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- The vast majority of us is used to interact with 2D objects, such as a computer screen. But how do you deal with a volumetric display, such as a 3D collaborative medical model or an architectural model? In this short article, "Gestures control true 3D display," Technology Research News (TRN) writes that researchers from the University of Toronto have devised a method which involves a multi-finger gestural interaction with the 3D display. The users, who carry 'markers' on their fingers which are tracked by cameras, can work together to pick, manipulate or control objects existing in the 3D environment. As the TRN article was only wetting my appetite, I've done my own research on the subject. |
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- Chicago police are adopting a zero-tolerance policy for New Year's revelers who shoot guns at midnight Friday. Police received 662 calls about celebrants firing gunshots into the air last New Year's Eve and New Year's Day and 3,200 calls from... |
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- Saints veteran cornerback Mike McKenzie has two years remaining on his contract. He is scheduled to make annual base salaries of $3.43 million and $4.1 million in 2005 and 2006, with $200,000 workout bonuses each season. In 2006, his base... |
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- Most recent daily statistics (29 Dec 2004): Ranking: 0, Activity percentile: 0.00%, |
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- Most recent daily statistics (29 Dec 2004): Download count: 0 |
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- Tracker description: Bug Tracking System |
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- Tracker description: Patch Tracking System |
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- Last night Gothamist headed down the street to Pianos for the Tinkle show. We figured it was worth our 6 bucks to hear Todd Barry makes fun of blogs. So we got right up there and sat in the front row. We laughed, we drank, we even cried a little (that dude from LA was not funny.) And a few hours later we ended up with a bottle of Donald Trump cologne (smells like money! |
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- Project description: Dawn of the Titans is a project to provide basic softcode/hardcode snippets, advice, and documentation for BattleTechMUX players and staffers alike. This is of particular interest to BTMux coders and admins. |
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- Project administrators: grantblackman, patrickblackman |
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- Jurors in the trial of a man accused of being the driver in a deadly smuggling attempt will be told by a judge that prosecutors ignored her order to provide information on why they are seeking the death penalty in the case. |
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- Police in Delaware have made an arrest in the murder of a Temple University medical student. |
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- An Ocean County couple faces charges that they starved their 5-year-old adopted daughter. |
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- There has been a fatal accident involving a tractor-trailer and a taxi-cab in Burlington County near the New Jersey Turnpike. |
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- Martha Stewart, who built a billion-dollar media empire based on her holiday and home decorating tips, was unable to lead her team to victory in a prison decoration contest, a magazine reported. |
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- A fire that raced through a packed Buenos Aires nightclub during a rock concert killed at least 174 concert-goers and injured about 410, and investigators were looking into survivor accounts that the building's emergency exits were locked. |
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- [Sportovní noviny - hlavní události] - |
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- [Slashdot] - nomrniceguy writes "Researchers are developing technology for ambulances to improve communications and perhaps more importantly, place virtual doctors inside in transit. A patient's vital signs and other data are beamed in real-time to the closest trauma center, where doctors can not only instruct paramedics in the field, but also prep a room to treat the critically injured once they arrive." |
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- [iHNed.cz - Ekonomika] - Výběr nejvýznamnějších ekonomických událostí roku 2004 v České republice. |
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- [iHNed.cz - Ekonomika] - Stoupající cena ropy, klesající dolar. problémy s Paktem stability. |
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- [iHNed.cz - Ekonomika] - Neustávající debaty kolem schodku veřejných financí, reformě zdravotnického a důchodového systému. |
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- [iHNed.cz - Zpravodajství Svět] - Pro Česko byl rok 2004 ve vztahu k EU zlomový. Jak vypadal konkrétně, přinášíme v následujícím souhrnu. |
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- [iHNed.cz - Zpravodajství Svět] - George Bush zůstane v prezidentském úřadu USA i na další volební období. Tragédie postihla školu v Beslanu. |
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- [iHNed.cz - Zpravodajství ČR] - Co zajímavého se stalo v uplynulých 365 dnech na našem území. |
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- [iHNed.cz - Zpravodajství ČR] - ČSSD prohrála troje volby, sílí pozice komunistů. Premiéra Špidlu vystřídal Stanislav Gross. |
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- [České noviny - hlavní události] - |
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- Technorati a dcid de mettre en ligne une page spciale o figurent les rsolutions des bloggueurs pour 2005. Le systme de ping est simple et, si la mthode traditionnelle ne fonctionne pas, il suffit d'entrer l'URL de son post dans une fentre prvue cet effet. Pour l'instant, il y a 45 rsolutions, toutes en anglais. Allez les francophones... un effort! |
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- Mission accomplished. Or something like that... The U.S. military suffered at least 348 deaths in Iraq over the final four months of the year, more than in any other similar period since the invasion in March 2003. |
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- Here's something for your favorite Republican culture warrior -- a little gay bashing, a little Europe bashing, and some twisted bible verse to top it all off: (Click on image to enlarge. Via Raw Story.) |
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- For G. Balan, a gut-wrenching obstacle stood between his tsunami-devastated village and any hope of safety: a lagoon teeming with crocodiles. Lucky for him and others who managed to swim across, the crocs were too busy feasting on the corpses of humans and animals to take any notice. |
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"-" (Dec 31 2004 13:34 GMT) - , " " "", , NEWSru.com. "--2004" " ". , . , , , , , , , , , . |
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- Slayer-Hell Awaits........or Metallica-Fade To Black.......I think,I was listening To Van Halen and Motley Crue Before I got in to real metal |
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Raindrops (Dec 31 2004 13:33 GMT) - Raindrops falling,to the ground,and as they fall,they make a sound.Sometimes soft,sometimes loud,but always they fall,from a cloud.A cloud thats dark,falling one by one. This dark cloud,hides the sun.A cloud can only,hold so much,before it will fall,with one soft touch. |
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- This being my first entry into this blog, I'll leave off with political or otherwise personal stuff. Enough to point out that my day job is Communications Director for the Jewish Labor Committee, and in my "free time" I am, among other things, a Vice President of Meretz USA and a Senior Corespondent for LabourStart. Among the Jewish organizations are seeking funds to assist in the relief effort: • American Jewish World Service, (800) 889-7146. "AJWS supports almost 200 grassroots organizations in the developing world and Russia and Ukraine through grant making, technical assistance, emergency relief and advocacy. |
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- A friend of mine asked me weeks ago what episode had the # 7 and the # 8 in it. The #7 was easy, George wants to name his first born 'Seven' , but the #8 has me baffled. He said it was an episode that a crime had been committed and that something about the #8 could have 'potentially' saved someones life. Anyone??... |
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