Crumbling school in Guangdong
Guangdong province may be the "world's factory," prosperous and bustling (modulo a few toy-factory riots), but the development there is wildly uneven, as is evidenced by this shambolic school in {...}

Luscious romantic machinima video from Second Life
Wagner James Au sez, "Here's the latest CC-licensed Second Life machinima from Lainy Voom, the UK artist who's 'Dumb Man' Boing Boing blogged last year. I wrote a short post on how she did some of the {...}

Artist paints portraits of every grad in a found yearbook, then tracks them down
In "The Altruist," artist Laurie Munn documents her adventure in found portraiture: working from a 1965 yearbook from Emerson High in Union City, New Jersey that she found in the trash, Munn painted {...}



Giant Keeps Fire at Bay
One of the first extralarge industrial pumps from Grundfos, the CR XL, is used in the fire-fighting equipment at one of the world s most efficient heat and power plants. {...}

Wide Array of Blackmer Pump Technologies Drastically Reduces Scale-to-Scale Time
Since founding the 3 Rivers Terminal in Joliet, IL, in the early 1990s as a for-hire hydrogen peroxide storage-and-distribution facility, Seeler Industries has followed a course of steady expansion {...}

MCE - Mostra Convegno Expocomfort 2010 Shows Signs of Confidence in Global Economic Recovery
Scheduled for 23rd-27th March 2010 at Fiera Milano Exhibition Centre Rho, MCE registers more than 70% of the exhibition area already confirmed, in its four main sectors: heating, cooling, energy and {...}



Ford touts its leadership in in-car connectivity
During a CES keynote address, Alan Mulally, the CEO of the automotive giant, talked up his company's initiatives in getting Internet-based applications into millions of its cars. {...}

Photos: Highlights from Sony's CES keynote
Howard Stringer, Sony's CEO, delivered his company's vision of the future Thursday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. {...}

MindArk creates 'Entropia Universe' planet as independent company
The virtual world developer has decided to focus its main business on building tools, and the spin-off will manage the in-game side of things. {...}



Think Your Desktop Is Cluttered? Try World of Warcraft
Beware, all ye who enter World of Warcraft. For here you will find an insanely obstructive mosaic of menus, Health bars, widgets, and chat windows. Well, if you play it right, like we do. This {...}

Was Sudoku created before this century ??
The Dizzies: Props to my Pepys: "Tuesday 29 July 1662Early up, and brought all my money, which is near 300l., out of my house into this chamber; and so to the office, and there we sat all the morning, {...}

Walt Disney World joins the Sudoku craze!!
"The latest Japanese import isn't another gas-pinching compact, but rather a numerical logic puzzle that resembles a crossword square.Suddenly, it's hip to be square (again).The Sudoku craze -- {...}



FDA to Consider Drugs From Genetically Modified Goats
The FDA will consider a blood-thinning drug that is produced in the milk of genetically modified goats. The drug would be the first from GM animals approved for sale in the United States. {...}

Drug Development Going to the Goats
An anti-clotting drug made from the milk of gene-tweaked goats is a first. {...}

New Procedure Could Replace Open-Heart Surgery
Doctors call noninvasive heart-valve repair procedure a major breakthrough. {...}



What is the maximum annual investment?
Is the $30,000 annual limit on Savings Bond purchases related to the face value of the bonds or to the investment? In other words, is the annual limit in terms of Series EE face value $30,000 or {...}

Savings Bonds and IRAs
Neil Downing at the Providence (RI) Journal has published the most extensive article I've ever seen on Savings Bonds and IRAs.The article discusses the situations in which putting a Savings Bond in an {...}

Redeem your stinkers
According to an article in a recent issue of the Christian Science Monitor, the Treasury has a five-person team trying to track down the owners of Savings Bonds that have stopped earning {...}



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Will Obama push China harder?
He's been critical of monetary policy and has named human rights defenders to key posts. {...}

Why doesn't Bush get more credit?
His bold efforts for freedom were met with scorn. {...}

Solar Electric Cars Invade Hollywood
Universal Studios plans to replace 300 fossil-fuel burning, carbon-spewing vehicles with solar electric runabouts. {...}

Scooter Trends From Italian Design Vet
Italian vehicle designer Pierangelo Andreani discusses current trends in, of all things, scooter design, in an interview with Taiwan Economic News . Andreani knows what he's talking about. After {...}

Reinventing the VW Microbus For the Eco-Age
Canadian designer Alexandre Verdier has given the cult-classic VW Microbus an eco-overhaul that tastefully updates the iconic breadbox on wheels. The result is a slammed diesel hybrid sure to make {...}



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unusual furnished house (Central Berkeley) $1750 2bd
Unusual, small furnished house to sublet January 12 to approximately June 30 to non-smokers. Sunny with skylights and 2 baths. One bedroom has windows on 2 sides and a sliding glass door to a small {...}

pictures best describe it (oakland piedmont / montclair) $1800500 1bd
Short term, 1 bdrm, fully furnished in-law apt. Wifi, phone, tv, all pots & pans linens, etc. Walk to Montclair shopping area, minutes to Claremont Spa & Hotel, seconds to Hwy. 13. Off street {...}

Clean, sunny, furnished room available (marina / cow hollow) $1234
Hello! We have a room available in our two bedroom flat available for rental. It's sunny and furnished with a full bed, armoire, and desk. The room is very clean and is part of a REAL two bedroom {...}



Palm unveils smartphone at show
Handheld computing firm Palm unveils a smartphone called Pre at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. {...}

UK e-mail law 'attack on rights'
A law ensuring the details of every e-mail sent in the UK are kept is an attack on civil liberties, critics say. {...}

US recycling: 'I don't even think we have an industry'
Collapse in demand for packaging in China hits US processors and exporters of recyclable material {...}



Thought for the week.
There is a tendency in our Jesus Centred thinking in the church, to forget the work of the Holy Spirit. When I say that I don't just mean in our present lives. What I mean is brought to the {...}

St. Mark's Newsletter Available
The latest issue of our newsletter, The Spirit of St. Mark's, is now available on our Publications page.Items for the next newsletter should be in by February 1, 2009 {...}

Wired.com's 10 Best Galleries of 2008
A year of fast and furious pixel-pushing by the Wired.com photo department has finally come to a close. Now, as we slow down long enough to risk a look back, we've compiled a list of our favorites {...}



Sami will play his 700th game against Stoke
Rafa Benitez has spoken about the professionalism and character of Sami Hyypia as, if picked, he prepares to play his 700th game for Liverpool against Stoke at the week-end. The big Finn has started {...}

Preview: Harlequins v Worcester Warriors
Round 12 and Harlequins are back in action against Worcester Warriors in their first home match of 2009. Kick off at The Stoop is at 3pm on Saturday January 10th. There has been some speculation {...}

Player ratings v. Derby County, 7th January
ManUtdWeb evaluates the players following Wednesday’s hugely disappointing defeat at Pride Park. Sir Alex Ferguson left-out a handful of his ‘big guns’ as the Red Devils slumped to a 1-0 defeat {...}

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