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In the architectural world, just as in the worlds of food, clothing, and design, as styles come together we have whats called fusion. In fusion, often disparate elements come together to create a cohesive union, and sometimes seemingly harmonious elements come together in a not so harmonious way. In terms of architecture, a truly interesting blend happened in the beginning of the 20th century, melding together the elements of Spanish Mission revival style with the hip sleekness of Art Deco.
Art Deco buildings are known for their futuristic, sleek, dramatic, geometric flair. Cubes, zigzags, and futuristic chic came together to express the growing machine age in the United States. In the roaring twenties and early thirties, the jazzy Art Deco architecture was sweeping the nation. The Art Deco style found its inspiration from many different sources. The austere shapes and curves were taken from the Bauhaus School and the streamlined modern technology-looking design was melded with images of icons from the Far East, Greece, Rome, Africa, India, and Mayan and Aztec cultures. But above all these, Art Deco took inspiration from an architectural discovery in Egypt.
In 1922, archaeologist Howard Carter and his sponsor, Lord Carnarvon, thrilled the world with their discovery of the tomb of King Tutankhamen. Egypt-chic soon swept the nation and influenced the design of clothes, jewelry, furniture and graphic design. And of course, architecture.
Another style that was popping-up at the same time was the Spanish Mission Revival style, and in California, these two disparate styles found a way to come together in harmony as Hollywood actors were clamoring to get their homes built in the chic Spanish style. California isnt the only place to see the beautiful union of these two styles.
Hawkes Bay has some tremendous Art Deco and Spanish Mission Walks. Hawkes Bay is located in Napier, New Zealand. Following a devastating earthquake in 1931, the whole commercial heart of Napier was destroyed, but the city was about to be reborn in the newest architectural style, and to become the hottest city. In Hawkes Bay, you get to see all the styles right next to each other: Spanish Classic, Spanish mission, and Art Deco, all side by side.
There are also places in the United States that show this great mixture of styles and iconographies. Take for example a lovely Spanish Revival building in St. Louis, by the architect T.P. Barnett, son of George I. Barnett, another famous architect in St. Louis. The T.P. Barnett building is particularly interesting because it also has Art Deco influences, making it one of the most unique buildings in the Grand Center region of St. Louis. Certainly the next time youre in St. Louis, you need to visit this Spanish Revival building on Washington Avenue.
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Last week, the entire country was abuzz with news of the death of Bollywood actress Jiah Khan. The 25 year old actress is believed to have committed suicide in her Juhu home. She made her film debut in 2007 alongside superstar Amitabh Bachchan, in the movie Nishabd. She also featured in the film Ghajini with Aamir Khan. However, over the last few years, her career seemed to have hit a wall sending the young actress into a depression. This along with problems in her personal life is believed to be the cause for her drastic actions.
The news has taken the country by storm with a number of famous stars expressing their shock and sadness. Here are a few direct celebrity quotes taken from social network site Twitter. Sonam Kapoor Tweeted “Rip Jiah khan. Terrible tragedy. Very very shocking and disturbing news.” Actress Bipasha Basu showed her respect, tweeting “#Rip Jiah Khan!God bless her soul!”
When there is a sudden death, like this one, sadness over comes us and we come together to grieve the loss. Similarly when a celebrity couple gets married or has a child we are filled with joy. Through Bollywood news, we get a window into the lives of the rich and famous. We get so invested in their lives that we can actually feel their joys and sorrows. We spend hours reading about every detail that took place and trying to latest news before anyone else.
All this information comes to use when we take a movie quiz on various social media sites. There are people who will be fully informed about Ranbir Kapoor and what are the latest developments in his personal and professional life. However, they will have trouble telling you who the President of India is.
Bollywood is not just an industry, it is a lifestyle. It has the ability to reach out to millions of people all over the country. Celebrities have the capability to start trends, take the Being Human T-shirts for example. They were launched by Salman Khan in order to raise money for his NGO. The shirts were a huge success among the youth. They are available in a number of different colours and every youth had at least one shirt. This is just one example of trends set by celebrities.
The craze doesnt stop there, as soon as a movie is announced it is followed by speculation about who will act in the film alongside the star. Like Karan Malhotras upcoming film Shuddhi staring Hrithik Roshan. There has been a hunt to find an actress to play the role of the leading lady in the movie. If media speculation is to be believed, Anushka Sharma and Kareena Kapoor are the front runners for the part.
At the end of the day, we can all admit that we get a good amount of entertainment following Bollywood gossip. Even though it has nothing to do with us, for that small moment we get to see how celebrities live and what the latest developments in their lives are.
Bluetooth wireless devices stream compressed audio, if you are listening to CDs with a bluetooth wireless device you are not actually getting CD quality audio, youre listening to compressed audio like mp3s. And if you are listening to mp3s, then your audio is going to be re-compressed, further reducing the quality. This has been my main issue with wireless devices to date, well, that and the constant signal loss. When you buy Kleer enabled wireless devices you no longer have to worry about any of that. You get the same quality audio as you would expect from your wired hardware.
Another benefits of Kleer technology is the ultra low power consumption. This enables companies to create products that are truly wireless. Imagine, battery powered speakers that eliminate all wires, no audio cable and no power cord! I dont know if that would work with the amazing (but large) Zikmu wireless speakers, but we already have it in the Sennheiser MX W1 Totally Wireless Earphones. These are great for traveling, you can sync them up with your ipod, then throw your ipod in your back and forget about it.
Kleer also reduces audio latency to less than 25 milliseconds, thats less than the 45 millisecond standard required for TVs to eliminate sycn issues between audio and video.
Kleers compact technology is ideally suited for all wireless devices from portable music players, iPods and other personal media accessories, to surround sound wireless home theater systems, wireless headphones, wireless speakers and in car entertainment systems.
Heres a few words from the President and CEO at Kleer, Steve Humphreys.
Consumers want to cut loose and eliminate wires. Theyre tired of poor quality wireless products that make them walk all over the house to select and hear their music. With Kleer your music is always available and the choices for listening are at the touch of a finger along with CD-quality digital stereo sound that music lovers have come to expect
Consumers want to mix and match their music sources with a variety of personal and home audio listening choices, with Kleer, consumer electronics companies can now easily design, manufacture and market an ecosystem of seamlessly interoperable wireless personal and home audio products such as headphones, earbuds, speakers, and home theater systems
Kleer semiconductors power the world leading wireless audio devices and is currently used in the Sennheiser RS 180 digital wireless headphones amongst others.
Kleer improves the line of sight range to up to 100 meters indoors and up to 30 meters through floors and walls.
Kleer Iphone app
Kleer have unveiled an iPhone / iPod touch application that turns those music players into wireless home music hubs for Kleer based receivers, across brands and manufacturers.
Kleer wireless audio features
* Uncompressed, lossless, digital sterio
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Kleer is ideal for
* Wireless earbuds, earphones, and headphones
* Wireless home entertainment
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