Automatically computing a cinematographically consistent sequence of shots over a set of actions occurring in a 3D world is a complex task that requires not only the computation of appropriate shots (viewpoints) and appropriate transitions between shots (cuts), but more importantly the ability to encode and reproduce elements of cinematographic style that exist in real movies. In this paper, we...

On behalf of the team at WINS, I am pleased to share our achievements of 2015. Facing the headwinds of tough economic times, Calgarians stepped up in so many ways to help one another and I express my sincere gratitude to the donors, volunteers, customers, grantors, funders and community partners who helped make the past year a success. Together, we created hope and new beginnings for 1,800 indi...

Experimentally it is possible to manipulate the director in a (chiral) smectic- A elastomer using an electric field. This suggests that the director is not necessarily locked to the layer normal, as described in earlier papers that extended rubber elasticity theory to smectics. Here, we consider the case that the director is weakly anchored to the layer normal assuming that there is a free ener...

The Data Analysis Task Force (DATF) was created by the SNMTS leadership to collect data that would be useful to both the organization and the profession of nuclear medicine technology (NMT) as a whole. A need was identified to collect timely data that could be used to provide benchmarks, establish trends, and recognize significant changes in our industry. The objectives and goals of this task f...

As companies continue to rapidly deploy Intel processor-based servers in mission-critical areas of their businesses where continuous operation is expected, managing and controlling the costs associated with these servers will increase in importance. IT professionals across all segments of the market will expect servers to be enabled for manageability in any environment, right out of the box, an...

1. The enclosed Intelligence Information Special Report is part of a series now in preparation based on the SECRET USSR Ministry of Defense publication Collection of Articles of the Journal 'Military Thought". This article examines various mathematical methods and theories which may be applied in military affairs to determine the effectiveness of weapons and other systems and form the basis for...

My years at MSRI have been immensely exciting and rewarding. The job is incredibly varied, the staff excellent, the community highly supportive. The Institute is prospering, and there are many new opportunities for action. Having done this job since 1997, I feel I see possibilities I would not have understood when I began. I cannot imagine a mathematical-administrative job more exciting than th...