Fashion that went to the edge -- and then over Dec 30, 2008
The image of the president-elect is more ubiquitous than the Tommy Hilfiger logo. But for this dress, French designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac seems to have given Barack Obama an otoplasty, pinning back his ears. (OregonLive, OR -- Living)
Cell phones that can test for HIV, malaria and more Dec 30, 2008
Researchers at UCLA are trying to turn the ubiquitous mobile phone into a device that can run medical tests. Aydogan Ozcan, an assistant professor of electrical engineering at UCLA, has developed a prototype for , small enough to fit into a cell phone, that can count cells types in a cell solution. (The Industry Standard)
Economic crisis reverberating in China's toy factories Dec 26, 2008
Although many Chinese have come to love Christmas, decorating trees and windows, piping the ubiquitous Christmas carols into elevators and stores, one thing they don't do is shop. The big consumer holiday here is the lunar New Year, and parents buy clothing and shoes for their children, not toys. (Boston Globe)
Night & Day Dec 26, 2008
A whole lot more than supermarket change ends up in the ubiquitous seasonal Salvation Army kettles. The bell ringers are good-humored about the novelty donations. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
A trivial pursuit? Dec 26, 2008
In the era of the high-def DVD and the ubiquitous game console, the board games unwrapped around the world on Christmas Day are a refreshing throwback. But is it all just a bit of fun or can we learn any valuable lessons from the roll of a dice. (BBC News)
Readers Respond on "The End of Privacy?" Dec 26, 2008
Just like ubiquitous barcodes, the electronic product code (EPC) carried by a tag is a string of numbers that identifies only a thing typically the tag itself not a person. The author s claim that anyone with an RFID reader can skim tags is therefore pointless skimming would provide neither personal information nor access to it. (Scientific American)
* Hong Kongers nip off to the mall for a bit of a nap Dec 26, 2008
One of the ubiquitous shopping malls in the citys most frantic shopping district of Causeway Bay has installed high-tech beds where tired executives and exhausted shoppers can escape the fast lane for a quick snooze. Looking like futuristic first-class airplane seats, the pods are designed to provide overwrought Hong Kongers with 20 minutes of down time during which the citys sounds and sights are blanked out in total darkness. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
2008 Passages: Lives lost this year Dec 26, 2008
Viktor Schreckengost, 101, artist and prolific industrial designer whose ubiquitous works ranged from familiar toys and White House porcelain to innovative trucks and lawn mowers. He was a 2006 winner of the National Medal of Arts best known for his 1930s "Jazz Bowl" series, commissioned by Eleanor Roosevelt for the White House. (USA Today)
More Top Stories Asia Pacific Headlines Dec 25, 2008
One of the ubiquitous shopping malls in the city's most frantic shopping district of Causeway Bay has installed high-tech beds where tired executives and exhausted shoppers can escape the fast lane for a quick snooze. Looking like futuristic first-class airplane seats, the pods are designed to provide overwrought Hong Kongers with 20 minutes of down time during which the city's sounds and sights are blanked out in total darkness. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Holiday Ideas Dec 23, 2008
They do it again on New Year's Eve when you can catch the 8 p.m. dinner show for $50 - food's not included in that - or the $100 10:30 p.m. show, which includes a buffet, Napa Valley bubbly and the ubiquitous party favors. (707) 251-5833. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Scientists Watch Membrane Fission In Real Time Dec 23, 2008
The findings contradict the prevailing notion of how these vesicles are tied off from the membrane, and also suggest that this elegant little action may be ubiquitous throughout the cell, which must form millions of vesicles to move molecules between membrane organelles within the cell. In this process, called endocytosis, cells take up materials (including hormones, nutrients, antibodies, and fats such as cholesterol) from the bloodstream by engulfing them in inward folds of the cell membrane... (Science Daily)
* Where bribery was just a line item Dec 23, 2008
The company turned to markets in less developed countries to compete, and bribery became a reliable and ubiquitous sales technique. Bribery was Siemens business model, said Uwe Dolata, the spokesman for the association of federal criminal investigators in Germany. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
EPA should test demasculinizing pollutants collectively, NRC says Dec 22, 2008
On December 18, a National Research Council panel told the Environmental Protection Agency that sufficient data exist to begin assessing the potential health risks posed by phthalates, among the most ubiquitous pollutants on the planet. At the same time, the NRC panel strongly recommended that the agency adopt a paradigm shift in the way it assesses the chemicals toxicity to humans. (Science News)
At Siemens, Bribery Was Just a Line Item Dec 21, 2008
The company turned to markets in less developed countries to compete, and bribery became a reliable and ubiquitous sales technique. Bribery was Siemens s business model, said Uwe Dolata, the spokesman for the association of federal criminal investigators in Germany. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Making Hospitals Greener — and Patients Healthier Dec 21, 2008
Cohen says that the HCWH is now also urging hospitals to replace their ubiquitous PVC (vinyl) flooring with rubber floors. PVC can emit toxins such as dioxin and phthalates, particularly when wet, which studies suggest may affect reproductive health and fetal development, and may also trigger asthma. (Time.com)
Salem draws line at hunting ghosts Dec 20, 2008
Pointed hats and broomsticks are ubiquitous in the self-proclaimed Witch City, with their images placed on such prominent places as police cars and tourist brochures. Swanson argues that the Witch House, also known as the Jonathan Corwin House, is important precisely because it is a link to the history of the events of 1692. (Boston Globe)
Inhabitants of Kingdom Fungi Dec 20, 2008
Fungi are ubiquitous in nature and are involved in every part of our lives. Some fungi are beneficial to life on the planet, whilst others are harmful to human health. (Suite101.com)
D.C. to Detroit: Die Another Day Dec 20, 2008
Niche retailers such as the ubiquitous goth outfitter are even by the new metrics of a down season, which involve things like real estate and asset portfolios, the NYT reveals. N.B.: Today's NYT will likely to those TP readers logging on from China, where access to the site has apparently been blockednot by China's own admission, but the Times' own inference. (Slate)
Rice or coke Dec 18, 2008
In a place that fought against US-inspired anti-drug policies, it seems fitting that Valentina's bar - patronised mainly by the "cocaleros" or coca-growers of the surrounding area - turned its back to the ubiquitous American product in favour of a local one. "This is one of our main natural resources," says Honorata Diaz, a coca farmer dressed in thatched hats and flouncy skirts. (BBC News)
Exercise Resolutions That Are Easy ... Dec 18, 2008
Some forms of exercise come with easy programs, like the ubiquitous programs. But goals don't have to involve a certain distance. (Suite101.com)
Niche training finds growth Dec 17, 2008
As fitness clubs become as ubiquitous as Starbucks and personal trainers proliferate, setting yourself apart in the health and fitness industry can be tricky. But it can be done, as demonstrated by businesses that have managed to specialize in training some targeted demographic groups where others in the area have failed. (Columbus Business First, OH)
Apple's iPhone takes off Dec 17, 2008
What lies ahead for the ubiquitous digital-music player. May 6, 2008. (CNET News)
Mould Toxins More Prevalent And Hazardous Than Thought Dec 16, 2008
24, 2008) Ubiquitous fungus Aspergillus fumigatus poses an increasing threat to patients with compromised immune systems. The European Science Foundation has launched a new Research Networking Programme. (Science Daily)
Australia: Legislating Under the Influence Dec 16, 2008
But for their modern-day counterparts, more sober norms and ubiquitous cameras help ensure that censure is loud and punishment swift. In 1998, a conservative MP resigned after being videotaped slurring his words in a parliamentary address. (Time.com)
Mumbai attacks show web maps such as Google Earth can be a tool ... Dec 15, 2008
Internet mapping tools have become so ubiquitous that news the terrorists who killed 171 people in Mumbai last month used Google Earth to plan their attack has caused barely a ripple. Indian officials reportedly have said the lone surviving gunman told investigators the attackers used Google Earth to familiarize themselves with their targets: major hotels, a train station, a hospital and an obscure Jewish centre. (Sault Star)
Rockwell Kent show at State Museum Dec 15, 2008
In his heyday in the 1920s and into the '40s, Kent's work was ubiquitous. It appeared in news-paper and magazine ads, on billboards, in books and in murals in federal buildings. (Albany Times Union)
WHO: Vietnam's helmet law saves lives Dec 15, 2008
Nearly 13,000 road deaths were recorded last year, one of the world's highest rates per 100,000 with the majority of accidents involving the ubiquitous motorbike, which is the country's main mode of transportation. "Thanks to the introduction of mandatory helmet laws there are more people alive today to enjoy time with their family and look forward to Tet celebrations," Jean-Marc Olive, WHO representative in Vietnam said in a statement. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Obama merchandise a big seller Dec 15, 2008
At the gift shops in Union Station, shelves once stocked with ubiquitous FBI T-shirts and mugs now display all things Barack Obama - apparel, action figures and a jack-in-the-box with the president-elect popping out with a big smile. Images. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
The Pervert's Grand Tour Dec 15, 2008
Sexual imagery is so ubiquitous these days that only the most lurid display can raise an eyebrow, but there is still something deliciously furtive about tracking down a Victorian cache of "obscene objects"the British Museum's once-forbidden Secretum. The prospect had me as wide-eyed as a schoolboy as I made a beeline through the drizzling rain to that hallowed institution in the heart of old London. (Slate)
News of the Weird Dec 14, 2008
The Christmas Nativity scenes in northeast Spain's Catalonia region have, for three centuries, featured not only Mary and the Three Wise Men but the ubiquitous "caganer" icon, always portrayed with pants down answering a call of nature (and often so obscured in the scene as to popularize Where's-Waldo-type guessing by children). The origin of the caganer (literally, "pooper") is unclear, but some regard it merely as symbolic of equality (in that everyone has bowel movements). (North County Times)
‘Cancer village' pays ultimate price for growth Dec 14, 2008
But the pollution around Liukuaizhuang was so rampant that a crackdown driven partly by health concerns began in 2003, long before greener growth became a ubiquitous government mantra. And activists say waste water and toxic gasses are certainly causing some illness there, even if an apparent link with cancer has not been proved. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
German Christmas markets sparkle in season Dec 14, 2008
STRIEZELMARKT: offers details on the Striezelmarkt, home of the original Christstollen, a rich, buttery loaf that is ubiquitous in Germany during the holidays. CHRISTKINDLESMARKT: / offers details about the Nuremberg market, the tradition of the Christkind and her appearances at the market. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Obama merchandise selling big in DC, elsewhere Dec 13, 2008
WASHINGTON At the gift shops in Union Station, shelves once stocked with ubiquitous FBI T-shirts and mugs now display all things Barack Obama apparel, action figures and a jack-in-the-box with the president-elect popping out with a big smile. Even a cigar shop at the busy train station has gotten into the high-demand business with an Obama stogie. (Yahoo News)
Bettie Page, 1950s pin-up queen, dies in LA Dec 12, 2008
Page was a ubiquitous sight during the 1950s, propelled to stardom when she posed for Playboy as Miss January 1955. Soon her image was gracing playing cards, record albums and bedroom posters across the country. (Reuters)
The Day the Earth Stood Still Dec 12, 2008
From the start, the environmental message is undermined by ubiquitous product placements for everything from Microsoft to McDonald's. And finally, The Day the Earth Stood Still proves less interested in saving the planet than watching it go boom. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
BETTER LIFE: Sexual health news Dec 12, 2008
Sexual health - Better Life - USATODAY.com. Review finds abortion doesn't cause mental health problems. (USA Today -- Tech)
The Motorola Sparrow: Retail's Handheld Powerhouse Dec 12, 2008
He doesn't think it will be long before Sparrows will be as ubiquitous around town as, well, sparrows. He says Motorola already has "a couple of projects in the pipeline that will be either evolutions of this or some derivative.". (FastCompany)
Cancer Tumors Thought to be Caused ... Dec 11, 2008
Many people have reported ill-health effects from their exposure to fungi, which are ubiquitous in both indoor and outdoor environments. The toxins produced by a fungus are present in indoor dust and in fungal spores, which can be absorbed through the respiratory system. (Suite101.com)
Travel: Top 5 Green Water Bottles Dec 11, 2008
The only downside is the narrow pop-up mouthpiece with a loop-less, removable cap that, much like the ubiquitous commercial water bottle, requires you to use two hands one for the cap, the other for the bottle to drink. Price: $6. (Time.com)
The Citizen's Cinema Dec 10, 2008
" But the LucasFilm hype machine has never been content with people merely knowing about "Star Wars" films. Before their release, those movies became ubiquitous entities whose faces you'd see all over TV screens, on supermarket shelves and behind fast food counters.But that hasn't been the case with "The Clone Wars. " So this seventh canon "Star Wars" movie feels like nothing of the sort. It won't even have the traditional "Star Wars" slow crawl that whisks viewers into a galaxy far, far away... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Why Some Bird Species Lay Only One Egg Dec 10, 2008
1, 2002) Earlier springs with warmer temperatures over the past 30 years have prompted a ubiquitous North American bird species, tree swallows, to begin laying eggs, on average, a week or more earlier. But. (Science Daily)
Holiday toy safety - Coalition tests toys for toxins Dec 10, 2008
Wednesday 10 December, 2008. The Coalition for a Safe and Healthy Connecticut sponsored an event last week to which West Hartford parents brought their children's toys to be tested for lead, bromine and other hazardous compounds. (West Hartford News, CT)
The Solar Industry Gains Ground Dec 10, 2008
A journey through this energy revolution suggests that the age of truly ubiquitous solar may at last have begun ... The age of truly ubiquitous solar may at last have begun. (FastCompany)
Virginia Mason adds unit to teach path to productivity Dec 9, 2008
Virginia Mason is not alone in exploring lean manufacturing, zero defects and kaizen, a Japanese word referring to continuous quality improvement; they are ubiquitous buzzwords in the health care industry. Virginia Mason officials say they created the institute in response to an increasing number of requests for their staff to share their experience and knowledge. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
New data: High-fructose corn syrup no worse than sugar Dec 9, 2008
The paper led to a wave of research and a chorus of popular concern over the cheap, ubiquitous liquid sweetener. The hypothesis was controversial and launched a backlash against the corn-based sweetener, which because of agricultural subsidies for corn in the USA was much cheaper than cane or beet sugar. (USA Today -- News)
Clean energy technology? We're not there yet Dec 8, 2008
-- Ubiquitous computing. Also called the Internet of Things, involving tagging and networking of such things as food packages, rooms, furniture and paper documents. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
The computer mouse turns 40 Dec 8, 2008
On that day, at the Fall Joint Computer Conference in San Francisco, Dr Engelbart and his team from Stanford Research International's Augmentation Research Center used numerous - and now ubiquitous - innovations, including multiple windows, real-time on-screen text editing and hypertext links. Related Links. (Times Online)
Long-term Antibiotics Reduce COPD Exacerbations, Raise Questions Dec 8, 2008
(July 22, 2005) A ubiquitous bacterial strain thought to be uninvolved in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in fact is responsible for 2-4 million flare-ups of the condition that occur annually in the. (Jan. (Science Daily)
India's Dangerous Divide Dec 6, 2008
The desire to learn English is ubiquitous, as is the fascination for computers. Even in the disgruntled valley of Kashmir, a press survey found that the iconic founder of India's most respected software company, Infosys Technologies, a Hindu named N. R. Narayana Murthy, was a greater hero among Muslim students than the founder of Al Qaeda. (Wall Street Journal)
... and don't even THINK about singing 'New York, New York' Dec 6, 2008
I m someone who doesn t mind just a cup of instant, but my daughter is a district manager for that ubiquitous coffee house chain based in Seattle. Must we have the free Caribou ads here. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Canada's death toll in Afghanistan: 100 to remember Dec 6, 2008
The 9/11 attacks made Paul Davis angry an unusual thing for a man nicknamed Smiley because of his huge, ubiquitous smile and his cheerful ways. A gunner with Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry, Davis telephoned his father that unforgettable morning from his base in Winnipeg. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Lil Wayne leads Grammy nods with 8, Coldplay 7 Dec 5, 2008
Nominations for the prolific and ubiquitous rap MVP, who became pop's biggest success in 2008 with his top-selling album, "Tha Carter III," included a coveted album of the year bid. Although the New Orleans rapper - who has been nominated for Grammys before but has never taken home a trophy - was the leading nominee, he wasn't the only big act to have a big night Wednesday. (FOX 11, AZ)
Paging Brangelina Dec 5, 2008
Instead, Keys was relegated to Best R&B album, R&B vocal performance by a female, and her duet with the ubiquitous darling of the awards, John Mayer. That the Grammys chose to snub Keys maybe the leading performer/writer of her generation speaks volumes. (Fox News)
* Beijing waits for tight fists to loosen to help economy Dec 5, 2008
The most expensive thing my father ever bought was a wristwatch, she said as she picked up a US$100 pair of stilettos at one of the capitals ubiquitous malls. Chinas days of starvation are over. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
How the west was renovated Dec 5, 2008
The public areas, compared to the traditional scrappy suburb, look as if they have been designed by an interior decorator, often with luxurious lawns and mass tree plantings around the ubiquitous water features. Landcom's Jay Mahendra, senior development manager for The Ponds, says there is a slight trend from two-storey back to single-storey houses. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Washington task force releases climate change report Dec 5, 2008
Cowlitz1 wrote on Dec 4, 2008 6:12 PM:" Construction of alternative energy fuel stations, processing plants, associated infrastructure, including the ubiquitous mini-mart, Design and development of new technology, structures and components that meets the criteria set forth in the report, construction of additions or new facilities that incorporate those designed elements. These are all areas in which growth and employment opportunities could occur. Our community has already been provided jobs... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Newsweek: Are gluten-free diets just hype? Dec 4, 2008
Sticking to the regimen is no easy featgluten is ubiquitous in the American diet, as well as in other nonfood products. Not only is it in almost every kind of commercially baked good and pasta, it's even in medications, lipsticks and Play-Doh. (MSNBC -- Health)
Anonymous benefactor aids beleaguered Ballet BC Dec 4, 2008
Lil Wayne the most prolific, ubiquitous and successful performer on today's music scene was the most rewarded by the Recording Academy on Wednesday, receiving eight Grammy nominations, including album of the year for Tha Carter III.. An anonymous benefactor has chipped in $42,000 to give 1,000 children a rare holiday treat while saving Ballet BC from imminent financial collapse. (CBC.ca)
The Perils and Promise of the Reputation Economy Dec 4, 2008
The ways the site owners try to play referee could be instructive for everyone else as reviews become ubiquitous. The big question is, whom do you trust. (FastCompany)
The rise of hand gels Dec 2, 2008
Here we answer five key questions about the hand gels that have become so ubiquitous in our lives. What's the big deal. (CNN -- International)
Managing Risk in an Unstable World Dec 2, 2008
Location: CA Reply # 2 Date: Dec 1, 2008 - 3:45 PM EST Risk is Ubiquitous. in our economics and our politics. (Townhall.com)
Noodling around with ramen Dec 2, 2008
Known as fodder for the gods, the breakfast of champions and the boon of students everywhere, ramen is as ubiquitous among the young broke set as are furtive glances at Facebook. These days, Ferketic, formerly of West Hartford, Conn. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Hugo Chavez for President ... Now and Forever? Dec 2, 2008
To ensure the opposition's weakness, Chavez has loudly and rather petulantly declared that he'll use his ubiquitous levers of power to make the work of the new opposition governors and mayors especially difficult. But Chavez also faces the very real risk of voter fatigue. (Time.com)
Let's hope the Obama era will change thug rappers Nov 30, 2008
Can the ubiquitous Lil Wayne be that much different from the artists of my teen years. Man, it s like comparing night to day. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Campaign ads turning voters off or vice versa? Nov 30, 2008
I watch reruns of Law on TNT and [the ads] are ubiquitous on that. By the time the election comes, people will be for neither of them, said Lyons, who voted for John McCain but supports Martin. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
