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The global DRAM market has entered a new phase in its evolution, as a fundamental shift from PCs to mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets is underway.
Last update: Monday 1 July 2013 [11 news items]
Micron, Elpida to complete merger in August, say observers
Jul 1, 15:29
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Micron, Elpida adjusting capacity to meet rising demand for mobile devices
Jun 27, 21:23
The merger of Micron Technology and Elpida Memory has not yet taken place, but the two memory chipmakers have developed their respective plans to put more focus on products for use...
Mobile devices to consume more DRAM than traditional PCs in 2015, says IHS
Jun 26, 11:45
For a generation now, the PC and DRAM industries have been tied together as tightly as the automotive and crude oil businesses. However, in a telling sign of the arrival of the post-PC...
DRAM market grows up, IHS finds
Jun 20, 10:52
The global market for DRAM has achieved some maturity in the face of daunting challenges, allowing the industry to achieve a balance between supply and demand in 2013, according to...
DRAM supply shortage to extend through 2015, says Inotera executive
Jun 19, 13:46
The current DRAM shortage will continue for at least three years, with the supply gap to be widened year by year, according to Inotera Memories chairman Charles Kau, which also serves...
Taiwan DRAM industry: Moving forward, or backward?
Jun 5, 12:23
The global DRAM market has entered a new phase in its evolution, as a fundamental shift from PCs to mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets is underway. Because mobile devices...
Apr 24, 13:59
The global supply of DRAM chips including those for PCs, servers, TVs and industrial computers is expected to fall short of demand by 5.5% in the fourth quarter of 2013, Pei-Ying...
Backend firms see DRAM market recovery
Apr 23, 16:16
Memory packaging and testing specialists Powertech Technology (PTI), Walton Advanced Engineering and Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC) are expected to benefit from a recovery in...
DRAM contract prices bullish on supply shortfall
Apr 1, 21:49
Robust mobile device demand continues to encourage DRAM suppliers to allocate more capacity to produce mobile DRAM chips resulting in a substantial decrease in their production for...
Commentary: Global 2013 PC DRAM market a three-horse race
Dec 27, 12:07
With Micron Technology's merger with Elpida Memory set to complete, and second-tier players looking to turn their focus away from the PC memory market, the number of commodity DRAM...
Looking to ride mobile computing wave: Q&A with Kingston co-founder David Sun
Jun 20, 14:35
Kingston Technology's revenues hit a record high of US$6.5 billion for 2010, representing a 58.5% on-year growth. However, high sales do not necessarily mean profits are high as well,...
Samsung 30nm 2GB LPDDR3 mobile memory
Samsung Electronics has begun mass producing 2GB and low power double-data-rate 3 (LPDDR3) memory using 30nm-class technology for next-generation mobile devices. The new LPDDR3,...
Photo: Company, Sep 21.
SK Hynix has introduced DDR3L-RS (Reduced Standby) DRAM for mobile solutions using its 20nm class technology. By using 20nm class technology and efficiently managing standby current,...
Photo: Company, Sep 18.
Samsung 16GB server module based on DDR4 memory technology
Samsung Electronics recently announced that the company has begun sampling a 16GB DDR4, registered dual inline memory modules (RDIMMs), designed for use in enterprise server systems...
Photo: Company, Jul 9.
Samsung 20nm-class, 4Gb LPDDR2
Samsung Electronics has begun producing the industry's first 4Gb, low power double-data-rate 2 (LPDDR2) memory using 20nm-class technology. Samsung's 20nm-class 4Gb mobile DRAM...
Photo: Company, Jun 5.
Phison 1H15 EPS to exceed NT$9, says report
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43-inch TV panels becoming new dominant size
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Acer cooperates with Hope Bay Technologies to launch OfficeBox
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- China-based Xi'an LONGi lowers prices for M2 solar-grade monocrystalline wafers for Taiwan solar cell makers
- India to be second-largest smartphone market by 2017, says Strategy Analytics
- Taiwan IC design houses looking for more orders from China handset vendors
- Taiwan IC design houses to see profits shrink in 2015
- Digitimes Research: China makers expanding production for wearable displays
- Taiwan panel makers further down-talk merger possibilities
- LED lighting forecast to reach 32% of total lamp revenues in office lighting during 2015
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- GET to outsource production of solar-grade silicon wafers to Eversol
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- Digitimes Research: Tablets with phone functionality from white-box players to suffer over 15% decline in 2Q15
- ASMedia may be impacted by AMD poor performance
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- STMicro signs US$500 million supply deal with China's Huawei (Jul 2) - Reuters
- Is Intel merging with Qualcomm after Altera acquisition? (Jun 3) - WCCF Tech
- Micron remains optimistic despite down quarter (Jun 30) - EE Times
- Sony shares fall 8% on fund raising plan (Jun 30) - BBC News
- AMD rising: Microsoft may acquire, says gaming site (Jun 29) - Barron's
- Xilinx tries to make most of spotlight amid chip M&A surge (Jun 30) - Bloomberg
- Digitimes Research: Intel 28nm SoFIA 4G AP delayed to early 2016; may face overlap issue with 14nm version
- Is Japan losing its influence in global semiconductor market?, asks IC Insights
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High performance scalable web applications often use a distributed in-memory data cache in front of or in place of robust persistent storage for some tasks. App Engine includes a memory cache service for this purpose.
- When to use a memory cache
- Limits
- Caching data in Go
- How cached data expires
- Configuring memcache
- Monitoring memcache
- Best practices
- Sharing memcache between different programming languages
When to use a memory cache
One use of a memory cache is to speed up common datastore queries. If many requests make the same query with the same parameters, and changes to the results do not need to appear on the web site right away, the app can cache the results in the memcache. Subsequent requests can check the memcache, and only perform the datastore query if the results are absent or expired. Session data, user preferences, and any other queries performed on most pages of a site are good candidates for caching.
Memcache may be useful for other temporary values. However, when considering whether to store a value solely in the memcache and not backed by other persistent storage, be sure that your application behaves acceptably when the value is suddenly not available. Values can expire from the memcache at any time, and may be expired prior to the expiration deadline set for the value. For example, if the sudden absence of a user's session data would cause the session to malfunction, that data should probably be stored in the datastore in addition to the memcache.
The memcache service provides best-effort cache space by default. Apps with billing enabled may opt to use dedicated memcache, which provides a fixed cache size assigned exclusively to your app.
The following limits apply to the use of the memcache service:
- The maximum size of a cached data value is 1 MB minus the size of the key minus an implementation-dependent overhead, which is approximately 96 bytes.
- A key cannot be larger than 250 bytes. In the Go runtime, if you try to set memcache with a larger key, the call will raise an exception. (Other runtimes behave differently.)
- The "multi" batch operations can have any number of elements. The total size of the call and the total size of the data fetched must not exceed 32 megabytes.
- A memcache key cannot contain a null byte.
Caching data in Go
The following example demonstrates how to add, set, and get Memcache values using the Go API.
First import the
memcache package:
import "appengine/memcache"
Then, where
c is an
// Create an Item
item := &memcache.Item{
Key: "lyric",
Value: []byte("Oh, give me a home"),
// Add the item to the memcache, if the key does not already exist
if err := memcache.Add(c, item); err == memcache.ErrNotStored {
c.Infof("item with key %q already exists", item.Key)
} else if err != nil {
c.Errorf("error adding item: %v", err)
// Change the Value of the item
item.Value = []byte("Where the buffalo roam")
// Set the item, unconditionally
if err := memcache.Set(c, item); err != nil {
c.Errorf("error setting item: %v", err)
// Get the item from the memcache
if item, err := memcache.Get(c, "lyric"); err == memcache.ErrCacheMiss {
c.Infof("item not in the cache")
} else if err != nil {
c.Errorf("error getting item: %v", err)
} else {
c.Infof("the lyric is %q", item.Value)
How cached data expires
By default, values stored in memcache are retained as long as possible. Values may be evicted from the cache when a new value is added to the cache if the cache is low on memory. When values are evicted due to memory pressure, the least recently used values are evicted first.
The app can provide an expiration time when a value is stored, as either a number of seconds relative to when the value is added, or as an absolute Unix epoch time in the future (a number of seconds from midnight January 1, 1970). The value will be evicted no later than this time, though it may be evicted for other reasons.
Under rare circumstances, values may also disappear from the cache prior to expiration for reasons other than memory pressure. While memcache is resilient to server failures, memcache values are not saved to disk, so a service failure may cause values to become unavailable.
In general, an application should not expect a cached value to always be available.
You can erase an application's entire cache via the API or via the Google Developers Console's memcache page.
Configuring memcache
App Engine supports two classes of the memcache service:
Shared memcache is the free default for App Engine applications. It provides cache capacity on a best-effort basis and is subject to the overall demand of all the App Engine applications using the shared memcache service.
Dedicated memcache provides a fixed cache capacity assigned exclusively to your application. It's billed by the GB-hour of cache size. Having control over cache size means your app can perform more predictably and with fewer accesses to more costly durable storage.
Both memcache service classes use the same API. Use the Google Developers Console's memcache page to select the memcache service class for an app.
Whether shared or dedicated, memcache is not durable storage. Keys may be evicted when the cache fills up, according to the cache's LRU policy. Changes in the cache configuration or datacenter maintenance events may also flush some or all of the cache.
The following table summarizes the differences between the two classes of memcache service:
|Dedicated Memcache
|Shared Memcache
|$0.06 per GB per hour
|1 to 100GB
|No guaranteed capacity
|Up to 10k operations per second per GB (items < 1KB)
|Not guaranteed
|Durable store
Dedicated memcache billing is charged in 15 minute increments. When charging in local currency, Google will convert the prices listed into applicable local currency pursuant to the conversion rates published by leading financial institutions.
If your app needs more than 100GB of cache, please contact us at email@example.com
Monitoring memcache
Memcache collects information about the amount of data cached for an application, the cache hit rate, and the age of cache items. Note that the age of an item is reset every time it is used, either read or written. You can retrieve this information using the API or view it with the Google Developers Console's memcache page.
Dedicated memcache is rated in operations per second per GB, where an operation is defined as an individual cache item access. The operation rate varies by item size approximately according to the following table. Exceeding these ratings may result in increased API latency or errors.
|Item size (KB)
|Rated ops/s
per GB of cache
An app configured for multiple GB of cache can in theory achieve an aggregate operation rate computed as the number of GB multiplied by the per-GB rate. For example, an app configured for 5GB of cache could reach 50,000 small-item memcache operations/sec. Achieving this level requires a good distribution of load across the memcache keyspace (see Best practices below).
Memcache compute units
A memcache compute unit (MCU) is an alternate way to measure cache traffic capacity, rather than using operations per second. Dedicated memcache is rated at 10,000 MCU per second per GB. Each cache operation has its own corresponding MCU cost. For a get that returns a value, the MCU depends on the size of the returned value; it is calculated as follows:
|Get returned value size (KB)
The MCU for a set depends on the value size. It is 2 times the cost of a successful get-hit operation. Other operations are assigned MCU as follows:
Best practices
Following are some best practices for using memcache:
- Handle memcache API failures gracefully. Memcache operations can fail for various reasons. Applications should be designed to catch failed operations without exposing these errors to end users. This applies especially to Set operations.
- Use the batching capability of the API when possible, especially for small items. This will increase the performance and efficiency of your app.
- Distribute load across your memcache keyspace. Having a single or small set of memcache items represent a disproportionate amount of traffic will hinder your app from scaling. This applies to both operations/sec and bandwidth. The problem can often be alleviated by explicit sharding of your data. For example, a frequently updated counter can be split among several keys, reading them back and summing only when a total is needed. Likewise, a 500K piece of data that must be read on every HTTP request can be split across multiple keys and read back using a single batch API call. (Even better would be to cache the value in instance memory.) For dedicated memcache, the peak access rate on a single key should be 1-2 orders of magnitude less than the per-GB rating.
Sharing memcache between different programming languages
An App Engine app can be factored into one or more modules and versions. Sometimes it is convenient to write modules and versions in different programming languages. You can share the data in your memcache between any of your app's modules and versions. Because the memcache API serializes its parameters, and the API may be implemented differently in different languages, you need to code memcache keys and values carefully if you intend to share them between langauges.
Key Compatibility
To ensure language-independence, memcache keys should be bytes:
- In Python use plain strings (not Unicode strings)
- In Java use byte arrays (not strings)
- In Go use byte arrays
- In PHP use strings
Remember that memcache keys cannot be longer than 250 bytes, and they cannot contain null bytes.
Value Compatibility
For memcache values that can be written and read in all languages, follow these guidelines:
- Byte-arrays and ASCII strings can be safely passed between languages.
- Unicode strings are compatible, but you must encode and decode them properly in Go and PHP.
- Be careful using integers, they are safe for increment/decrement operations, but Go does not directly support integers and PHP cannot handle 64-bit integers.
- Avoid using floating point values and complex types like lists, maps, structs, and classes, because each language serializes them in a different way. If you need to use types like these we recommend that you implement your own language-independent serialization that uses a format such as JSON or protocol buffers.
The example code below operates on two memcache items in Python, Java, Go, and PHP. It reads and writes an item with the key "who" and increments an item with the key "count". If you create a single app with separate modules using these four code snippets, you will see that the values set or incremented in one language will be read by the other languages.
self.response.headers['Content-Type'] = 'text/plain'
who = memcache.get('who')
self.response.write('Previously incremented by %s\n' % who)
memcache.set('who', 'Python')
count = memcache.incr('count', 1, initial_value=0)
self.response.write('Count incremented by Python = %s\n' % count)
byte[] whoKey = "who".getBytes();
byte[] countKey = "count".getBytes();
byte[] who = (byte[]) memcache.get(whoKey);
String whoString = who == null ? "nobody" : new String(who);
resp.getWriter().print("Previously incremented by " + whoString + "\n");
memcache.put(whoKey, "Java".getBytes());
Long count = memcache.increment(countKey, 1L, 0L);
resp.getWriter().print("Count incremented by Java = " + count + "\n");
w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/plain")
whoItem, err := memcache.Get(c, "who")
var who = "nobody"
if err == nil {
who = string(whoItem.Value)
fmt.Fprintf(w, "Previously incremented by %s\n", who)
memcache.Set(c, &memcache.Item{
Key: "who",
Value: []byte("Go"),
count, _ := memcache.Increment(c, "count", 1, 0)
fmt.Fprintf(w, "Count incremented by Go = %d\n", count)
header('Content-Type: text/plain');
$who = $memcache->get('who');
echo 'Previously incremented by ' . $who . "\n";
$memcache->set('who', 'PHP');
$count = $memcache->increment('count', 1, 0);
echo 'Count incremented by PHP = ' . $count . "\n";

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2. Stila Stay All Day Waterproof Volumizing Mascara – This has been my go-to mascara for quite some time. It has a plush volumizing formula that gives extreme volume and beautifully defined lashes (I avoid applying too many layers, so it doesn't look artificial). It also has an impressive durability, it's the kind that only comes off with a very good makeup remover.
3. Matrix Biolage Advanced Force Fiber – This line was designed to strengthen weak, fragile hair and it's formulated with Intra-Cylane and Bamboo, that add resiliency and condition the cuticle. I feel that my hair is a lot stronger (and shinier) since I started using it!
4. Avène Cleanance Gel – This one is an old favorite, I always go back to it when I can. This soapless cleanser, specially suitable for oily and acne prone skin, eliminates impurities and excess sebum without stripping the skin. I love to use it at night, since it has a soothing effect.
5. Dermage Collagen Age Sérum – Who needs a collagen booster? I know I do! This is a concentrated serum that stimulates the natural production of collagen and has a booster action. In other words, the product reduces fine lines, superficial wrinkles and improves skin texture and tone. It is formulated for all ages and skin types. Yay!
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It is a small, not too elegant but with the best traditional food in Huatulco downtown. Is cheaper and more delicious than any other restaurant around the main square.
This is really a nice spot, it is a Taqueria and resaturant, good for local good for toursit, clean and a great taste, price is very good, cheap for tourist, and services and all the differents dishes we tried were excellent!
From Mole negro, tlayudas, pozole, coloradito, are good; I always like to go for local spots in which you...
The tlayudas are good and the prices are very reasonable. The location is easy to find in the downtown (Centro) area. The service is very good and friendly.
The place lacked comfort and interest. It was too hot but wasn't even outside. Stuffy. Needed a fan over our table. Food was ok. Nothing to write home about. Maybe we ordered the wrong things. Recommended bus local taxi driver.
I always eat here. It is great food and extremely reasonable prices. Safe to eat here...you won't get sick. Make sure it is on your list!!
My wife and I went to this restaurant during our stay at beautiful Huatulco, and I have to say the most AWESOME oaxaca food you´ll ever try. I tried the "tlayudas", "mole" and "tasajo" meat at other places in Oaxaca, but the food at this family restautant is"taste it to believe it". The waiters were kind, helpfull and really nice;...
I am glad I did my TA research - I knew I had a couple meals coming in town and had Tlayudas Arely down as my number one stop. This is my kind of hole in the wall - great local's place. Large portions, low pieces, a nice mescal after lunch / dinner. (The reposado was rested over lychee fruits)....
After going to Arely's for years, it is time for a review. A wonderful local place that has the best food in La Crucecita. From tlayudas to tostados, to tortas, to posole, this place rocks. They have the coldest beer and the cheapest mescal in town. The staff have been there for years and the family that runs the place...
So much to like about this place. The quesillo is fantastic, the horchata delicious, cervezas cold and the tlayudas are massive. Nice service and good local hangout. Definitely recommended.
My family has vacationed here twice, so between all the visiting relatives we have eaten here 4 times in the last 14 months. The food is really over the top delicious and so inexpensive.
If you like authentic Oaxacan food, look no further. I highly recommend the tortas and pozole! But the enmolada and enfrijoladas is very authentic, too!
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GOP Senator James Inhofe On Benghazi: "We May Be Starting To Use The I-Word Before Too Long."
I have to admit that I've been very skeptical that the Republicans in the Senate would seriously consider impeaching Obama. Honestly, I'm still skeptical because other than a few standouts like Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Mike Lee, Pat Toomey, Jeff Sessions and a handful of others, these are timid, weak men who've never shown a lot of political courage.
Still, when you have a man like James Inhofe, the top-ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, who starts talking impeachment, it makes your ears perk up.
Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) said in a radio interview Thursday that "of all the great cover-ups in history" – including the Pentagon papers, Iran-Contra and Watergate – Benghazi "is going to go down as the most serious, most egregious coverup in American history."
"We may be starting to use the I-word before too long," Inhofe said on the Las Vegas-based "Rusty Humphries Show."
"The I-word meaning impeachment?" Humphries asked.
"Yeah," Inhofe confirmed.
When Humphries questioned the likelihood of impeachment, Inhofe said it wouldn't be immediate.
"I'm not talking about it now, this is something that could endure until after the '14 election – this is not a short story, this is something that was re-discovered after eight months…this is clearly an orchestrated coverup," he said.
Susan Rice, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama all knowingly lied to the American people about people who died because of the incompetence and indifference of the Obama Administration. They didn't lie because of national security either; they lied for purely political purposes and there's a scapegoat sitting in jail today because the Obama Administration blamed him for the people they got killed.
This is not good governance, competent governance or honest governance, but Obama gets away with it because he's a Democrat? Are there any standards at all that apply to this man? Is he above the law or is he not? I guess we'll see soon.
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Built in 1893 at Essex, MA, in the yard of Arthur D. Story, Lettie G. Howard is a type of fishing schooner once widely used along the Atlantic seaboard from Maine to Texas. Her deep wooden hull, subtly curved from a faintly hollowed bow and fine entrance to a long powerful run, is a good model of what was known the world over as the "Gloucesterman." Today, she is one of the last of her kind.
Named for the daughter of her first captain, Frederick Howard, Lettie fished out of Gloucester, MA, for her first eight years. In 1901, she was purchased by owners in Pensacola, FL, for use in the red snapper fishery off Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. After surviving two major hurricanes, she was thoroughly rebuilt in 1923 by a new owner-Thomas Welles of Mystic, CT-who installed her first auxiliary engine and renamed her Mystic C. She continued to fish under sail for the Welles Company for 43 years, until it disbanded in 1966.
That year, she was sold to the Historic Ships Association in Gloucester, and in 1968 she was purchased by the year-old South Street Seaport Museum. She traveled from Gloucester to the Museum's pier at South Street largely under sail. By then, she had been renamed twice, and her long working life had obscured her origins; research into her background led to a docking book that confirmed her identity as Lettie G. Howard.
Since 1968, Lettie has been a proud and beloved resident of South Street, where scores of fishing schooners like her used to dock to bring their catches to the Fulton Fish Market. She was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1989, and between 1991 and 1993 she was completely restored to her 1893 appearance.
Lettie has operated as a certified sail training vessel since 1994, taking student crews on trips in New York Harbor and waters further afield-teaching history and ecology along with the skills and crafts of sailing, and celebrating the legacy of the North Atlantic fisheries and the Gloucester fleets.
Created in 1967, the South Street Seaport Museum's mission was to celebrate New York's maritime past through its collections, including vessels, and through exhibitions and school and public programs. Financial issues forced the Seaport Museum to close in early 2011, but the Seaport Museum was re-opened in January 2012 under the management of the Museum of the City of New York, which has sought to make use of the Seaport Museum's assets to pave the way for a stable future. The Museum is open seven days a week from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. Admission is $10 and free for children under 9. Visit http://www.southstreetseaportmuseum.org for more information.
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IMMR Board.
I think there are some that are intentionally MISLEADING on some of these Thorner hypothetical situations.
I challenge bits and counslr to come over to the SNE board to discuss Thorner, the USPTO, the fraud case, what he is working on or not working on, the timeline, and numerous other things. Others can feel free to join in as well. I am still 16 days from making my return so please join me here to discuss and dissect this Thorner issue in more detail.
glengroove's Post today shows how some of the unassuming are being MISLEAD on Thorner. Not sure the misleading is intentional or not, but much of what is being suggested is misleading, and 100% conjecture.
I would appreciate it if someone could take my message to all who want to discuss Thorner in more detail, and get down to the basic facts come over to the SNE Board.
By the way, Epervier had possibly the 2 BEST Posts yesterday on the Board regarding Thorner, yet no one commented that I saw. The timeline is extremely important to spend some time on before disussing all of the pure conjecture. On top of that, there was a news story of LG being in negotiations with Immersion, and while that got some mention on the Board, was overrun with lots of negative hypotheses on Thorner which none had FACT to back up. The LG story was somethign real and tangible in a nwes story, yet the conjecture nonsense dwarfed the more tangible.
I feel like a proud poppy.
Go IMMR.
Here's one.....
Thorner says "The original programs I recently found and now submit have substantially the same code, substantially the same function, substantially the same screen presentation and user interface, and create the same vibrotactile effects, as many of the programs submitted with my July 6, 2005 declaration."
So did he find the actual original programs, or different programs that he considers "substantially the same"?
[Here's one.....
Thorner says "The original programs I recently found and now submit have substantially the same code, substantially the same function, substantially the same screen presentation and user interface, and create the same vibrotactile effects, as many of the programs submitted with my July 6, 2005 declaration."
So did he find the actual original programs, or different programs that he considers "substantially the same"?]
Seems to me that maybe it means kinda the same, or sorta of the same, or mostly the same, or maybe this might be the best way to define substantial:
The PS3 no doubt will have differences than the PS2. However if it has Haptics enabled, then the PS3 might be "substantially" the same in the Forced Feedback area, thus Immersion should get full Royalties on every PS3 shipped. The phrase "substantially the same" now being allowed to be introduced in court by Sony should end all arguments on the PS3 Royalties issue. lol.
This has went from the bizarre with the cryogenics, to the most improbable when considering all his hearsay and non-plausible scenarios, to the changing of his original story in July.
Seems to me that Immersion must have been pressing in on some specific technical areas they spotted inconsistincies on, and Thorner might now be trying to fumble his way through the web of his previously stated story.
Two things will be of interest:
1. Will there be more corrections from Thorner as time goes forward and Immersion starts homing in further?
2. What will Immersion's response be when they completely dissect the entire Thorner story from beginning to end? That experience might want Thorner to schedule a Rectal exam as opposed to being picked apart bits by bits.
[Do you have any advice for Glen?]
Yes. In order:
1. Pray and ask God for wisdom. Serious.
2. Do lots of research on the companies he is looking to invest in. Find undervalued/undiscovered companies and make short lists.
3. Find companies first, not stocks first.
4. Watch overall globaleconomic news to make sure investing climate is OK.
5. Watch for good time's to buy in. Those exact times might differ for various people depending on goals.
6. Do not listen to bits.
7. Do your own DD and never follow single people or single organizations when it comes to stock investing.
8. Pray and trust God some more.
[same advice I gave a few days ago.]
This would have been you best post ever if you told others to not read you stuff. Can you give me the Post #? I would like to frame it. :-)
For me The timeline is extremely important .
I have asked myself these simple questions
1. Why didn't Thorner file for a patent for his "priory art" in 1995 ?
2. Why didn't Thorner protest at PTO during process of granting the patent to IMMR,
between 2000-05-01 and 2002-07-23 ?
3. Why didn't Thorner file a motion to invalidate IMMR patent later after 2002-07-23 ?
4. Why is Thorner "Patent" ( Application Number: 201584 ) still not granted ?
Filed on 2002-07-23, published on 2003-02-27.
5. When did Thorner start conversations with IMMR?
6. Why and When did Thorner sign agreement in connection with IMMR v SNE lawsuit?
7. Why did Thorner go after final judgment ("IMMR v SNE lawsuit") to SNE ?
7. Why did Thorner go after final judgment ("IMMR v SNE lawsuit") to SNE ?
MONEY!! No telling what he got or is going to get if the Sony wins
Thank you epervier.
your Posts with the timeline were two of the most useful Posts on the IMMR Board in some time. There have been others as well, but yours is very useful for multiple reasons.
Extremely surprised that few engaged you on it, or even discussed it. There was so much mish-mash on minutia yesterday that the Post appears to have been ignored.
My suggestion is to Post it again once a day for the rest of this week. Those are some facts that should be referenced when all of the hypotheses keep getting bounced arond.
"I think there are some that are intentionally MISLEADING on some of these Thorner hypothetical situations."
How can you mislead with a hypothetical? Sony settling with IMMR is a hypothetical. Thorner trying to design around IMMR IP for the PS3 is a hypothetical. The judge lifting the stay is a hypothetical. Until news comes out relating to any of the above is a hypothetical. Is there something you would like to address specifically?


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Aaron Hernandez missed another practice this week, but this one had nothing to do with the balky ankle that's been causing him trouble for most of the season. Hernandez was out Tuesday because his first child was being born, according to multiple reports. A tweet from Hernandez's brother, D.J. Hernandez, who works as a graduate assistant coach at the University of Miami, more than confirmed the news Tuesday. Love u bro http://t.co/kBNsvHiz— DJ Hernandez (@DjHernandez14) November 06, 2012 Hernandez was reportedly back at the Patriots' practice facility Wednesday, although it's still unknown whether he will play this week. Hernandez missed the Patriots' last game, two weeks ago in London against the Rams.
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Foreign Posts' Strategies Could Inform U.S. Postal Service's Efforts to Modernize
GAO-11-282: Published: Feb 16, 2011. Publicly Released: Feb 16, 2011.
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The video shows the Swedish Postal Operator, Posten AB's, efforts to communicate with postal stakeholders internally and externally before and during its major retail transformation from post-owned retail post offices to nonpost-owned facilities. (Please note: This video is in Swedish with English subtitles.)
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The foreign postal operators (foreign posts) in industrialized countries in GAO's review have been experiencing declining letter mail volumes and have modernized their delivery and retail networks to address this challenge. As requested, GAO reviewed the innovations and initiatives that foreign posts are using and the lessons the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) might learn to help it address plummeting mail volumes and record financial losses. This report examines initiatives foreign posts have implemented to improve mail delivery and retail networks and related results, and modernization strategies used by foreign posts that can inform consideration of proposals to improve USPS's financial condition and customer service. GAO selected foreign posts in Australia, Canada, Finland, Germany, Sweden, and Switzerland as case studies based on characteristics, such as delivery and retail changes and country size and location. GAO reviewed foreign posts' documents, including annual reports and strategic plans related to delivery and retail network changes and innovations. GAO met with foreign post officials, toured their retail facilities, received briefings on their delivery and retail networks and other areas, and met with regulators, labor unions, and mailers to obtain their views on the effects of their posts' modernization efforts. USPS generally agreed with GAO's findings and mentioned both its own modernization efforts and the barriers it faces.
The foreign posts GAO reviewed have developed alternative delivery choices for customers that, according to the posts, have reduced costs and improved customer satisfaction and service. All of these posts now offer digital (purely electronic) or hybrid mail (a blend of physical and digital) options. Some posts offer parcel pick up at retail facilities like grocery stores, which are open longer than post offices, and are often owned and operated by businesses that partner with the posts, thus reducing costs. One post allows customers to pick up parcels from a publicly-located machine, or parcel locker, that is available 24 hours a day. The selected foreign posts have modernized their legacy brick and mortar retail networks in response to customers' changing use of the mail. For example, they have expanded retail access through alternatives such as Internet sales and partnerships with retail businesses such as grocery stores or pharmacies, while reducing the number of post-owned and -operated facilities. According to all of the posts, retail modernization has either (1) improved customer service, in some cases because the partner stays open longer, or (2) reduced operating and labor costs, by closing post-owned and -operated facilities, or both. The foreign posts faced resistance to change and challenges similar to those USPS faces, and they have used strategies that could be helpful to USPS as it moves forward with plans to modernize its own delivery and retail networks. In particular, they relied on outreach and communication strategies to inform public officials and customers of increased access to products and services and help gain acceptance for retail network changes. A few posts also developed labor transition plans or strategies under which they provided training, relocation and job search services, and financial incentives to support employees who were negatively affected by the modernizations. While USPS has taken steps in the past year to generate ideas for modernizing its retail and delivery networks, the experiences of foreign posts suggest that it will be critically important for USPS to fully develop and implement similar outreach, communication, and labor transition strategies.
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Federal Real Property:Current Efforts, GAO Recommendations, and Proposed Legislation Could Address Challenges [Reissued on June 24, 2015]GAO-15-688T: Published: Jun 16, 2015. Publicly Released: Jun 16, 2015.
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New date for National Disability Forum meeting
The National Disability Forum will now meet on Wednesday, July 15, from 1:00–3:00 p.m. Eastern Time at the International Trade Commission Building, Main Hearing Room, 500 E Street Southwest, Washington, D.C. 20254.
This is a new date due to a conflict with an event that is being hosted by our important federal partner the Interagency Committee on Disability Research. This change will accommodate those who are interested in attending both of these complementary events.
Please register here no later than July 10 if you are interested in participating in the July 15 meeting. Telephone conferencing will be available for participants not attending in person.
This meeting will focus on youth with disabilities who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI)—one of the most vulnerable populations that the Social Security Administration serves. Approximately 1.3 million children receive SSI, and about one-third live in poverty despite these benefits. Policymakers have expressed an interest in improving services and policies that would help these children transition successfully to adulthood.
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Learning About Pilot Season Through Pie Charts
So far this pilot season, the five major broadcast networks (for the sake of this article, let's say The CW is a major network) have announced a total of 87 television pilots, all of which will battle each other to the death for somewhere around 35 to 40 slots. We'll be discussing some of the individual pilots over the next few weeks here at TV.com, but today we're going to look at the big picture and posit all kinds of weird theories about what's going on in the minds of studio execs, what you can expect to see on your TV screen later this year, and a few bits of useless info we found fascinating.
The information below is based on The Hollywood Reporter's list of pilots in development.
Who's got the most pilots in development?
Look at NBC and ABC go! I guess that's what happens when you trail the leaders by so much. Aside from a few small victories, NBC and ABC aren't even in the same league as CBS and Fox when it comes to total viewers or ratings, so it's spend-spend-spend time. Pilot season is going to be especially important for NBC. With new management in place (hello, Comcast!) and a reputation that needs fixin', it's no wonder the network is looking to sweep everything off the table and start from scratch.
Is comedy or drama prevailing?
The even distribution of comedies and dramas at ABC and CBS tells me they like where they are now, though leaning toward comedy is the typical way to go. And why not? Both networks have hot comedy blocks and a good foothold in the drama department. But look at Fox: Man oh man, the suits there been dying to get into the live-action comedy biz for years now. New Girl needs some company, so the network is stocking up big-time on laughers. As for NBC, well, it needs a little bit of everything except singing competitions with swiveling judges. It's not surprising the network's development slate is slightly comedy heavy; the once-powerful Thursday comedy block NBC has been known for is decomposing before our eyes. In contrast, The CW has tried the comedy thing before and failed spectacularly, despite my efforts as Vice President of the Aliens in America fan club.
Comedy: Multi-camera or single-camera?
Look at how jealous of the ABC and NBC comedy blocks Fox is! All 11 comedies that Fox has in the works are single-camera, a clear sign that the network is looking to follow suit with a single-camera comedy block anchored by New Girl. That just goes to show you how one hit can shape a network. If I Hate My Teenage Daughter was a hit and New Girl was a flop, comedy development at Fox would look a lot different. CBS going heavy on multi-cam pilots shouldn't be a surprise—the network is known for cardboard houses and canned laughs. What is surprising is that CBS is trying a single-cam offering at all. I'm giving that lone single-cam comedy zero shot at making CBS's schedule, and that's if I'm being generous. As for NBC and ABC, they're working with a pretty standard split of single-to-multi: 2-to-1 seems to be the magic ratio, where the idea is to hope for a hit and award-worthy single-cams, and fill in the rest with budget-friendly multi-cams.
Drama: Will cops, lawyers, and doctors reign?
What I really wanted to show here is what's going on at ABC and CBS. Bread, meet butter. When you comapre CBS's drama pie chart to its comedy pie chart, you see a network that has no intention of change. Until CBS's current plan stops working, the network will stick to it. How much does ABC like Once Upon a Time and miss Lost? Enough to stack its pilot season with fantasy shows and serialized thrillers. ABC is also continuing its trend of chasing female viewers, with enough soaps to leave the country clean enough to eat off of. Fox only has five dramas in the works, which is a bit worrisome, seeing as how its Monday nights are wide open. Did Fox stay away from sci-fi and thrillers after getting burned by Fringe, Alcatraz, and Terra Nova? Or did it stay away from the genre because it's bringing some combination of those shows back? As for NBC, it's throwing shows at the wall and seeing what sticks. It's a rebuilding year for the Peacock, for something like the eighth year in a row. Hello, Pittsburgh Pirates of television! Full disclosure: The CW shows were really hard to categorize. If there was a teen category, it'd be a solid teen color.
Networks are always adapting to trends and figuring out what works for them and what doesn't. CBS loves where it is and will continue to churn out multi-camera comedies and procedurals until America tells it to stop. ABC is really trying to carve out its place as the home for female-friendly fare, yet it's still taking chances on serialized thrillers and searching for the next appointment-TV drama. Fox is really late to the live-action comedy party and trying to play catch-up. NBC is scrambling to find an identity and at this point will try anything. "Cross your fingers and pray" is the office motto for NBC. And as it walks the line of extinction, The CW is hoping familiar and copycat brands (gotta milk that Hunger Games craze!) will keep it afloat.
What do the pie charts tell you about the state of the networks? And how awesome are pie charts?
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elainecleo Mar 08, 2012
CW a teen network, let me see, I am 73 and most of my friends over 50 watch Supernatural, The Vampire Diaries, Hart of Dixie, Nikita & Ringer. I watch more shows on CW than any other network. Maybe we are all going back to our teen years. ;)...NOT
codakatz Mar 11, 2012
Same here. I'm in my 60's and watch more shows on CW ("Supernatural", "The Vampire Diaries", "The Secret Circle" and "Nikita") than on NBC (nothing, now that "Chuck" is finished) and Fox ("Bones" and "Fringe". Dropped "House" after the first 2 episodes this season, and couldn't get into "Terra Nova", "The Finder" or "Alcatraz") combined.
Neejan Mar 08, 2012
The CW is one of the best channels with great shows.
Miss_Mouse88 Mar 07, 2012
I used to watch each network pretty evenly, but with some of my favourite shows winding down (The Office, House, likely Community as well :( ), with others slowly declining in quality my attentions have shifted. I mainly watch ABC for comedies, the CW continues to grow on me with TVD and TSC being 2 of my favourite shows. Though CBS is keeping me a constant viewer with HIMYM, POI and The Mentalist.
chas031 Mar 05, 2012
What do the pie charts tell you about the state of the networks?
1/10 of the story. Where are charts for production costs + studio fees+ consultant fees + insurance costs+ maintenance costs + lawyer fees + distributions costs + franchise fees + union fees + overrun costs + trailer rentals + craft services + emergency service fees+ focus group fees + EXECUTIVE SALARIES - advertising income??
Now, slice THAT pie!!
gizmo1022 Mar 04, 2012
Pretty much all the shows I watch are CBS.
angrodpallanen Mar 08, 2012
I'm so sorry.
juan137946 Mar 04, 2012
ABC ftw, its the best network with some great shows this year. OUAT, Revenge, Suburgatory, and Pan Am though being cancelled, and with the news of their pilots that I've heard they'll have great ones next year
Dracomom Mar 03, 2012
Love pie charts- PI day is 3/14 (first 3 digits of that 22/7 number we all had to use in geometry class?), which I'm told is now a national holiday (to encourage kids to think math is cool!)
As for shows- Love the sci-fi/ fantasy idea, but that's what they told us Terra Nova was going to be... At least ABC hit it with Once Upon A Time, so it's even money if they'll come up with anything else watchable.
TrevPlatt Mar 03, 2012
This inspired me to tally up which networks/channels I prefer and rather surprisingly CBS and FOX won with 12 programmes each! I thought it would have ABC, which was comfortably 2nd with 9, NBC was slightly adrift with an uninspiring 3. (The CW had 6)
Of the future shows I'm keeping tabs on NBC have 11 and ABC have 10 so I guess that could be considered a good thing for the two of them.
Of the others the BBC came in with 11 current programmes, Showtime 10 and FX 8 - even MTV beat NBC with 4.
lalaforever1989 Mar 03, 2012
Really want some apple pie now. Thanks
aarongutch Mar 02, 2012
These pie charts show decisively why I'm barely watching CBS. I'm not a fan of procedurals (Exception Castle). I like continuity and CBS is all procedural, all the time. I also prefer single camera comedies (Exception BBT and HIMYM). Plus i'm a huge sci-fi fan. I like me some guilty pleasures too (Revenge, CW). So basically, except for a few comedies, CBS is barely even on my radar. ABC, though, is killin it IMO, even if they are trailing the other two.
eggbert63 Mar 03, 2012
You might like Person of Interest. It's a procedural, but it's getting some heavy serial elements.
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Voice of America, January 2012
Outbreaks of typhoid, cholera, and other water-borne diseases have prompted health officials in Zimbabwe to target diarrheal disease in the new year, despite limited funding.
Voice of America, January 2012
Outbreaks of typhoid, cholera, and other water-borne diseases have prompted health officials in Zimbabwe to target diarrheal disease in the new year, despite limited funding.
Washington Post, November 2011
Paul Farmer, co-founder of Partners in Health, discusses why primary health care for preventable diseases should be delivered alongside disease-specific interventions for AIDS, TB, and more. "The many sources of affliction in poor settings — malnutrition, cholera and other waterborne diseases, and fatal complications of childbirth — can be meaningfully addressed only by strengthening health systems to deliver care efficiently and equitably."
Huffington Post, November 2011
Gary White and Matt Damon, co-founders of Water.org, offer practical solutions and a call to action for ending water poverty.
Huffington Post, November 2011
Leaders from the Judaic, Islamic, and Christian communities have joined together to call on Congress not to sacrifice foreign aid.
AlertNet, October 2011
"Reducing infant mortality is crucial to tackling the global population crisis, according to a report by Save the Children published to coincide with the birth of the planet's 7 billionth person." The rationale is that parents are less likely to have more children if they are confident the children they already have will survive common childhood illnesses like pneumonia and diarrhea.
LiveScience, October 2011
On October 31, 2011, the 7 billionth person will join the world. Population growth makes worldwide access to adequate sanitation more important than ever, but we still have a long way to go.
Rotaflash, October 2011
Findings from a study published in the Lancet show that child mortality from rotavirus remains high. Tragically, approximately 95% of rotavirus deaths occurred in countries that are eligible to receive GAVI-support to introduce rotavirus vaccines.
globalpost, October 2011
Kenya's government plans to activate several tools to save children's lives. For nurses on the front lines of pediatric care, rotavirus vaccines can't come soon enough.
allAfrica, October 2011
On October 15, countries all around the world celebrated Global Handwashing Day. In Kenya, the public health and sanitation minister highlighted diarrheal disease while participating at a PATH-sponsored Global Handwashing Day event.
GAVI Alliance, September 2011
The GAVI Alliance today announced it will provide funding for 16 more developing countries to introduce rotavirus vaccines and 18 more countries to introduce pneumococcal vaccines -- a major step towards protecting children against severe diarrhoea and pneumonia -- the two leading child killers.


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TEMPE, Ariz. -- One night in January 2004, Arizona State sports information director Doug Tammaro sat at dinner in Seattle with longtime friend Pat Tillman and asked for a small favor. He wanted to put a picture of Tillman, who had played football at ASU and in the NFL before giving up the game to serve in the Army, wearing his military uniform in the football team's media guide. "He said, 'No, no, I don't want that,'" Tammaro recalls. "But he told me, 'Doug, when I'm done, I'll do whatever you want, anything to help ASU.'" Tammaro tucked away ideas in the back of his mind about what Tillman might do when the time came, but those plans never came to fruition. Tillman was killed about two months later in Afghanistan. But that hasn't stopped Tillman from helping his alma mater and members of the military. Now in it's eight year, Pat's Run has grown bigger and more popular than ever, a testament to Tillman's lasting and ever-growsing legacy. This Saturday's 4.2-mile run -- a nod to...
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November 4, 2011 -- Northbrook, IL – Just like eggnog, mistletoe, and Santa himself, there's one more thing that has come to be equated with the Christmas season: stress. There's a lot to do to prepare for the holidays. From gift shopping to tree decorating to menu planning, it's enough to send anyone running to the North Pole for some peace and quiet! And in recent years the added pressure of an unstable economy has only made matters worse.
An annual survey administered by Deloitte found that rising prices of food and fuel are causing roughly 40 percent of consumers to tighten their Christmas budgets this year. Among other things, consumers said they would be cutting back on store-bought decorations and reducing spending on gifts for friends and family. In fact, 32.4 percent of people said they would spend less on gifts than they did last year, according to a 2011 survey from BIGresearch.
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The Geological Society of America
based in Boulder, COLORADO (USA)
The Geological Society of America is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of the geosciences. The management of the Society`s affairs is under the control of its elected officers (Executive Committee and Council). The Geological Society of America provides access to elements that are essential to the professional growth of earth scientists at all levels ...
Geological Association of Canada
based in St. John's, NEWFOUNDLAND (CANADA)
The Association has done much to promote and disseminate geological knowledge. One of GAC's important functions has been to hold regular formal meetings. These have usually been as joint ventures with one or more sister geological societies in Canada, and occasionally by hosting or co-hosting major international geological organizations. Nuna conferences, generally ...
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
based in Reston, VIRGINIA (USA)
USGS is a science organization that provides impartial information on the health of our ecosystems and environment, the natural hazards that threaten us, the natural resources we rely on, the impacts of climate and land-use change, and the core science systems that help us provide timely, relevant, and useable information.
The Geological Society
based in Bath, UNITED KINGDOM
The Geological Society of London was founded in 1807. It is the UK national society for geoscience, and the oldest geological society in the world. The Society provides a wide range of professional and scientific support to around 9500 Fellows (members), about 2000 of whom live overseas. More than 2000 Fellows are also Chartered Geologists.
Robertson Geologging Limited / Robertson GeoLogging USA Inc
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RG can supply all your logging requirements from a cable-head to a complete logging truck. Our standard equipment range is probably the largest and most technically advanced in the industry. Since, unlike our major competitors, we develop and manufacture all major equipment ourselves, we are also well equipped to undertake custom design projects. Borehole logging ...
British Geological Survey
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Founded in 1835, the British Geological Survey (BGS) is the world`s oldest national geological survey and the United Kingdom`s premier centre for earth science information and expertise. The BGS provides expert services and impartial advice in all areas of geoscience. Our client base is drawn from the public and private sectors both in the UK and internationally.
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GSC helps clients eliminate their environmental liabilities, reclaim their assets, and free up cash for investments. We do this by taking into consideration the business objectives of our clients, balanced with the necessary human health and safety, welfare, environmental, and regulatory considerations that, together, form a set of circumstances unique to each and every ...
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American Geological Institute
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The Sports Club Program offers the students of Northern Kentucky University a unique blend of team and individual sports. Each club sport is a student organization comprised primarily of students, faculty, and staff. Each club is formed, developed, governed, and administered by the student membership of that particular club, working with the Sports Clubs Program staff. The key to the success of this program and each club is student leadership, interest, involvement, and participation.