Posted under Technology on Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 at 11:53 pm
AFP - Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt took the blame for the Internet giant's failure to go "social" but insisted the company was much more than a search engine.
Posted under Technology on Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 at 11:48 pm
AFP - Making online friends could play into the hands of the "enemy", according to China's People's Liberation Army, which has said its roughly 2.3 million soldiers will be banned from using social media.
Posted under Uncategorized on Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 at 11:19 pm
The show "Pursuing a Calculated Distance" with works by Seth Curcio, Bradley Hyppa, and Benjamin Meyer is an exploration of visual perception and the intensely intimate nature of sight. The concepts of each artist work well with one another even though they work across different media. The influence of Cubism and the art of Cezanne are visible to different degrees in the works of each of the artists, most readily apparent in the experimentation with the idea of spacial perception.
The artists explain their interest,
"Visual perception and sensation are intensely personal phenomena and though they can be described, their specific character and qualities remain ultimately unknowable in other people. No one can experience what another human being is experiencing."
Seth Curcio work's are alternately extremely large or quite small, physically demanding attention by the amount of space they consume. One of his works, "Spacial Descent," is made up of twenty different views of the ocean, a piece that can viewed as either partitions or as a whole. Curio offers multiple views of one space, either as a part or as a whole.
Posted under Uncategorized on Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 at 11:13 pm
"Death of the author," artist Wolfe von Lenkiewicz stresses, "does not mean death of responsibility," a point that is re-emphasised throughout his latest exhibition, 'I Have an Excellent Idea, Let's Change the Subject'. In this video for Crane.tv, Lenkiewicz explains that his bold and vibrant pieces showcase a desire to appropriate the theories of language and mythology within our own popular culture: "where is the source of the river? Where is the starting line, and where is the finishing line? Does an artist die and his work stop working?"
Posted under Uncategorized on Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 at 11:13 pm
An email entitled "Lies of Eskov in HP AOL Ariticle" (sic) was received this morning by the Campaign For America's Future and forwarded with the comment, "Here's a nice complimentary one ... geez." Hate mail comes with the job and this note was unexceptional, but it got me thinking anyway.
What follows isn't "work safe." The email began this way (but with the words unredacted):
Posted under Technology on Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 at 11:11 pm
AFP - Tablets that match the iPad but at a cheaper price. Slimmer, more powerful notebooks. At Computex, Asia's top IT fair, manufacturers are showing how they plan to face the challenge from Apple's iconic product.
Posted under Technology on Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 at 10:23 pm
Digital Trends - Twitter has just made it a whole lot easier for users of its service to follow and be followed, by unveiling a new one-click “Follow� button for third-party websites.
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Posted under Uncategorized on Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 at 10:08 pm
For Jill Scott's new album The Light of the Sun that will be released June 21st, here is an exclusive video with the artist and co-producer JR Hutson discussing the making of eight of its tracks followed by previews of each track. You can click on song titles, etc. on the video below to skip around and check out its content.
Posted under Uncategorized on Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 at 9:53 pm
When LeBron gets hot, he's impossible to stop. In Game 1 of the NBA Finals, the two-time MVP turned it on in the second half with some long-range jumpers and ferocious dunks.
James nailed three 3-pointers in the third quarter, including a wild buzzer-beater with Dallas' Shawn Marion defending him. With time running out, James dribbled to his right and swished a running fadeaway over the Mavericks forward. The shot gave the Heat a four-point lead heading into the fourth quarter.
LeBron finished with 24 points and nine rebounds, leading the Heat to a 92-84 win over the Mavericks. Scroll down to watch the highlight.
Posted under Uncategorized on Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 at 9:40 pm
EBay founder Pierre Omidyar is known for the "venture philanthropy" of his Omidyar Network, which has spent hundreds of millions of dollars to support micro-finance, governmental transparency, and social media in developing countries. Now he is also venturing into the arts with a gift of $3 million to the Louvre for research and educational projects on Persian art.
Posted under Technology on Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 at 9:33 pm
Digital Trends - To many people not addicted to the Internet, the following statement by US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood may seem obvious: “There’s absolutely no reason for any person to download their Facebook into the car.�
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Posted under Uncategorized on Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 at 9:33 pm
In New York's East Village graffiti has made one couple very happy. Jeff Gurwin, 28, proposed to his girlfriend Caitlin Fitzsimons, 27, by having a mural painted on Avenue A and 2nd Street. The mural will be up for a month so if you're in NYC you should definitely go see it and remind yourself that romance isn't dead. Did she say yes? Find out in the video below.
Posted under Technology on Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 at 9:00 pm
AP - If he had a another chance, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt would have pressed the Internet search leader to focus more on mounting a challenge to Facebook while he was still running the company.
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Posted under Uncategorized on Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 at 8:57 pm
MIAMI — The Miami Heat have struck first in the NBA finals.
LeBron James scored 24 points for his first win in five finals-game appearances, Dwyane Wade added 22 points and 10 rebounds and the Heat beat the Dallas Mavericks 92-84 in Game 1 of the title series Tuesday night. The Heat trailed by eight points early in the third quarter before pulling away.
Posted under Uncategorized on Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 at 8:38 pm
WASHINGTON — Government and airline officials say a United Airlines plane with 144 people aboard returned to Washington-Dulles International Airport for an emergency landing escorted by two F-16 fighter jets after a fight broke out between passengers.
Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Laura Brown says Flight 990 bound for Accra, Ghana, returned to Dulles in Chantilly, Virginia, just after midnight Sunday after a fistfight in the cabin.
Posted under Technology on Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 at 8:37 pm
Reuters - Australia's state-owned National Broadband Network awarded a contract to Sweden's Ericsson worth up to A$1.1 billion ($1.2 billion), the latest in a string of contracts to build the A$35.9 billion network.
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Posted under Technology on Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 at 8:35 pm
Reuters - Yahoo Inc has resolved a dispute with partner Alibaba Group over the Chinese company's transfer of its prized online payments unit to its CEO Jack Ma, two sources close to the matter said.
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Posted under Technology on Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 at 8:33 pm
Reuters - China's third-largest online game operator Shanda Games is in acquisition talks with some social and mobile gaming firms in the United States and Asia, its chief executive said on Wednesday.
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Posted under Technology on Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 at 8:21 pm
Reuters - Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz is known as a strong-willed and straight-talking leader, but some top money managers are betting she can mend fences and compromise with crucial partners in China.
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Posted under Uncategorized on Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 at 8:20 pm
WASHINGTON -- A House committee voted Tuesday to cut farm subsidies to pay for deficit reduction and other budget priorities, chipping away at the billions of dollars a year that are directed to farmers.
The votes in the House Appropriations Committee may be a preview of what is expected to be a tough year for agriculture programs. Congressional lawmakers have increasingly looked to billions of dollars in farm subsidies as a source of money for other priorities as crop prices have reached record levels.
Posted under Uncategorized on Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 at 8:09 pm
Some husbands are wonderful providers. Some are wonderful fathers. Some are wonderful members of their communities. And then are the husbands who are gifted physically. One of them called Loveline to ask if it was a bad thing for his wife to share his giftedness -- in an unusual way. Read More... More on Sex
Posted under Health on Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 at 7:47 pm
HealthDay - MONDAY, May 30 (HealthDay News) -- Native American children in the
United States and Canada have three times the rate of untreated cavities
compared to other kids, according to a new policy statement from a
pediatricians group that recommends doctors pay more attention to the oral
health of those patients.
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Posted under Health on Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 at 7:47 pm
HealthDay - MONDAY, May 30 (HealthDay News) -- Although sports drinks and energy
drinks are marketed heavily toward children and teens, a leading
association of pediatricians is sounding the alarm about these beverages
for kids.
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Posted under Health on Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 at 7:47 pm
HealthDay - MONDAY, May 30 (HealthDay News) -- Although sports drinks and energy
drinks are marketed heavily toward children and teens, a leading
association of pediatricians is sounding the alarm about these beverages
for kids.
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