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Part 1 – The Story, Survival
Part 2 – Consequences, Clickers in the Fancy Hotel
Part 3 – Improving On The Uncharted Formula: Animation, Camera, Graphical Detail
Part 4 – Improving On The Uncharted Formula: Lighting, HUD, AI
Part 5 – Improving On The Uncharted Formula: Audio, Craftwork, Gameplay, Story
Most shadows in Uncharted 3 were hard-edge from direct light sources, using a primitive shadow map at distance and a more detailed, though still low resolution, shadow map as you moved closer. These low resolution shadows result in dancing jagged edges (something that affects many games on consoles). The Last of Us uses a similar hard-edge shadow system.
What's new though is a penumbra-like soft shadow system used with indirect light sources. This latter system increases shadow intensity the closer the object is to the surface and works very well in a world with a lot of ambient light and few direct light sources. It can be most easily seen in the E3 and PAX demos as Joel and Ellie climb the staircase and as Ellie hides behind the air-conditioning unit on the roof (notice how in direct sunlight Joel casts a hard shadow but Ellie's shadow is soft and as she touches the unit the shadow intensifies).
As in Uncharted, and many AAA games, The Last of Us uses a light baking process in the creation of the textures applied to visible objects, using more precise offline rendering to calculate the lighting and shadows for each texture and then saving new textures with these applied so that they can be used in-game without the need for real-time lighting. It is incredibly effective but only works for fixed light sources. Chapters such as The Citadel and Caravan in Uncharted 3 look absolutely stunning through the use of this technique alone.
God rays and volumetric light are used where there is direct sunlight. It is not clear how much, if at all, they have been improved over Uncharted 3 but they are used to better effect, shining in at distance through windows and doorways to fill rooms and hallways.
Water drops splash onto the screen when swimming and their out of focus appearance and sparkle from light behind them add to the sense of being right there among the action.
A minimal approach has been taken for the heads-up display. Items such as health, weapon and bullet status are displayed only during combat (and presumably on command using a button press or by aiming).
A health meter replaces the temporary shroud of red around the screen found in Uncharted and blood briefly splatters on screen when shot. Depleted health from gunshots, strikes, chokes and other blows shows briefly in red before disappearing from the meter and damage from a choke and possibly fire continues until you break free. Using a health kit takes around 5 seconds and restores 50% health.
During crafting a simple menu system is used to display inventory and to select components to combine to create items. See also: Craftwork.
The aiming reticule is similar to that used in Uncharted for some weapons but different for others. A small circle is used when aiming the revolver, two wider arcs when aiming the shotgun, representing the accuracy of each weapon. A new, less artificial, aiming arc is used when throwing.
Items that can be picked up from the environment are shown with a subtle glowing outline, reminiscent of those in other games like Red Dead Redemption, with a small caption that briefly describes the item. A small sub-caption tells you the number of bullets if the item is ammunition.
Button prompts appear in the bottom left of screen, such as "PRESS <triangle> TO PICK UP", "PRESS <triangle> TO INTERACT", "PRESS <triangle> TO BOOST", or "<R2>" below an icon of an eye to look at a focus point.
Improvements in AI have been a focus point of development. Many improvements have been demonstrated and discussed so far and as Bruce Straley, Game Director describes it "We've stripped down our AI, we've torn it apart and reworked and reworked and reworked. We'll continue to rework it … We're pushing and pushing and pushing AI, and it'll continue to evolve until the day we ship to make these characters real."
What has been revealed is that enemies see you based more on line of sight than x-ray vision, carefully seeking you out if they are aware of your presence. Offensive and defensive positions and manoeuvres play a larger role in path finding and traversal. At one point in the PAX demo an enemy peeks multiple times from beside a doorway before sprinting across to better cover. Jason Gregory, Lead Gameplay Programmer, stated "All of the enemy perception, the way that they analyze the play space, how they decide where they are going to go, is brand new technology."
It's not perfect though. You often don't seem to crouch enough, exposing the top of your head which the hunters don't notice, likely a choice of aesthetics or function where most objects suitable for cover have a similar height to tie in with the animations, and at one point in the PAX demo they are basically blind to Ellie walking clearly past an open window while they are looking in that direction. While they are clearly aware of entrances and exits and suitable cover they don't seem to be fully aware of their surrounding space. After entering or exiting a room on the hunt for Joel they look toward walls or off into space at times instead of naturally focusing on the larger space and obvious entrances or cover. For all the advancements made in enemy traversal and vision these obvious flaws break the realism.
You can distract the hunters or draw them to an area by throwing an object to make a noise. The AI engine continually evaluates the location of you, Ellie, the survivors and the objects around. Balance of power is added to this to decide where and what Ellie and the enemy will do. Hunters recognize the weapon you're holding, retreating if you have more firepower or their numbers are limited and when a hollow click gives away your empty gun the balance of power shifts and they become more aggressive. In the PAX demo we see a lone hunter flee before hiding and being cornered, then roaring while charging with a Molotov cocktail.
Enemy work together, warning each other of your presence, movement and sometimes your exact location and if you have a gun, and they become wary when their buddies go missing after a silent attack. At one point in the PAX demo a hunter sneaks up on you, slams your head onto some furniture, grabs you in a head lock and asks a buddy to shoot while you struggle to break free.
Ellie will silently move through the environment with you, mostly following but occasionally leading or proactively hiding, moving from cover to cover, though at times during combat she doesn't react or move quite the way you would expect. A 14 year old, even growing up in this environment, should show more urgency and fear and take fewer risks of being seen. Ellie is capable though; she will pick up a brick or bottle or whip out a flick knife, try to flank the enemy, and perform a surprise attack when you're in a tight spot. She also knows how to use a rifle and other firearms through what appears to be tuition from Joel which seems likely to be told in cutscenes. Ellie also carries a backpack and stores supplies and can offer bullets if they suit your weapon. Throughout the game you will meet a wide variety of different people, both friendly and hostile. It seems likely that Bill and a few other friendly non-player characters may also follow along with or lead Joel and Ellie from time to time.
So far enemy appear to be activated using scripting based on your location in order to create initial tension when discovered and then move in a pre-defined pattern and perform pre-defined actions. Once encountered the AI kicks in and things become unpredictable, making for some intense gameplay. Scripting was patently obvious in the Uncharted series where groups of enemy would simultaneously appear from several locations in a synchronized and sequential fashion. It's a balance between surprise and fully organic gameplay. Hopefully The Last of Us will include some random exploration by the hunters to add to the replay value.
The insects shown in the hotel demos are too scripted but luckily few players will hang around long enough to see the repetitive flight path. The position of the flocks of birds is better but triggered into view at an unnatural moment. It would feel much more natural to extend the flock and come across them in a random sequence of flight or perhaps triggering their flight earlier as the player approaches the door or window. It's a minor gripe but we can almost hear the director saying "And, action!" as the cut-board clicks. We're not expecting each animal to have its own AI but it could be more organic.
Part 5 – Improving On The Uncharted Formula: Audio, Craftwork, Gameplay, Story


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Canadiens Gothic
Acrylic, 2014
The original painting the started the People of Canada Portrait Project in 2014, inspired by 'American Gothic'. "American Gothic (1930) is a painting by American (Iowa) artist Grant Wood. The painting depicts a farmer and someone you may assume to be his wife standing in front of their house. The farmer is dressed simply and holding a pitch fork, the wife is dressed simply as well, adorned by an apron.
In reality, the people in this painting are not as they seem, they are models (artist's sister and town dentist) that Wood selected to replicate what a typical person living in Iowa would look like. In American Gothic, Wood uses the house and its perspective owners as a satirical outlook on American culture at the time. Saturley's Canadiens Gothic (from the People of Canada Portrait Project) has a similar setting to Wood's American Gothic. Shown is a hockey player (Reg) in a Canadiens hockey jersey, holding a hockey stick. Beside him is, we assume, his wife (Penny) wearing a "Hoodie" or a "Bunny Hug" if you are from Saskatchewan. The figures are standing not in front of their home, but in front of a building titled FORUM, "the most storied building in hockey history" and home of the Montreal Canadiens hockey club. Unlike Wood's American Gothic, the figures in Saturley's Canadiens Gothic did pose together (selfie taken by Penny) and are a couple living in Manitoba. Replacing the pitch fork with a hockey stick, and replacing the simple but staunch black jacket with a hockey jersey, evokes a level of relaxation on one's day off.This contrasts the work element (farming) with play (hockey); or, comparatively speaking, a way of life (farming) juxtaposed with the Canadian way of life (hockey). Penny's attire also gives to the notion of comfort and does not attest to any domestic fortitude.

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America's Cup: Where to sip, nosh and watch
If you're visiting the San Francisco Bay area for the America's Cup, there are the obvious choices for watching the sailing spectacle's races, July 4 through Sept. 21. Those are America's Cup Village at the Marina Green and America's Cup Park at Piers 27/29.
But if you were hoping to enjoy the action with a cocktail in one hand -- and perhaps a lovely nosh in the other -- here are a few more possibilities.
The America's Cup Sports Bar pop-up
The planet's biggest pop-up bar will be popping up for the summer on Pier 27, with Eric Rubin, of Hog & Rocks and Tres Agaves fame, and Karl Hasz (Cyrus, Farina and Tres Agaves) at the helm. If all goes according to plan, the 12,000-sq. ft. sports bar will open on the Fourth of July -- serving cocktails designed by mixology maven Scott Beattie -- and remain open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and 11 to 11 on Fridays and Saturdays through the summer, with brunch service on the weekends. Details: americascup.com/sportsbar.
New Zealand Yacht Club pop-up
New Zealand restaurateur Tony Stewart is launching a pop-up, the Waiheke Island Yacht Club, on Pier 29, right near the America's Cup Village concert stage. According to Tablehopper blogger Marcia Gagliardi, who got the scoop directly from Stewart when she was in New Zealand in April, the pop-up will start serving prix fixe lunches and dinners on July 4, add brunch service in August and remain open until New Year's Eve, long after the last sails are furled. Find more details at tablehopper.com/chatterbox in Gagliardi's June 11 post, and catch a peek at facebook.com/WaihekeIslandYachtClub.
The Piers
With a prime waterside view of the action, San Francisco's The Piers restaurants on Piers 1½, 3 and 5 are doing special America's Cup menus beginning in July. Watch the boats, then duck into Charles Phan's atmospheric whiskey lounge, Hard Water (hardwaterbar.com), on Pier 3 for an America's Cup cocktail ($10), made with whiskey, American vermouths and Amari.
At Coqueta (coquetasf.com), Michael Chiarello's new Spanish tapas restaurant on Pier 5, it's all about the squid-ink tinged Podium Paella ($40, serves four) and Oracle cocktails ($13), made with 209 gin, house-made anise tonic, elderflower, lemon, hibiscus sea "air" and San Francisco fog.
The Plant Cafe Organic (theplantcafe.com) on Pier 3 will be offering Catamaran Crab Cakes ($12) with avocado salsa, Oysters Overboard ($17 for half a dozen), and several cocktails ($11), including a Fog Horn (a gin-based riff on a Dark and Stormy), a Champagne-based Tomorrow We Sail and Red Horizon Martini that combines vodka, vermouth, orange bitters and muddled berry.
And over on Pier 1½, La Mar Cebicheria Peruana (lamarcebicheria.com/san-francisco) will be offering a Peruvian Regatta feast ($19.95), with seafood and vegetarian prix fixe menu options.
Presidio Social Club
The Presidio Social Club is rolling out a menu of suitable nautical libations ($12) and bar bites in honor of the America's Cup. Think PSC Grog (Zaya rum, lime, bitters and beer over ice), a Sail Reefer (Mt. Gay Rum and Red Stripe Beer) and a Zaya Dark and Stormy, although we're hoping the weather will remain sunny and fine. Built in a 1903 military barracks in San Francisco's Presidio National Park, the Social Club may not boast great Cup views, but it's close enough to the water to have become a popular post-sailing hangout. Details: presidiosocialclub.com.
Luella in a Bag
A number of other San Francisco restaurants are getting in on America's Cup fever by offering specialty cocktails, even if they're nowhere near the sea-spray action, but if you're looking for picnic fare to take to the races, Luella is doing America's Cub grab-and-go picnics. Pick up a reserved-in-advance, Luella-in-a-bag -- fried chicken asparagus, spicy slaw, watermelon-feta salad and strawberry shortcake; $48 for two people -- curbside in Russian Hill, then head for the water. Details: luellasf.com.
Alioto's Restaurant
After 88 years on Fisherman's Wharf, of course Alioto's is celebrating this summer with an America's Cup prix fixe dinner ($88 for two) that includes clam chowder, cioppino and tiramisu. And if you happen to be crewing aboard one of the race boats, Alioto's is doing crew discounts.


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13th Annual Michel & Susan Dell Center Lectureship for Child Health
Keynote Speaker
Ross C. Brownson, PhD
Professor and Director, Prevention Research Center in St. Louis
Brown School and the Division of Public Health Sciences and Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine
Washington University in St. Louis
Evidence-based practice and policy: Are we making legislation or sausage?
Join us for a networking reception with a light breakfast at 8:30 am followed by the Lectureship at 9:15 am.
About Dr. Brownson
Ross C. Brownson, PhD, is the Lipstein Distinguished Professor of Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis. He studies the translation of evidence to public health practice and policy, with a content focus on environmental and policy determinants of chronic diseases. Dr. Brownson is the author of 16 books and over 500 peer-reviewed articles. He has received numerous awards for his work. Among these, he is the recipient of the American Public Health Association's (APHA) Abraham Lilienfeld Award for excellence in teaching and mentoring (2003) and the APHA Award for Excellence (2016). Dr. Brownson is a former president of the American College of Epidemiology and the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors.
About the Michael & Susan Dell Center Lectureship in Child Health
The Michael & Susan Dell Center Lectureship in Child Health is an annual event held in Austin each spring to recognize distinguished researchers who have made outstanding contributions to child health. The Lectureship is an academic forum to increase research capacity and partnerships within the Texas community, and to provide visibility for senior scientists in the fields of child health and obesity prevention. Since its inception in 2007, the annual Lectureship has honored a broad range of prominent national and international child health experts, whose research areas have included healthful eating, obesity prevention, physical activity, food policy, and community and youth development.
The Michael & Susan Dell Center Lectureship in Child Health is administered through funding from the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, part of The University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health in Austin.
The Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health in Austin is a Designated Provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) for Certified Health Education Specialists/Master Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES/MCHES) through The National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. (NCHEC).
Learn more about the annual Lectureship and this year's keynote speaker at childhealthlectureship.org
Paid parking is available to Blanton visitors for the discounted rate of $4 in the Brazos Garage on Brazos Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (bring your parking ticket to the museum for validation between the hours of 10am-5pm).


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Waffle Trainer
Nike co-founder Bill Bowerman was having breakfast with his wife one morning in 1971 when it dawned on him that the grooves in the waffle iron she was using would be an excellent mould for a running shoe.
Bowerman, who was a track and field coach at the time, had been searching for a way to make shoes lighter and faster and was inspired by his waffles!
Several ruined waffle irons later, and after much experimentation, the Nike Waffle Trainer launched in 1974.
Nike was on the way to becoming the multi billion dollar company that it is today.
Nike Air
When one looks back at the history of the brand there are various sign posts along the way when it comes to product development.
The Waffle Trainer indeed sits in the category, however it is perhaps the Nike Air that is the true legacy product.
Back in March 1977 a former NASA engineer, Frank Ruddy, and his business partner Bob Bogert sat in the Nike conference room presenting their new idea – to inject air into a running shoe.
Phil Knight recounts the story in his autobiography – Shoe Dog – "I set down the shoes and gave Rudy a closer look, a full head-to-toe. Six-three, lanky, with unruly dark hair, bottle-bottom glasses, a lopsided grin, and a severe vitamin D deficiency, I thought. Not enough sunshine. Or else a long-lost member of the Addams Family"
Perhaps not the image one thinks of behind one of the worlds best known shoe technologies, but nevertheless in 1978 the Nike Air Tailwind was launched.
As the 1980's progressed and the global trainer market gained momentum so Nike continued to develop new technologies and, combined with shrewd athlete endorsements, grew to the force it is today.
Many of you, of course, already know this.
So what? I hear you say.
Well maybe, just maybe, the next major chapter in this story is upon us.
As a part time runner I became intrigued recently by the news coming from Nike HQ that they had embraced the challenge to break the 2 hour marathon mark – "Breaking2".
A huge barrier that, with the world record currently standing at 2:02:57, set by Dennis Kimetto of Kenya in 2014, is no easy task to break.
To put this into perspective, to break the magic mark would mean running at an average of 4:34 per mile for 26.2 miles!
The athletes have been chosen – after more than two years of research, preparation and testing, three top distance runners—Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya, Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia, and Zersenay Tadese of Eritrea—have officially started their Nike-backed build-up.
The track has been chosen – the Autodromo Nazionale Monza complex, a racetrack outside Monza in northern Italy, where the surface is asphalt and speed is certainly king.
But what about the shoes?
For months there have been rumours about a Nike shoe being created for the event, with suggestions that its sole would contain a special spring, which would circumvent the rules of the athletics governing body, the IAAF.
However, having now been unveiled, its now clear that the new Nike Zoom Vaporfly Elite will instead have an internal gently curved carbon-fibre plate to minimise energy loss without causing cramping in the athlete.
Along with Flyknit, Flywire and other established Nike design features, the major advance comes from a patented carbon fibre insert that is reported to dramatically change the performance and profile of the shoe. The plate acts as a 'stiffening element' according to Nike's design team, yet its impact on the shoe as a whole is perhaps more important. The curve of the plate changes the foot shape in the shoe, placing it more in the toe-off position and this does a couple of key thing; it helps improve on running economy due to reducing the strain on the lower leg thus delaying the onset of fatigue and it allows for increased cushioning in the shoe without a loss of performance.
The foam that covers this increased cushioning in the midsole has been improved too, as Nike's Zoom foam becomes ZoomX. What does this mean? Well, apparently an 85% energy return compared to the typical 60-70%. This makes a big difference over 26.2 miles.
And then there's the heel shape. This is the result of aerodynamic testing where a design driven by data has shown the tapered heel is there to improve the way the shoe cuts through the air.
All these elements, Nike believe, will give the athletes maximum assistance in the record breaking quest.
Other factors
Of course, if this barrier is to be broken it wont just be the shoe technology that makes the difference.
Other factors have to be taken into account:
- Athlete selection:
No matter how perfectly everything else is planned, there are probably only a few people on earth who have a chance of breaking two hours.
The team started with a pool of the hundreds of distance runners that Nike sponsors—a large group, but one that notably omits the three most recent marathon record-setters, Kimetto who are all sponsored by Adidas. The final selections were then based on a huge variety of parameters following extensive trials and testing.
- Course and environment
The Monza race track is relatively flat, relatively sheltered and relatively dry.
There are suggestions that a "drafting" approach where runners are constantly changing positions (much like a peleton within cycling) will also be an approach that could yield rewards.
- Training and 4. Nutrition/hydration:
These are the basic areas that most of us worry about when preparing for a marathon. Nike has a huge scientific staff ready to offer every possible support in these areas; still, over the coming months, each of the three athletes will continue to train with his own coach and in his own environment. Getting this balance right, so that the athletes benefit from extra support without disrupting what has worked so well for them in the past, will be a delicate task.
It remains to be seen whether the goal is finally achieved – it looks like Spring 2017 is the anticipated target date – and it also remains to be seen whether the Nike Zoom Vaporfly Elite will join the Waffle Trainer and Nike Air as an iconic shoe.
One things for sure technology will continue to evolve and records will continue to be broken…all thanks to a waffle iron!


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More than a paycheck
What many young people forget to think about is whether or not the job is suited for them. Career psychologist John Holland developed a scale that describes the six general types of people and the sort of work they should consider.
Realistic – straightforward with no beating around the bush. Best fits are civil engineer, electrician, surveyor, computer support.
Investigative – questions any idea without cold, hard facts to back it up. Enjoys scientific, analytical research. Good bets are doctor, professor, librarian, or veterinarian.
Artistic – creative, imaginative, and great problem solvers. Likely jobs are in the arts, architect, editor, or graphic designer.
Social – likes to help people. Look towards nursing, psychologist, mediator, physical therapist, or social worker.
Enterprising – extroverted people who like to work with big ideas and are natural leaders. Try financial service agent, CEO, sales manager/rep, or CIS manager.
Conventional – pays attention to detail. Without these, the world would not run. Accountant, financial analyst, actuary, or technical writer (among many).
You should be able to spot yourself among these six basic personality types. You probably already have a good idea where you land on the spectrum. Matching your personality to a particular job is not a sure bet but it could help you find a satisfying life's work rather than simply a paycheck.
Good luck!
The Young Wealth Team


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Mission so far: Uncompleted
Our agent has been sending us updates from the field.
Have not yet found shoes. Stop. Still looking. Stop. Will not rest until they are mine. Stop. In the mean time. Stop. Publish previously written posts. Stop. Until Whenever. Stop. Justina. Stop. End message. Stop
We will do as she wished and continue to publish her previously written posts.
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Current Jobs
Copy Coordinator
Posted on 2017-06-27
By KTUL KTUL
Tulsa, OK
Make your mark in Broadcasting and Digital Media. Sinclair Broadcast Group and Sinclair Digital Solutions are dedicated to making Sinclair a communications powerhouse! We are the largest and most diversified television broadcasting company in the country. Sinclair owns and operates, programs or provides services to more television stations than anyone and has affiliations with all major networks. Sinclair Digital group is focused on bringing the most engaging content to web, mobile and over-the-top broadcasting to audiences all over the country! Our success is the result of extraordinary employees and an exemplary management team who believe in a vision and are dedicated ensuring a great future for our employees. Whether you are an industry veteran or a just starting out, you can find it at Sinclair! We are advancing the world of Broadcasting and we want YOU to join our winning team!
KTUL in Tulsa, OK, is seeking a Copy Coordinator to join our Advertising Support team. We are looking for someone specializing in Copy/Continuity in a fast paced environment. The ideal candidate should have excellent organizational skills, be accurate, pay attention to detail, have the ability to problem-solve, and possess good communication skills.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Securing and inputting traffic instructions for our advertisers
Entering copy information using OSi traffic software
Maintaining instruction files, tape library, and various other traffic functions
Working closely with local Account Executives and clients in a professional manner
A clear understanding of FCC regulations as defined in the Children's Television Act is required
Previous television/radio traffic or advertising traffic experience helpful
Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines within a team setting
Work well under pressure and be dependable
Be a quick study and a self-starter
Must be computer literate; knowledge of OSi or WideOrbit is a plus
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace!
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Somatek's team includes subject matter experts in biologics process development and assay development, outsource management, quality assurance, formulation development, and product stability.
Mark I. Fitchmun — President and Senior Advisor
Biologics Assay Development and Outsource Management
Since founding Somatek in 2003, Mr. Fitchmun has consulted on over 40 biopharmaceutical and analytical projects including therapeutic antibodies, antibody-drug conjugates, fusion proteins, viruses, and clinical diagnostics. His core strengths are in bioprocess development and analytical methodologies where he has published manuscripts and holds several patents. Prior to founding Somatek, Mr. Fitchmun served as Vice President of Accelagen, Manager of Process Development at GenStar, and Group Leader at Desmos.
Brad Grimm – Senior Consultant
Biologics Process Development, and Outsource Management
Mr. Grimm has over 25 years of experience developing and implementing cGMPs for biotherapeutics. Prior to joining Somatek in 2015, Mr. Grimm was a Principal Scientist at SAFC's virus and gene therapy site in Carlsbad CA, where he was instrumental in bringing over 15 experimental virus and gene therapy products into clinical trials. Earlier, Mr. Grimm held positions of increasing responsibility at Chiron, GenStar, and Telos.
Kathlene L. Powell — Senior Consultant
Quality Assurance
Since 2005, Ms. Powell has consulted for both established and startup companies on quality assurance and CMC. She has expertise with small molecules as well as biotechnology-derived medical products. Prior to her affiliation with Somatek, Ms. Powell served as Manager of Validation at Genentech, Vice President of Quality and Regulatory at Diosynth-RTP, and Chief Quality Officer at Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp.
Mark C. Manning, Ph.D. — Associate and Senior Advisor
Formulation Development and Product Stability
Dr. Manning has been on the faculty at the University of Kansas, and later, at the University of Colorado, where he helped found the Center for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, widely considered the country's leading educational program for training formulation scientists to handle biotechnology-based products. Dr. Manning has directed numerous formulation projects for clients, first as CTO at HTD BioSystems and then as CSO for Legacy BioDesign.
Dr. Manning has published over 100 scientific articles, holds five US patents, and has edited three books on protein formulation.
John J. Chicca II, Ph.D. — Associate and Senior Advisor
Models and Assays
Dr. Chicca received his doctorate from Pennsylvania State University and conducted his postdoctoral studies at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla California. His expertise includes in vitro assay development, qualification and validation, as well as preclinical in vivo studies including drug efficacy screening and testing, immunogenicity testing, toxicology assessment, and drug pharmacokinetics and metabolism.
Dr. Chicca is president of Molecular Diagnostic Services, a San Diego based GLP contract research laboratory.
Barbara M. Mueller, Ph.D. – CONSULTANT
Dr. Mueller has an extensive background writing grants in the area of cancer research and other biomedical research to NIH, NCI and other funding agencies. Working for CSRA, a service provider to the Federal Government, she has adminstered scientific peer review and post award management for clients including the DoD's CDMRP, CPRIT, the Department of Education's Institute for Education Research, The Susan G. Komen Foundation and others.


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Prodigal has two definitions that could apply to the storyline. "Prodigal [ˈprɒdɪgəl] (adj.)1. Rashly or wastefully extravagant; recklessly wasteful, as in disposing of goods or money 2. Giving or given in abundance; lavish or profuse; lavish in giving or yielding."
A few weeks ago, I was studying a Bible Lesson that included the parable of the prodigal in the gospel of Luke. We are told that the father welcomed his repentant younger son back into the house and prepared a party to celebrate his return. Seeing the festivities, his eldest son became angry.
The father left the party to seek out his elder son in the field where he was hiding. He entreated him (that is, he earnestly dealt with him, treating his concerns). The son poured out the resentments that had built up over many years: of watching the younger brother fall short and yet seem to be favored. The father discerned his heart and lavished on him the one thing he needed most: To know that he, too, was greatly loved. He said "Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine." There would be no divided inheritance. All the father's love was available for each son.
This caught my attention because I couldn't see how the elder son had had a change of heart before he received his father's blessing. Had his own heart condemned the evil of anger and envy? Was that a prerequisite to his progress? Apparently, no. It was the father's heart, not the son's, that condemned the envy as having no place. The father showed the son that his suffering was without foundation. The father condemned the lie so his son would not suffer.
The younger son may be generally viewed as the prodigal because of the way he squandered his resources. But I think the other sense of prodigal better points to the father, whose lavish, unstinting, unsparing, bounteous love towards each son spoke to their hearts and met their needs.
Father's Day lets us pause to honor the prodigious fathers who give unsparingly of their hearts to their kids. But every moment of every day, our heavenly Father is reminding each one of us, "Dear, dear child of mine, you are ever with me. All that I have is thine. I will always love you. Open your heart and you will find that all that I have and all that I am is already there."
Happy Father's Day!
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Commemorating Britain's declaration of War
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The CPSA course leads to the CREST Practitioner Security Analyst (CPSA) examination, which is an entry level qualification that tests a candidate's knowledge in assessing operating systems and common network services at a basic level below that; of the main CRT and CCT qualifications.
The CPSA examination (booked directly with CREST) also includes an intermediate level of web application security testing and methods to identify common web application security vulnerabilities. The examination covers a common set of core skills and knowledge that assess the candidate's technical knowledge. The candidate must demonstrate that they are able to perform basic infrastructure and web application testing and interpret the results to locate security vulnerabilities. Success will confer the CREST Practitioner status to the individual. This qualification is a pre-requisite for the CREST Registered Penetration Tester (CRT) examination and comprises a multiple-choice examination. CRT is available as a separate course.
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NBC's Kristen Welker asked Sanders whether the White House was actually ensuring the protection of that material if those without permanent clearance are allowed to handle highly classified documents.
Here's the exchange, in full.
WELKER: Can you guarantee that you are protecting classified information when you have someone like Rob Porter who didn't have a permanent security clearance who had access to classified information?SANDERS: I think we're taking every step we can to protect classified information. I mean, frankly, if you guys have such concern with classified information, there's plenty of it that's leaked out of the Hill, that's leaked out of other communities well beyond the White House walls. If you guys have real concerns about leaking out classified information — look around this room. You guys are the ones that publish classified information and put national security at risk. That doesn't come from this White House.WELKER: Is this White House jeopardizing national security?SANDERS: We take every precaution possible to protect classified information and certainly to protect national security. It's the president's number one priority, is protecting the citizens of this country. It's why we spend every single day doing everything we can to do that. And I think if anyone is publishing or putting out publicly classified information it's members of the press, not the White House.
So, uh, five things about that.
First, that analogy is flawed.
The media does indeed sometimes publish classified material when that material is newsworthy and almost always after the government has been allowed to weigh in on those elements of the material that might endanger national security. Administrations are generally frustrated by leaks and often claim (usually without justification) that innocent lives are put at risk when leaks occur.
Sanders's response is a particularly weird example of whataboutism. If our classified material gets out, well, whatabout your releasing classified material? she seems to be saying. As though the media either has no space to be critical of the White House mishandling classified documents or, well, everybody's doing it.
Neither of those is a good defense! If a friend asks you why there's no password on your phone, it's not a good defense of that practice to point out that your friend once texted you a picture they got that had been stolen from someone else's phone. Especially if that photo, say, proved that the government was spying on American citizens.
Second, it's not only Welker who is questioning whether Porter should have been handling classified material. William Antholis served on the National Security Council under President Bill Clinton and wrote an article for Politico outlining the ways in which White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly may have put classified material at risk.
"In essence," Antholis wrote, "Kelly either (a) allowed a key aide in the chain of information access to [Top Secret/Special Compartmentalized Information] without a clearance, (b) waived the process entirely or (c) created a system that worked around him." Each of those options has ancillary problems for the administration.
Antholis, we will note, is not a member of the media and therefore, even if Sanders's analogy to publishing classified material were apt, which it isn't, her rebuttal does nothing to address his questions.
Third, this is a president who was elected specifically on criticisms of his opponent's handling of classified material. Remember "lock her up"? Hillary Clinton was disparaged by Trump and his allies above all else because of their criticisms of her handling of material she received as secretary of state. Trump himself frequently inflated his descriptions of what Clinton had done to make her appear to be far more culpable for misbehavior than impartial observers — and law enforcement — believed her to be.
So one would think that the Trump White House would be more concerned about maintaining proper document-handling procedures, not to wave away questions with a no leak, no leak, you're the leakers rejoinder to the media.
Fourth, this is also a White House that we know already leaked classified material apparently by accident.
The day after he fired FBI Director James B. Comey, Trump welcomed the Russian ambassador and foreign minister to a meeting in the Oval Office (at Russian President Vladimir Putin's request). During that meeting Trump revealed highly classified information about an Israeli operation in Syria, seemingly unwittingly.
In other words, asking whether the White House is at this point properly handling classified material is particularly salient because we know it has been an issue in the past.
Bear in mind, the question for Sanders wasn't specifically about whether documents might wind up in the hands of the media. The question was broadly about the handling of that material, since it could end up in any number of places beyond the hands of The Washington Post. In the past, people have been denied security clearances out of concern that they might be compromised by foreign powers. If a foreign government found out about the accusations being made by Porter's wives and he didn't want that information to get out, he might be subject to blackmail. Those are the sorts of concerns that Sanders didn't address.
Fifth, Sanders's protestations about how the media endangers national security echo a bit hollow coming on the heels of the White House releasing a memo this month that the Justice Department worried would compromise national security by revealing sources and methods for intelligence gathering. That memo was deliberately cleared for public release despite the direct objections of the FBI, in large part because Trump saw it as exculpatory. But the point remains: Chastising the media for releasing classified information after releasing information that your own administration worries endangers security takes some chutzpah.
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Sonu Nigam's air concert: Five air hostesses suspended
Sonu Nigam has millions of fans from around the world, owing to his smooth voice and melodious Bollywood songs. His latest 'air-concert' for Jet Airways made headlines when the Bollywood singer sang using the in-flight intercom upon passengers' request.
According to an Indian daily, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation asked the airline to suspend five air hostesses for allowing the singer to use the device to entertain the passengers. The aviation regulatory system said the act was a misuse of the in-flight announcement system and a check was being kept on air hostesses from allowing any other passengers to use the intercom.
Jet Airways also confirmed the suspension of their air hostesses. "All cabin crew on the flight have been taken off flight duty for enquiry and corrective training to reinforce strict adherence to operating procedures," he said.
Everything has a price–it seems that Sonu Nigam's performance 30,000 feet above the air costed the poor air hostesses a lot more than they did Sonu!


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Dear Doc | Is breast still the best?
Q Dear Doc, I know they say breast is best, but I want to stop my baby from breastfeeding now after six months of doing it, but I have tried everything and it is not working. She just cries non-stop and I feel so bad. I just give in and give her the breast again. I know she has to stop breastfeeding, but I feel like a wicked mother to be forcing her to stop.
Can you please help me?
A Your issue is shared with many mothers, and is not one to feel bad over. You are right. Breast milk is best for your baby, hence the term "breast is best". It is recommended that breastfeeding without any supplementation, (no added infant formula, water, or solid foods) should occur for the first six months after birth. Partial breastfeeding is then recommended until the infant is at least 12 months old, and for as long as a woman and her child chooses to continue after that.
You are not a wicked mother. Weaning can be a very emotional time for the mother and child and some women develop feelings of guilt. Although this is a normal reaction, you should feel proud of any breastfeeding you have done, knowing that you have provided a wonderful start to your child's health and well-being.
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When weaning, you can give your baby a bottle or a cup. Most babies younger than six months old are weaned to a bottle. Most babies older than one year are weaned to a cup. Babies between the ages of 6 months and one year old can be weaned to either a bottle or a cup.
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Q Dear Doc, I need some help. My wife keeps complaining about my snoring. She says I sound like a truck, and that it is loud and very disturbing. I used to accuse her of trying to stifle me silent, so I left her to sleep in another room. But now I still jump up out of my sleep feeling like I'm choking. I am now too ashamed to confess it is still happening so I am asking you what could be causing this, and what I can do to help stop it.
A I am very happy to know you have now realised that your wife was not choking you. It would sound as though you may have sleep apnea and that is what is responsible for that stifling sensation.
Sleep apnea is a condition that makes you stop breathing for short periods while you are asleep. People with sleep apnea do not know that they stop breathing when they are sleeping, but they do sometimes wake up startled or gasping for breath. They also often hear complaints from loved ones that they snore.
In obstructive sleep apnea, you stop breathing because your throat narrows or closes. This is what I think is affecting you.
The main symptoms of sleep apnea are loud snoring, tiredness, and daytime sleepiness.
Other symptoms can include: restless sleep, waking up choking or gasping, morning headaches, dry mouth or sore throat, or waking up feeling unrested or groggy
Here are some things that might help:
- Try to avoid sleeping on your back.
- Lose weight, if you are overweight
- Avoid alcohol, because it can make sleep apnea worse
The most effective treatment for sleep apnea is a device that keeps your airway open while you sleep. This treatment is called "continuous positive airway pressure," or CPAP. People getting CPAP wear a face mask at night that keeps them breathing.
If you think you might have sleep apnea, see your doctor. It may also help to have your wife observe your sleep to help share what she notices with the doctor.
If your doctor confirms this diagnosis, he may recommend a CPAP machine.


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The last post was a kind of rant, now I want to focus on the process, the improvement, where we are now. As I already mentioned, this is a long process, so obviously we couldn't solve each and every issue here, but there's some promising result, and a few of us are very persistent, we are sure about that we will successfully implement at least a quasi EBU standard into our daily workflow here.
Where we are now
At least, after a few weeks of heated debate, we managed to to get a formal agreement from the decision makers that they really support an international standard, or a system, which is based on an EBU standard. It is kind of funny that the Hungarian broadcasters don't really care about any real standard, and although I know we cannot change everything inside and outside the building, we might spread the good work practice and form some more "calm" loudness environment.
So now we had the some brainstorming, know what could be the golden middle for everyone, let's make this a reality.
As I've mentioned the aim is not simply to implement a standard, but to really analyse, understand and implement a standard which could work in very different situations. Just for a reminder these are the situations where the "new" loudness standard should work flawlessly:
- TV broadcast for various stations
- Radio broadcast for various stations
- Webcast
- CD and DVD (commercial)
- Digital distribution (partly planned in the near future, downloadable, shareable materials)
We made some tests during the last few weeks and found that the current r128 is somewhat too soft to meet all the requirements. Partly because no one in this country adheres to any current loudness standard, but partly because it seems that the –23LUFS is too low for the Webcasts and for the Digital distribution packages and the radio station found that too low also.
Now it seems that if we are able to stick with –18–20LUFS that would be almost the perfect golden middle. With this little higher average we still out of the very detrimental range of the "final make it broadcast loudness-limiter", the well-adjusted broadcast processors works fine with this, on-air it doesn't seem/sound too soft or loud and the very popular Webcasts seems to work very well.
The first baby step will be to make this an internal standard throughout the video and sound studios. It wouldn't require huge efforts, just a little diligence and practice. In the meantime I provide each and every mix as r128 compliant, or a little hotter one depending on the usage (web, etc.).
I decided to make some external testing too. The last few shows I mixed are completely within standards, perfectly hit the –23LUFS. Still waiting for the reaction from the National TV. I have some educated guesses what will their reaction be, but don't want to tell you before I got the results. Will report back, I'm curious too.
Some material to check out
If anyone seriously interested in the current schemes, there are plenty of material available on net. Here you can find some really useful links about the current loudness standards, they may help you to pick up some new information, or if you're new to this whole loudness thing, these will aid you on the way to fully grasp every detail about it.
First, the papers:
EBU R128 in Transmission and Production – Thomas Lund:
And don't forget that Designing Sound dissected the loudness theme quite extensively.
This is the starting point, but in my experience if someone really go through this stuff and thoroughly understand it, then it's only a matter of a little practice and this whole thing is a smooth sailing from a mixer's perspective.


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A day & evening of Steam Punk/Victorian & 1940's portraits at Abbey Pumping Station
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About this eventThis autumn we are pleased to be running a 1940s- re-enactment and Steam-Punk crossed with Victorian themed event at a brand new and fantastic location: Abbey Pumping house. With excellent access to the site we will be setting up eye catching and unique scenes with our host of historic and quirky models. We will also be able to take advantage of the evening autumnal light running through sunset with 1 hour after dark for atmospheric images!
The Abbey Pumping Station opened in 1891 to pump Leicester's sewage to new treatment works in Beaumont Leys. The ornate building and beautifully-decorated beam engines demonstrated the great civic pride in this public health achievement. It closed in 1964 and opened as a museum of science and industry ten years later. The Pump House is an excellent example of beautiful Victorian engineering, full of detail and wonderful historic backdrops which will spoil you for choice! As well as photographing inside the building we have hired a vintage fire engine and delivery truck which will be positioned in the grounds to add as wonderful props for our models to pose with!
The timings for this event are 14:30 - 19:30 giving us daylight, sunset, dusk and a little bit of after dark!
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I brought up that theory the day after its announcement. I no longer think this is a possibility do to technical things JB and BMD has said as well as the pictures of the camera.
If this isn't true why not just give us the full sensor?
If they'll provided full sensor sales of original BMCC will drop sharply.
it's already been talked about. For starters the sensor issue was the glass cover bonding process. The little bit of glass over the sensor is dirty. So it would still be dirty on a pocket camera or a BMCC.
If you look really closely at the sensor, you'll notice that although it APPEARS to be the same size as the BMCC , there is a small 16x9 cutout centred on the lens. The sensors are on the same size PCB 'package, but the sensor is actually a different sensor,. They aren't interchangeable between the cameras.
That's part of it, but I'm sure it has more to do with over heating since it's in a smaller body with no fan.
Is the youtube footage real or some people just making a fake pocket video?
Who knows, I asked if they did a unboxing video but no response.
@double_vision yeah that is a possibility too.... we'll find out soon enough?
I think everyone is going to be quite surprised at how nice the lumix lenses are going to pair up with the BMPCC. I never use them with my GH cameras when I'm going for a cinematic look, only my Nikons, but from what I've seen in John Brawley's footage I think this is where the sharpness of the lumix lenses will payoff. The pocket cam doesn't have the internal processing like the GH and therefore will not yield that over sharpened video look that you get with lumix lenses on the GH. I also think distortion correction will not be that big of an issue either since the smaller sensor is taking more from the center of the lens.
@chaos123x Who'd he buy it from John Brawley?? The guy is full of BS.
The YouTube link is def BS. Just searched completed and sold listings on eBay and nothing comes up except for pre-orders of new cams. He had his 15 minutes of fame... move along. That being said, I did notice while searching that these guys claimed to have them in stock: http://www.ebay.com/itm/BlackMagic-Pocket-Camera-CINECAMPOCHDMFT-Brand-NEW-/321146877569?hash=item4ac5d87681
@trumpetman I absolutely agree about the lumix lenses. I think once you have a decent dynamic range you really want sharp images that 'cut through the dynamic range'. I think with DSLRs people have been using soft lens as a preference to take the edge off contrasty images.
I always remember reading that Ridley Scott insisted on very razor sharp images, soft doesn't equal cinematic.
I attached a crappy image from my iPad to make a point. This lens is tiny, almost like it was built by BM for the Pocketcam. I bought the 14-42mm mk2 recently and couldn't believe how small it was.
Don't know if they are legit or not though.
Also found another place that says its in stock.
I'm not going to risk it though, sticking to my B&H preorder.
"Dicahub reports that the EF-M43 Speed Booster will be released in August. EF-M43 will have electronic contacts. This is good news because MFT will get access to the largest lens range of the world. Now Canon gear owners can sue their Full Frame lenses on MFT cameras gaining 1 stop of speed!"
Tokina 11-16mm for all your wide angle needs.
@Chaos123x on the Micro Four Thirds version of the Speed Booster you can use APS-C glass as well as Full Frame because the lenses are much bigger then the sensor unlike the Sony version where it has the same sensor size so can only accept Full Frame.
@sammy I asked to confirm a pick up appointment but they did not answer. This is bad PR...
This may not be the topic to continue the conversation, if it's wrong you guys feel free to remove it. It does pertain to the pocket camera as it should look pretty similar to BV1, I'm expecting (and so are a few others) my half-assed amateur LUT to be usable with BPC footage.
In regards to the blue hue, etc. Here are some stills from this past weekend, shooting BV1-MFT, Cooke S4 Mini/Hot Rod PL, and ISO400/800 (this matters only because 200 and 1600 are not just metadata).
The camera does have a fair amount of specific qualities, some that I'm actually not going to try and balance any further because I think user should have the option, but as far as your first concern with the image, blue cast, it is (of course durrrr) in how the camera is handled from start to finish.
I'm still learning every single time I go out... The big thing for me is not exposing to the right, or not to any extremes.
In just a moment here I'm going to post the nodes in Resolve.
(disclaimer: I'm just doing my own research on this stuff, anyone else is free to do theirs as well. Not claiming to be any sort of colorist etc, but learning.)
More stills over at the other forum, in the thread I linked too earlier.
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I played a bit of KOTH yesterday, and when i tried to play again today, my profile was reset. The only difference i could think of was that i used the A3 launcher to launch the server today, whereas I didn't yesterday. I am wondering if this could be because of the A3 launcher, or if it is something else.
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Are you using a different computer? Your Koth profile is stored on your computer, not on the Koth server.


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Guest Bio: Whitney Cummings is a stand-up comedian and actress. She is best known as the creator and star of the NBC sitcom Whitney, as well as the co-creator of the CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls. Her new book I'm Fine…and Other Lies will be released on October 3, 2017.
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McGraw-Hill Education (UK), 1 nov. 2005 - 192 pages
This thoroughly revised and updated edition describes why and how beliefs, attitudes and personality traits influence human behaviour. Building on the strengths of the previous edition, it covers recent developments in existing theories and details new theoretical approaches to the attitude-behaviour relationships.
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Chapter 02 CONSISTENCY IN HUMAN AFFAIRS
Chapter 03 FROM DISPOSITIONS TO ACTIONS
Chapter 04 THE PRINCIPLE OF COMPATIBILITY
Chapter 05 FROM INTENTIONS TO ACTIONS
Chapter 06 EXPLAINING INTENTIONS AND BEHAVIOR
Chapter 07 CONCLUSION
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