Physorg (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Fujitsu today announced the development of a new type of gallium nitride (GaN)-based high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) that features a new structure ideal for use in amplifiers for microwave and millimeter-wave transmissions, frequency ranges for which usage is expected to grow.
georgiasam (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
S’é an geimhreadh deireanach agam is níorbh fhiú faic an bás atá romham anois gan an smólach a chloinstin sa choill: cluinim é ann, inar ndeachamar ag fánaíocht agus is eol dom – domsa mar chách – nach raibh ach leath- mhuinín riamh agam as a leithéid.
Red State (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
The New York Post is probably undercounting. Triggered by reports about the Democratic Party ally ACORN's behavior in Ohio , this time (H/T: PolitickerOH : Vote-Fraud-A-Go-Go Let every vote count, is the Democratic Party's mantra these days. That slo gan might better be: Let every vote count as often as we need to win. Such, at any rate, are the tactics of ACORN, Barack Obama's favorite "community...
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
IT was Archie McQuater's "labour of love". The 80-year-old master clockmaker spent four years perfecting his unique timepiece – only for it to be snatched by a gan
Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
IT was Archie McQuater's "labour of love". The 80-year-old master clockmaker spent four years perfecting his unique timepiece – only for it to be snatched by a gan
New York Post (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Let every vote count, is the Democratic Party's mantra these days. That slo gan might better be: Let every vote count as often as we need to win. Such, at any rate, are the tactics of ACORN, Barack Obama's favorite "community organizers," and its...
HorsesAss.Org (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
With all the focus on the presidential debate, you may be surprised to learn that there was another debate today, this one between Darcy Burner and Dave Reichert at Bellevue’s Meydenbauer Center. Josh was there, and will post a firsthand report here on HA later, but for the moment you can take a gander at the transcript of Andrew’s live blog . (FYI, I spoke with Andrew briefly and felt confident that...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
If Regan Smith knew then what he knows now, Tony Stewart might have finished Sunday's Sprint Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway in the infield hospital instead of Victory Lane.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
... measures required by the Department of Defense for gallium arsenide (GaAs) and gallium nitride (GaN) foundries," said Mike Delcheccolo, vice president of Engineering for Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems. The RRFC foundry, located at Raytheon's Integrated Air Defense Center, Andover, Mass., is a leader in compound semiconductor technology development, products and services for military and...
The Music Slut (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
All dates are as follows. A new studio effort is due by spring. 5/10 - Tel Aviv, Israel @ Gan Stadium 5/12 - Athens, Greece @ Terra Vibe Park 5/14 - Istanbul, Turkey @ Santral 5/16 - Bucharest, Romania @ Parc Izvor 5/18 - Sofia, Bulgaria @ Tuborg Greenfest 5/20 - Belgrade, Serbia @ Tuborg Greenfest 5/21 - Zagred, Crotia @ Tuborg Greenfest 5/23 - Warsaw, Poland @ Gwardia Stadium 5/25 - Riga, Latvia...
The Register (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Sanyo has developed a blue laser that could enable 100GB capacity Blu-ray Discs and 166.67MB/s write speeds, 12 times the standard speed.The new GaN laser diode operates at 450mW in pulsed mode - current diodes run at 250mW - and has enough power to write to four layers in a BD. Current disks top out at two 25GB layers and 6x writing speeds. Four layers means 100GB, said to be enough to store eight...
Sabbah's Blog (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Open letter to the Royal Dutch Embassy, Israel, The Dutch Representative Office to the Palestinian Authority and Heineken Nederlands to praise the decision of Barkan Wineries to divest from illegal Israeli settlements in Barkan. The Royal Dutch Embassy Beit Oz 14 Abba Hillel Street Ramat Gan 52506 Israel The Royal Netherlands Representative Office to the Palestinian Authority 12 Hollanda Street Al-Bireh...
Accidental Hedonist (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
... I know, but it's a position with merit. Wheat Noodles: Kon mein is the Cantonese name, while gan mein is the Mandarin one. This is the noodle that has influenced the Japanese varieties of noodles, as well as the Korean, Thai, Vietnamese and several other regions. It is the simple, yet endlessly versatile, wheat noodle. Picture Chinese noodles in your mind. Chances are good you are thinking of the...
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
... (W) 16:38; Singh (W) 16:54; Russomano (W) 17:16; Jorgens (NM) 17:24; Roppiyakuda (NM) 17:40; Gan (W) 17:51. High school girls MVAL Irvington 23, American 32 At Coyote HIlls, 3.1 miles Mitchell (A) 21:30; Crinigan (I) 23:15; Smolinski (I) 23:28; Tran (I) 23:51; Zamora (A)24:45; Sarva (I) 24:56; Youkhaneh (A) 26:37; DeLang (I) 27:11; Kunz (A) 29:37; Bicakci (A) 29:46. Washington 20, Newark Memorial...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
... TriQuint is also lead researcher in a 3-year DARPA program to develop advanced gallium nitride (GaN) amplifiers. TriQuint, as named by Strategy Analytics in August 2008, is the number-three worldwide leader in GaAs devices and the worlds largest commercial GaAs foundry. TriQuint has ISO9001 certified manufacturing facilities in Oregon, Texas, and Florida and a production plant in Costa Rica; design...
