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New book about Gyo Obata offers reflections by clients and the architect Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 4:52PMTHE O IN HOK: Our town's leading architect, Gyo Obata, a founding partner of HOK, is the subject of a new book: "Gyo Obata: Architect | Clients | Reflections," published by The Images Publishing Group.
Cortex-A8 SODIMM module supports Linux, Android Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 4:26PMDirect Insight announced a SODIMM-sized COM (computer on module) based on TI's Sitara AM3703 or DM3730, with ARM Cortex-A8 cores clocked at up to 1GHz.
PC sales to grow more slowly, IDC concurs Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 4:26PMIDC analysts say consumer purchases of PCs will slow in the second half of the year, but that strong commercial sales will help offset some of the weakness.
Media players offer 3.2-inch displays, Android 2.1 Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 4:11PMPhilips and Samsung have both announced Android 2.1-based, 3.2-inch portable media players (PMPs), primed to compete with Apple's newly upgraded iPod Touch.
Dorian Gray (2009) Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 3:20PMRent It The Film: Oscar Wilde's supernatural novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray" focuses on the lightning-in-a-bottle transience of youthful beauty, existing as an ominous and, in ways, "immortal" critique on society's fascination with superficiality and self-indulgence. Over a hundred years later, as we're still vexed by the same obsessive mix of seizing the day and hunting for the figurative ...
Colonial delusions of grandeur and our history Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 2:54PMSydney is full of grand, showy houses, but there's one that hides some amazing stories which reveal a garden, a beach, some grottoes, and delusions of grandeur.
Ford's Electric Vision: New Hybrids, 700 Mile-Range PHEV by 2012 Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 2:34PMWe catch up with Ford on how it intends to make electric vehicles a smart buy for consumers
VMware Attracts More Than 17,000 Registered Attendees to VMworld(R) 2010, Unveils Strategy for Next Era of Information ... Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 1:45PMNew and Emerging Products Announced to Provide Customers a Clear Path to the New World of IT as a Service; VMworld Europe 2010 Scheduled for October 12-14 in Copenhagen
VMware Attracts More Than 17,000 Registered Attendees to VMworld(R) 2010, Unveils Strategy for Next Era of Information ... Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 1:32PMSAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - 09/03/10) - VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW - News ), the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, today announced the conclusion of its seventh annual VMworld 2010 conference, which was held from Aug. 30 through Sept. 2 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. VMworld 2010 attracted a record number of more than 17,000 customers, partners, press and ...
Shopping for home furnishings? Here's a designer secret Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:17PMA designer oasis known as Cady's Alley is worth a shopping trip to Washington Shopping for furniture can be a drag. On the other hand, who doesn't love taking delivery of that perfect new sectional, armoire, hall mirror or table? But the road from shopping to buying can be a long one, and driving back and forth between the big box stores and boutique shops may tie up an entire weekend or longer ...
'Modern Mooresville' was town's clarion call in 1960 All-America City bid Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 11:57AMWhen Dr. Boyce Brawley became Mayor of Mooresville in 1952, he knew the community was in a state of positive change. Citizens and leaders were energized by the successful campaign to privately-fund and build a "living tribute to veterans," the War Memorial recreation complex.
Ubuntu's Maverick Meerkat sees beta release Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 11:56AMThe Canonical-backed Ubuntu project announced the beta release of Ubuntu 10.10 ("Maverick Meerkat").
Frank Gruber: A Coherent Metropolis? More in Response to the Book Urban Design Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 11:32AMHow many metropolises are or could become something other than series of loosely related parts?
MacGruber (2010) Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:42AMHere we go again. Here we have this year's college dorm movie that we spawn endless quotes. Yikes. There have been great movies of the past that have inspired numerous everyday quotes including “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” to “Austin Powers.” I have a strong feeling that “MacGruber” doesn’t deserve to be part of that list. Anyone that remembers the short-lived previews of this movie already know ...
Fun first at Friday University Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 4:03AMYou say you'd like to learn more about America's foreign policy and its role in global affairs? How to start your own business? The Bible as literature? Robotics? How the Supreme Court operates? Our cardiovascular system? Incorporating computers in your daily life? Those topics and more will be the focus of 13 one-day, two-hour miniclasses offered Fridays, Sept. 24 and Oct. 1, during Purdue ...
Bold, black, and brilliant … Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 1:39AMThis was the year when we saw it all: technical innovations, durable designs, untamed imagination and an amazing surge in sales. Now all that has to be done is deliver the products …
Art by postcard Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 11:31PMFriday September 3, 2010 North Adams Transcript Books Norman Pettingill: Backwoods Humorist (Fantagraphics Books) Culled from the output of postcard self-publisher and Wisconsin native Norman Pettingill, this triumphant collection of outsider art offers an insider view of a world that most viewers of the work probably won’t enter.
NVIDIA Optimus and 3D Vision Notebooks Featuring New GeForce 400M Series GPUs Arrive for the Holidays Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 11:15PMSix of Seven Top Vendors Now Shipping NVIDIA Optimus Notebooks
NVIDIA Optimus and 3D Vision Notebooks Featuring New GeForce 400M Series GPUs Arrive for the Holidays Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 11:01PMBERLIN--(Marketwire - 09/03/10) - IFA -- NVIDIA today introduced the NVIDIA GeForce 400M series of graphics processing units (GPUs) -- the building blocks for the next-generation of NVIDIA Optimus and NVIDIA 3D Vision notebooks that are coming onto the market from leading vendors, including Acer, Asus, Dell, Lenovo, Samsung and Toshiba, with others set to announce soon. The new series of NVIDIA ...
Renovated two-story Craftsman in Oakland Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 8:21PMTwice a week, The Chronicle features a local home on the market that caught our eye for its architecture, history or character. See more photos at sfgate.com/ZHQD. Address: 422 41st St., Oakland Asking price: $790,000 Description: This recently renovated, two-... Arts - American Craftsman - United States - Architecture - Oakland
Eastday-The Highlight of the UK Pavilion -- UK National Day Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 7:50PMShanghai , Sep.2,2010 ---- the UK Pavilion announced it’s diverse and rich programme for National Day Programme on the 8th of September.
Strong early sales of $140 Android tablet surprise retailer Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 6:11PMBeijing-based international online reseller LightInTheBox.com announced it has had two months of surprisingly strong sales of a seven-inch, $140 Android tablet.
Thinix® Releases Thinix Touch VDI - Touch Friendly Virtual Desktop Technology for Windows Based Virtual Computers Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:45PMVMWORLD 2010 -- Thinix, a leading developer of user interface, secure computing and embedded solutions for the hospitality, healthcare, education and business markets, is pleased to announce the release of Thinix Touch VDIâ¢, a touch friendly solution for Microsoft Windows based virtual computers.
CBS4 RTV4 WHBF Quad Cities, IL / IA News Weather SportsFlood wall's coming to Modern Woodman Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:14PMEven though the end of this year's baseball season is quickly approaching, action is about to pick up at Modern Woodman baseball park. The city of Davenport received a 1-million dollar I-Jobs grant to build a flood wall around the entire stadium, so sandbags will not be needed anymore.
Toshiba shows off 10.1 inch Android tablet Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:12PMToshiba Europe announced a 10.1-inch Android 2.2 media tablet, due for a fourth quarter release in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The Folio 100 runs Android 2.2 on an Nvidia Tegra 2 processor and offers a 10.1-inch, WSVGA display, but it lacks both GPS and Android Market access.
Please don’t call it a Fall Arts Preview It’s more like an Autumn Roundup, OK Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 3:16PMWhen Jerry Lewis succumbs to telethon tears during the last verse of “You’ll Never Walk Alone” — then everyone returns to work after that day that honors labor — you know it’s time to put the flip-flops away and make yourself presentable for autumn.
Cool off this summer with a lake vacation Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 2:08PMOur top picks for lake vacations will help you choose which watery oasis to dive into — in both hemispheres — during the dog days of summer.
WYANDOTTE: Historical house added to national registry Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 1:46PMWYANDOTTE — A historic house is now part of the National Register of Historic Places.
Amiga is back--in name, anyway Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 1:25PMPC World - The original Amiga PCs earned their place in computer history, but until recently the brand has been just that: History. Since the purchase of the Commodore International brand in 2005, the future of the Commodore and Amiga names as they apply to classic PCs has been in limbo.
Historic Sherith Israel part of architectural calendar Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 1:21PMKnown for its distinctive 60-foot-wide dome, opalescent stained glass and frescoed walls, Reform Congregation Sherith Israel in San Francisco is part of a selective group of U.S. synagogues featured in a calendar celebrating Jewish-American architecture.
Books from the Estate of Book Soup Founder Glenn Goldman Highlight August Sunset Estate Sale Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 1:14PMA selection of approximately 30 books on photography highlighted by Kinsey, Photographer: A Half Century of Negatives. Est. $200-250, sold for $4,880. From the Estate of Glenn Goldman. Photo: Courtesy of Bonhams & Butterfields.
Sprüth Magers Presents First Solo Exhibition by American Artist Barbara Kruger in Berlin Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 1:14PMBarbara Kruger, Film still from The Globe Shrinks, 2010. Courtesy the Artist and Sprüth Magers Berlin, London. BERLIN.- Sprüth Magers presents the first solo exhibition by American artist Barbara Kruger in Berlin.
Damascus, Syria: Middle East luxury special Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:44AMIn old Damascus, Adriaane Pielou is mesmerised by beautiful architecture, vast souks and steamy hammams.
NORMA BARTOL: Keeping track of life from the sidelines Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 3:17AMThis is a story about interesting events I have missed since I broke my hip. The first occurrence took place at Brunswick School , where my grandson Winchester Hotchkiss, the goalie on the Westminster lacrosse team, was playing in a hard-fought game tied with minutes to spare when he took the ball, left his cage and ran the ball down the field to a forward who scored the winning goal.
UA panel to look at water mapping Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 2:47AMUA panel to look at water mapping
My neighbourhood Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 1:50AMLIKE all of you urbanites out there, I live in a closely-knit urban community, in a sprawling housing estate in a greater cosmopolitan centre. I live in a newly-developed housing estate, comprising rows and rows of linked two-storey houses occupying a few thousand square feet of built up space each.
In the world of professional gaming, teenage boys rule Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:29PMGamers celebrate the opening of competition. See below for brief slideshow, or watch the full slideshow here .
How Women Reshaped the Modern Kitchen Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:18PMTalking with Juliet Kinchin, the curator of the Museum of Modern Art exhibition “Counter Space: Design and the Modern Kitchen.”
Linda Vista Landmark Skateworld Faces the Wrecking Ball of Redevelopment Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:14PMWayne Bamford knew more secrets about Linda Vista than anyone. It was the spring of 2007, and Bamford was helping me dig into the community’s ongoing squabbles.
Goshen College Afternoon Sabbatical line-up for 2010-11 announced Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 11:15AMTuesday, Sept. 14, 2010 at 1 p.m. in Sauder Concert Hall, Music Center "A Cloud of Witnesses – I am a Part of All I Have Met" by Dr. Kathryn Aschliman, professor emerita of education People and experiences influenced the 34 years of Kathryn's tenure in the Goshen College Laboratory Kindergarten.
VMworld: VMware pushes IT-as-a-service Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 11:00AMVMware has used the VMworld conference to launch a series of product andservice offerings designed to facilitate a hybrid cloud model and encourage thepush towards IT-as-a-service.
PC shipments will grow more slowly, Gartner says Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:56AMWorldwide PC shipments are projected to total 367.8 million units in 2010, a 19.2 percent increase from 2009. But demand for desktops and notebooks is likely to fall in the second half of the year, the research firm adds.
Froyo tablet touted for Tegra 2, eight-hour battery Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:56AMHannspree announced a 10.1-inch, Nvidia Tegra 2-based tablet running Android 2.2, aimed at a European audience.
Euro RSCG Edge Announces New Short-Form Media Organization Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:51AMEuro RSCG Edge, the direct response marketing arm of Euro RSCG Worldwide, today announced a newly reorganized short form media group, designed to continue its rich history of innovation and leadership in the direct response industry.
Atmel rolls very small car radio chip Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 4:20AMAtmel Corporation has developed an active antenna integrated circuit (IC) for FM car antennas, car radios and navigation applications of which the vendor claims it is the industry's smallest car radio antenna – and it has the best noise performance.
Human Touch® Wins Prestigious 2010 ADEX Awards for Design Excellence Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:01AMHT-5040 WholeBody™ and iJoy®-2310 Robotic Massage Chairs awarded for innovation in design and massage technology
Class studies modern native works Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:35AMThe room was packed, as a large contingent of architecture and planning students, along with others not attending UNM, listened intently to Duane Blue Spruce speak Monday evening in the Pearl Hall Auditorium. People sat on the descending stair walkways, notebooks in hand, hoping to learn about a relatively unexplored subject: modern Native American architecture.
SuperClubs Launches Breezes Buzios Resort & Spa Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:16AMHOLLYWOOD, FL--(Marketwire - September 1, 2010) - Breezes Búzios Resort & Spa, the newest addition to SuperClubs' international family of Super-Inclusive resorts, is now open for business. Located in Brazil's popular beach resort town of Búzios in the famous state of Rio de Janeiro, the top all inclusive hotel boasts a spectacular beach, elegant accommodations, one of Latin America's largest ...
SuperClubs Launches Breezes Buzios Resort & Spa Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:13AMHOLLYWOOD, FL--(Marketwire - 09/01/10) - Breezes Bzios Resort & Spa, the newest addition to SuperClubs' international family of Super-Inclusive resorts, is now open for business. Located in Brazil's popular beach resort town of Bzios in the famous state of Rio de Janeiro, the top all inclusive hotel boasts a spectacular beach, elegant accommodations, one of Latin America's largest swimming pools ...
VMware Unveils Vision for Modern IT Infrastructures Six New Solutions Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:29PMAugust 31, 2010 -- Virtualization and cloud infrastructure solution provider VMware outlined its vision for the next decade of service-based information technology at VMworld 2010.