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Visual Effects Artists Center Stage at Awards Show San Fernando Valley Business Journal By Mark Madler Wednesday, February 8, 2012 Animated feature film ?Rango? swept all the categories in which it was nominated including outstanding visual effects in an animated film at the 10th annual Visual Effects Awards on Feb. 7 in Beverly Hills. Winners, Losers and Nerds at the Visual Effects Society AwardsWall Street Journal (blog) Visual Effects Society Lauds Rise of the Planet of the Apes, HugoStudio Daily 'Rango' reigns at Visual Effects AwardsEntertainment Weekly (blog) Hollywood Reporter -NOLA.com -Los Angeles Times all 39 news articles »

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Mass Effect 3: Multiplayer that actually interests me Boomtron.com So I was at best indifferent when I first heard that Mass Effect 3 would have online multiplayer. So much of what makes Mass Effect interesting is the story, the setting,g the way your choices can affect events and the world around you, ... and more »

VES Honoree and Effects Guru Douglas Trumbull on How Technology, Spectacle Can ... Hollywood Reporter At the Visual Effects Society's 10th annual awards ceremony on Feb. 7, The Hollywood Reporter sat down for a lengthy chat with Trumbull about his award, which he sees as a symbol that at least a few of his industry colleagues are paying attention to ... VFX Trailblazer Douglas Trumbull Describes His Radical 3-D Experiment to Save ...Movieline all 2 news articles »

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Side Effects: Medicare Advantage Gains Won't Last Heritage.org (blog) Once the Obamacare cuts to Medicare Advantage are actually implemented and fully phased in by 2017, their damaging effects will be obvious. For now, the Administration's claims that it somehow saved or strengthened Medicare Advantage are laughable; ... and more »

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Warnings of LightSquared's Effects Helicopter Association International The Aviation Subcommittee of the US House of Representatives, chaired by Rep. Thomas Petri (R-Wis.), held a hearing on Jan. 8 to review GPS issues. The witnesses, who included a diverse group of government officials from the Transportation Department ... LightSquared Would Ruin Aviation With System, Carriers SayBloomberg all 92 news articles »

Classic Hollywood: '2001' visual effects pioneer Douglas Trumbull honored
The visual effects pioneer on such films as '2001' and 'Close Encounters' will be saluted by the film academy and the Visual Effects Society. The visionary, director and producer on such films as '2001' and 'Close Encounters' will be saluted by the film academy and the Visual Effects Society.

Rango Tops Visual Effects Society Awards with Four
The Visual Effects Society announced the winners of the 10th Annual VES Awards last at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. The annual event recognizes outstanding visual effects artistry in 23 categories of film, animation, television, commercials, special venues and video games. Here is the full press release with the winners.

Effects of QE - Bernanke's Quantitative Easing
Bernanke's Federal Reserve Enacted A Policy Of QE: How Has It Affected Oil, Gold, Equities, Emerging Markets And Treasuries?

Visual Effects Artists Center Stage at Awards Show
Animated feature film ?Rango? swept all the categories in which it was nominated including outstanding visual effects in an animated film at the 10th annual Visual Effects Awards on Feb. 7 in Beverly Hills.

VES Awards: 'Rango' leads with four wins for visual effects
The animated tale "Rango" took home four trophies at the 10th annual Visual Effects Society Awards on Monday night,

10 pro After Effects tips
In standard 8-bit mode, After Effects will clip colours that reach a brightness of 100%, throwing away colour information and leaving you with flat, blown-out highlights.

Nocebo Effects, Patient-Clinician Communication, and Therapeutic Outcomes [Viewpoint]
Nocebo effects are adverse events produced by negative expectations and represent the negative side of placebo effects. It is now recognized that nocebo effects exist and operate during routine treatments, negatively affecting clinical outcomes even when placebos are not administered.

'Rango' wins big at Visual Effects Awards
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Feb. 8 (UPI) -- The animated movie "Rango" won four prizes at the 10th annual Visual Effects Society Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Legend3D Provides 3D Conversion for 2012 Best Visual Effects Oscar Nominees
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of the 84th Academy Awards® nominations, Legend3D, Inc. , the leading innovator in 2D-to-3D conversion technology, is pleased to announce its role as ...

Effects House Enters the ?Underworld?
Special effects firm MastersFX shows off its work in ?Underworld Awakening?