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COMPUTERS 
July 29, 2017 A quest for the mother of all computers
Kevin Resch is searching for the Holy Grail of high technology in the Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo. As the institute prepares to mark its 15th anniversary in November, Resch is the acting director — and part of an elite group of scientists working to bring the promise of quantum computers […]
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COMPUTERS 
July 29, 2017 A quest for the mother of all computers
Kevin Resch, acting director of the Institute for Quantum Computing, overlooks a light experiment in the quantum optics lab. – Vanessa Tignanelli,Record staff Martin Laforest, head of scientific outreach at the Institute for Quantum Computing, expects to see quantum supremacy within five years. – Vanessa Tignanelli,Record staff Martin Laforest, head of scientific outreach at IQC, […]
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CLOTHING 
July 28, 2017 McDonald’s Wrappers Were Used in Every Item of Clothing at This Fashion Show
As per now-annual tradition, fashion design students in Miami put on a show featuring garments made completely of McDonald’s wrappers and accoutrements. Some of the outfits are wackier than others. While in Florida, shouty chef Gordon Ramsay cooked up a Burmese python — yes, the giant snake — for an upcoming segment of his Fox variety show/competition, The F Word. Twitter […]
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COMPUTERS 
July 27, 2017 Wasserman Schultz kept paying aide suspected of stealing House computers | 10 governors slam Obamacare ‘skinny repeal’
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz has not given a detailed explanation about why she continued to employ a former aide until she fired him on Tuesday — after he was arrested on bank-fraud charges while attempting to board a flight to Pakistan. McClatchy reports computer expert Imran Awan, who worked for congressional Democrats, was accused of stealing […]
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ALL DEALS 
July 25, 2017 India kick-starts ‘mother of all underwater defence deals’
HIGHLIGHTS 6 countries are in the fray to build six advanced stealth submarines for an estimated Rs 70,000 crore in collaboration with an Indian shipyard. This conventional submarine programme called Project-75 (India) is likely to be the first mega project under the new ‘strategic partnership’ policy. NEW DELHI: India has finally kick-started its “mother of […]
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CLOTHING 
July 25, 2017 Crow clothing, Corps of Discovery horses in focus during Lewis & Clark convention
Admitting that she felt “like Mickey Mouse talking to a whole roomful of Walt Disneys,” Mardell Hogan Plainfeather took a roomful of Lewis and Clark enthusiasts Monday through what she has learned over a lifetime of creating and wearing Crow women’s clothing and jewelry. Plainfeather is a Crow elder and Plains Indian historian and career […]
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ELECTRONICS 
July 23, 2017 AVX to acquire transportation, sensing, control Division of TT Electronics
AVX Corporation signed a definitive agreement to acquire the transportation, sensing and control division (hereinafter called TS&C), from the UK company, TT Electronics PLC. ?The addition of TS&C expands AVX?s product offering to include sensors, LED lighting and control modules. TS&C, trading as AB Electronik, is a premier brand that we are proud to add […]
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HOME & GARDEN 
July 21, 2017 Back to the future for Tour of Homes
Simplicity by Hayden Homes will debut a tiny house on the Tour of Homes running July 22-30 in Eugene, Springfield, Coburg and Veneta. The 600-square-foot home is in a new subdivision of homes less than 1,064 square feet in size. (Kelly Lyon/The Register-Guard) This year’s Tour of Homes running July 22-30 in Lane County may […]
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CLOTHING 
July 13, 2017 Where many of the clothes you throw away end up
Ever wonder where your clothes go after you discard them? In Western countries, when you donate clothing to charities via shops, collection bags, or clothing banks many are given to those in need or sold in charity shops to raise funds. But what happens to torn or damaged clothes, or items that no one wants […]
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ELECTRONICS 
July 11, 2017 Why Most Battery Life Tests Are a Useless Indicator of Real World Usage
HIGHLIGHTS Recently, Consumer Reports’ MacBook Pro tests were in the news Lab tests almost never can be correlated to real world usage Standardised tests are only useful for rough comparisons Apple’s new MacBook Pros received a fair amount of criticism for making life difficult for professionals by removing useful features like an SD card slot or prioritising thinness over […]
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ELECTRONICS 
July 10, 2017 Consumer electronics co Jawbone’s demise a case of ‘death by overfunding’ in Silicon Valley
Consumer electronics company Jawbone had more than enough money to take on Fitbit and other health-tracking devices in the “wearables” market. (File Photo) Consumer electronics company Jawbone had more than enough money to take on Fitbit and other health-tracking devices in the “wearables” market. That may have ended up being its biggest problem. Top-tier venture […]
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COMPUTERS 
July 10, 2017 Computers Are on the Verge of a Quantum Leap
Conceptual artwork representing how data may be controlled and stored in a quantum computer. ALFRED PASIEKA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Moore’s Law is a computing term coined by co-founder of Intel Gordon Moore, who predicted the pace of the modern digital world would exponentially increase biannually. This predicted rapid growth of computers has remained constant over the past several decades, but […]
