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  • True blue plan Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 8:47AMNEW BRITAIN — After polling citizens, speaking with designers and studying other municipal buildings, city officials said Wednesday they have chosen the “modern” design for the new police headquarters.
  • Walkman outsells iPod in Japan for first time Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 8:47AMIn a rare victory for Sony over arch-rival Apple, the Walkman portable music player outsold the iPod in Japan in monthly sales for the first time in August, a survey showed Thursday.
  • Coming To America Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 8:39AMPEAK chases the dream.
  • DAVE'S PEOPLE: A love of language began in French class Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 8:28AM”Bonjour students,” my French teacher would say. And we would parrot her greeting as best we could: “Booonjuuuur.” And thus would begin 50 minutes of frustration and flirtation in Lompoc High School's Beginning French
  • Regents finalize two-part project Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 8:23AMIt’s been two years since students voted in favor of the University Center renovation, and recently the Board of Regents unanimously approved the 100,000-square-foot addition to finalize the decision. Some students are unaware of the project, while others are concerned about what would happen to current stores and restaurants located in the UC — junior [...]
  • Intergraph® and Bergen-Power Pipe Supports Inc. Enter Agreement to Include Hanger Support Parts Catalog in Smart 3D ... Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 8:00AMIntergraph® and Bergen-Power Pipe Supports Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of pipe supports, have entered an agreement to supply the Bergen-Power hanger and support parts catalog with Intergraph SmartPlant® 3D and SmartMarine® 3D engineering and design software solutions.
  • LG approves traffic provisions for Penllyn, Gwynedd neighborhoods Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:41AMThe Lower Gwynedd Board of Supervisors adopted an ordinance to create three traffic provisions in residential neighborhoods during its Aug. 24 meeting.
  • TC3.biz schedules energy workshops Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:23AMDRYDEN TC3.biz, the specialized-training arm of Tompkins Cortland Community College, has added three workshop courses this fall on green energy technology.
  • No decision yet on GSP terminal Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:19AMThe Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport Commission said it needs more time to think about a $99 million terminal renovation project.
  • Millions lost in water leakage per year, says study Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:58AM01 September 2010 DHAHRAN - Water leakage in pipeline networks across the Kingdom results in losses amounting to SR3,075 million annually, according to a study conducted by the Center for Clean Water and Clean Energy.
  • Plan Your Week Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:38AMCoffee & Contacts: 8 a.m., Gail Pittman Designs, 115 W. Jackson St., Suite 1-F, Ridgeland. For details, call the Madison County chamber at (601) 605-2554.
  • Intel buys wireless chip tech in mobile-phone push Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:57AMSAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- As the world's biggest maker of computer chips, Intel Corp. can't afford to ignore its huge blind spot in mobile phones. Eighty percent of today's personal computers use Intel processors.
  • Nuclear industry takes new path for new plants Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:15AMATLANTA (AP) — Power utilities are trying to buy the next wave of nuclear reactors much like a consumer buys a light bulb: right off the shelf.
  • CerTek Delivers New Version of Point-of-Sale Solution With Advanced Security Features Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:07AMSecure Payment Processing Solution Delivered Through PPI Partnership
  • CerTek Delivers New Version of Point-of-Sale Solution With Advanced Security Features Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:00AMDUNEDIN, FL--(Marketwire - 08/31/10) - Furthering its commitment to serving the needs of independent retailers, CerTek Software Designs, Inc., a leading provider of affordable, sophisticated retail point-of-sale solutions, has integrated its Artisan POS 3.5 solution with the PPI PayMover gateway from Payment Processing, Inc. (PPI), utilizing Encrypted Swipe technology and Managed Payer Data ...
  • Autodesk on AutoCAD for Mac: ‘We could no longer ignore Mac’s comeback’ Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:10AMIn recent years, Apple's Macintosh line of computers has enjoyed a remarkable revival
  • Duo-Gard Introduces Line of Custom and Standard Bike Shelters to Enhance Sustainability and Design Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:08AMCANTON, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Duo-Gard Industries Inc., a provider of translucent daylighting, architectural illumination and specialty structures, today announced the availability of its line of custom and standard bike shelters. Made with polycarbonate panels to provide UV protection, Duo-Gard’s bike shelters can withstand intense environmental conditions associated with rain or snow. With ...
  • Duo-Gard Introduces Line of Custom and Standard Bike Shelters to Enhance Sustainability and Design Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:56AMCANTON, Mich.----Duo-Gard Industries Inc., a provider of translucent daylighting, architectural illumination and specialty structures, today announced the availability of its line of custom and standard bike shelters.
  • Area's first Honeywell Wind Turbine generates power at Kent County Recycling Center Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:36AMDevelopers WindTronics of Muskegon claim the new turbine, soon to be on the residential market, is more efficient than others of its size, costing less per kilowatt than any other turbine.
  • Nuclear industry takes new path for new plants Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:28AMATLANTA - Power utilities are trying to buy the next wave of nuclear reactors much like a consumer buys a light bulb: right off the shelf. Of the nation's 104 commercial reactors, no two are exa...
  • Sales Set to Open in September for Apex, 44 Condos Atop First Hotel to Open in Harlem in 40 Years Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:25AMApex will Grand Open in September, 2010 with 44 contemporary condominiums located on the upper floors of a new Starwood Aloft Hotel -- the first hotel to open in Harlem in 40 years.
  • Fears of 'demographic inundation' behind Bhutan's refugee crisis Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:25PMTHIMPHU, Bhutan -- From their isolated perch in the heights of the Himalayas, the leaders of Bhutan looked upon their borderlands in the 1980s and saw a problem.
  • India native bakes gourmet treats in Henrico Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:03PMKeya Desai Wingfield is not shy about her ambitions to take over the baking world. Just ask her and she'll tell you how she plans to turn her budding business into a thriving empire solidly built on a foundation of baking cake pops. She's already well on her way. "I ...
  • Lafayette-Durfee House an 18th century landmark in Fall River Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 10:26PMThrough the parlor and into the back room where the oversized dining table and cave-like stove lie, and up the stairs to bedrooms that hold rope mattresses and velvet everyday wear, the Lafayette Durfee House promises priceless pieces of history in every room.   The Lafayette Durfee House, now located at 94 Cherry St., Fall River, has been standing since before 1775, when Judge Thomas Durfee ...
  • PAPER PERFECTION: Eglin engineer holds world record (VIDEO and PHOTOS) Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 10:19PMDESTIN — Ken Blackburn knew he was perfect for an Eglin Air Force Base position when he read the job requirements. Eglin was looking for an engineer who was an “expert in very small unmanned air vehicles” and Blackburn just happened to be a...
  • “The designs for the stations are 100 per cent completed; plots of land have also been allotted in Karama and Al Quoz ... Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 10:04PMOffice spaces, shops, eateries, play areas as well as parking lots would be part of three new glitzy bus stations planned by RTA at three different locations in Dubai.
  • Constructing a beautiful green is no easy task Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 9:28PMBuilding outstanding greens on a golf course requires a combination of both art and science. The art is in understanding what will be beautiful to the eye and the science is the understanding of both the agronomy and physics that will sustain that art over time.
  • Sir Paul Smith: 'I lament the decline in craftsmanship' Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 7:13PMSir Paul Smith can't remember if it was even sunny the day he wore the sunglasses that nearly killed him. He didn't care. Aged 17, he just wanted to look good – and his Buddy Holly wayfarers were about as cool as things got in 1960s suburban Nottinghamshire. But they weren't suitable for cycling, which is what Smith was doing at great speed when, his vision of the car ahead obscured by his ...
  • Real estate: Bank sells SoHi shopping center to investor Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 6:45PMA Carrollton investor buys SoHi, known for its funky design.
  • Pitt: NOLA eco-friendly homes 'exceeded my expectations' Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 6:57AMWaiting in a parked car in the Ninth Ward as the rain pounds down, I cannot help but think about the flood in the movie, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button."
  • Another town home building released for sale at Paseo Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 5:00AMStock Construction has released another new building of town homes at Paseo.
  • Local Business Credits Facebook For Rapid Growth Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 4:59AMA group of local college graduates started a watch business, and one year later it's booming thanks to Facebook, they say.
  • Town OKs permit for new sports park Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 4:59AMYUCCA VALLEY — The Yucca Valley Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit Tuesday for Brehm Youth Sports Park.
  • UK's nuclear reactor programme falls behind as designs await safety approval Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 3:18AMRegulator and builders blame each other for construction hold-up as designs await approval The schedule for the UK's nuclear reactor building programme has slipped behind already, the safety regulator has admitted, reinforcing concerns that the first reactor will not be built on time. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said it would probably have to issue an "interim" decision on the safety ...
  • Windward receives Lantern Award Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 3:09AMGov. Bobby Jindal presented the state’s Lantern Award to Windward, Inc., a St. Tammany-based engineering and manufacturing company.
  • How we construct our reputations Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:49AMWhile engineers can be judged almost instantly by their work, a longer-term view is required for politicians, says Lisa Jardine.
  • DARPA Developing Autonomous Robots Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 12:43PMDefense agency leading initiative to build mobile manipulators that work independently on tasks too dangerous for humans.
  • Clover Market to return to Ardmore this fall Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 12:38PMAfter a two-month summer hiatus, Ardmore’s Clover Market will return in September for a new fall season.
  • V&A goes underground for new exhibition space Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 12:30PMThe Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) is to launch a design competition by October for a new ...
  • Good news! I've solved the Bipole 3 debate! (This is not boring, I promise.) Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 12:28PMManitoba Hydro has big dams up north that produce a lot of electricty, but everyone who uses the electricty is down south. So they have gigantic transmission lines running from up north down south.
  • Hope Council Briefs: Rotary to light up Cenntenial park Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 11:59AMHope’s riverfront park will be getting a few improvements thanks to the Hope Rotary Club.
  • Google designs app to make your own app Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 11:44AMTORONTO - Apple's artful marketing has helped convince many that there's already "an app for that" in the crowded virtual aisles of its App Store, which stocks about 250,000 apps and has processed more than five billion downloads.
  • Belvidere native a renowned architect Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 11:12AMHad you wandered into Jeanne Gang’s childhood home 40 years ago, you probably would have stumbled across a skyscraper in the making. Now 46, Jeanne Gang has moved from Lego skyscrapers to real ones.
  • HEART OF SAND: More than two decades later, sand sculpting vacationer still wowing crowds (PHOTOS) Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 7:35PMButch Hawks is nearing the age of retirement but has a hobby most 8–year–olds could relate to — building sand castles. On Thursday he and his wife, Donna, ventured out to the beach around 8 a.m. The pair, from Jackson, Tenn., brought all the...
  • DIY interior-design clients get advice for less Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 6:36PMWhen Rachel and Mike Rosenblum moved into their San Francisco Edwardian earlier this year, they had an empty house and a serious case of decorator's block. "Even though I would flip through magazines and occasionally watch shows like HGTV's 'Design on a Dime'... Interior design - Home & Garden Television - Design - HGTV - Arts
  • Philly energy project to seek new building designs Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 6:09PMA research consortium led by Penn State has won up to $129 million in federal funding to develop an "energy innovation hub" at the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
  • ‘I like my back yard,’ resident tells council Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 5:52PMThe proposal for a new two-storey six-plex at the corner of Centennial Street and 12th Avenue in Porter Creek received a rough ride in front of city council Monday night.
  • Roslindale Substation gets development support Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 5:49PMAlthough the Boston Redevelopment Authority rejected three proposals to develop the century-old Roslindale Substation, it’s poised to let a pair of nonprofits decide on the next step for the building.
  • Port Hedland set for city facelift Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 5:46PMPort Hedland has begun its transition in to a regional city with construction starting on the first major community projects, worth $56 million.
  • Security A Top Priority At New Jewish History Museum Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 4:46AMSecurity will be a high priority when a Philadelphia Museum relocates this fall to a new building on Independence Mall. KYW’s Lynne Adkins reports The National Museum of American Jewish History opens November 12th and president and CEO Michael Rosenzweig says the six-floor building will have expensive state of the art security, including armed guards [...]