![]() I haven't had a chance to give this a really lengthy go-round, but from what I have played so far, it's intuitive, easy, and fun. Maxis studio and Z Corporation today announced that fans of Spore can now transplant their unique creatures into the real world as Spore Sculptures through Z Corporation's 3D printing technology.After having read about countless people playing with the Spore Creature Creator (and watching the number of creatures added to the online database jump by the thousands with each page refresh), I finally got a chance to try it out myself. The limitless gameplay Spore offers come in the form of trying new creations. "At its heart, Spore is a tool for creativity. What stands out most in this title is the fact that it covers all sorts of genres. There is no fixed style when it comes to playing Spore. You start as a cell, from there you can choose to be a herbivore, omnivore, or carnivore. Since launch, fans have made more than 40 million Spore creatures, vehicles and buildings," said Patrick Buechner, Vice President of Marketing at Maxis. ![]() The flexibility of the in-game creation tools allows an almost limitless variety of Spore Sculptures." "We wanted to give players a way to extend their in-game creativity to the real world. Z Corporation's high-definition multicolor 3D-printing is the technology that enables the conversion of players' one-of-a-kind creatures into figurines that can be proudly displayed to friends and family. Spore Sculptures are the latest incarnation of ZPrints, full-color physical objects produced from 3D data much as a traditional office printer creates a document from text. Other games, however, allow the development and customization of a character which is unique to each player. "A ZPrinted Spore Sculpture will immortalize a Spore creature at any given time, or several selected times to document its evolution," said John M. "There's a staggeringly large universe of 40 million potential creations that can cross into the physical world." In many cases, characters are created seperately from the game, usually in a 'character editor' that pops up before the beginning of the game proper. To create a Spore Sculpture, players design their creature using the Spore Creature Creator with hundreds of flexible drag-and-drop body parts and a virtually infinite number of possible configurations. Players can then digitally paint their creatures with unique patterns. Once the creatures are complete, players upload their digital creations to and place their order. The ZPrinted models (up to 4 inches tall) will be shipped directly to consumers. Released in September, Spore is a game that lets people tap their inner creativity and build their own personal universe, evolving life from a single-cell organism to a galactic god over hundreds of millions of years. Gamers design a species and guide it to sentience, then help it build a society, develop its culture, and ultimately explore an infinite cosmos of worlds created by other players. Spore Sculptures will retail for $49.50 USD.By registering for the free MashON Spore E-Card Creator at, fans can bring Spore creatures to life by combining Spore backgrounds, clip art and word bubbles using unique digital assets. Creators can also add their own personalized speech bubbles and share their Spore E-Card creation with their friends by posting to their favorite social networking site or emailing directly to friends.įor more information, please visit to register. MashON develops and publishes interactive software for the MashUP generation. MashON produces web-enabled tools & widgets that provide personal interactivity in the creation, connection and easy syndication of user generated content online across the Internet. The company's signature latest product, the MashON Creative Media Suite, embraces user-generated content ("UGC") enabling its users to blend their own unique creations into their social networks, blogs, and Internet brand spaces.
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![]() Lara learns of this foul plan from a pair of stuffy MI-6 agents, who inform her that the Queen has requested Lara’s services in stopping the bad guys. Jonathan Reiss (Ciaran Hinds), a former Nobel Prize-winning scientist turned bio-terrorist. However, the henchmen of Chen Lo, a Chinese crime lord, promptly steal the orb from Lara, planning to sell it to Dr. ![]() The orb is the map to the legendary Pandora’s Box, which is located deep in an African mountain known as “The Cradle of Life.” Pandora’s Box is said to have wiped out an army and is still capable of unleashing mass destruction to this day. ![]() LARA CROFT TOMB RAIDER: THE CRADLE OF LIFE stars Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft, who uses a cool, underwater jet ski and some scuba gear to locate a glowing mythical orb hidden in a submerged, long-lost temple dedicated to Alexander the Great. (PaPa, EvEv, B, L, VV, S, M) Mixed pagan worldview with elements of New Age, Eastern thinking when heroine talks about “balance” in nature and “ying and yang,” combined with Greek mythology, evolutionary elements regarding the beginning of life being in Africa, and positive references to God (in a general sense) and “ideals” of heroine, but a personal conflict is not resolved in an unqualified positive manner offensive language includes about six obscenities and two light profanities strong violence includes shootouts, martial arts fighting, stabbings, scary monsters attack, rocks fall during earthquake, temple ceiling caves in, shootings, and villain poisons man, who spits up some blood couple kisses and embraces passionately while lying down but their tryst is interrupted no nudity but woman in tight wetsuit and scantily clothed during passionate scene where her thighs are revealed no alcohol or smoking and, lying and betrayal. ![]() Touch the speech title to run or modify the speech. The locking feature ensures you dont accidently muck around with your perfect speech. At the main screen, users can add, new speeches, or swipe left on any speech to trash, copy or lock the speech. ![]() Any BluetoothLE-enabled device can act as either the controller/master or as a synchronized clone (e.g. The Pro Speaker Presentation Timer, allows you to have multiple speech definitions in one app.Flash or do not flash time when talk is running overtime.Show or hide timer descriptions depending on lighting.13 alert sounds configurable for the end of each phase of the talk.If your job is to time someone's speech, Podium Timer Pro will even keep track of the elapsed time when you (quietly) receive a text message, a calendar reminder, or even a phone call!Īs requested by users of our previous apps, Podium Timer and Podium Timer HD, the following features have been added to Podium Timer Pro, You can also include messages or reminders to yourself (or send to others after upgrades) during the talk without missing a beat. All views can be seen with just a simple swipe of a nervous finger, or Podium Timer Pro can even automatically cycle through the different timers. In addition to the standard countdown timer, Podium Timer Pro also displays the elapsed time as well as the current time. Podium Timer Pro comes with beautiful “skins”, and for each of these looks, you can pick the number colors and effects that are most appropriate for the lighting at your venue. Podium Timer Pro lets you easily configure the length of your talk (up to 99 minutes) as well as the lengths of the three time periods that let you know the end is near. Whether you are giving a talk, presentation, speech, or lecture, Podium Timer Pro replaces your wristwatch on the podium with something you can actually read and that helps you pace your delivery. Podium Timer Pro is ready-to-go for individuals, and can be instantly upgraded for use by event staff or AV professionals to synchronize and remotely control one or multiple iOS devices from a single iOS device wirelessly (BluetoothLE-capable devices required). Podium Timer Pro is a simple, elegant, and versatile timer designed for public speakers, and for those timing them. ![]() If you have cool ideas, don’t use the Pony Express to send me a letter, they went out of business 150 years ago.The speech timer used by speakers, speech moderators, and AV specialists, either alone, or to remotely control one or multiple other iOS devices (IAP required). If you use Android, well, you’re on your own. Just tap on the sharing icon in Safari, and smash “Add to Home Screen”. If you are using an iOS device, you can convert this website into an app. If you are making a toast, or you have a speech to make, maybe a presentation - this timer is for you Watch as the Green Yellow Red lights change, showing the time you have remaining, and letting you set out your talk perfectly. ![]() Offline SupportĪt friend’s wedding? Lost in the Alps? On the Metro? You can now practice your speeches anywhere, because this timer works offline! So long as you opened this website recently with an up-to-date browser, you can return to time your speeches just about anywhere. You can also start and stop the timer by mashing the spacebar. When the rousing speech is concluded, hit “Stop” and elbow the Ah-Counter. Just select the speech format you are timing for, customize the times if you so desire, and press “Start”. I build websites professionally, so let me help your business succeed online. 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Computer aided and integrated manufacturing systemsĪpplications Applied Mechatronics.Mechatronics students take courses in various fields: Hybrid systems important to mechatronics include production systems, synergy drives,Įxploration rovers, automotive subsystems such as anti-lock braking systems and spin-assist, and everyday equipment such as autofocus cameras, video, hard disks, CD players and phones. The methods for achieving a technical effect are described by control algorithms, which might or might not utilize formal methods in their design. The most known architectures involve hierarchy, polyarchy, heterarchy, and hybrid. Modern production equipment consists of mechatronic modules that are integrated according to a control architecture. Through collaboration, the mechatronic modules perform the production goals and inherit flexible and agile manufacturing properties in the production scheme. It is used to control or regulate such a system (see control theory). ![]() Įngineering cybernetics deals with the question of control engineering of mechatronic systems. By the 1990s, advances in computational intelligence were applied to mechatronics in ways that revolutionized the field.Īerial Euler diagram from RPI's website describes the fields that make up mechatronics.Ī mechatronics engineer unites the principles of mechanics, electrical, electronics, and computing to generate a simpler, more economical and reliable system. With the advent of information technology in the 1980s, microprocessors were introduced into mechanical systems, improving performance significantly. The company later released the right to use the word to the public, and the word began being used globally. The word mechatronics was registered as trademark by the company in Japan with the registration number of "46-32714" in 1971. įrench standard NF E 01-010 gives the following definition: "approach aiming at the synergistic integration of mechanics, electronics, control theory, and computer science within product design and manufacturing, in order to improve and/or optimize its functionality". Many people treat mechatronics as a modern buzzword synonymous with automation, robotics and electromechanical engineering. Currently the word is translated into many languages and is considered an essential term for advanced automated industry. The word mechatronics originated in Japanese-English and was created by Tetsuro Mori, an engineer of Yaskawa Electric Corporation. Originally, the field of mechatronics was intended to be nothing more than a combination of mechanics, electrical and electronics, hence the name being a portmanteau of the words " mechanics" and "elec tronics" however, as the complexity of technical systems continued to evolve, the definition had been broadened to include more technical areas. The intention of mechatronics is to produce a design solution that unifies each of these various subfields. Īs technology advances over time, various subfields of engineering have succeeded in both adapting and multiplying. Mechatronics engineering also called mechatronics, is an interdisciplinary branch of engineering that focuses on the integration of mechanical, electrical and electronic engineering systems, and also includes a combination of robotics, electronics, computer science, telecommunications, systems, control, and product engineering. Science, technology, engineering, industry, computer, exploration Next, select Finder > Relaunch.įix 2: Kill the Finder process in Activity Monitor Way 2: Press down Command-Option-Esc on your keyboard at the same time to open the Force Quit Applications window. Way 1: Select the Apple menu > Force Quit. Under that circumstances, you need to relaunch it directly. If your Finder absolutely freezes, you can quit it by clicking the exit button. If your Finder runs sluggishly, you can click the exit button at the top left corner of the window to close it. You can close Finder and then reopen it to end this tiresome process. The slow performing, crashing, or frozen Finder wastes your time and reduces your work efficiency. Kill the Finder process in Activity Monitor.Ways to fix Finder not responding on Mac/MacBook running macOS Monterey or Big Sur: So, it is hard to locate the root cause immediately but troubleshoot the problem with the solutions one by one. Some users report that Finder even keeps crashing and not responding on a Mac running macOS Monterey or Big Sur.Īctually, in view of the possible reasons mentioned above, not only the system but also many other factors can make Finder not work properly. Mac Finder not responding/keeps crashing, here're solutionsįinder not responding on MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, or other models is not a rare issue. Problematic peripherals. The external devices you've plugged into your Mac carry viruses or are preinstalled with third-party drivers, which lead to your Finder running out of track.Interference or conflicts from other programs. Some third-party apps are not completely compatible with macOS or carry malware, causing Finder and other software that come with your Mac won't respond, won't launch, or keeps crashing.System errors. System errors or bugs make some of the apps on Mac perform abnormally, Finder is one of them.Temporary glitches appear in Finder. The corrupted Finder preferences files and other configuration files lead to Finder's misbehavior.Consequently, the opened programs will run slowly, crash frequently, or get stuck. Run out of memory on your Mac. The more apps you run on your Mac simultaneously, the more memory will be used.Short of storage space on your Mac. When your Mac is in low storage, everything on your Mac will run slowly or even temporarily freeze.Mac Finder not responding/keeps crashing, here're solutionsĪccording to users' different cases and how Finder works on Mac, the reasons for Finder keeping freezing and not responding are not unique. We've summarized almost all the methods to fix Mac Finder not responding on the basis of analyzing the various causes. ![]() No matter which case you fall into, this article can help you out. The Finder sidebar icons are missing like the Desktop folder.Finder does not respond when opening a file, folder, or app.You may encounter one of the following situations: But without warning, the well-behaved Finder suddenly does not respond in macOS Monterey or Big Sur. As a file manager on Mac, Finder plays a vital role in allowing you to access all files and apps on your Mac quickly. Het kan van alles zijn, zolang het maar een gunstig effect heeft op de gezondheid. Wij proberen ze te identificeren en dan zo te ontwikkelen dat grote voedingsmiddelenbedrijven ze gebruiken in hun producten. Dat zijn specifiek ingrediënten die een positief effect hebben op de gezondheid. Ruud Albers, CEO van NutriLeads: “Wij ontwikkelen ingrediënten die kunnen worden toegevoegd aan voedingsmiddelen. Het jonge bedrijf draagt met de ontwikkeling van ingrediënten met een positief effect op onze gezondheid bij aan het oplossen van een wereldwijd probleem: “We eten steeds ongezonder”, zegt Ruud Albers, CEO van NutriLeads. Dat is precies het idee achter NutriLeads, een start-up in de agrofoodsector uit Wageningen. Met gezonde voeding behandel je geen ziektes, maar probeer je ze te voorkomen. Tip: Voorkom cybercrime voor een veilig en succesvol 2018.ĭeze tweet van onze klant OOSTNV is voor veel van ons interessant Kunt u doorwerken zonder computers? Wat als u al uw gegevens verliest? Hoe vindt en versterkt u zwakke schakels in uw bedrijf? Wat kunt u doen om iedereen intern waakzaam te houden? Wat is uw scenario als u tóch iets overkomt? Stel uzelf de vraag wat uw risico’s zijn. Meld cybercrime altijd bij het Landelijk Meldpunt Internetoplichting. Tips: worden er bij een cyberinbraak persoonlijke gegevens buitgemaakt? Dan bent u wettelijk verplicht dit datalek te melden bij de Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens. Betaling biedt geen enkele garantie dat u uw gegevens terugkrijgt en stimuleert de oplichters hun praktijken voort te zetten. ![]() Als bij kaping van uw computersystemen losgeld geëist wordt, dan adviseert de politie vooral niet te betalen. Voor de verzekering, maar ook om de politie nieuwe leads te geven. Of u nu slachtoffer wordt van phishing, ransomware of oplichting, het is altijd zaak om aangifte te doen. Bijvoorbeeld via het mailadres dat ze gewoonlijk gebruiken, of bij een direct leidinggevende Tip: druk medewerkers op het hart dat ze betalingsverzoeken altijd via een bekende weg verifiëren. Maar de directeur weet van niets! Soms maken criminelen zo vele tienduizenden euro’s buit. De medewerker voelt zich vereerd of geïntimideerd en maakt snel het geld over. De financiële medewerker krijgt een ‘strikt vertrouwelijk’ spoedbetalingsverzoek van de directeur, met een mailadres dat er realistisch uit ziet. Een goed voorbeeld is de zogenaamde ‘CEO Fraude’. Zeker als de vraag van een bekende of leidinggevende lijkt te komen. Dus als iemand een verzoek krijgt om ‘even’ toegang te geven tot vertrouwelijke informatie of om ‘even’ te helpen met een spoedbetaling, heeft hij of zij de neiging om daaraan te voldoen. Lees ook de meer gedetailleerde tips op de speciale internationale site No More Ransom.ĭit is een lastige, omdat het te maken heeft met menselijk gedrag. Dus download nooit ‘blind’ bestanden in e-mails, ook niet als deze afkomstig lijken van bekende instanties of zelfs relaties. De criminelen verstoppen de software vaak in onschuldig ogende bestanden. Tips: Zorg dat u minimaal één externe back up (plus eventueel een back up in de cloud) heeft van al uw gegevens. Er zijn verschillende manieren om het risico te verkleinen: U kunt nergens meer bij en moet losgeld (ransom) betalen om toegang tot uw gekaapte gegevens terug te krijgen. Ransomware neemt de computer zelfs geheel over en zet hem ‘op slot’. Zo verzamelen ze gevoelige informatie, zoals bankgegevens en inlogcodes. ![]() Malware is software waarmee ze uw computer op afstand kunnen verstoren, of die ze in staat stelt ‘mee te lezen’ bij alles wat u doet. Vertrouwt u het niet helemaal? Bel uw bankkantoor gewoon op!Ĭybercriminelen proberen met een trucje gevaarlijke software op uw computer te installeren. Zo weet u zeker dat u écht bij uw bank inlogt, en niet uw inloggegevens aan een derde verstrekt. Sluit de mail en benader uw bank via de officiële site. Tip: Klik nooit vanuit een e-mail naar uw bank. ![]() ![]() Vroeger herkende je dit soort nepmailtjes nog wel aan het beroerde Nederlands, maar tegenwoordig zien de mails en websites er vaak bedrieglijk echt uit. Wat kunt u doen om eventuele zwakke plekken in uw beveiliging te versterken? We geven u een overzicht van de belangrijkste gevaren, plus enkele tips ter preventie van cybercrime.Ĭybercriminelen doen zich in een e-mail voor als een bekende instelling, zoals een bank, postbedrijf of verzekeraar, en vragen u in te loggen, persoonlijke gegevens in te vullen of zelfs uw bankkaart op te sturen. Soms staat de deur tot onze systemen wagenwijd open. Deels doordat de cybercriminelen slimmer worden, maar deels ook doordat we het ze wel érg makkelijk maken. Cybercrime – criminaliteit via het internet – tiert welig en zelfs uitstekend beveiligde bedrijven lopen risico’s op dit gebied. Zoals u ziet vragen we niet óf u een lek heeft in uw automatisering, want dat heeft iedereen. Avoiding these swimming areas will decrease your chances of coming in contact with the parasite in the first place. ![]() Avoid Busy Beaches – Swimmer’s Itch is most common in highly populated beaches where ducks, especially the merganser duck, and snails are commonly found. So what can you do to keep from ruining your vacation in northern Michigan with a case of the itch? 6 Tips to Prevent and Treat Swimmer’s Itchġ. These parasites are not harmful to humans beyond the discomfort of the bumps. The raised itchy bump is an immune reaction to each site where a parasite has entered the epidermis. When they come in contact with human skin they burrow in and immediately die as we are not hospitable. The larvae of the cercaria parasite travel between their water snail host and their intended waterfowl host. Swimmer’s Itch is caused by a flatworm parasite. If you’re squeamish you may want to gloss over this section as it’s not too pleasant to visualize the source of these scratchy bumps. ![]() Before you give up on swimming in our salt-free waters I thought I’d share some handy tips on how to prevent and treat Swimmer’s Itch. But for those who are new the area, Swimmer’s Itch can send you running for dry ground. We had our first dose of the pesky malady a few years ago, so now I’m prepared when it shows up. ![]() The geese are swimming, the beaches are full, and unfortunately, Swimmer’s itch is popping up on some of our favorite lakes. Summer has returned to Northern Michigan. ![]() Less than three hours later the twin-engine would plummet from the sky and into the darkened swamps of Gillsburg, Mississippi, claiming the lives of Van Zant, Steve and Cassie Gaines, assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick, pilot Walter McCreary and co-pilot William Gray Jr. We’ve got a gig to do,'” remembers Rossington.įorty years later, his words resonate like a dare to the gods. “Ronnie said, ‘Hey, if the Lord wants you to die on this plane, when it’s your time, it’s your time. “He said, ‘I’m not gonna get on it because it’s not right.'” But the band’s frontman remained almost eerily calm. “He didn’t want to get on that plane,” Gary Rossington told the Orlando Sentinel in 1988. Guitarist Allen Collins was equally apprehensive. ![]() Cassie Gaines, a member of the backing vocal trio known as the Honkettes and sister of guitarist Steve Gaines, was so petrified that she nearly squeezed in the band’s cramped equipment truck until she was reluctantly persuaded to board the aircraft. “Our wives, everyone were afraid for us to get on this thing, but we didn’t know any better,” keyboardist Billy Powell said on a 1997 episode of VH1’s Behind the Music. Still, one final hop on the Convair felt like one too many for most in their entourage. Surely they needed something better than a bucket of bolts to shuttle them there?Īfter making the 600-mile trip from Greenville to Baton Rouge, where they were due to play the following night at Louisiana State University, Lynyrd Skynyrd planned to acquire a Learjet, the air chariot of choice for the Seventies rock elite. The ambitious trek, their largest to date, would see the band achieve its dream of playing New York’s Madison Square Garden. Their latest album, Street Survivors, had gone gold upon its release three days earlier, and the first five dates of the accompanying tour had been met with rapturous crowds throughout their native Southland. The scary incident convinced the group that they needed to upgrade their vehicle to something befitting their status as one of the biggest acts in music. The 10-foot flames seen shooting out of the right engine two days earlier had done little to inspire anyone’s confidence. “We were flying in a plane that looked like it belonged to the Clampett family,” drummer Artimus Pyle later said. And they had good reason to be: Lynyrd Skynyrd‘s rickety Convair 240, pushing 30 years old, was obviously past its prime. Ronnie Van Zant’s bandmates were anxious as they prepared to board their leased plane at Greenville, South Carolina’s Downtown Airport on the afternoon of October 20th, 1977. |
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