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San Francisco's new California Academy of Sciences puts world under one roof

A composite 360 degree panoramic image outside of the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco on Monday, September 15, 2008. It is the Smithsonian of the West, the oldest natural history museum west of the Mississippi River. A 150-year-old institution where Charles Darwin worked, and where generations of Bay Area school children went on field trips. On Sept. 27, the California Academy of Sciences will open a gleaming new $484 million home in Golden Gate Park. (Nhat V. Meyer/Mercury News)

San Francisco's New California Academy of Sciences Puts the World Under One Roof

The sounds of croaking frogs and squawking macaws fill the humid air. Mist rains down onto armies of leaf-cutter ants and geckos scurrying past tropical orchids.

Vacci-Test Signs New World-Wide Food Safety Licence with MagnaBioSciences

CALGARY (Marketwire) - Vacci-Test Corporation ("Vacci-Test") is pleased to announce that it has completed a new exclusive licence agreement with MagnaBioSciences LLC ("MBS") of San Diego, California that gives Vacci-Test the world wide rights to the patented MBS magnetic technology for the detection of pathogens in the human food chain. The new agreement expands the terms of the existing agreement, signed in 2007, and includes MBS taking a minority ownership position in Vacci-test. Vacci-Test's first product to be developed under this new licence will be FoodChek(TM)-E.coli, a revolutionary new same shift test that is rapid, highly accurate and cost effective.

New Academy of Sciences site opens in S.F.

Thousands of people have flocked to the grand opening of the new California Academy of Sciences site in San Francisco, a volunteer says.

LinuxWorld Expands To OpenSource World Conference & Expo

Framingham, MA – October 7, 2008 – IDG World Expo, the leading producer of world-class tradeshows and events, today announced the launch of OpenSource World™ Conference & Expo, a new event that will focus exclusively on open source software and all things Linux, bringing together industry leaders who are shaping the future of new enterprise technology. OpenSource World will include the key features of LinuxWorld®, but will offer a strong focus on supporting and enlarging not only the Linux market, but the overarching open source technology umbrella. OpenSource World is scheduled to take place August 10-13, 2009, at San Francisco’s Moscone Center.

LinuxWorld Expands To OpenSource World Conference & Expo

Framingham, MA¬¬ – October 7, 2008 – IDG World Expo, the leading producer of world-class tradeshows and events, today announced the launch of OpenSource World™ Conference & Expo, a new event that will focus exclusively on open source software and all things Linux, bringing together industry leaders who are shaping the future of new enterprise technology. OpenSource World will include the key features of LinuxWorld®, but will offer a strong focus on supporting and enlarging not only the Linux market, but the overarching open source technology umbrella. OpenSource World is scheduled to take place August 10-13, 2009, at San Francisco’s Moscone Center.

Video: Article One Partners Launches New Global Online Community to Energize Patent Reform

NEW YORK, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Article One Partners, LLC launched as a new global community to legitimize the validity of patents. Community members - who Article One calls Advisors - have an opportunity to send in previously hard to find evidence of validity for high profile patents. By tapping the unique knowledge and referral networks of our Advisors, this publicly available evidence known as prior art can be discovered. Article One analyzes the prior art to determine whether it can show patents to be legitimized or invalid. If Article One forms an opinion that patents are invalid, Advisors earn up to U.S. $50,000, with $1,000,000 total being offered for launch. Advisors who actively build the community also earn premium compensation in Article One's Profit Sharing Plan of about five percent (5%) of the company's net annual p

Give One Get One Redux, OLPC XO-1 Now On Amazon

404 Clue Not Found writes "The One Laptop Per Child project's XO-1 laptop is once again available to the general public via its Give One Get One promotion, where $400 will buy two laptops, one for the purchaser and one for 'a child in the emerging world.' Having learned from their delivery and fulfillment headaches the first time around, this time they partnered with Amazon.com to handle shipping. But a year after its initial release, the market has become saturated with Eee-wannabe netbooks from every major manufacturer. Can the XO-1's charitable appeal, unique chassis and dual-mode screen compete with the superior performance and standard operating systems of its newer peers?"

Don't miss: Academy of Sciences opening

In case you missed the memo (on the front page of The Chronicle), the California Academy of Sciences is unveiling its new digs this weekend. Well, its renovated digs - but what a renovation! To celebrate, admission will be free Saturday, along with a long lineup of all-day entertainment: The Red Panda Acrobats, Nigerian Masquerade Drummers, Junkestra, San Francisco Ballet and many more will perform. There will be food provided by Ben & Jerry's, Javaholics, Let's Be Frank, Rose Pistola and others.

New content for Age of Conan

This week Funcom updated the ‘Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures’ live servers with the largest gameplay content addition since launch. By visiting the vast, new outdoor area of Ymir’s Pass players will now be able to find new quests to solve, new characters to meet, new monsters to slay and a dramatic new storyline to unravel. The update also includes a new dungeon – The Amphitheater – that holds one of the most epic and memorable monster encounters ever created for the game.

The world's greenest museum

Standing on the newly remodeled California Academy of Sciences' living roof, senior curator and botanist Frank Almeda points out some of the cutting-edge environmental design features of the roof’s 2.5 acres: native plants that draw birds and butterflies, skylights that regulate the inside temperature and provide heat for the coral reef and rainforest, and the seven layers of the roof that absorb rainwater and prevent runoff. But the most exciting aspect, Almeda thinks, is that the roof, an exhibit in itself, offers an appealing way for people to learn.

Wireless and Internet World-Leaders Meet in San Francisco to Talk ?Open Mobile?

Wireless and Internet world leaders are converging at the Hotel 480 in San Francisco next week for one of the most eagerly anticipated events of the year. The Open Mobile Summit, November 19-20, is a groundbreaking conference exploring the move to open up the mobile value chain, and deliver the mobile Internet.

Adobe Photoshop CS4 One-on-One--New from O'Reilly

Farnham, UK—How can you master the fundamentals of Photoshop CS4, with all of its incredible new features? Deke McClelland's latest offering-- Adobe Photoshop CS4 One-on-One (O'Reilly Media)--provides an appealing and proven learning system, step-by-step text lessons, DVD-video demonstrations, and exciting real-world projects. Indeed, with Deke's expert advice to guide you, it's like working with a personal coach.

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS4 ONE-ON-ONE--NEW FROM O'REILLY

Sebastopol, CA—How can you master the fundamentals of Photoshop CS4, with all of its incredible new features? Deke McClelland's latest offering--Adobe Photoshop CS4 One-on-One (O'Reilly Media, $49.99)--provides an appealing and proven learning system, step-by-step text lessons, DVD-video demonstrations, and exciting real-world projects. Indeed, with Deke's expert advice to guide you, it's like working with a personal coach.

Inside the World's Most Advanced Planetarium

notthatwillsmith writes "Earlier this month, the most technologically-advanced digital planetarium in the world opened in San Francisco's California Academy of Sciences. The new Morrison Planetarium's 75-foot screen replaces the traditional Zeiss projector with an array of 6 high-resolution DLP projectors arrayed around the edge of the theater, which are powered by three very different, but interesting computing clusters. The three clusters allow for projection of traditional planetarium shows, playback of ultra-high resolution movies, and display of anything from current atmospheric conditions on Earth to a (greatly accelerated) trip to the farthest reaches of the universe, all rendered in real-time on an 8800 sq. ft. dome. Maximum PC went on a behind the scenes tour with the engineers who built the systems that do everything from run th

Two-for-one online car offer in Britain attracts customers by the thousands

A British car dealer has found one way around the looming recession by offering a buy-one-get-one-free offer on new cars, a report said on Saturday. Online car broker Broadspeed.com, based in Colchester near London, offered customers two Dodge Avenger SXT saloon cars, like the one pictured, complete with leather seats and air conditioning, for £20,000 pounds ($37,236). The dealership near London has just sold the last of the cars. Managing director Simon Empson told the Guardian newspaper: "It was amazing. We had been trying to sell those cars online at half price for nearly a month and they were selling, but it was nothing special. "But when we made the deal two-for-one, we got 22,000 customers." The number of new cars sold in Britain in October fell by nearly a quarter compared with the same period a year ago.

Dr. Herbert Pardes Honored by New York Academy of Sciences

Newswise - Dr. Herbert Pardes, president and CEO of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, was honored by the New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS) for his leadership in making New York City a center of scientific excellence.

Lensbaby Introduces New Line of Lenses for Creative Photography

Lensbaby, LLC (formerly known as Lensbabies, LLC) is launching an entire new system of selective focus lenses. Three new Lensbaby lenses – The Composer, The Muse and The Control Freak, – make up the new line of products. Each features the new Lensbaby Optic Swap system. The new Muse and the new Control Freak replace the current Original, Lensbaby 2.0, and Lensbaby 3G lenses, which will be phased out immediately. With the Composer, Lensbaby introduces a completely new lens, based on a ball and socket configuration that delivers smooth selective focus photography with unparalleled ease of use and greater precision.

Bill Gates Founds New "Think Tank" Company

Homncruse sends in news of Bill Gates's new adventure, adding "I was working just one or two floors under this new office when it was all coming together. I even unknowingly shared an elevator with him at one time on his way up to the office." The article notes that the name "bgC3" derives from Bill Gates, catalyst, and the "third thing," neither Microsoft or the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. "Just months after his Microsoft farewell, Bill Gates is quietly creating a new company — complete with high-tech office space, a cryptic name and even its own trademark. Public documents describe the new Gates entity — bgC3 LLC — as a 'think tank.' It's housed within a Kirkland office that the Microsoft co-founder established on his own after leaving his day-to-day executive role at the company this summer.

Concerns over eBay's New Fixed-Price Changes

eBay sellers who wanted to launch listings in the new 30-day Fixed-Price format on Tuesday were disappointed to learn that many listing tools did not yet support the new format - including eBay's own Turbo Lister. eBay made available a new version of the software with the new functionality at 4:15 pm Eastern, 13 hours after eBay launched the new format on the site. Sellers must upgrade to the new version of the software if they wish to use it to list in the new format.

New York Film Academy Launches eBay Auction on Film and Acting Courses

NEW YORK, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to tough economic times, the internationally renowned Academy will provide an early gift for the Holiday Season: a limited number of Intensive Filmmaking and Acting Workshops on eBay, with opening bids starting at 99 cents. The course tuition price is normally $2,500. The workshops are held in New York City and Universal Studios, Los Angeles over an eight-week term from December 1 to January 24. Winners will have the opportunity to attend one workshop at either New York or Los Angeles.

(Report) World Privacy Forum Publishes Red Flag Rule Suggestions for Hospitals and Providers; New FTC-Enforced Rules Go Into Effect Nov. 1, Can Apply to Health Care Providers

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The World Privacy Forum's latest report, Red Flag and Address Discrepancy Requirements: Suggestions for Health Care Providers, discusses the applicability of the new FTC regulations to the health care sector along with suggestions for providers. The report addresses newly issued regulations by the Federal Trade Commission that require financial institutions and creditors to develop and implement written identity theft prevention programs. Health care providers -- whether they are for-profit, non-profit, or governmental entities -- may have obligations under the new rules.

New Solar Cell Sets World Efficiency Record

asoduk writes to tell us that a new world record has been set for the most efficient photovoltaic device. Topping the scale at 40.8% efficiency, the new solar cell differs significantly from the previous record holder. "Instead of using a germanium wafer as the bottom junction of the device, the new design uses compositions of gallium indium phosphide and gallium indium arsenide to split the solar spectrum into three equal parts that are absorbed by each of the cell's three junctions for higher potential efficiencies. This is accomplished by growing the solar cell on a gallium arsenide wafer, flipping it over, then removing the wafer. The resulting device is extremely thin and light and represents a new class of solar cells with advantages in performance, design, operation and cost.

T-Mobile Unveils the New T-Mobile G1 in High-Tech Fashion With Star Studded Events in New York and Los Angeles

NEW YORK and LOS ANGELES, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- This week, T-Mobile USA, Inc. brought together Hollywood's hottest stars and New York's elite tastemakers to celebrate the highly-anticipated launch of the new T-Mobile G1, the world's first Android(TM)-powered mobile phone in partnership with Google. At the exclusive, invite-only launch events, held in the hip SoHo neighborhood of New York on October 16 and at a private studio in the heart of Hollywood on October 17, celebrities such as Rosario Dawson, Mischa Barton and Anthony Anderson turned out to get the first look at the much-talked about device and socialize with friends at the hottest bash on both coasts. To celebrate the debut of the T-Mobile G1, T-Mobile created a special event that brought to life the device's unique technology and applications.

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