Making-of: The Puppeteer
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The idea of Puppeteer is to create functional wearable motion-capture technology using off the shelf supplies, experimenting with soft conductive materials to achieve interesting and comforatble results. So far we have designed and made three Puppeteer motion-capture costumes for different performance. Each time, tailoring the costume both aesthetically and functionally to the context and concept of the performance.
So far there have been three completed versions of Puppeteer that were used in the following performances:
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First Version: Ein Kleines Puppenspiel
The fabric pressure sensors integrated in this version of the Puppeteer costume are made from two layers of conductive fabric with a layer of ex-static in between (see Flexible-fabric-touchpad Instructable). These layers are sandwiched between two layers of neoprene to offer a certain amount of stability and thus more regular data. The patches of conductive fabric are “ironed-on” to the neoprene using fusing. The layer of ex-static, which is taken from the black bags used to package or store sensitive electronic parts, lies between the layers of conductive fabric, preventing direct contact. The neoprene is sewn together around the edges keeping everything in place.
The sensors work such that a current of 5 volt runs from the microcontroller (we are using Arduinos) into one of the conductive patches of the sensor. When pressure is applied to the touchpad, by pushing the layers together or by bending the sensor, the ex-static layer lowers its resistance. The lower the resistance of the ex-static, the more current can flow to the other side, reaching the other patch of conductive fabric which leads back to an input in the microcontroller. Thus the current reaching the microcontroller input varies with the pressure applied to the sensor. This change in pressure can be mapped to an angle between two bones of a virtual puppet.
Depending on which bones the sensor is addressing, the software running on the computer (we are using Processing) that receives this data needs to know the minimum and maximum angle for this sensor, and also the direction or the segment of the sin circle.
For example, the sensor under the armpit offers maximum current (minimum resistance of the ex-static) when the arm is at the body’s side. When the arm is stretched up then the sensor will not be bent and the current flow at a minimum (the resistance of the ex-static at its max).
In this first version of Puppeteer each side of the fabric touchpads is connected via a wire to the main plug, which is situated at the lower back of the body. From the main plug a 3 meter cable leads away from the body to the microcontroller which interprets the electric signal before sending it to a laptop via USB.
In all twelve sensors were integrated in the suit at the joints, six on either side of the body.
Following joint movements were captured:
The sensors were sewn into place underneath the tight stretchy fabric of the suit. Depending on what worked best for each joint the sensor was placed either on the inside or the outside of the joint’s bending angle. The wires from the sensors protrude thought the suit and are covered in bright orange fabric to hide the delicate feeling that exposed wires give, they also to emphasize the connections to the joints and are a kind of visual metaphor for the “strings” of a puppet.
The plug at the back of the suit is stable enough to stay attached despite rigorous movement but also allows for the dancer to disconnect herself and walk away. Disconnecting kills the data transfer and reconnecting works without restarting the software.


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ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) – A New York man was arrested by police for operating while intoxicated, possession of drugs, and child endangerment after being stopped for speeding on the Indiana Toll Road with a 4-year-old in the car Thursday morning.
According to Indiana State Police, Anton Simmons, 37, of Middletown, New York, was driving an SUV when he was pulled over for speeding in St. Joseph County.
When the trooper approached Simmons’ car, he saw suspected marijuana in plain view and smelled the odor of burnt marijuana. While talking with Simmons, the trooper also noted signs of possible impairment.
Inside a shoebox next to where the 4-year-old child had been sitting the trooper found a plastic bag containing suspected marijuana and a plastic bag of suspected cocaine. Paraphernalia, a marijuana cigarette, and an open container of brandy was also found during the search.
The Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) was called and took custody of the 4-year-old. While with DCS staff, the child reportedly pulled a bag of suspected marijuana from under her clothing, gave it to the staff, and said it belonged to Simmons.
Simmons was transported to the St. Joseph County Jail and found to have a blood alcohol content of .09%. Simmons was preliminarily arrested for Operating While Intoxicated, Child Endangerment, Possession of Cocaine, Possession of Marijuana, and received several citations.

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President Zeman’s advisory team met on Saturday at the Lany chateau to discuss the situation surrounding the plans of the OKD mining company to closed down the Paskov mine in the Moravian-Silesian region. Although a full list of participants has not been released, it is known that Prime Minister Jiří Rusnok and the president of the Confederation of Industry were present. Although Prime Minister Rusnok rejected the possibility of providing financial subsidies to OKD in order to keep the mine open for longer, he did say on Friday that he is planning to hold talks with the company’s shareholders next week in order to find a way to continue operations until 2016. Currently, the mine, which employs around 3,000 people is set to close by the end of 2014.
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The all-star tennis player takes her talents to the recent cover of Vanity Fair and looks stunning in the process. Williams is gearing up for the birth of her first child. As she takes time off from her profession, and hectic new mom life, she sits down for an interview with the mentioned outlet.
Williams dishes about her relationship with her fiancé Alexis Ohanian. The interview takes us through a timeline from the first day they met in 2015 in Rome, up to date. The powerhouse didn’t forget to mention her plans to return back to work at the top of next year.
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Summer Soundtracks: Thievery Corporation
We’re enjoying the sounds of Thievery Corporation’s on their latest release, Radio Retaliation. We’ve been fans for a decade now, and the disc is a real standout. It’s one of the rare instances—at least, as we far back as we can remember—where downtempo chill has managed to successfully take on political commentary (just take a listen to “The Numbers Game” or “33rd Degree”). But our favorite track is perhaps the least political (instrumentals aside, of course). “Sweet Tides”, with vocals courtesy of Loulou, is one of those songs that make for a perfect dreamy interlude, a little cinematic moment for us to lose ourselves. We like to think of it as an updated companion piece for Mazzy Star’s “Fade into You”. Interestingly enough, the videos are similar with their roadtrip theme, despite being made over a decade apart. ( Compare the two for yourself below.) Both songs are already on our summer playlist for drives down to Keawa‘ula or around Makapu‘u.
Thievery Corporation with Loulou – “Sweet Tides”
(The oversized sunglasses and the dreamcatcher hanging in the car are great touches.)
Mazzy Star – “Fade into You”
(Notice similar theme of solitary woman in an arid landscape, vintage car on a deserted highway and big glasses.)


The 2009/10 college football season is nearly over, but there are a few games left on the schedule, and for Walker Sports there is one major game on tap for Tuesday night.
Walker Sports originates in ACC country, so the Orange Bowl is a big deal to us.
This year, we are looking at Georgia Tech and Iowa squaring off in Miami in what could be the best BCS game of the season.
This is your classic matchup of high-powered offense meeting a stingy defense, and which ever team can impose their will on the other, will emerge victorious.
The Yellow Jackets employ Paul Johnson's spread offense, while Iowa sticks to an old school 4-3 and they run it well.
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Nesbitt is just nine yards shy of gaining 1,000 yards rushing, which would give him 1,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards passing. If he is able to find creases in the Iowa defense it opens the entire offense for the Yellow Jackets.
Trying to stop Josh Nesbitt and the Yellow Jackets are the No. 11 Iowa Hawkeyes.
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If the big boys up front can maintain their gaps and stay in their lanes, they will eat up plenty of space that the Yellow Jackets like to run in.
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Journal : Journal of Terramechanics, Volume 56, December 2014, Pages 139–156
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painting with roberto
In the spring of 1970, when I was in tenth grade and my older brother was a senior, our family hosted an exchange student from Trento, Italy named Roberto. He wrote a teasing note in my yearbook before he left that ended with "When you are a famous, great artist, remember me!"
I doubt I'll make that
status in this lifetime--but joking aside, I appreciate now that he thought I might follow my dream to be an artist--an idealistic and unformed idea at the time.
This past week, Roberto and his significant other, Paola, arrived for their first visit to the US in 39 years. It turns out that Roberto (now a medical doctor) is very interested in painting, and in art in general. He wanted to learn about the techniques I use with cold wax medium, and so on Sunday we spent several hours in my studio, during which he watched me paint, asked questions, and got a good start on a small panel. After so many years of painting alone, I've gradually come to appreciate the communal aspects of painting through my workshops, and I enjoyed the quiet stretches of time when each of us was focused on our work. Sharing my studio with someone important to me from my past was a special pleasure.
Although there were many enjoyable moments during Roberto and Paola's visit--including wonderful food, conversation, and good-natured laughing at my attempts to speak Italian--Sunday in the studio was really a highlight for me. Painting with Rob made me feel connected not only with a person I have not seen for almost four decades, but also with my own teenaged self and my vague dreams and aspirations of becoming an artist. There was a kind of surreal, fast-forward sense of time, a feeling of "How did I get here?" and wonder at how this particular path has opened up over the years.


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The case for subtle ar(t)chitecture
Éric Cassar is an architect and construction engineer, who founded ARKHENSPACES, an architectural, urban design and development firm based in Paris in 2005, to focus on research, design and construction of new and sustainable contemporary spaces.
The case for subtle ar(t)chitecture presents Éric Cassar's approach :
. Architecture designed primarily to be lived in, with a poetic dimension yet on a human scale. The goal of each project is to arrive at the essential via the senses: something that appeals to the feelings, that makes sense or embodies a concept but with a clear and unambiguous direction, based on research rooted in the past yet projecting into the future.
. Subtle architecture, in other words architecture capable of creating and coordinating the nspaces: environments connected in both the physical and the virtual worlds. Subtle architecture is both adapted (to its context, its purpose, the climate, its users) and adaptable (with environments, active and interactive, altering in relation to pre-defined parameters). It targets aesthetics that are both tangible and intangible to create surprises and originality.
. Sustainable and responsible architecture, conscious of the passage of time and therefore designed with both today’s (the contemporary era) and tomorrow’s generations in mind. An architecture which is pragmatic, environmentally-friendly and social...


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In anticipation of its upcoming second season, Stranger Things has released a creepy new poster featuring Nancy Wheeler — and of course it’s a homage to an ‘80s classic: A Nightmare On Elm Street.
The original A Nightmare on Elm Street also revolves around a young woman named Nancy. The poster for the 1984 Wes Craven film features an image of Nancy looking distressed as Freddy Kreuger’s hand hovers above her. Its tagline reads, “if Nancy doesn’t wake up screaming, she won’t wake up at all.”
On the Stranger Things rendition of the poster, the Demogorgon’s hand hovers over Nancy Wheeler’s distressed face. Its tagline reads, “If Nancy doesn’t kill the Demogorgon, it’s coming for you next.”
It’s currently unknown whether Season 2 will hold plot homages to A Nightmare On Elm Street beyond this teaser poster — but knowing Stranger Things, don’t bet against it.
Here’s the poster of Nancy:
Stranger Things Season 2 will pick up a year after the events of Season 1, during Halloween. The boys — with Will included — are dressing as the Ghostbusters. Their gang will expand to include a new skater punk girl character.
Stranger Things Season 2 will be released October 27, 2017 on Netflix.


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Doctors in Western Australia can now prescribe medicinal cannabis without the need for a referral to a specialist.
Allowing GPs to prescribe the medication for patients suffering conditions, such as multiple sclerosis and chronic pain, brings WA into line with other states including NSW, Queensland and Victoria.
But doctors must still seek specialist approval when prescribing for children under the age of 16 and patients who are drug dependent or have a history of drug abuse.
Watch the latest news on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >>
Medicinal cannabis products are not approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration or funded by the Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme, which is the responsibility of the federal government.
"It is important for the Commonwealth to have a flexible system that expedites affordable access to new and emerging healthcare treatments," Health Minister Roger Cook said on Tuesday.
Australian Medical Association WA president Andrew Miller backed the state government's decision and said the potential for "doctor shopping" was low.
He said medicinal cannabis had been shown to help children with epilepsy and patients with neurological conditions.
"At this stage, the evidence for this use more widely for things such as nausea or for chronic pain is not very good at all," he told reporters.
"We already have quite good drugs for these things ... so, we'll need to collect a lot more data and see some proper trials coming forward from the drug companies before we'll be supporting widespread use."

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Despite a week of relaxation on courses such as Cypress Point and Pebble Beach in California, the male Wildcats found matters anything but easy when they returned to tournament play.
NU struggled from the get-go in the U.S. Intercollegiate on March 28-30, finishing the first day of the 17-team event in a tie for 10th place.
In a tough spot though, the team dug in. On day two, NU moved up to a tie for ninth and the charge continued over the final 18 holes, as the Cats placed solo seventh in a field that contained three of the top 12 teams in the nation.
Coach Pat Goss said he was impressed by his team’s strong closing play but still found a need for improvement.
“We finally played better on the final day, which was good,” Goss said.”But it exposed our weakness which is when the conditions are really good and the course isn’t too tough, we just don’t make enough birdies.”
After a pair of tournaments where the underclassmen took charge, junior Jack Perry and senior Nick Losole returned to their roles as team leaders.
Perry paced NU’s efforts with rounds of 71, 69 and 69, good enough for a tie for ninth. Losole started slow at 74-72 but produced a strong final kick with a last-day 68.
Perry’s success came from a mindset thoroughly U.S. Open-esque.
“I’m really good at getting rounds back after I kind of mess it up in the beginning,” Perry said. “I had a little fake game, saying, ‘All right, I’m going to play match play with par today, and I’m going to beat it.'”
The high scores on ripe scoring conditions still trouble the coach, who said the Cats will focus on the short game to help them take advantage of favorable conditions.
“Again, I was just disappointed in our scoring on accessible parts of the golf course,” Goss said. “We need to improve our perspective toward scoring, that means our wedge play and our putting especially, and we’ll go home and work on those things.”
NU’s female counterparts secured their second consecutive sixth place finish Tuesday and did so against a field filled with talented squads at the top.
More than half of the 15 teams that assembled for The Farms Invitational were ranked in the top 50 in the country, including No. 29 NU.
The event brought good vibes for the Cats, as the team started strong with a fifth place showing after the first day and only dropped one spot by the tournament’s conclusion, beating No. 22 Texas A&M and No. 37 California in the process.
Coach Emily Fletcher said she was pleased with the way the team performed.
“I felt pretty good about the way we played,” Fletcher said. “We played especially well in tough conditions on the first day and overall we made great progress this week.”
Youth continued to headline NU’s efforts this week.
Sophomore Hana Lee held the first-round lead after an opening 70 and nearly registered her fifth top 10 of the season, instead finishing tied for 12th. Kaitlin Park, an even younger counterpart, did better. The freshman spent most of the final round Tuesday in the runner-up position, only to play her last four holes in five over par.
Park still secured a tie for eighth and said she felt that being near the top of the pack will serve her well.
“It was a good experience to be so close to the lead,” Park said. “I learned that I have to stay focused in the moment and not think too much about the pressure of being near the top.”


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The first few chapters lay the ground work for Winehouse's success as her debut solo album "Frank" only made a blimp on the U.K. music scene. The book helps explain how inspirational Sharon Jones and her sound was to what would be Amy Winehouse's sophomore album. Winehouse and producer Mark Ronson aimed to re-create Phil Spector's "Wall of Sound" as sixties diva Ronnie Spector saw a younger version of herself in Winehouse. The use of The Dap Kings as Amy's backing band was key to the sound of the "Back To Black" album.
The book explains how Ronson would take Amy's lyrics and turn them into retro masterpieces. Brackett uses the example of her hit single "Rehab," as it took Winehouse about five minutes to write the lyrics as a sort of joke song and Mark Ronson about five months to give the song it's style and addictiveness. As the success of the album grew around the world, Winehouse tried to prepare for what was to come in the form of tours, but she never expected and onslaught of scheduling she had to conquer.
Her image was just as important as her sound, but critics were quick to discourage her reputation as shows would be cancelled due to exhaustion When she did perform, she looked frail on stage, but she always delivered one of the best shows, as her voice and ability to win the crowd over would trump everything else.
One entire chapter covers the music videos created for seven of the album's eleven tracks as Amy was a natural in front of the camera. Another chapter discusses the recordings of each of the songs from the album. It also includes the outtakes that did not make the final cut of the album, but has since been released as B-sides and on a deluxe version of the album. Each song lists its credits, along with its legacy as how the song has lived on past it's containment on the "Back To Black" album.
The book closes with the question of whether or not Winehouse should be considered a musical legend as she was on the verge of leading the new vocal revolution. Author Donald Brackett has dug deeper than anybody else into the hectic life during the recording and promoting of one of the most important, iconic albums in music history. To find out more about his new book "Back To Black: Amy Winehouse's Only Masterpiece," please visit facebook.com/backtoblackbook.

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Chinese President to visit Paris to boost ties
Updated: 2014-01-28 07:47
By Li Xiang in Paris
Terracotta performance at Night of China in the Grand Palace of Paris Photo/Li Xiang China Daily
Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to France in March, which is expected to elevate the Sino-French strategic partnership to a new level as the two countries celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations this year.
The visit was confirmed by French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault on Monday in his speech at the event "Night of China" in Paris to mark the momentous decision of former French President Charles de Gaulle to recognize the new Chinese government 50 years ago.
Earlier on Monday, President Xi and his French counterpart Francois Hollande exchanged messages to congratulate each other on the milestone event in the Sino-French bilateral relations.
"The historical action is the foundation of the deep and special Sino-French friendship," Ayrault said.
"Courage and bravery must continue to inspire our common search for new horizons of the Franco -Chinese cooperation. We should not hesitate to write new chapters in our shared history," he said.
Ayrault said that French President Hollande expressed Paris's willingness to deepen and broaden cooperation with Beijing during his visit to China last April and similar expectations are also emerging for the visit of Chinese President Xi to France in March.
French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault gives speech to mark the 50th anniversary of Sino-French diplomatic relations
Chinese ambassador to France Zhai Jun echoed Ayrault’s comments, saying that China and France should continue to expand the significance of the Sino-French strategic partnership in the world politics.
"We should focus on the future and take advantage of the key reforms that both our countries are undertaking to broaden the scope of Sino-French cooperation," Zhai said.
The celebratory event on Monday at the Grand Palace in the French capital featured performances including the piano solo by Chinese pianist Wu Muye, acrobatic shows from Shanghai Acrobatic Group, ballet dance by the National Ballet of China and the National Opera Ballet of Paris as well as the martial art performance by Shaolin Tagou Martial Art School from China’s Henan province.
The event also staged an equestrian art show by well-known French horse trainer and performer Bartabas to mark the upcoming Chinese Year of Horse.
Cai Wu, the Chinese Minister of Culture said that China and France are countries of great civilizations and should continue to courage exchanges among the peoples especially the younger generations.
A Chinese singer performs at Night of China in the Grand Palace of Paris
France was the first country in the world to establish the Chinese Culture Center in its capital in 2002. In 2003 and 2004, the two countries also jointly held the China-France Culture Year to promote mutual affections among the peoples.
"The people of our two countries appreciate and are attracted to each other. And we should continue to encourage the younger generations to carry on the spirit and legacy of the Sino-French friendship in order to deepen our mutual exchanges and cooperations," Cai said.

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Curb the Corporate Agenda of Activist CEOs
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that corporations are entitled to spend unlimited funds in our elections, rolling back a century of modest limits.
One of the many problems unleashed by the court’s decision is that CEOs can now spend unlimited amounts of other people’s money in politics – money from shareholders, most of whom might not fall in line with the corporate agenda these CEOs support.
Corporations aren’t people, but shareholders are. The Shareholder Protection Act (H.R. 4790) proposed by Rep. Michael Capuano (D-Mass.) would empower shareholders to vote on whether or not to allow corporate executives to spend corporate money on political campaigns.
Don’t let your nest egg become a political weapon for the corporate agenda. If a majority of shareholders tell a corporation to stay out of politics, then the corporation should do exactly that.
Anyone with a 401(k) invested in stocks or mutual funds – nearly one out of every two households today – has a stake in how the corporate money in those funds is spent. Passage of the Shareholder Protection Act would help the public hold corporations accountable for their political behavior.
Use the form below to tell your member of Congress to co-sponsor Capuano’s Shareholder Protection Act today.
Please type your zip code into the box below. Then take a moment to add your own words to the email message that appears. This greatly increases the likelihood that your message will make a difference. You can also ask your representative and senators to support the Shareholder Protection Act by phone by calling the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121. Let us know how it goes with an email to action (at) citizen (dot) org!


As wireless networks can be disturbed by other electronic devices, here are useful hints for the optimal experience and performance with wireless tethering in Capture One:
- For optimal transfer speed, use a camera utilizing AC/AX (Wifi-5/Wifi-6) wifi standards like the Canon R5. Use the WFT-10 grip for even faster transfer speeds.
- Any modern router/access point can be used for wireless tethering with Capture One. We have had good success with Netgear Nighthawk M5 (battery-powered, 5G capable mobile router, for use on location), and Netgear Nighthawk AX5 (desktop router for use in the studio) but there are many other routers on the market that will perform similar functions.
- You can optimize different scenarios using the following WiFi settings on your router/access point:
- Fastest transfer speed: 5 GHz
- Longest range: 2.4 GHz
- When using 5 GHz wireless tethering, for maximum performance, we recommend not to exceed 5-6 meters distance between the camera and the wireless access point/router.
- It is recommended to have a clear line of sight between the camera and the router.
- It is recommended to have the tethering-computer hardwired to the router via USB or Network-cable.
- It is recommended to use the newest wifi protocol, or at least as good as your camera provides, refer to your camera’s specification.
- Have some space left on the memory card in your camera. If your connection to wifi drops, the camera will transfer the remaining images to the card – this won't be possible if the memory card is full and your images may not be saved.
Results based on a Canon R5 on an AC/Wifi-5 network.
- Without WFT-R10 grip: ~5-10 seconds from trigger to ready in Capture One;
- With WFT-R10 grip: ~3-6 seconds from trigger to ready in Capture One.
If your connection is interrupted or you experience frequent connectivity issues:
- Reset the communication settings on your camera - refer to the user manual for specific steps on how to do this
- Ensure that your camera and workstation are connected to the same network
- Quit Capture One and re-open it


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The most important feature of almost any wifi is its information transfer speed and bandwidth that’s supported. WiFi Card for PC also has safety mounts and safety systems for complete protection. Mount it in your apparatus based on directions and prepare the driver application. Usually, the driver CD comprises the package. However, you might download the latest drivers from affiliated sites also.
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The perfect wifi card may be hobbled by poor connection quality, frequent dropouts, and slow speeds compared with a wired ethernet connection. However, because routers and wifi technologies improve, the thought that wireless is inherently worse is quickly becoming obsolete. Along with this, the most popular wifi six protocol (802.11ax) additionally has adequate throughput to challenge standard wired links.
Whether you’re updating your current motherboard’s wifi skills or bringing an old one to the modern-day, we’ve just the list for you. Before we begin, note that this list targets incorporating wifi for their current motherboards or upgrading into some new protocol. What is more, the price gap between the WiFi-equipped and non-WiFi variants of a motherboard could be smaller than the cost of a beautiful PCIe wifi card. When you assemble your PC, you have got two options to pick for wireless network connectivity.
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We’ve got our hands on some of the best wifi adapters available on the current market, and we’re likely to put them through their paces to ascertain that they are perfect for gaming. We’ll be completing together with our four most suitable PCIe wifi cards and why we think they’re worth your consideration.
Best WiFi Card for Fast Internet Speed
Joining your desktop computer to a router using an Ethernet cable can be challenging. If you would like to make it simpler to connect to the net with your desktop computer, it is possible to set up a WiFi card instead. WiFi cards have been come in many different selections to fit your particular requirements. The GC-WB867D-I WiFi card is among the best choices if you would like to add Bluetooth to your system.
This is about precisely the same space that many Bluetooth headphones quit working anyhow. It may also manage 3 Mbps, which is much more than enough for streaming the many high-quality sounds. This dual-band WiFi card also includes a removable antenna, which means that you can place it anywhere to have the best connection. The GC-WB867D-I WiFi card includes just one antenna, but it offers you a reliable wireless connection with rates of around 867 Mbps.


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Risen 3: Titan Lords - Preview & Unboxing Video
A small site called Gamers Honest Truth has a preview for Risen 3: Titan Lords.
I was whining about the lack of good RPG games available, and my friendly neighbourhood computer game guys introduced me to the first Risen. I liked and played both games, but definitely enjoyed the challenge of the first game more. Both games scored well by reviewers – typically between 3 and 4 stars, and both games had that familiar Gothic 3 look and feel.
Although I’m always looking, I missed the game announcement in February. Then, just a couple of days ago I read that Risen 3: Titan Lords was being released on August 12. I was super surprised and excited that yet another of my long-time favourite developers was releasing a game during the summer game void.
I also have a new German video that shows what's included in the Collector's Edition.
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VILNIUS, May 29. /ITAR-TASS/. Lithuania’s Lietuvos Dujos has agreed with Gazprom on a lower gas price, the Lithuanian energy company said on Thursday.
The price of Russian natural gas for the Baltic States averaged $425.9 per 1,000 cubic meters in the first quarter of 2014.
Lithuania has repeatedly demanded a review of Russian gas prices. Gazprom has a 37.1% stake in Lietuvos Dujos.
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius said on Thursday the price of natural gas for Lithuanian consumers would fall by 20%.
“We have managed to fulfill the task that we have set and achieve a competitive price for gas supplies,” Butkevicius said.
The new maximum tariff is 2.28 litas (€0.66) per cubic meter and the minimum is 1.42 litas (€0.41).
The new rates reflect an agreement reached between Lietuvos Dujos and Gazprom. Lithuania, which depends on Russian natural gas supplies, had insisted on a “fair price,” saying it was paying about $500 per 1,000 cubic meters, almost the highest gas price in Europe.
The local media reported that Lithuania’s new purchase price will be $370 per 1,000 cu m.
Lietuvo Dujos is the importer of Russian natural gas into the republic. The company is also Lithuania’s largest gas distributor. In 2013, Russia exported 2.7 billion cu m of natural gas to Lithuania.


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7 years later from the Xbox 360 Vs PS4, the console war emerges again….
In a year like no other, 2020 brings the console war back with new levels of innovation and excitement in gaming. The PS5, product of Sony, will be directly competing against Microsoft’s Gaming System, the Xbox One. Right before the holiday season kicks into full gear, the Xbox will come out on November 10th with the PS5 following two days later on November 12th.
The top 3 selling consoles out in the market right now is the PS4, XBOX One, and the Nintendo Switch. Even though the Switch came out in 2017, it has already surpassed the total sales of the Xbox One. According to Forbes, since their respective release dates these are the total sales as of May 2020.
- PlayStation4 (2013): 108.9 Million
- Nintendo Switch (released in 2017): 52.48 million
- Xbox One (released in 2013): 46.9 million
As you can see, even with a 4 year lead, the Xbox has already been overtaken by Nintendo's popular switch console. The PS4 is the clear winner in the market but Xbox’s main competition is still the PlayStation, not the switch. Microsoft has a tough battle ahead of them for the new generation consoles if they want to keep their current loyal fanbases and eat up some of Sony’s market share. This will be tough to do so as Microsoft needs to prove they provide significant advantages to buying a PlayStation. Whether this be a lower price, better specs, or exclusive games, the battle will continue even after the initial release in November.
The PS5 digital edition and Xbox Series S consoles that you see on the left side are consoles that are fully digitalized and don't take physical disks. Instead of gaming disks, these consoles are focused on only processing and playing digital games which are downloaded from their respective online game stores. Because of this, these two consoles require a little bit less hardware and are able to be priced cheaper than their main counterparts. The regular PS5 which will take digital downloads and disks will release at $499 while the Xbox Series X with the same capabilities will also come out at the same price.
With the same price before tax for both consoles, it will come down to a fierce battle between Sony and Microsoft to market their products and not only retain their current fanbase, but convert the other side to their side. Even after the initial release date, these two companies will continue go back and forth with each other for winning over fans and getting high sales for their platforms for at least the next 7–8 years. Then we’ll most likely see a fresh new battle of the XBOX VS PLAYSTATION!


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These cookies are delicious. So delicious they were gone in less than 2 hours. I did not have any to give to the sweet ladies who live behind us. This was really easy to make and as I say so often much better than the refrigerator dough or packaged dough you can buy. No these probably are not “healthy” but honestly everyone deserves a treat at times.
Thick and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Melanie at My Kitchen Cafe
2 1/8 c bleached all-purpose flour (about 10.5 oz)
1/2 t table salt
1/2 t baking soda
12 T unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
1 c brown sugar (7 oz)
1/2 c sugar (3.5 oz)
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
2 t vanilla
1-2 c chocolate chips (I use a full 12 oz. package of semisweet chips)
Heat oven to 325 degrees. Adjust oven racks to upper- and lower-middle positions. Mix flour, salt, and baking soda together in medium bowl; set aside.
Either by hand or with electric mixer, mix butter and sugars until thoroughly blended. Mix in egg, yolk, and vanilla. Add dry ingredients; mix until just combined. Stir in chips.
Form dough into balls and place on parchment or silpat-lined cookie sheets. Smaller cookie sheets can be used, but fewer cookies can be baked at one time and baking time may need to be adjusted. (Dough can be refrigerated up to 2 days or frozen up to 1 month—shaped or not.)
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Lee Health reports COVID-19 hospitalizations are plateauing; may soon reopen visitation
Lee Health officials reported Monday the number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 is plateauing and they are looking at allowing family visitation to begin again.
After a small uptick in hospitalizations two weeks ago when businesses and beaches reopened and following the Memorial Day holiday, the number of patients being treated for COVID-19 remains steady in the range of 100 to 110 patients a day, Dr. Larry Antonucci, president and CEO, said in a media briefing.
“This plateau is a positive sign that reopening has not lead to a sudden surge in cases, and that people are continuing to practice safety measures like physical distancing and wearing a mask when out in public,” he said.
ICYMI:NCH Healthcare System starts COVID-19 antibody testing next week for its frontline workers; community testing in summer
Increased testing capabilities by hospitals and through state-sponsored events with the Florida National Guard, most recently in Collier County two weeks ago, means a steady rate of new positive findings around the state and Southwest Florida.
As of Monday morning, 56,830 people statewide had tested positive, an increase of 667 new cases since Sunday and there were nine more deaths overnight for a total of 2,460 people who have died, according to health officials. None of the deaths were in Collier or Lee counties.
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In Lee County, there were 35 new positive cases reported, bringing the total to 1,943 cases, and 105 deaths, according to the health department.
In Collier, 41 new cases were reported for a total of 1,580 positive cases and 49 deaths.
The Lee hospital system on Monday had 107 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, Antonucci said.
As a result, Lee Health is re-evaluating the no visitation policy that has been in place since March to determine how family members can visit hospitalized loved ones again in a safe manner.
“I understand the hardship this can cause patients and their loved ones,” he said. “Our team remains empathetic to the fact that patients are missing their families while they stay in our hospitals and is taking every step to care for them both clinically and emotionally.”
Antonucci said an announcement about the visitation policy should be made later this week.
In Collier County, the NCH Healthcare System currently is treating 51 patients with COVID-19, said Jonathan Kling, chief nursing officer.
Also this week, Lee Health will host an hour-long virtual town hall meeting at 3 p.m. Thursday for anyone to ask questions and learn more how Lee Health is addressing the COVID-19 outbreak. The virtual town hall will be held on Facebook Live.
In addition to Antonucci, other panelists include Dr. Bill Hearn, chairman of the physician leadership council; Dr. Alex Daneshmand, chief quality and patient safety officer; and Lisa Sgarlata, chief patient care and nursing officer.
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As noted in our last post, several news reports suggest that the FTC’s wide-ranging 19-month investigation of Google’s business practices is coming to an end.
The FTC and Google are also settling a (somewhat different) matter regarding whether Google can seek injunctions when it asserts “standard essential” patents, also known as SEPs.
This post is more for explanation than advocacy. The competitive issues regarding these patents are complex, and it remains unclear what the ultimate settlement will say.
CNET has a nice description of the reported agreement:
Google is prepared to agree not to use its patent war chest to block the sale of products it believes infringe on its intellectual property. The agreement would cover what are known as standard essential patents, which cover technology used in technical standards. (Reuters uses the example of a patent that ensures one brand of wireless phone can call another brand.)
Google has used those patents in litigation around the world as part of the ongoing patent wars among device manufacturers. But at least one federal judge has ruled that standard essential patents can’t be used to win injunctions, and a majority of FTC commissioners have ruled in recent cases that such a use of essential patents can be considered anticompetitive.
According to Reuters, the settlement would leave room for Google to request an injunction if an infringing company refused to negotiate a license.
According to news reports, Apple and Microsoft lobbied antitrust authorities in the United States and Europe to investigate Google for seeking injunctions based on SEPs.
In this (somewhat long) post, after the flip, I’ll explain what SEPs are, where they fit within the broader mobile patent wars, and the effect of the conditions that appear to be part of the FTC-Google agreement.
(If I am confused or wrong about something, I’d be happy to correct it. Just comment below. )
What Are SEPs?
Standard essential patents, as noted, are patents that cover a technology that is used in a technical standard. A technical standard is some technology that is widely adopted by many players in an industry. Some “standards” include cellular interface standards such as the 3G and 4G LTE standards and wireless broadband technologies like WiFi. A “standard” often helps an entire industry or market grow, because companies can make devices that are compatible with widely-used technologies. For example, every maker of wireless modems, computers, and smart phones can be assured that these devices will be able to speak to one another as consumers expect through WiFi. A standard also reduces the costs for making the standardized technology (like WiFi chips) because costs go down through mass-production. And standards reduce complexity for consumers.
These standards are established by standard-setting bodies, in which many companies participate and work together to develop and agree upon proposed standards. Often, several companies might have patents on different pieces of a standard. If one sort of technology cannot be incorporated, because a company refuses to contribute the patent, then the companies setting the standard can design around that patent and create a standard that doesn’t infringe it. They can rely on other patented or unpatented technology if it is available.
All patents contributed to the standard are “essential” to using that standard; hence, they are called “standard essential” patents. Once a standard is set and adopted by a lot of players in the market, it’s often very hard for companies to opt-out of the standard and make technologies using non-standard technology. (Imagine a smartphone without a WiFi chip.) As a result, companies with patents on part of the standard could engage in “hold-up” against rivals—seeking huge sums of money and trying to weaken their competitors.
Most standard setting bodies have policies or requirements which mandate that companies contributing the patents agree to license them on “F/RAND” terms, which means fair/reasonable, and nondiscriminatory. (Americans tends to say RAND; in other countries, they throw on the F, but both names refer to the same thing.) F/RAND means: license to everyone, at a reasonable price, and without discrimination among licensees. But the bodies don’t define with precision which terms are F/RAND, and currently the primary means for determining if terms are F/RAND is litigation. That’s an expensive, complicated, and time-consuming way to figure out the meaning of those terms.
A key concern for the FTC and DOJ regarding SEPs has been the availability of injunctions for the enforcement of those patents. But first, let’s discuss how SEPs fit within the broader patent wars.
SEPs and the Mobile Patent Wars.
If you haven’t noticed, the patent system has seen finer days. Large tech companies are suing one another all over the world in different courts and venues for competitive advantage and patent-licensing fees. Apple, Microsoft, and Google/Android manufacturers like Samsung are all tied up in courts. These cases will influence the amount of leverage each company has when licensing patents to one another and when making business deals with other companies. Each of the companies has thousands of patents in its arsenal, and when they cross-license patents to one another, they have to value them to determine who pays whom, and how much.
In these negotiations (and lawsuits), Microsoft unsurprisingly relies on its own arsenal of many thousand US patents to seek licensing revenues and decrease the appeal of rival operating systems (particularly Android) to the benefit of Microsoft’s own mobile operating platform. Apple does the same, seeking licensing revenues and targeting Android, against which Steve Jobs had promised his biographer he would wage “thermonuclear war.” Google and the Android manufacturers also seek licensing revenues from others and try to protect the Android operating system and gain advantages over its rivals.
In these suits and negotiations, Google will claim that its collection of SEPs provides tremendous value. Apple relies more on patents regarding its products’ designs and interfaces, so if courts respect those patents, then Apple has a stronger position in its negotiations. According to Google, Microsoft attempts to leverage several “de facto” standards—patents everyone needs but that are not subject to F/RAND conditions through standard-setting bodies. (An example of one of these “de facto” standards is the Active-Sync protocol, which Google refers to in this letter to Congress.)
Should Injunctions Be Available for SEPs?
When companies sue one another in district courts, they ask for “damages” (money) or “injunctions” (an order saying that a company can’t do certain things, like sell an infringing product). Often, injunctions are a far bigger threat than merely the payment of money, as a company could be forced to forego sales of millions of smartphones. When companies sue over patents, they often seek injunctions. Not only do companies sue one another in district courts, they go to the International Trade Commission, which can provide injunctions against infringing foreign goods coming into the US market. Since smartphones (from Apple products to HTC devices) are made abroad, even American companies are suing one another at the ITC to keep goods out of the US.
Those who oppose injunctions based on infringing SEPs argue that an injunction gives the patent-holder too much leverage to seek outrageous sums, to force the cross-licensing of other technologies cheaply, or to threaten competitors. Simply put, almost everyone needs the SEP to make a standard technology and compete in the market, and an injunction threatens to shut companies out. Additionally, since a company has already agreed to license the SEP at a reasonable price, they should be unable to get an injunction, which suggests (to some extent) that the mere payment of money-damages is not an adequate remedy for infringement. An assumption that seems to underlie these arguments is that a company deserves the leverage and licensing fees it would have received for the brilliance of its invention alone, not added leverage and fees merely from exploiting its role in a standard.
Google and others have argued that injunctions should be permitted for SEPs under certain conditions for a variety of reasons, and the DOJ and the FTC have both largely agreed that there are some conditions under which injunctions should be acceptable.
There are few reasons for this. First, companies with SEPs need some recourse to injunctions or else licensees will have little incentive to negotiate and will take their chances in court, hoping for a ruling that they can pay less than the licensor requests. If the court can only set a reasonable royalty, the patent-holder would have little leverage. Second, without the injunction, the value of SEPs will decrease, so fewer companies will contribute to standards, despite standards’ general benefits. Third, they accuse other companies of assigning their SEPs to patent assertion entities (often called, pejoratively, “trolls”), and these trolls will sue competitors without fear of injunction (as they don’t make anything) and will claim that they never agreed to the contractual F/RAND commitments that the first party made in a standard-setting proceeding.
Last year, the DOJ approved several patent acquisitions and considered the effect of SEPs in approving two of those transactions. First, Google acquired device maker Motorola in May, 2012, partly for its patent portfolio, as a way to better protect its open-source Android operating system and partner device makers in the ongoing global litigation. Industry experts agreed: the patents Google acquired would give the company some leverage to defend against patent suits by Microsoft and Apple, the other major players in the mobile market. Second, in 2011, a collection of companies including Microsoft, Apple, and RIM bought the Nortel patents. While the DOJ was reviewing the transaction, both Microsoft and Apple issued statements that they would not seek injunctions based on SEPs.
Google did not make the same statement that Microsoft and Apple made (though they might have been happy to make a similar statement about design patents and de facto standards). Google issued a statement simply agreeing not to seek injunctions for infringement of SEPs under particular circumstances. (I’d recommend an excellent speech by DOJ official Joseph Wayland about SEPs in general and the approval of these transactions.)
Injunctions Will Still Be Available for SEPs.
From what we can glean from news reports, the FTC is not foreclosing Google from seeking injunctions based on SEPs. At the very least, when companies refuse to negotiate over SEPs, Google would be able to seek an injunction.
It remains unclear to me if Google could seek an injunction early in the case, based on the probability of winning and other factors (known as a preliminary injunction) or only after the end of the litigation.
The issue is complex.
Where you stand depends partly on what you think about the value of different kinds of patents, about the value of standard-setting organizations, and maybe even your preferences among mobile operating systems.
The experts watching the FTC investigation seem hopeful that it will bring some clarity to the SEP issue.
As both the DOJ and FTC have previously suggested, standard-setting bodies might be able to provide some clarity through their policies, helping to define which terms would be considered F/RAND and under what conditions injunctions could be sought.
If the FTC and Google are able to craft an agreement that balances competing concerns, it could become a blueprint for standard-setting bodies and the way courts handle standard essential patents generally in the future.
That could provide a little more clarity for everyone, and hopefully encourage more deal-making and licensing, rather than litigation.
Disclosure: Google is a client of my law firm. But these thoughts shouldn’t be attributed to Google or to anyone else.


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WOW, I'M GOING TO THE OLYMPICS!!
Well, not me exactly, but pieces of my jewellery.
I was asked to make a pair of wave-themed pendants for Canada's 49erFX sailing team, Erin Rafuse and Danielle Boyd. The design is a cresting wave pierced in a disc of anti-ox sterling silver. The wave is textured with hammer and punch and polished, in contrast with the matte-surface background.
The pendant will be enhanced with an Olympic sport pictogram tag made by Trinity Jewellers in Halifax. And there is enough room for the competitors to attach personal charms.
All the best to Erin and Danielle in their Olympic competition. Oh, and have fun in Rio too!
If you would like to follow them on their great adventure check out:


How do you get people to care about green? Hint: It’s not talking about the polar bears, rising sea levels or carbon emissions. According to Simran Sethi, it’s about meeting people where they are and reframing these issues within the context of issues they care about. So instead of “organics” being an environmental issue, reframe it as a public health issue so that “everyone can understand it,” she says.
Simran is right in the middle of co-authoring a book about the psychological barriers to environmental engagement and I was fortunate enough to pull her away from her computer to talk to me about this important subject. Weighing in on this topic in her book are public figures such as Robert Redford and Newt Gingrich along with a number of behavioral psychologists helping uncover why widespread information has not resulted in widespread engagement. If you think this topic is juicy, just wait until you hear Simran speak about it.