FOR those who like to stump their musical friends with the old guess-the-composer game, a good puzzler would be “Sea Piece With Birds.” This 1952 orchestral work, some four minutes of somber, heaving music, is thick with chromatic chords that move in big parallel blocks, with skittish atonal themes mingling hesitantly above. Read the original…
Month: November 2010
(AHN) Five People Killed On Californian Highway
A head-on collision on a California desert highway involving 12 motorcyclists killed five people on Saturday. – (AHN) Read the original post by WTIC-TV Hartford
Part 2: Samsung Galaxy Tab
Do you like this story? Continued from Part 1 Screen The 7 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel screen is near perfect. Read the original post by Examiner.com
GiveawayotDay: New game! Brickshooter Egypt http://bit.ly/bWRfUp
GiveawayotDay: New game! Brickshooter Egypt http://bit.ly/bWRfUp Read the original post by NBC Philadelphia
GiveawayotDay: Aston Menu is a feature-rich Windows start menu replacement with the enhanced functionality. http://bit.ly/9MDLWI
GiveawayotDay: Aston Menu is a feature-rich Windows start menu replacement with the enhanced functionality. http://bit.ly/9MDLWI Read the original post by NBC Philadelphia
(AHN) U.S. Signs Transit Agreement With Kazakhstan For Supplies To Afghanistan
United States on Friday signed an air transit agreement with the Central Asian country Kazakhstan to sustain regional security and help the war on terrorism in Afghanistan. – (AHN) Read the original post by WTIC-TV Hartford
(AHN) Iraqi Military Intelligence Pessimistic As Government Under Construction
All the interested nations including the United States hailed the formative steps taken over the past couple of days, by Iraqi political parties but there was still pessimism in Iraqi military intelligence circles, citing lack of written agreements across the political spectrum. – (AHN) Read the original post by WTIC-TV Hartford
An Affordable Lunch on a Day of Culture
This spinoff of Marc Murphy’s Landmarc bistro in TriBeCa opened in 2007 and offers one of the few reasonably priced dining options at the Time Warner Center, home to some of the city’s most expensive restaurants. Read the original post by New York Times
Wal-Mart’s Black Friday 2010 ad: Electronics top deals
Wal-Mart’s highly awaited Black Friday ad promises hot deals on high-definition TVs, Blu-ray players, laptops and holiday gift favorites such as toys and DVDs, according to a copy of the retailer’s circular obtained by CNNMoney.com on Saturday. Read the original post by CNN
Cisco hires former iPhone engineer Papermaster
Former chief iPhone engineer Mark Papermaster has joined Cisco Systems as the head of its switching chip division. Read the original post by Network World NetFlash
Henryk Gorecki, Polish Composer, Is Dead at 76
Henryk Gorecki, a renowned Polish composer whose early avant-garde style gave way to more approachable works rooted in his country’s folk songs and sacred music and whose Symphony No. Read the original post by New York Times
My bright idea: Innovation is born when art meets science
A graphic designer and computer scientist, known for his work on the online computer game Second Life, as well as the author of bestselling self-help book The Laws of Simplicity , John Maeda has made great use of dual educations at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and art school. Read the original post by Guardian…
Canon MX870 Wireless All-In-One Inkjet Printer for $125 + free shipping
B&H Photo-Video offers the Canon Pixma MX870 Wireless All-In-One Inkjet Printer, model no. 4206B002, which also scans, copies, and faxes, for $124.95. With free shipping, that’s $25 under our April mention and the lowest total price we’ve seen. (It’s a current low by $48.) It features a 2.5″ color LCD display, 4.3 ipm color /…
iSymphony W2C Wireless Digital Music System for $99 + free shipping
Today only, Walmart offers the iSymphony W2C Wireless Digital Music System for $99 with free shipping. That’s a buck under our mention last week and the lowest total price we could find by $19. Sales tax is added where applicable. It features 2.4GHz wireless speakers, 30 watts of power, universal iPod dock, MP3 playback via…
Black Friday High End TV Deal: 60-inch LG Infinia 60PK950 is only $1,699.77 on Amazon
We reported a lot about bargain TV deals in the past two weeks. We have seen 32-inch LCD HDTV as low as $259.99 last weekend. Read the original post by I4U Future Technology News