Joshua Minchin, Alligator leisure.jpg Teresa Davis instructs her students during beginning throwing, a ceramics leisure course held in the J. Wayne Reitz Union Basement in the Arts amp; Crafts Center.
Daily Archives: June 1, 2012
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Leap 3D out-Kinects Kinect
May 22, 2012 via KurzweilAI.net — Leap Motion is unveiling its Leap 3D motion control system, Technology Review Hello World reports. Leap Motion appears to outrank Kinect in terms of its capability. The technology, reports CNET, can detect motion with up to a hundredth of a millimeter accuracy; its nuanced enough to detect fingers, for instance, enabling the possibility of touch-free pinch-to-zoom. When the device is available for commercial release, its expected to retail for around $70. The device itself [...]
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Greater Columbus Sports Commission busy in 2012 and beyond
Columbus sports activity has continued with five Ohio Valley Region (OVR) Volleyball tournaments leading up to the USA Volleyball Girls Junior National championships June 28 – July 7. Columbus has also hosted the Tournament of Champions in wrestling, the Capital City Half Marathon, a special Pepsi Max Field of Dreams Exhibition game with MLB legends at Huntington Park and more. In addition to hosting and supporting all these events, the GCSC has continued pursuing future sporting events for Central Ohio. [...]
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Week in research: 100 Mbps imperative in schools; WiFi-enabled devices to pass …
100 Mbps is the rule: For every 1,000 students and staff members, schools in the United States will need at least 100 Mbps broadband speed. And its got to happen within two years, according to a report by SETDA (State Educational Technology Directors Association). Citing examples from schools around the country which are beginning to shift to a perspective of the Internet as a primary resource, SETDA directors and school administrators outlined the case at a press conference in Washington, [...]
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Aqua-Leisure recalls children’s trampolines due to fall hazard
WASHINGTON (CPSC) – The US Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: First Fitness® Trampolines with Handlebars Units: About 40,000 Manufacturer: Aqua-Leisure Industries Inc., of Avon, Mass. Hazard: Metal fatigue can cause the handlebar to break away during use, posing [...]
