Word: renderers
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...film? William C. Simone Lebanon, Pennsylvania, U.S. Movies have evolved and will keep doing so as technology advances. I predict that Hollywood will eventually make feature-length movies by digitally re-creating long-gone movie legends. Using computer-generated imagery, animators will create fictional actors and maybe even render live movie stars a thing of the past. And on Oscar night, the red carpet in Hollywood will be rolled out for the computer geeks who created the stars. Paul Dale Roberts Elk Grove, California, U.S. Lessons for the Boss Re "Why your boss may begin sweating the small stuff" [March...
...Vegas, but a revered Balinese custom known as the joged bumbung, or bamboo dance. Yet it is one of hundreds of traditions across the Indonesian archipelago that could be banned under legislation being deliberated by the national parliament. The bill, which is supported by several Muslim parties, would render illegal any behavior or images that might be considered sexually provocative. Women who bare their shoulders or legs, or artists who use nudity in their work, could be prosecuted for indecency and fined up to 2 billion rupiah (about $220,000) or even jailed for up to 12 years. Kissing...
...student is guilty of the crime for which he has been charged. And even if he is guilty, we know some readers believe that drug possession should never have been criminalized in the first place. As reporters, we pledge to seek all the facts. We pledge not to render premature verdicts. We know that you, as responsible readers, won’t either...
...earthquake. They'll have a lot to plan for. Two government studies conducted in the wake of Katrina predicted that a 7.7 quake could kill up to 4,200 Memphis residents and injure another 70,000; destroy or damage 200,000 homes in the city of 1 million people; render one third of all hospital beds useless the day after the quake; and cause about $70 billion in damages. "My previous director used to say he would immediately file two forms in the event of a major earthquake," says Kurt Pickering, spokesman with the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency. "The first...
Movies have evolved and will keep doing so as technology advances. I predict that Hollywood will eventually make feature-length movies by digitally re-creating long-gone movie legends. Using computer-generated imagery, animators will create fictional actors and maybe even render live movie stars a thing of the past. And on Oscar night, the red carpet will be rolled out for the computer geeks who created the stars...