos. You can find out how to do anything on youtube!
I DIY almost everything I can, but mainly bags and other items I would otherwise buy. When my husband is home he does all of the fixing stuff around the house as well.
My husband and I love DIY. From painting the walls to creating kitchen cupboard worktops. Our most recent DIY was purchasing some floor style cabinets for our kitchen, lining them up in a bank of 3 and creating a tiled counter top. It really enhanced the useable space and created a better work area for the cooking area of kitchen; providing a separate area for the eat in area. We also bought flooring on sale and put in a floating kitchen floor, which really made a WOW! factor. So no more ugly old white linoleum but a look of warm wood. :)
We try to do all our own home improvement and car repairs, as long as they are not too complicated, to save money. We've hired plumbers, electricians and mechanics when we know we're in over our heads.
I always paint and I re-finish old beat up furniture (preferably picked up on the street). I also make homemade greeting and business cards, pickle, and occasionally make jam.
I cook and bake as much as possible, do a lot of craft projects and mend our clothes at home.
For all of this, Pinterest has been an amazing way for me to keep track of projects I want to try, home keeping tips that make things easier, recipes that worked for me and recipes that I want to try. I love it!
I took an old and junky night stand and made it slightly better, I sanded it all down, primed it, and painted it. I only used leftover paint from our house walls so I didn't have to buy any extra paint. Of course, I changed my mind four times on the color so I had to repeat the process. Then I found three used knobs from Craigslist and I glued stoppers so the drawers wouldn't go all the way in the stand.
I also tried to stencil it, but...that didn't work, so I had to repaint over that.
I learned a lot and in the end, we have a better piece of furniture.
We have painted rooms, furniture, recovered chairs, other upgrades and repairs in our home. Some we do because we enjoy it, but most is because it is cheaper if we do it ourselves.
I DIY for both fun and to save money. I like to make much of my own nut butters and other foods as well as knit and sew many of my own and my family's clothes.
Since buying the house: replaced exterior door and locks, put new screen in the screen door, replaced exterior lights, remodeled the shower, painting, isulated under the house. Refurbished 3 bicycles with mostly used parts! (2 road bikes and a classic Schwinn tandem) Refinishing the hardwood floors this spring.
In my family, we do it all! I am crafty, I also garden, cook and sew. Almost every curtain, pillow, blanket and slipcover in this house was made by me. I make jam and preserve some of what we grow in our small garden. My husband is a general contractor who has literally rebuilt our home, and our son is awesome with machines and gadgets. He has saved us countless hundreds of dollars by repairing our appliances, computers, and cars. These days, every penny counts, and when you're self employed like my husband is, you can't afford to be wasteful. Our Depression-era parents taught us that!
My husband is the DIY person. You name it he can do it wood working, building, painting, almost any home repair, some electric, some plumbing, laying stone, brick or pavers......god I love this man. Almost forgot....good hunter too, we have a freezer full of venison. So he is a DIY'er on the food.
We have painted my mothers main two rooms her living room and family room and replaced the floor in the kitchen because it developed a sink hole and will be redoing the floor in the bathroom because it has done the same thing. At home we bought the chalkboard paint and put it inside one of the cabinets and my daughter loves it
I don't know if it counts as a DIY per se but I I try to reuse and recycle what I can. For example, I make my own car fresheners A little felt, cardboard, essential oil and creativity and I'm good to go. I also try to reuse and repurpose what I can to save money like putting furniture covers over the furniture instead of buying new furniture
We did a lot of the work on our house ourselves and saved a ton of money. We also make a lot of our own foods.
I do lots of DIY home improvement projects, including gardening, interior & exterior painting, caulking, taping, floating & texturing drywall, tiling kitchen backsplash. I also give everyone haircuts and do our taxes on TurboTax. My sons & boyfriend do plumbing & electrical work~ repairing & replacing toilets, sinks, garbage disposal, fans, light fixtures & outlets. My younger son replaced the back wall of our house with Hardi-plank. My sons also do minor car repairs. My boyfriend does most of the cooking from scratch. For non-professionals, I think we accomplish quite a bit & save a lot of money!
Anything and everything that I think I can do on my own I give it a try. You would be surprised how much you can do yourself and save money at the same time.
I'm an artist, so anything remotely creative is a DIY project first...and if it goes wrong, then we'll call in reinforcements. ;) I take my own portraits of my littlest ones, since they're not in school -- saves a LOT of money that way.
I do almost everything DIY if I can. I've built a 2 level deck with my brother, a shed, a ground level deck, painted 3 houses, tiled a bathroom floor and tiled the shower, tiled a foyer. Power wash my decks and stain, fix lawnmowers and tractors, repair fencing, installed lights, landscaped my properties, sanded and painted a horse trailer, built a driveway... how's that for a single female??
My husband does minor electrical and plumbing repairs. We've done some of our own painting and fixture replacement. I take care of the landscaping even though our clay soil is terrible. I create a lot of gifts by sewing and crocheting. I also cook from scratch a lot.
Anything that Youtube will teach me.
We live in a great time period. Things that you used to need an expert for, you can learn to do yourself by watching a few youtube videos.
My latest accomplishment? Changed my own headlight bulb. You can youtube or google your year/make/model and "change headlight" and viola, a plethora of tutorials.
Up next, replacing the kitchen sink!
I sew all my husband's work shirts, repair and alter our clothes and made all our window coverings. My husband made the majority of our furniture. We work together on any plumbing projects (me with the reference/repair book or manual and to hand tools and equipment and with him providing the mechanically minded labor). Also, we work together on a weekly basis to meal plan and do batch/freezer cooking.
I love to alter my clothes and re-fashion them. I have a $25 sewing machine that i've been using for a while.
Another DYI is to making my own beans instead inf buying canned beans
My sister is having a baby shower so I just got done making about 6 or 7 handmade purses to raffle off in exchange when someone brings a pack of diapers! Much cheaper than buying prizes but omg it took a while :)
I have to be honest. I don't really DIY. Except for cooking. I have started preparing meals at home much more often. But I'm not all that handy and prefer to have experts fix my car.
Our current DIY project is making a playhouse for little Carter for spring/summer. We are just getting started...so fun!
For my family, I've learned how to make bread, yogurt (including Greek yogurt), and cheese (not great at it yet though). One day when we can live on our property, I will also be planting a garden. And I am reading up and trying to learn as best as a person can without cabinetry experience how to build various furniture. One book shelf down- a future house of furniture to go!
I can, garden, bake, mend, and cook basics from scratch like stocks, tortillas, breads, and baked goods. We live in an apt, but we painted everything, spackle holes from pictures, etc. We do minor car replacement stuff like filters, wipers, and waxing. I want to do more like soaps, laundry detergent, and cleaning solutions, but hubs is resistant bc of smells. I did recently make my own chlorine hair remover--vitamin c crystals + distilled water in a spray bottle--sooooooo much cheaper than the marketed swimming sprays and it's the exact same thing! FTW!


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Now it's the job market, stupid.
Unemployment — and not the economy in general — ranked as the most important problem facing Americans for the second month in a row, according to a Gallup poll released Friday.
When asked to name the biggest problem facing the country, Gallup poll found that 35 percent of Americans said "unemployment."
That's the highest percentage in more than a quarter century, since October of 1983.
The economy ranked second, with 29 percent of Americans saying it was the most important problem facing the country. Healthcare was third, and dissatisfaction with the government ranked fourth.
The fact that joblessness now worries people more than the economy in general marks a change from the early part of the economic downturn, when "the economy" was consistently mentioned as the top problem facing the country.
In the past year, the economy and unemployment have each sometimes ranked as the top problem in the monthly survey. But the Gallup pollsters said this month's results clearly show that Americans seem most worried about getting people back to work.
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Althought the unemployment rate has improved in the past couple of months, it remains at 9 percent, well above historical norms, with about 14 million Americans looking for work.
Those figures don't tell the whole story. In addition, the Bureau of Labor Statistics says more than 8 million people are working part-time but would rather be working full-time.
Another 1 million people are classified as "discouraged workers," which means they would like to look for work but don't think there's a job out there for them.
It is also taking unemployed workers a long time to find a new job. The average duration of unemployment stood at 36.9 weeks in January, the highest level since at least 1948.Story: Bad winter weather restrained job creation in January
Many economists believe the economy will continue to slowly add jobs this year, but the unemployment rate could remain higher than average for several years.
The Gallup poll was based on a phone survey of 1,000 people, conducted earlier this month.
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Just about nobody is playing as Ness today in today's Super Smash Bros. Melee competition at Evo 2014. Good reason. The Earthbound hero is considered a bottom-tier character for competitive play. But a guy named Vrud played him. He even dressed the part.
Vrud didn't win, but he put in a valiant effort that shocked Evo's announcers and excited the 30,000 people watching the Evo 2014 livestream.
Today's Smash matches are all best-of-three rounds. Vrud lost his the first round. Above, you'll see his second.
By contrast, here's a win by S2J, a top player using Captain Falcon, who is one of the better-regarded characters in the game:
And here's an incredible show of force by an exceptionally good Yoshi player, VGBC aMSa. Bear in mind, people used to think Yoshi wasn't a great character for competitive play!
You can watch all of the Evo 2014 matches for Smash and seven other fighting games via Twitch. We've got all three streams for you right here.
If you see any great Evo moments that you think are worth a spotlight on Kotaku, let me know!
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