December 31, 2007
Gwyneth Herbert
Daily Telegraph - Once described by critic Alan McGee as ” the Stones jamming with a laptop,” Carbon/Silicon reunited two of the most influential men in British punk, Mick Jones (of the Clash) and Tony James (of Generation X and Sigue Sigue Sputnik), who previously
UNICEF makes its mark in 3 of 10 Yahoo! Inspirations for 2007
UNICEF - The (roughly) $100 laptop After struggling for years with rising costs, the One Laptop Per Child project began selling its green-and-white XO laptops to the public on Nov. 12, Yahoo! reported in its year-end review. The low-priced computers
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CBS News - ONE LAPTOP PER CHILD - MIT Prof. Nicholas Negroponte s dream is to put a laptop computer into the hands of every child as an educational aid. Lesley Stahl reports on his progress in Cambodia and Brazil. Catherine Olian is the producer. WILL SMITH -
Why Wordsworth outshines the web
Daily Telegraph - But on a much lower level, is not semi-addiction to the miraculous laptop, destroying something inside them? Isn’t that “something” memory itself? I do not mean that they are in danger of forgetting names or numbers. Well, I suppose what I mean is
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December 30, 2007
Redskins’ playoff hopes down to 1 game, with big rival adding intrigue
HamptonRoads.com - The final game of the regular season for the Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys pits the obvious vs. the obscure. How will the NFC East champion Cowboys play it today? Full bore? Half speed? No one s saying. Everyone knows how the Redskins must
Redskins can get playoff berth with win over Cowboys
ESPN.com - the funeral of safety Sean Taylor and with a focus that would have been unimaginable at the start of the season, the Redskins (8-7) will attempt to complete a sweep of what has essentially become four must-win games when they host the Dallas Cowboys
Redskins News
WTOP Radio - I never thought in my wildest dreams that I’d be playing for such high stakes,” said Stephon Heyer, who will start his fourth consecutive game Sunday when the Redskins (8-7) host the Dallas Cowboys (13-2) in their regular season finale. updated: Dec
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December 29, 2007
SKorean shares close lower on downbeat industrial output data - UPDATE
Forbes - LG Philips LCD jumped 1,700 won or 3.6 percent to 49,500 won, with investors attracted to its positive earnings outlook. Hyundai Motor rose 600 won or 0.9 percent to 71,600 won and Kia Motors ended flat at 10,100 won. The two carmakers under the
A hardware Crysis
Globe and Mail - Forget it, I love my 360, Guitar Hero III is amazing on a 42 ” LCD along with Gears of War and NBA live 08. I might miss the feel of a mouse/keyboard for shooters, but that’s about it. 360 has no hardware/driver issues, everything works the first
International Briefing
Miami Herald - its money-losing rear-projection TV business worldwide to focus on two flat panel technologies — liquid crystal display and organic light-emitting diode, the company said Thursday. Sales of rear-projection TVs had been declining recently as LCD TVs
Becker preps widescreen GPS for US shores
MacNN - Becker has revealed that it will expand its GPS offerings in the US to include a new widescreen model with an above-average feature set: the Traffic Assist 7827 will come from Europe with the same 4.3-inch touch LCD but will be specifically tailored
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December 25, 2007
Owens hurt in Cowboys win
Globe and Mail - CHARLOTTE, N.C. Tony Romo’s sore thumb appeared fine and the Dallas Cowboys were driving down the field on the way to taking a 14-0 lead. Then Terrell Owens sprained his left ankle. The offence stalled and the concern about Owens’ overshadowed
Good news in Dallas: TO’s MRI negative, ‘Boys clinch top spot
MSNBC - Dec. 19: Cowboys tight end Jason Witten goes back to elementary school with the NFL’s Take a Player to School program. IRVING, Texas - Terrell Owens can take his time recovering from a high ankle sprain. The Dallas Cowboys already have clinched home
Arlington wants to keep gangs away from Cowboys, coasters
News 8 Austin - More recently, it’s built a retro baseball stadium for the Texas Rangers and kicked in $325 million for a billion-dollar Dallas Cowboys football stadium. But that future faces an unexpected threat from violent crime. Police say gang-related shootings
Thanks to Packers, Cowboys now can relax
McAllen Monitor - IRVING The Dallas Cowboys experienced one of their best Sundays of the season and did not even play. Thanks to Chicago s 35-7 whipping of Green Bay on Sunday, the Cowboys will not have to leave Texas Stadium for a possible trip to Super Bowl
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December 22, 2007
Herald sports writer is honored
Clinton Herald - Ramig has bowled in 35 American Bowling Congress championship tournaments, 50 Iowa State Bowling tournaments, and attended 42 bowling conventions. One of his most prized possessions is a gold and onyx ring he received for serving as president of the
Denny’s All-American High School Bowling Championships Application
Forbes - USBC officially launched Jan. 1, 2005, as an organization serving nearly three million adult and youth bowlers in the United States. It resulted from the merger of the American Bowling Congress, Women’s International Bowling Congress, Young American
Bowling pro follows his heart to Billings
Billings Gazette - Bowling brought Joe Canino to Billings, but love made him stay. Canino visited Billings in 2002 with the American Bowling Congress, a monthslong bowling tournament that moves from city to city each year. Canino manages a store for Brunswick Bowling
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December 19, 2007
Dallas Cowboys’ Williams starting to be a drag
Dallas Morning News - IRVING Just in case you thought anyone was picking on your favorite Dallas Cowboy, the NFL targeted signature defensive moves long before Roy Williams perfected the horse-collar. Fred Williamson’s hammer and Deacon Jones’ head slap are illegal
IRVING, Texas
San Francisco Examiner - 4 hrs ago - Sore-thumbed quarterback Tony Romo is going to be OK and the Dallas Cowboys still are tied for the NFC’s best record, with the inside track for home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs
National Sports Minute
KVIA.com - AP) - The Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers wrapped up opening-round byes in the NFL playoffs. The Packers rolled to a 33-14 win at St. Louis to move into a virtual tie with Dallas for the Conference lead at 12-2. The Cowboys lost to the Eagles 10
NFL upholds Williams’ 1-game suspension
Charlotte.com - AP Photo Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb (5) is tackled by Dallas Cowboys safety Roy Williams (31) in the first quarter of their NFL football game, in this Dec. 16, 2007 file photo in Irving, Texas. Williams was suspended without pay
Sports Minute: Vikes still in control Cowboys’ Williams suspended
WDAM-TV - AP) - Dallas Cowboys safety Roy Williams has been suspended by the NFL for Saturday’s game at Carolina for using an illegal horse collar tackle on Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb Sunday. And Tennessee Titans running back Travis Henry returned to
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Hitachi Shows Hybrid LCD Panel/Projector Technology
Twice - Controversy is nothing new in the video game arena. Controversy is actually seldom avoided. This is TWICE Editor in Chief Steve Smith took a camera and hit a few N.Y. City CE stores on Black Friday. TWICE On The Scene: CEA Members, Media Gather
Corning Inc. boosts its fourth-quarter outlook
Star-Gazette.com - an effort to stimulate more price declines for the specialty glass. “Even the highest quality soda lime glass cannot meet the basic requirements for active matrix LCD glass applications without adding substantial cost and complexity to the LCD panel
LG.Philips Shows Super-Thin LCD
PC World - The 19.8-millimeter thick LG.Philips LCD panel is a 42-inch screen with full high-definition resolution making it suitable for use in future televisions. It’s 40 percent thinner and 10 percent lighter than current comparable screens, the company said
Digital photo frame panel supply smoothens
TG Daily - Fellow IC design houses are believed will see rebounding sales in November as LCD panel makers grow their supply to small- and medium-size panel device makers as peak demand for LCD monitors and notebooks subside, said industry watchers. Panel makers
Great HDTV Deals Beckon ‘Black Friday’ Shoppers
Washington Post - The deals on these models won’t be as good as last year, due to more limited LCD panel supplies and increasing panel prices. Best Buy will have the 32-inch Philips 32PFL5332D/37 Widescreen LCD HDTV for $600; ADynex (Best Buy’s house brand) DX-LCD32TV
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December 17, 2007
Romo, Cowboys say it’s not doomsday after loss to Eagles
ESPN.com - IRVING, Texas — Sore-thumbed quarterback Tony Romo is going to be OK and the Dallas Cowboys still are tied for the NFC’s best record with the inside track for home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. So it wasn’t exactly doomsday Monday for the
Westbrook trades TD for win
Baltimore Sun - Irving, Texas - Brian Westbrook had a tough choice: score the easy touchdown to give the Philadelphia Eagles a big, late lead over the Dallas Cowboys, or stop just short and secure a four-point win. He gladly took the victory. Westbrook’s maneuver
Dallas Cowboys-Eagles: Four downs Keys to today’s game
Dallas Morning News - Philadelphia cornerback Lito Sheppard has played in nine games against the Cowboys in his career and has seven interceptions, two of which he returned for touchdowns. The touchdowns came on returns of 102 and 101 yards. Since 2003, no player has more
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Gift Guide
Sun-Journal - By now, they more than likely have the best gaming accessories - high-performance sound system, keyboard, mouse, LCD monitor, graphics card and the most popular games on the market today. So where does that leave you as time winds down and the
Application Range Sets to Widen as OLEDs Demonstrate Advantages over
Forbes - Compared to liquid crystal display (LCD), organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) are a relatively new technology in the flat panel display (FPD) market. With their advanced technology, improved energy efficiency, and superior viewing angle, OLEDs are
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DailyTech - Not all HDTVs are flat panels. I prefer DLP over either flat panel technology. Maybe when OLED TVs become mainstream I might change my mind, but until then DLP is cheaper than LCD or plasma for the same screen size and provides just as good a
A hardware Crysis
Globe and Mail - Forget it, I love my 360, Guitar Hero III is amazing on a 42 ” LCD along with Gears of War and NBA live 08. I might miss the feel of a mouse/keyboard for shooters, but that’s about it. 360 has no hardware/driver issues, everything works the first
SKorean shares lower after inflation data weighs on Wall Street
Forbes - Among technology stocks, Samsung Electronics dropped 12,000 won or 2.1 percent to 569,000 won and LG Philips LCD fell 1,250 won or 2.7 percent to 45,650 won. POSCO slid 12,000 won or 2.0 percent to 577,000 won while STX Pan Ocean was off 75 won or 2.4
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December 15, 2007
Owners may be reluctant to raid colleges for ‘rookie’ head coaches
ESPN.com - Jimmy Johnson won two Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys , and Barry Switzer won another. But Johnson is a rare guy, one with not only excellent coaching skills, but also some indescribable component of his personality that compelled his teams to
St. Thomas’ Carter makes his dad proud
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel - Escambia High, University of Florida and Dallas Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith was named Player of the Century by the Florida High School Athletic Association, as part of its “100 Years of Florida High School Football” celebration. Lakeland High
The NFL’s Coldest Games
Forbes - Many fans are familiar with the famous “Ice Bowl” of 1967, when the Green Bay Packers hosted the Dallas Cowboys for the league championship. Game-time temperature was 13 below zero, with wind chills making it feel like 48 below. At least the Packers
Dallas Cowboys know top seed may not bear Super fruit
Dallas Morning News - IRVING The magic number is two. The Cowboys can clinch home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs with two wins. But claiming the NFC’s No. 1 seed, which brings with it a first-round bye and home-field advantage, doesn’t guarantee a Super
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