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Thursday, May 16, 2013
'Dancing With the Stars' to lose results shows
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Tired of the filler on the "Dancing With the Stars" results shows each Tuesday? Seems like ABC might be as well.
In a press release about its 2013-2014 TV schedule, the network revealed that it is cutting the ballroom bash down to just a two-hour Monday show.
" 'Dancing with the Stars' will now air from 8-10 p.m. on Mondays, integrating the performance show and results show into one night and making each episode action-packed event television," states the press release.
"We want to focus it in by taking the results show and building it into the two-hour block on Mondays to really drive viewership," Paul Lee, president of ABC's entertainment group, told reporters.
ABC has not yet revealed how the results would be integrated into the performance shows.
Taking the place of "Dancing's" results shows on Tuesday nights this fall are comedies "The Goldbergs" at 9 and "Trophy Wife" at 9:30.
During the ABC upfronts presentation Tuesday, the network poked fun at the ballroom bash. "They're not really stars. We picked them up at the bus station," late-night host Jimmy Kimmel joked, referring to a common fan complaint that the celebrities are rarely truly stars.
What do you think of cutting the show to just one night a week? Tell us in the comments!
Source: http://www.today.com/entertainment/dancing-stars-lose-results-shows-1C9910477
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The drones of oil
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Geologists in Norway are using flying drones with cameras to hunt for oil
Geologists have long used seismology on the bottom of the ocean or have been throwing dynamite from snowmobiles when they look for oil. But now researchers at Centre for integrated petroleum research (CIPR), a joint venture between the University of Bergen (UiB) and Uni Research, have found a new preferred method using drones to map new oil reserves from the air.
In reality the drones can be viewed as an advanced camera tripod, which helps geologists to map inaccessible land in an efficient manner. The use of drones facilitates our efforts to define the geology and to find oil, says researcher Aleksandra Sima at CIPR about the drone that she and her fellow researchers have just acquired to take aerial shots of rocks.
Virtual fieldwork
Sima is a member of CIPR's Virtual Outcrop Geology (VOG) group. The group's main task is to create digital maps in 3D of potential oil fields. Using laser scanners, infrared sensors and digital cameras, the researchers create realistic, virtual models. Every tiny pixel of an image can store information on minerals and rocks.
These high-tech models help the geologists to criss-cross the landscape, not unlike what you will find on Google Earth. This virtual fieldwork enables the researchers to gather information on anything from the type of rock to the thickness of the sedimentation; all with the help of a few mouse clicks on the computer.
A landscape's surface often reflects what lies beneath ground and corresponds with the rocks below the seabed. When we have an overview of the rocks and minerals in one area, it is far easier to make estimates about where to find oil and how the oil flows, says Simon Buckley, senior researcher at CIPR and head of the VOG group.
Quick and affordable
So far, the researchers have used ground-based laser scanners (LIDAR), infrared sensors and cameras to replicate the landscape. But putting instruments on the ground is both time-consuming and limited to lower ground areas.
In higher elevations in the shadows of sensors, for instance behind rocks or high mountains, the researchers have had to mount the cameras and laser sensors to helicopters, which they have leased.
Using drones is more affordable. All places can be reached quickly and you can shoot in inaccessible areas, Buckley explains.
Pictures shot with the help of a drone complement the images from low-level terrain that the researchers already have in hand. The end result is more precise and complete 3D models.
The aim is to bring all models together to get the best possible geological map of an area, says Buckley.
The use of drones in the search for oil is similar to techniques used in Switzerland and Germany to look for minerals. The models created by the CIPR researchers can also be used for research on CO2 storage.
It isn't hard to collect a point cloud of laser readings and present these. The challenge is to use the data for geological analysis, Buckley points out.
A helicopter in the office
The drone is operated from the ground just like a radio-controlled plane, shooting images of the earth's surface from the air. The pilot on the ground also operates the camera.
There are plenty of restrictions in place, though, and not anyone can fly a drone. Norwegian aviation authorities put strict regulations on anyone wanting to use drones for research. Aleksandra Sima has been practising in a flight simulator and has tested mini helicopters in her office.
The worst thing that can happen is that a drone crashes and hurts people, says Sima before reassuringly adding.
But we won't be flying drones in populated areas.
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CIPR - Centre for Integrated Petroleum Research homepage: http://www.uib.no/cipr/en/
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Public release date: 15-May-2013[ | E-mail |
Share ] Contact: Simon Buckley
Simon.Buckley@uni.no
47-555-83458
The University of Bergen
Geologists in Norway are using flying drones with cameras to hunt for oil
Geologists have long used seismology on the bottom of the ocean or have been throwing dynamite from snowmobiles when they look for oil. But now researchers at Centre for integrated petroleum research (CIPR), a joint venture between the University of Bergen (UiB) and Uni Research, have found a new preferred method using drones to map new oil reserves from the air.
In reality the drones can be viewed as an advanced camera tripod, which helps geologists to map inaccessible land in an efficient manner. The use of drones facilitates our efforts to define the geology and to find oil, says researcher Aleksandra Sima at CIPR about the drone that she and her fellow researchers have just acquired to take aerial shots of rocks.
Virtual fieldwork
Sima is a member of CIPR's Virtual Outcrop Geology (VOG) group. The group's main task is to create digital maps in 3D of potential oil fields. Using laser scanners, infrared sensors and digital cameras, the researchers create realistic, virtual models. Every tiny pixel of an image can store information on minerals and rocks.
These high-tech models help the geologists to criss-cross the landscape, not unlike what you will find on Google Earth. This virtual fieldwork enables the researchers to gather information on anything from the type of rock to the thickness of the sedimentation; all with the help of a few mouse clicks on the computer.
A landscape's surface often reflects what lies beneath ground and corresponds with the rocks below the seabed. When we have an overview of the rocks and minerals in one area, it is far easier to make estimates about where to find oil and how the oil flows, says Simon Buckley, senior researcher at CIPR and head of the VOG group.
Quick and affordable
So far, the researchers have used ground-based laser scanners (LIDAR), infrared sensors and cameras to replicate the landscape. But putting instruments on the ground is both time-consuming and limited to lower ground areas.
In higher elevations in the shadows of sensors, for instance behind rocks or high mountains, the researchers have had to mount the cameras and laser sensors to helicopters, which they have leased.
Using drones is more affordable. All places can be reached quickly and you can shoot in inaccessible areas, Buckley explains.
Pictures shot with the help of a drone complement the images from low-level terrain that the researchers already have in hand. The end result is more precise and complete 3D models.
The aim is to bring all models together to get the best possible geological map of an area, says Buckley.
The use of drones in the search for oil is similar to techniques used in Switzerland and Germany to look for minerals. The models created by the CIPR researchers can also be used for research on CO2 storage.
It isn't hard to collect a point cloud of laser readings and present these. The challenge is to use the data for geological analysis, Buckley points out.
A helicopter in the office
The drone is operated from the ground just like a radio-controlled plane, shooting images of the earth's surface from the air. The pilot on the ground also operates the camera.
There are plenty of restrictions in place, though, and not anyone can fly a drone. Norwegian aviation authorities put strict regulations on anyone wanting to use drones for research. Aleksandra Sima has been practising in a flight simulator and has tested mini helicopters in her office.
The worst thing that can happen is that a drone crashes and hurts people, says Sima before reassuringly adding.
But we won't be flying drones in populated areas.
###
Video: http://vimeo.com/62451993
CIPR - Centre for Integrated Petroleum Research homepage: http://www.uib.no/cipr/en/
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Airware Raises $10.7M From Andreessen Horowitz To Build Brains For Unmanned Drones
Ready for a sky full of robo-planes? Airware, a company that's building the brains and guts for commercial unmanned drones, is announcing this morning that they've raised a big ol' $10.7M Series A. The round is led by Andreessen Horowitz, and backed by Google Ventures. As part of the round, Andreessen Horowitz partner Chris Dixon will be joining Airware's board.Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/KPdlVuxTTHQ/
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Using bacteria to stop malaria
Monday, May 13, 2013
Mosquitoes are deadly efficient disease transmitters. Research conducted at Michigan State University, however, demonstrates that they also can be equally adept in curing diseases such as malaria.
A study in the current issue of Science shows that the transmission of malaria via mosquitoes to humans can be interrupted by using a strain of the bacteria Wolbachia in the insects. In a sense, Wolbachia would act as a vaccine of sorts for mosquitoes that would protect them from malaria parasites. Treating mosquitoes would prevent them from transmitting malaria to humans, a disease that in 2010 affected 219 million people and caused an estimated 660,000 deaths.
"Wolbachia-based malaria control strategy has been discussed for the last two decades," said Zhiyong Xi, MSU assistant professor of microbiology and molecular genetics. "Our work is the first to demonstrate Wolbachia can be stably established in a key malaria vector, the mosquito species Anopheles stephensi, which opens the door to use Wolbachia for malaria control."
First, Xi's team successfully demonstrated how Wolbachia can be carried by this malaria mosquito vector and how the insects can spread the bacteria throughout the entire mosquito population. Secondly, researchers showed that the bacteria can prevent those mosquitoes from transmitting malaria parasites to humans.
"We developed the mosquito line carrying a stable Wolbachia infection," Xi said. "We then seeded them into uninfected populations and repeatedly produced a population of predominantly Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes."
The basis for Xi's latest findings is connected to the success of his work using Wolbachia to halt Dengue fever. For this research, Xi focused on the mosquito species Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti. This work helped launch a global effort to develop Wolbachia-based strategies to eliminate dengue and other diseases.
The key to the malaria research was identifying the correct species of Wolbachia ? wAlbB ? and then injecting it into mosquito embryos. Out of the thousands of embryos injected by research associate Guowu Bian, one developed into a female that carried Wolbachia. The mosquito line derived from this female has maintained Wolbachia wAlbB infection with a 100 percent infection frequency through 34 generations. The number could grow higher as this is simply the last generation the researchers have bred thus far, Xi said.
The team then introduced various ratios of Wolbachia-infected females into a noninfected mosquito population. In each case, the entire population carried the bacteria in eight generations or less.
Using this promising approach to tackle malaria ? the biggest vector-borne disease ? gives scientists and world health officials another important tool to fight malaria.
Once Wolbachia has been released into a mosquito population, it is quite possible that it won't need to be reapplied, making it more economical than other methods like pesticide or human vaccine. This adds special value to the feasibility of this control strategy, considering most of the malaria endemic areas are suffering from poverty, Xi said.
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No people injured, but pets possibly lost during fire at Brittany Point ...
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- No people were injured, but fire crews believe pets may have died during a blaze at the Brittany Point Apartment complex this afternoon.
Huntsville Fire and Rescue received the call at 1:33 p.m. that four of eight units in a building at the complex, located near the intersection of Bailey Cove and Willowbrooke Drive, were on fire, district chief Ronnie Dodson said.
Dodson said crews did a good job of putting out the fire, which took more than one hour to extinguish.
"The wind was so heavy today that it was pushing the fire from south to north," he said.
At least 10 firetrucks and three district chiefs from Huntsville Fire and Rescue?were on the scene, as well as Huntsville Police and HEMSI.
The cause of the fire remained under investigation, according to Dodson.The damaged building may be demolished on Tuesday, officials on the scene said.
Source: http://blog.al.com/breaking/2013/05/no_people_injured_but_pets_pos.html
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