Madame Tussauds in Hong Kong is commemorating the one-year anniversary of Steve Jobs’ death at the age of 56 last Oct. 5 by unveiling a lifelike waxwork figure of the Apple co-founder. The actual-size sculpture took three months to ...
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At an exclusive event held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) warmly welcomed the patron of the Global Campaign for Wool, HRH Prince of Wales. HRH Prince of Wales greeted the public on the ...
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One of the most intriguing and engaging art pieces on exhibit at the 2012 LA Art Show was located in the center of the main hall. James Peterson’s Hypoxia, sponsored by Gallery 825, was a human interactive display of lights that ...
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The iPad mini is a slimmed-down version of Apple’s popular tablet, so in a way, it’s fitting that Friday’s release brought out smaller crowds when compared to previous Apple product roll-outs. Crowds showed up at Apple ...
The Fall/Winter 2013/2014 Los Angeles International Textile Show (LA Textile) took place October 22-24, 2012 at the California Market Center (CMC) with a solid flow of traffic that included an array of prominent designers, manufacturers, ...
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In 2006, VOICES launched the 9/11 Living Memorial Project which commemorates the almost 3,000 lives lost on 9/11 and documents the accounts of rescue workers and survivors. Today the 9/11 Living Memorial archive includes an extensive ...
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No visit to Kansas City,Mo.,is complete without a stop at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum,a terrific venue in the citys 18th&Vine Historic District.With Major League Baseballs All Star Game taking place in Kansas City this week,the museum ...
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Route de l’Horlogerie – Genève: an overview of the Swiss watchmaking panorama Geneva’s watchmaking history can be discovered through a unique Geneva Watch Tour. Punctuated by around 50 monobrand boutiques and ...
Yahoo has appointed leading Google executive Marissa Mayer as chief executive officer, ending months of speculation. The surprise move comes just over a week after interim Yahoo CEO Ross Levinsohn helped end a patent battle with Facebook ...
Bill Moggridge, the British-born industrial designer credited with the creation of the first laptop computer in 1982, has died of cancer aged 69. Until his death, Moggridge was best known for his design of the Grid Compass, the first ...
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Cisco Systems and Qualcomm are putting their considerable wireless weight behind a system to make it easier for retail stores and other venues to offer information to visitors over Wi-Fi. Many shops, airports and other locations have ...
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The Egyptians and the Romans were excellent manufacturers of coloured glass which they used as raw material for small ornamental objects such as the Lycurgus Cup in the British Museum which is of a hazy mustard colour but turns into a ...
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XinJi Peasant Painting of Shi Jiazhuang City dates back to the ancient times with distant source and long stream. Early in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, people here had the tradition of drawing, embroidery, cutting, plaiting and so on. In ...
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LOWELL, Mass. – December 5, 2012 - The American Textile History Museum in Lowell, Mass., proudly presents Suited for Space, a stunning new exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum, exploring ...
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STAGE The Christmas Schooner Have yourself a City of Big Shoulders Christmas at the Mercury Theater, the current home of the beloved Chicago musical, “The Christmas Schooner.” Created by John Reeger and Julie Shannon, ...
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