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    Mad Max 30 years on  Oct 13, 2008
    "The stunts were phenomenal - back then they did them for real. There were no wires, no CGI, no trickery to it. If you saw a man roll a car, he rolled a car.". send photos, videos ffs to 0424 SMS SMH (+61 424 767 764), or us. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    DVD Review: Speed Racer  Oct 11, 2008
    By going for the overexagerrated backgrounds (all CGI, of course), Larry and Andy Wachowski appealed to the hardcore fans of the 60's cartoon, and still paid tribute to the minutiae of the series, such as the raceways, the intricate car gadgets, and the cars themselves, namely the Mach 5 ... Fans of the Wachowski Brothers beware: The single disc release of the DVD doesn't provide any behind the scenes CGI magic as to the scenes on the screen. (Suite101.com)

    'Body of Lies': Desert Norm, By Kurt Loder  Oct 10, 2008
    Ridley Scott knows his way around an action sequence, and he brings off the big ones here with a gratifying minimum of CGI. But despite the plenitude of roaring fireworks and hell-bent chases and all-seeing eye-in-the-sky technology (yet again. the movie suffers from a strange lassitude: no matter how energetically the characters tear around the desert or barrel through the teeming souks, we remain underwhelmed. (VHI.com -- Music News)

    'See the strings'  Oct 8, 2008
    Anderson's last project was a new CGI Captain Scarlett series ... Captain Scarlet was made into a CGI series broadcast in 2005 ... You made a new CGI Captain Scarlet. (BBC News -- Entertainment)

    Forbes Beltway Index: Earnings Revisions  Oct 8, 2008
    Consensus profit numbers have risen for CGI Group (nyse: - - ), a technology services concern that derives a third of its revenues from public sector customers ... CGI's stock, valued at just 10 times expected earnings for the coming twelve months, looks cheap relative to that 12% growth forecast ... CGI Group (nyse: - - ). (Forbes -- Business)

    Barrymore backs 'gay friendly' Obama  Oct 7, 2008
    Actress Drew Barrymore attends the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) September 25, 2008 in New York City. Barrymore is involved in a program with the United Nations World Food Programme. (WOKR13 Rochester)

    DVD Report: This week's new releases (Oct. 5)  Oct 5, 2008
    (Think of double exposures as CGI for early talkies. The effects come courtesy of codirector William Cameron Menzies, who later made the sci-fi classic "Things to Come.". (Boston Globe)

    Review: Star Wars - Clone Wars Anim...  Oct 4, 2008
    Clone Wars feels just like any other Star Wars movie, that is, if the movies were made in CGI. The script for the most part is witty and insightful, and the fight scenes have the same clever and comedic charm. Having Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee and Anthony Daniels lend their voices to their characters helps Clone Wars keep some of this charm. (Suite101.com)

    Journey to the Centre of the Earth  Oct 3, 2008
    From this point, the stuntmen and CGI experts take complete control as the script abandons all thought of maintaining a narrative line and turns the whole exercise into a theme park, right down to the roller-coaster ride. This feature is incorporated when the trio stumble on an abandoned mine-shaft with trolleys and tracks and take off on a vertiginous trip, which serves as an appetiser for the long drop to come. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    CGI and StatPro launch managed Market Data Solution  Oct 3, 2008
    FAIRFAX, VA, Oct. 3 /CNW Telbec/ - CGI Group Inc (TSX: GIB.A; NYSE: GIB), a leading provider of information technology and business process services and StatPro Group plc, a leading provider of portfolio analytics and data solutions for the global asset management industry, today announced the integration of StatPro Market Data into CGI's StarSource Managed Data Solution. StarSource is a component of MSuite(TM), CGI's comprehensive wealth management solution servicing the fund administration,... (Canada Newswire)

    Beverly Hills Chihuahua  Oct 3, 2008
    There is just too much going on, too many forced subplots, including a daft sojourn into an Aztec temple, where CGI Chihuahuas perform military drills, and a comedy routine with a rat and iguana that just isn't funny enough. Though spotty as a Dalmatian, Disney's new kids' movie has just enough adventure and laughs to keep its preteen audience smiling. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)

    Local congressmen, opponents split on bailout bill (20)  Oct 3, 2008
    Local congressmen, opponents split on bailout bill. Connecting You to Your Community Lodi, California. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)

    Oh, the Drama! McCain in the Theater of the Absurd  Oct 3, 2008
    John McCain at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) September 24, 2008 in New York City. Spencer Platt / Getty. (Time.com)

    Land of the Dead: Unrated Review  Sep 25, 2008
    Finally, in "Scream Test: Zombie Casting Call," you get a one minute long CGI test of zombies dancing and in "Montage: Scenes of Carnage," we are shown a collection of gory clips culled from the film. In a Blu-ray exclusive, one can turn on the optional picture-in-picture feature that will play as you watch the movie. (IGN FilmForce)

    TV reviews: 'Knight Rider,' 'Gary Unmarried'  Sep 25, 2008
    You've got 1960s-era "Batman" fights, a car that talks, guns that go off, CGI explosions and the lead actress strips down to her underwear before the first commercial break. They must be very proud over at NBC. And yet, just in case this series was not intended to be so hilariously unwatchable, no names of people involved have been used in this review. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Clinton Global Initiative Commitment Brings Together Turtle Pond Publications, Scholastic, Wildlife Direct and Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation to Launch an Integrated Campaign to Help Save the Critically Endangered Mountain Gorillas and Addre  Sep 24, 2008
    As part of the CGI commitment, Craig Hatkoff and daughter Juliana traveled to Rwanda with a delegation to learn first-hand more about the challenges and dynamics ... About The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) ... Established in 2005 as a project of the non-partisan William J. Clinton Foundation, the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) convenes global leaders to devise and implement innovative solutions to some of the world's most pressing challenges. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    New Studies Show "OnShoring" Job Creation Stimulates Economic Growth in Rural Communities, Enhances U.S. Security  Sep 23, 2008
    Two studies released today by the CGI Coalition for Mission Results, a public policy initiative formed earlier this year between CGI (NYSE: GIB; TSX: GIB.A), and major academic institutions, outline a multi-faceted strategic plan devised to address job creation and the IT workforce in the U.S. With the economy in flux and the current unemployment rate at 6 ... CGI, one of the largest independent information technology and business process services firms in the world, has used technology, and... (Canada Newswire)

    The 5 Elements of an Ajax Applicati...  Sep 20, 2008
    This simple form does not directly call any other web pages or cgi scripts; instead it contains an input button that calls a Javascript function - process_data. 3. (Suite101.com)

    Crytek Backing PS4  Sep 20, 2008
    In five years Yerli predicts that real-time gaming graphics will match CGI offline rendering. Interestingly, Yerli also emphasised the importance of style and a unique visual approach, as opposed to brute force rendering, in the future of videogames. (IGN PC Games)

    More Iron Man  Sep 19, 2008
    The same navigation screen featuring a CGI Iron Man is employed here as well. It's easy to get around, and looks cool too. (IGN FilmForce)

    PureRay Makes Commitment to Clinton Global Initiative  Sep 19, 2008
    Safe, clean and efficient lighting for developing nations is behind promise ATLANTA, Sept. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PureRay Corporation (PureRay) today announced its Commitment to Action -- a pledge of up to 110,000 self- contained, solar-powered LED light-bulb systems -- to the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), a measured program for turning ideas into action and moving the world to "a more integrated global community of shared benefits, responsibilities, and values." PureRay lighting... (PR Newswire)

    The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor  Sep 17, 2008
    While the film does land us in Shangri-La, the trip is undertaken only to give Cohen the chance to disturb the peace with yet another fight scene, complete with a herd of CGI yetis and Michelle Yeoh ... Brought back to life by the wonders of CGI, he spends much of the action trying to fight his way out from behind his crumbling terracotta shell as he and his disinterred warriors rampage across China, beginning in Shanghai on New Year's Eve. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    Connecting With Bolt  Sep 16, 2008
    Where CGI has rendered most animated universes with geometric precision, Bolt has a warmer feeling thanks to its wealth of vivid colors and a painting technique that makes images look hand-drawn. As far as the footage itself is concerned, Bolt looks like it will be a fun adventure and a lively tale of friendship. (IGN FilmForce)

    Refining the Rock Band experience  Sep 16, 2008
    Rock Band 2 opens with a stylish CGI cinema featuring two bands riding on the bodies of speaker-powered cars headed on a collision course with one another; an indication that this sequel, more than its predecessor, is focused on pitting players in high-octane rock and roll battles against each other. These battles take the form of weekly themed challenges that allow bands to post scores that other bands can see. (Globe and Mail)

    SRK effects in other Hindi movies too  Sep 13, 2008
    vfx, the visual-effects arm of Shah Rukh Khans Red Chillies Entertainment, is injecting cutting-edge computer graphics imaging (CGI) into Bollywood films. The company, which took shape around two-and-a-half years ago, is now working on films like Dostana, Tasveer, Ashaye and Yuvraj. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)

    City Utilities of Springfield Missouri Awards CGI Contract to Deliver an Enterprise Mobile Workforce Management Solution  Sep 12, 2008
    Stock Market Symbols GIB.A (TSX) GIB (NYSE) SPRINGFIELD, MO, Sept. 12 /CNW Telbec/ - CGI Group Inc. (TSX: GIB.A; NYSE: GIB), a leading provider of information technology and business process services, is partnering with City Utilities of Springfield Missouri (CU), a community-owned utility serving southwest Missouri with electricity, natural gas, water, telecommunications and transit services. CGI will deliver an enterprise-wide Mobile Workforce Management (MWM) solution that will automate and... (Canada Newswire)

    CGI Ranks Second in Global Trade Review Readers' Poll for Leading Trade Services & Supply Chain Providers  Sep 11, 2008
    CGI Ranks Second in Global Trade Review Readers' Poll for Leading Trade Services y Chain Providers. Stock Market Symbols GIB.A (TSX) GIB (NYSE) NEW YORK, NY, Sept. 11 /CNW Telbec/ - CGI Group Inc. (TSX: GIB.A; NYSE: GIB), a leading provider of information technology and business process services, today announced that readers of Global Trade Review (GTR) ranked CGI as the second leading trade services and supply chain provider in it's 2008 customer survey on the trade services and supply chain... (Canada Newswire)

    ProEx Energy Increases 2008 Capital Investment  Sep 10, 2008
    QUICK SEARCH BY ORGANIZATION. FREE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES. (Canada Newswire)

    Bangkok Dangerous  Sep 8, 2008
    Or maybe the final straw is Cage's unlikely raven-black action-movie wig, which looks like a CGI special effect and radiates a ghastly, oil-slick sheen. In any case, the point of Elvis was always being cool, hopping aboard a Mystery Train to destinations unknown, understanding full well that the thrill of the ride was everything. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)

    Back to the good old ways  Sep 7, 2008
    Dustin Hoffman, who once played Ratso Rizzo, now takes the role of Roscuro the rat in the CGI fantasy, and the rest of the voice talent is pretty impressive, too: Sigourney Weaver, Kevin Kline, Tracey Ullman, William H. Macy. Sounds great - literally. (Boston Globe)

    Innovative Marketing Campaign Puts Ford Flex in Front of Millions of Potential Customers  Sep 4, 2008
    Beyond traditional print and outdoor billboard executions, Team Detroit also developed 360-degree CGI animations that show almost every angle of the vehicle's features ... From a digital perspective, Ford and Team Detroit have created a series of CGI animated mini movies, which were designed to entertain viewers, while informing them about the vehicles. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    INRIX Expands Management Team and Establishes INRIX European Headquarters  Sep 3, 2008
    He was most recently senior vice president, sales and marketing for SpeedShape, a leader in advanced 3D and CGI animation technology. Previously, Chris held senior advertising and marketing roles for Sony, Cadillac, OnStar and priceline. (PR Newswire)

    PHP and Forms  Sep 2, 2008
    Anyone moving from CGI scripting to PHP scripting will be delighted with the ease with which PHP handles the variables that are passed to it: there is no preprocessing necessary, no additional libraries to be loaded; just a single array - the $_REQUEST array. h4>Processed Data

    Open ICON 2008 at Busan BEXCO Starting from September 4 to 5  Sep 1, 2008
    com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080901/HKM001LOGO-a ) 'ICON2008' will be in session for two days starting from September 4 - September 5 ... Comparing and analyzing between Korean and Japanese animation, 'Animation Track', technical specialty same as Hollywood CGI-Concept Art-VR Technology, 'Visual Track' and 'Special Track' which global enterprises including AMD, MS and others participate in ... In company with those, 'Event Session' joining with 'Kim Seong Ik' at Ntreev Soft and famous game developer 'Kim... (Canada Newswire)

    DHX Media third season renewal  Aug 27, 2008
    Charles Bishop, president at DHX Media's Halifax Film subsidiary said: "Bo on the GO! has enjoyed tremendous international sales success for seasons one and two and we look forward to further sales now that a third season has been commissioned." About Bo on the Go Using motion capture technology and CGI for its production, Bo on the GO. promotes an active lifestyle and an active mind for preschoolers. (Canada Newswire)

    'Clone Wars' takes viewers deeper into 'Star Wars' universe  Aug 26, 2008
    Filoni and his team of animators don t go for the current CGI animation look ... It does take a few minutes to get used to, but it works and somewhat separates the film from the recent CGI animation releases. (Kingston Mariner, MA)

    Donnellson special effects expert honored Saturday  Aug 26, 2008
    Had we (meaning him, Tom Hanks and others) done that with CGI (computer generation) those scenes would have cost over 3 million. Ninty-nine percent of those scenes were done with paper. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)

    Ajax and the C++ Programmer  Aug 25, 2008
    This C++ tutorial shows how to develop Ajax applications by making use of CGI programs. In today s web world of Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML) C++ programmers may feel out of place, but there s not need for that - they just need to make use of that old favourite: CGI - the Common Gateway Interface ... Basic Requirements for C++ and CGI. (Suite101.com)

    Death Race: Worth a Test Drive  Aug 25, 2008
    The gentle crafts of acting, of sculpting witty dialogue, of a director's subtle sense of where to lead the camera and the audience may be in decline, but the second-unit guys and stuntmen and CGI wizards are at the top of their game. It's not the highest form of the seventh art, but it is one of the original definitions of the medium to make cinema kinetic, to make movies move. (Time.com)

    Digital doubles  Aug 24, 2008
    "For a while yet, the cheapest way to make movies will be for real people to follow the directions of the director. Sure, CGI effects are cool and will advance a lot as the years pass, but actors will be with us a long while yet.". A report by Peter Bowes on Hollywood's digital doubles can be seen on E24, broadcast on the BBC News channel on Saturday 23 August at 1045 BST and Sunday 24 August at 1745 BST.. (BBC News -- Entertainment)

    Island of Niue snaps up $100 laptops  Aug 23, 2008
    Photo-realistic CGI is blurring the boundaries of reality. Comment. (Times Online)

    UberSoldier II Review  Aug 23, 2008
    It's kind of refreshing change from the overdone CGI cutscenes, but the actual content isn't all that compelling. To make up for the thin story (and to distract you from the fact that none of the German characters seem to have accents), the cutscene director has wisely focused most of the shots on the crotch or cleavage of the game's few female characters -- not that we're complaining or anything. (IGN PC Games)

    Global Animation Industry: Examine the Strategies, Trends and Opportunities for 2008  Aug 23, 2008
    - PRODUCING CGI ANIMATION. - ADVANTAGES OF PRODUCING CGI ANIMATION ... - DISADVANTAGES OF PRODUCING CGI ANIMATION. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Ghost in the Shell Review  Aug 22, 2008
    The animation for this film is beautifully drawn and incorporates touches of CGI in representing the net , which exists analogously to the real world. While this was relatively simple and insignificant at a time when CGI was running rampant in the west, it was practically unheard of in japanese anim. (Suite101.com)

    LMS appoints Harry G. Hohn Chairman of the Board - 4 new members introduced at AGM  Aug 22, 2008
    Dr. Hamilton is an Obstetrician Gynecologist with over two decades of clinical experience and founder of LMS. She has held various academic appointments at McGill University including Director of Perinatology and has served on several national task forces for clinical practice guidelines on fetal surveillance and preterm labor ... Formerly Vice-President, Business Engineering, for CGI Inc., he has also been responsible for business development at AGTI Consulting Inc. He has actively engaged in... (Canada Newswire)

    * In Star Wars: The Clone Wars, its all about CGI  Aug 22, 2008
    In Star Wars: The Clone Wars, its all about CGI. By Nathan Lee NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE, NEW YORK Friday, Aug 22, 2008, Page 16. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    GC 2008: Crytek: New Engine in 2012  Aug 19, 2008
    In five years, Yerli seemed confident that real-time gaming graphics will match current CGI offline rendering. As of right now, Crytek is still working to increase efficiency with its CryEngine 2 for PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 platforms. (IGN PC Games)

    Movie review: New 'Star Wars' aimed at kids  Aug 16, 2008
    Made using state-of-the-art CGI combined with hand-painted figures and marionette movements (which reveal Lucas' own nostalgia for the 1960s series "Thunderbirds"), the characters are retro and stylish. Christopher Lee returns as the voice of the menacing Count Dooku, and his tough new apprentice - the Grace Jones-like Asajj Ventress - is a decent addition to the "Star Wars" bad-guy roster. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    All the world's his stage  Aug 16, 2008
    " The man who brought light to Rema is neither a former president nor a technology geek. Harald Schutzeichel studied music and theology, he tells me. He started the Solar Energy Foundation because he wanted to help development. If there are environmental benefits, so much the better. He was completely astonished when he got an email saying Clinton wanted to visit. He is still not quite sure why, but he knows that the boss of Good Energies, the company that has donated 8 per cent of his funding,... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)

    The Mill Leads the Way with SPHERONVR Camera Technology  Aug 15, 2008
    Peter Taylor, Business Manager INTRUVISION, the new launched CGI divisions of SPHERON-VR AG, is delighted by the decision of this major player within the film & effects industry: "We are very pleased that The Mill CG team will be using INTRUVISION Technologies from SPHERON-VR AG. High Dynamic Range (HDR) imagery is now such a key part to many VFX productions and it's great to see our technology assisting in this process."Beyond this industry, INTRUVISION Solutions are also being adopted within... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Where In The World Is Osama Bin Laden?  Aug 14, 2008
    Spurlock's first impulse is to take the mickey, so the film opens with a computer game where he and bin Laden go head-to-head, beating each other up in CGI animation. "If I've learned anything from big-budget action movies," he says to camera, "it's that complicated global problems are best solved by one lonely guy." So he sets off to learn a little Arabic and self-defence, grow a beard and go find Osama, by asking people in the Middle East if they know where he is. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    A 'Star Wars' fan boy first  Aug 14, 2008
    The art for "Clone Wars" strikes a middle ground between the dramatically stylized, hand-drawn look of the Cartoon Network series with a similar name that aired from 2003 to 2005 and the photo-realistic CGI world that Lucas used with history-making efficiency in the most recent "Star Wars" live-action films. To Filoni, that balance was the key concern in his quest. (Los Angeles Times)

    'Clone Wars' film, series fill in the blanks  Aug 13, 2008
    Lucas set up Lucasfilm Animation at Big Rock Ranch with plans for at least 100 new "Clone Wars" cartoons, which will be completed in 3-D CGI.. That may sound high-tech, but the finished product has a retro vibe. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    NBC responds to Olympic fakery accusations...  Aug 12, 2008
    Organizers are accused of mixing in fake CGI fireworks during Friday night's , while NBC is said to have added a bogus "Live" stamp to tape-delayed West Coast feed of competition coverage this weekend, and edited the "parade of nations" segment of the opening ceremony to delay the entrance of the U.S. Olympic Team ... Accusation: by the use of CGI fireworks during a sweeping helicopter shot leading up to Bird's Nest National Stadium ... Analysis: Mixing real and CGI fireworks during an Olympic... (The Drudge Report)

    CDC Corporation Reports Q2 2008 Results that Exceed Analyst Expectations with Adjusted Net Income of $0.04 per share Compared to Consensus of $0.01 per share  Aug 8, 2008
    "Second Quarter Highlights: Total revenue for CDC Software for Q2 2008 was an all-time record for the CDC Software division, with revenue of (U.S.)$96.1 million, an increase of 9 percent from (U.S.)$88.4 million in Q2 2007. Organic growth at CDC Software was up approximately 3 percent compared to the same quarter last year. Recurring maintenance revenue was (U.S.)$26.8 million, up 29 percent compared to Q2 2007. License revenue was (U.S.)$14.8 million, an increase of 21 percent from Q1 2008, or... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    First look: 'The Road' is fiction, but the bleak scenery is real  Aug 7, 2008
    "But in winter, it can be very bleak. There are city blocks that are abandoned. The woods can be brutal. We didn't want to go the CGI world.". PHOTOS. (USA Today -- Life)

    Dinosaurs interact with humans on 'Primeval'  Aug 5, 2008
    He also used similar CGI, animatronics and location footage to create plausible images of extinct creatures in the 2001 series "Walking with Beasts" and "Walking with Monsters" in 2005. "It gave me a skill set where you say, 'Well, what else can this do?'" says Haines. (MSNBC -- News)

    Real Estate Roundup: Canadian tech firm leases office space in Salem  Aug 5, 2008
    Montreal-based CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc. (NYSE: GIB; TSX: GIB A) signed two leases for nearly 19,000 square feet at 3991 Fairview Industrial Drive, in Salem. Formed in 1976, CGI provides technology and Internet solutions to business ... Scott Weigel of CB Richard Ellis represented CGI; Fred Stephens of Coldwell Banker Commercial Mt. West represented the owner, Swamp Cat Investments LLC.. (The Business Journal of Portland, OR)

    Spike TV Announces the Pickup of Original, Non-Scripted Series '1000 Ways To Die'  Aug 1, 2008
    Each case takes you through a fast-paced full reenactment interlaced with dramatic witness testimonials, fun historical tidbits, scientific expert explanations and vibrant CGI effects reminiscent of classic comic books. Playing off the commonly misconceived notion, "that could never happen to me," "1000 Ways to Die" works to dispel that myth in a tongue-in-cheek fashion, highlighting the comedic irony in all the crazy ways people can get themselves killed. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    CGI expands Q3 2008 Net earnings from continuing operations by 28% fueled by growth in revenue and bookings  Jul 29, 2008
    "We are in pursuit of numerous opportunities in our targeted geographies and verticals which will contribute to profitable growth and the global expansion of CGI." The Company continues to enhance its financial flexibility by investing in its Build and Buy profitable growth strategy, share buy backs and debt reduction ... The results of this operation have been removed from both the Q3-2008 results as well as CGI's historical figures in order to accurately reflect the comparative performance of... (Canada Newswire)

    Architecture 101: Why SOA needs an enterprise focus  Jul 29, 2008
    Ross Button, vice president for technology leadership for CGI Group Inc. in Canada, made the case that companies are currently in a paradigm shift when it comes to information ... Ross Button, vice president for technology leadership for CGI Group Inc. in Canada, made the case that companies are currently in a paradigm shift when it comes to information. (Search Webservices)

    CGI profit rises 28 per cent  Jul 29, 2008
    MONTREAL CGI Group Inc. reported April-June earnings of $81 ... 2 per cent of revenue, while CGI booked $1 ... We are in pursuit of numerous opportunities in our targeted geographies and verticals which will contribute to profitable growth and the global expansion of CGI.. (Globe and Mail -- Business)

    Professionals find jobs back in rural hometowns  Jul 28, 2008
    CGI Group Inc.'s new quarters, where the couple work, sits opposite Northrop Grumman Corp., forming a mini-technology corridor amid the farm fields. Glade Spring native Jeremy Honaker found his own way home. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Miller Shows Some Spirit  Jul 28, 2008
    " The kid starring in the pic as Max (Max Records) isn't going anywhere. He was picked by Spike and approved by Warners, said Goetzman. Goetzman admitted to me and that the live-action animatronic wild things definitely did not work in the context of shooting in the jungles of Australia and that CGI is being added now. "CG can always look right," he says. As for the rumor that kids ran screaming from an early research screening, Goetzman says that's not true: "There was no screaming, no crying,... (Variety)

    Mission possible  Jul 27, 2008
    " The stitches between the three parts of the image also need to be removed. Using techniques familiar to the photoshoppers among us, he blurs the offending area of the image using a particular shaped mask. Digital future Digital restoration is certainly breathing new life into old timers, but will today's films ever need the same treatment? More and more films are being shot digitally and even though most are still shot on film, these are routinely scanned to digital in order to edit and add... (BBC News -- Technology)

    Hellboy II: The Golden Army review  Jul 26, 2008
    But this adolescent way of seeing the world, reducing historical dilemmas to fantasy interpretation, gets caught up in the dull silliness of del Toro's comic book style and CGI frills ... When CGI leads a movie narrative, the human element goes out ... Hellboy preferences the small, ugly joke of a demonic hero and uses that as an excuse for CGI excess. (New York Press)

    Interview: Robert Englund  Jul 25, 2008
    There's that old expression, "we'll fix it in postproduction," and I'm not against that, but CGI is a visual reliance. And that's meant, at least since the mid-nineties, that people don't fix script problems. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)

    Jon Heder to star in online series  Jul 25, 2008
    The sci-fi comedy thriller marks an evolution for Electric Farms because it's live-action with limited CGI elements. (Its first online drama, "Afterworld," is a 2. (Yahoo News -- Technology)

    "Asprox computer virus" runs riot, hits the NHS, claims The Times  Jul 24, 2008
    And as the Finjan quote makes clear, what we're actually talking about is a standard attack that exploits badly coded web sites that use ASP (Microsoft's Active Server Pages), JSP, CGI, or PHP programing and an SQL database. (They're badly coded because they're not adequately checking the input from the user/web browser. (guardian.co.uk)

    C.A. Bancorp Canadian Realty Finance Corporation Files Preliminary Prospectus for Tax-Efficient 7.6% Yielding Class A Shares and Warrants to Purchase Series 1, Preferred Shares  Jul 24, 2008
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name Ticker --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canadian Common Shares Eligible for Exchange --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. AEM --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agrium Inc. AGU --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bank of Montreal... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Classic bicycle moments on film  Jul 20, 2008
    "The Muppet Movie" (1979): Of all the CGI technology today, still nothing is as unbelievable as seeing Kermit and the gang riding bicycles. Who knew that half of the Muppets even had feet. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)

    Hollywood's saviours  Jul 20, 2008
    No doubt, CGI wizardry has lent these movies a slickness which was missing in earlier superhero films and this might be one of the reasons, why there are so many superhero films being made now, although the genre has been around for a long time. In the '70s and '80s, for instance, the only notable successes were the Superman series featuring Christopher Reeve and Tim Burton's Batman. (India Times, India)

    * [FILM REVIEW] Deep into the 'Knight'  Jul 18, 2008
    " TWO-FACE FACE: The Joker may be getting all the early attention, but once people see The Dark Knight's other villain, Two-Face, they'll likely be talking as much about him. The ultimate split personality, one side of the character's head has been horribly burned while the other, sane half looks just fine. It's the one part of the movie where computer effects-averse director Nolan felt that CGI was the appropriate way to go. "I wanted the look of it to be so extreme as to be a little bit... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Turnbull backs Woodside on LNG fears  Jul 18, 2008
    gov.au/cgi-bin/silo/reg/cli_chg/g_timeseries. cgi. (ABC Online)

    SoBe "Summer Magic"  Jul 16, 2008
    Colony of dancing water lizards, courtesy of CGI. Check. (AdWeek)

    CGI selected for U.S. Navy SeaPort-e contract for it services  Jul 16, 2008
    Stock Market Symbols GIB.A (TSX) GIB (NYSE) US Navy and Marine Corps gain new access to state-of-the-art solutions for war-fighting environment FAIRFAX, VA, July 16 /CNW Telbec/ - CGI Federal, Inc., a wholly-owned U.S. operating subsidiary of CGI Group Inc., (NYSE: GIB; TSX: GIB.A) today announced that it was selected by the United States Navy to bid on work to be awarded under the SeaPort-e IDIQ (indefinite delivery / indefinite quantity) contract ... "CGI's selection by the U.S. Navy is an... (Canada Newswire)

    "Survivor" All-Stars Ready for Battle  Jul 15, 2008
    Remember when did the Thriller dance with a bunch of CGI lizards for some drink we still have no interest in. Yeah, she s got nothing on. (Yahoo News -- Survivor)

    AX08: David Bowers Talks Astro Boy  Jul 14, 2008
    Bowers, whose directorial debut was 2006's Flushed Away, is helming the upcoming CGI animated film adaptation of the popular anime/manga series Astro Boy. 000016D0 The film is slated for a Fall 2009 release and will feature the voices of Freddie Highmore as Astro Boy, Nicolas Cage as Dr. Tenma, and Donald Sutherland as General Stone. (IGN FilmForce)

    IGN Meets GDT  Jul 14, 2008
    IGN: You are also, it seems, getting much more comfortable and in turn pushing the envelope with CGI. Do you feel like you are starting to get a mastery over that kind of technology. GDT: Well, the beauty of it to me is the mixture of the CGI and the physical ... There is a very beautiful moment in the movie when we have a puppet tooth fairy in the autopsy room, and the moment the puppet fairy ends and the CGI fairy begins is almost invisible. (IGN FilmForce)

    DVD Review: Transformers Cybertron  Jul 14, 2008
    " What's Wrong With Transformers Cybertron? Forget that this series' raison d'etre is only to sell a line of toys. It soon becomes clear that the producers paid their writers and artists approximately 25 per episode, and they certainly got their money's worth. The animation is an uncomfortable mix of cel animation and CGI, which means the various robots don't look like they're inhabiting the same scenes as their human counterparts. Even worse are scenes where parts of the robots are rendered in... (Suite101.com)

    Take this job, please  Jul 14, 2008
    Starks said she chose HPTi over larger, Montreal-based CGI Group Inc., with offices in Fairfax, because of greater responsibilities, an agreement to begin processing her security clearance and a higher $59,000 salary. HPTi has expanded its work force nearly 20 percent over the last five years, said Jim Donnelly, the head of recruiting. (Washington Business Journal, DC)

    Executive Vice-President Lawson Hunter to leave BCE  Jul 13, 2008
    "There is no question that our single-minded determination to refocus Bell on its core business and customers, coupled with our vision for public policy reform in the communications sector, has truly laid a new foundation for the future of the company." As one of Canada's foremost experts in competition and regulatory law, Mr. Hunter played key roles in every major transaction in which Bell was involved during his time at the company, including those involving CGI, CTVGlobemedia and Telesat. He... (PR Newswire)

    From the New York Times  Jul 13, 2008
    I don t know about their Ballistics capability, but they seem to be making progress on the CGI front, albeit noting the guy who cut and pasted the images was too lazy to fix the clouds. It seems they have now started a CGI race with Israel- let us wait on the sidelines to see who wins. (Harper's Magazine)

    Worthy of worship  Jul 13, 2008
    Perhaps I'm not hanging out with enough teenagers or CGI beavers, but there's a disconnect between what we're being sold and what I see being used. The iPhone has the power to change that, and the effects will be both profound and subtle. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)

    Alabama Venetian Blind Co. buys Leeds facility  Jul 13, 2008
    CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc. renewed its lease at Woods Point I. Dan Lovell of Graham represented CGI and Weyman Prater of Barber Cos ... Graham's David Spencer and Peter McGill of Colliers Pinkard represented the company in the transaction. (Birmingham Business Journal, AL)

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