We need people with dirty jobs. They contribute to progress, too. Jan 21, 2008
"Basically, I just made fun of the products and the callers. I was a complete anarchist." He was selling lava lamps, Hummels, and other nonsense, and falling in love with the occasional hand model. Then came the business with the nun doll. (FastCompany)
Google feeling lucky in D.C. Jan 17, 2008
The game room has been dubbed "Camp David," and the other spaces also have Washington monikers, including "The Secret, Undisclosed Location." And as in Mountain View, the offices are sprinkled with whimsical touches, including lava lamps and bright exercise balls. It's all part of Google's attempt to feel at home in the nation's capital. (Los Angeles Times)
PTA Notes: Much accomplished with more to come Jan 10, 2008
The experiments they conducted used common household items and included test tube lava lamps, rainbow slime and colorful crystals made out of polymers. Special thanks go to the parent volunteers Lisa Federico, Linda Monroe and Sally Quinn who helped the classes run smoothly and a special thanks to Laurie Kosciuszek for bringing this enrichment program to Penn Brook. (Georgetown Record, MA)
'21st-century lava lamps' and so much more at world's largest tech show Jan 7, 2008
21st-century lava lamps' and so much more at world's largest tech show -- OrlandoSentinel ... 21st-century lava lamps' and so much more at world's largest tech show. (Orlando Sentinel)
Novelty retailer launches anniversary facelift Dec 24, 2007
As it celebrates six decades of selling lava lamps, black-light unicorn posters, rock T-shirts and humorous trinkets in U.S. malls, Spencer's will continue to update its look. Twenty percent of its locations have been converted. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
Expert: Era of blockbuster trades probably over Dec 20, 2007
Trade rumors, the lifeblood of NHL beat reporters for decads, have gone the way of lava lamps, hula hoops and hard-wired phones. Quaint ideas, but so yesterday. (MSNBC -- Sports)
The Shrinks I've Known Dec 17, 2007
I made an appointment at a clinic, wedged between a bar that sold pickled hardboiled eggs and a shop that sold lava lamps. The shrink kept his eyes on my knees the entire session. (Boston Globe)
Lively Twisted Sisters really heats up at night Dec 7, 2007
Twisted Sisters has a warm, peachy atmosphere, and the paper lantern variations and shadowboxed lava lamps add more color to the scene. Twisted Sisters Restaurant and Bar. (Florida Times-Union)
LAX's Encounter Restaurant reopens Nov 12, 2007
Bass said the eatery had been upgraded -- new carpet, chairs and lava lamps -- and "looks wonderful and smells great.". Lunch hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday. (Los Angeles Times)
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At the PCS Nitrogen Geismar booth, exhibitors made lava lamps; at Air Products, students hammered a nail with a banana frozen by liquid nitrogen; at the Rubicon booth, they watched the creation of multi-colored containers of polyurethane foam ... Fellow student Nicholas Engolio said he liked the booth "where they were talking about the lava lamps.". (Gonzales Ascension Citizen, LA)
Vodafone signs up to Nokia's mobile internet services Nov 9, 2007
On America: Japanese massage chairs, scooter parking in the corridors, a room dedicated to lego and a plethora of purple lava lamps. It can only be the self-conscious wackiness of Google, which had an open day at its New York office this week. (Guardian Unlimited)
Scion tC: sporting for the money Nov 3, 2007
The downpouring center control pod - with a sound system display screen that flashed me back to lava lamps - is a simple and modern touch. The seating is a bit soft, but not as spongy beneath the thighs as more basic Toyota models. (Boston Globe)
Airport Check-in: Spacing out in L.A.; Portland parking's easy Oct 29, 2007
The carpeting and the lava lamps are new, but the "California Fresh" cuisine, The Jetsons-inspired d. cor, Space Cadet kids' menu and groovy elevator theme music remain. (USA Today -- Money)
With strings attached Oct 28, 2007
The backdrop is aglow with lava lamps, as the Roundhouse might have been in the Sixties, and TVs on tall stands litter the stage, playing the audience back at itself. The visual ideas are all McCartney's, drawn from his own archive. (The Observer)
quantum haunting Oct 23, 2007
e'll have novelty lamps, like lava lamps and black lights, and explain the science behind them, she said. ids can get their face painted in glow-in-the-dark paint by one of my students before they go in, so that's fun for them, too. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
New owners give Truffles an evening ambience, too Oct 22, 2007
Lava lamps have been placed in wall recesses in the room where Igor plays. On those nights, the lights are dimmed. (Florida Times-Union)
Kids dream of designing their own bedrooms Oct 17, 2007
The first thing I'm going to put in is a flat screen TV, three lava lamps, an X-Box 360 and a computer. Next, I would put in furniture like two massage chairs, two tables, guitar and a spinning bed. (Los Angeles Daily News)
A place of your own Oct 13, 2007
Then there are the ubiquitous lava lamps and year-round Christmas lights. The truth is that putting flowers in your empties is not quite as elegant as you thought, especially when you first got the bright idea the morning after you polished off that bottle of Popov. (Middlebury College -- The Campus, VT)
Rugby World Cup Guide Saint Denis Sep 4, 2007
You can browse the antiques stalls on the search for vintage clothes, old cameras, furniture or just a brilliant photograph; the definition of antique ranges from Louis Seize furniture to old fountain pens, lava lamps, and antique brewing equipment. Go early, and have breakfast at the Brasserie Paul Bert (in Rue Paul Bert). (Suite101.com)
Dormatic change -- Today's freshmen spare no expense to deck out their rooms Aug 26, 2007
All shades of brown and blue are also trendy, as are bright retro prints, lava lamps and bean bag chairs. - Spend a few minutes thinking about what your student wants. (North County Times)
Notes on a scandal Aug 21, 2007
But that era has gone the way of lava lamps and Farrah Fawcett posters. In fact, there's little meaningful kissing in the book, but plenty of oral sex, which, in the words of one of the authors, "is treated like handshakes.". (Boston Globe)
Antiques Go Modern Aug 14, 2007
For decades people have engaged in a love (and money) affair with 18th- and 19th-century furnishings, but today, even lava lamps are bubbling with value. From the iconic Art Deco designs of the 1920s and '30s to the cool blond lines of Heywood-Wakefield's "Modern" line, the demand for mid-20th-century furniture is growing. (SmartMoney)
Love Him, Spender Aug 11, 2007
As the 30th anniversary of Elvis death approaches, theres no shortage of quirky memorabilia to be found - from Elvis flip-flops to lava lamps, you cant help falling in love with these items. - Christina Amoroso. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Musicians salute 1967 Summer of Love Jul 17, 2007
"The store was decorated with a smattering of artifacts or reproductions from the 1960s. It has become easy to generalize, objectify and stereotype the Summer of Love as it is to do so with the Wild West, or the Jazz Age, or any other historical period where a few objects and individuals come to signify millions of people. Lava lamps, bean bag chairs, beads, flowers in your hair, marijuana and "peace, man," come to mind. However, this event was not merely an exercise in lowest-common-denominator... (Macomb Journal, IL)
What's the Story With Hillary's Story Jul 13, 2007
Maybe 48-star American flags are to Czech homes what lava lamps are to college dorm rooms. But assuming that this is more than a coincidence, which story came first. (Time.com)
A wisp of smoke - and lethal device was spotted Jun 30, 2007
It was a busy night at Tiger Tiger, the Piccadilly bar and nightclub just refurbished in the "funky era" style of the 70s complete with disco balls and lava lamps. Thursday night - "ladies' night" - is one of the most popular for the clientele of Londoners and tourists in their 20s and 30s happy to pay a 5 cover charge and order jugs of Sex on the Beach and Mojito cocktails as they listen to music and dance. (Guardian Unlimited)
Winehouse honeymoons in tent Jun 26, 2007
The newlyweds, who exchanged vows in a secret Miami ceremony last month, escaped the site's muddy mayhem by staying outside the festival grounds at Camp Kerala - which boasts to be the "most romantic place outside India." Camp Kerala comprises of 50 plush tents filled with a 13 by 13-foot bed, a shower, lava lamps, rugs, antique furniture, handmade mirrors, scented candles and fresh flowers. The area also has its own helipad. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Amy Winehouse's festival honeymoon Jun 25, 2007
Camp Kerala comprises of 50 plush tents filled with a 13ft by 13ft bed, a shower, lava lamps, rugs, antique furniture, handmade mirrors, scented candles and fresh flowers. The area also has its own helipad. (Monsters and Critics.com)
Everyone had small roles in 'Voyage' Jun 16, 2007
As the bonus feature Lava Lamps & Celluloid points out, Fantastic Voyage was precomputer, pre-CGI. Bluntly put by a visual effects supervisor who worked on the film, creating the inner space of the human body was excruciatingly difficult. How difficult. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
'NSYNC, Backstreet Boys Relics To Be Sold In Lou Pearlman Auction Jun 13, 2007
The ranges from the mundane to the bizarre (hundreds of pieces of office furniture; electronics; airplane parts; lava lamps; 80,000 microphones; gold and platinum records from 'NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, O-Town, LFO, Aaron Carter and Take 5; a key to the city of Orlando; a ping-pong table; an oxygen tank; and signed basketballs from 2000's "Longshot," the flop movie co-written by Pearlman starring Paul Sorvino and Antonio Sabato Jr.). In what investigators call a classic pyramid scheme, Pearlman... (VHI.com -- Music News)
How Google is shaking up the ad world Jun 8, 2007
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. Don't let the sandals and T-shirts fool you, nor the scooters and lava lamps in the lobby, nor the relaxed security guards lounging in deckchairs under a sun umbrella. The youthful group at the head office known as the Googleplex is shaking up the world of media and technology, and it is operating off a well-conceived plan drawn up by the two founders in Google's first days as a garage startup. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
It's hard keeping a $185b giant quirky Jun 6, 2007
"We still want to attract the same kinds of people," says Stacy Sullivan, recently anointed as Google's "chief culture officer", whose duties include transplanting the company's ideals, and lava lamps, to new far-flung outposts in places like Ireland, Israel, and Russia. "We can't ask someone if they're a 'Googley' person. But we want people who are flexible, non-hierarchical, non-political, collaborative, and fun.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Saving Googleyness May 31, 2007
"We still want to attract the same kinds of people," said Stacy Sullivan , recently anointed as Google's "chief culture officer," whose duties include transplanting the company's ideals, and lava lamps, to new far-flung outposts in places like Ireland, Israel, and Russia. "We can't ask someone if they're a 'Googley' person. But we want people who are flexible, non hierarchical, non political, collaborative, and fun.". (Boston Globe)
Google brand of growth takes root in Kendall Sq. May 31, 2007
Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin , neither of whom has Boston ties, have yet to visit the new office here, which is painted in the company's primary colors of red, yellow, blue, and green, stocked with free food, and decorated with lava lamps, but also features life-size images of Boston sports heroes Tom Brady and David Ortiz. Other top Googlers, including chief executive Eric Schmidt , who owns a home on Nantucket and has a strong network of contacts in the Boston high-tech industry,... (Boston Globe)
Aaarh, mateys, here be treasure indeed May 31, 2007
Like lava lamps in the '60s and pink flamingos in the '70s -- the lawn ornaments, not the critters -- pirates are all the rage at the moment. Except, of course, when they're not. (Ottawa Citizen (subscription))
Barry Farber: Deceit and Lies of Che Guevara May 24, 2007
If Che Guevara had looked like Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, or Josef Stalin, history would have clocked out his 15 minutes of fame long ago leaving millions of T-shirts, statuettes, lava lamps, skate boards, and even infantwear looking for other heroic attractions to emblazon upon themselves. How can a cowardly beet-red communist psychopathic sadistic murderer shockingly ignorant of Economics 101, and a military illiterate to boot, succeed in coming across to the world as a courageous,... (Newsmax)
Google takes search to next level May 18, 2007
Colourful lava lamps are sprinkled throughout the complex and a mock spaceship hangs from the ceiling of the lobby. In communal areas, casually clad employees play pool while others sink into vibrating massage chairs. (Guardian Unlimited)
Athletic Booster's Club set to retire Carlos Terry's jersey Apr 24, 2007
"The club has purchased banners that are designed in the shape of jerseys to hang in the gym at LSHS. They also have banners for Jimmy Snyder, a former basketball player, and Joe McIntosh, a former football player, whose jerseys have both been retired.The banquet will have a '70s theme with lava lamps and music starting at 6 p.m. Costumes are not required.A live and silent auction will also take place at the banquet at 8:30 p.m.Items to be auctioned include vacation packages, autographed... (Foster's Daily Democrat)
Best global tech workplaces Apr 20, 2007
Reflecting the beliefs of its founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, the Googleplex is decorated with Lava Lamps and painted in the bright colors of the Google Logo. The company boasts of an informal work culture. (India Times, India -- Infotech)
Science Daze fuel interest Apr 4, 2007
Beal used lava lamps for sight, bubbles reacting with dry ice for touch, music for hearing and cookies for smell and taste. Surprisingly, the sweetest demonstration wasn t the most popular. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Uranium exports expected to be worth $700m Feb 28, 2007
"Fluorescent-faced watches or something like that? Lava lamps? To pave the streets of Paris, or Beijing, dare I say it. "The hypocrisy of the Leader of the Opposition's position is obvious for all to see. " ABC Top Stories | This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, CNN andthe BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. AEDT = Australian Eastern Daylight Time which is 11 hours ahead of UTC (Greenwich Mean Time). (ABC News Online, Australia -- Australia/Local)
Schools, libraries finding second life in Second Life Feb 11, 2007
They build houses, meet friends, go shopping for everything from virtual clothes to lava lamps, and sell their inventions. There are scores of businesses that operate only in Second Life and reports of real people earning a living there. (Charlotte.com, NC -- News)
The Dollars and (Common) Cents of Centralized Systems Feb 10, 2007
" Enter the anti-mainframe the networked PC, the servers down the hall, the evolved network held together by miles of cables, fiber optics and coax. The guy who supported your system worked for your department and likely never met your IT director, if you still had one. And throughout all of this, the mantra of saving money was being chanted. Cheaper than that boat-anchor mainframe was the phrase I remember hearing constantly. Cheaper Than the Mainframe Really? Like the hundreds of space... (CIO Information Network)
The Netherlands, the New Tax Shelter Hot Spot Feb 4, 2007
After all, the Rolling Stones are widely regarded as one of the world;s most commercial bands, with hundreds of officially licensed products ranging from Mick Jagger ;quality resin; bobble-head dolls, Rolling Stones ;Classic Rock; twin-bell alarm clocks, and ;It;s Only Rock and Roll; lava lamps to Rolling Stones Zippo lighters, Rolling Stones lounge pants and lingerie, leather jackets, diamond-encrusted gold and silver jewelry, and the band;s ubiquitous trademark and calling card, the thick red... (Shoals TimesDaily)
Jimi the drink upsets the fans Jan 26, 2007
Authentic Hendrix, the Seattle company that controls the use of his name and image, has authorised 700 Hendrix products, including Hendrix nappies, lava lamps, incense, coffee mugs, and the Axis: Bold as Love hanging star lamp. Beverage Concepts' chief executive, Josh Glass, said his firm would donate some of the profits from the Liquid Experience drinks range to a music education foundation. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Fans Not Juiced About Jimi Hendrix Drink Jan 25, 2007
Hendrix has been licensed to many companies for products including baby clothing, an air freshener, lava lamps and a Hendrix Christmas ornament. Beverage Concepts Chief Executive Josh Glass said his company will honor Hendrix's memory by donating some of the profit from the Liquid Experience to an unnamed music education foundation. (Click2Houston, TX)
Libraries turn new page to thrive in digital age Jan 10, 2007
The building also has a space for teens, complete with graphic novels, beanbag chairs and lava lamps. And for the past two years, inner-city branches have held teen nights featuring computer games, karaoke, pizza and Dance Dance Revolution, a popular interactive music-video game. (Globe and Mail -- National)
US car giants launch green drive Jan 9, 2007
The Ford Airstream concept, driven to 6,000 journalists at a press conference inside Detroit's Cobo Centre, is designed for long family journeys, with a futuristic interior inspired by Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, complete with lava lamps, swivel chairs and a video screen. It, too, runs on battery power which is generated by a hybrid fuel cell, or topped up from the mains. (Yahoo News -- Automobiles & Driving)
