| Aperture, Lightroom come into focus
Aperture 1.5 promises some features that users have been requesting: increased flexibility in where you store images and a plug-in facility that gives you new options for sharing, storing, printing, publishing, and even selling your pictures. And it works with a greater number of cameras than did prior versions. An interesting cool prospect is being able to browse your Aperture library—including both online and offline photos—with the iLife or iWork '06 media browser so you can continue your work in iWeb or Keynote, for example. Theoretically, you could have imported the images you wanted to use into iPhoto, but the more flexibility the better—especially if you're actually using Photoshop and Bridge as opposed to iPhoto to edit your images. At the same time Apple was polishing up Aperture, Adobe was tinkering with its own workflow management tool, Lightroom, which has been rechristened Photoshop Lightroom.
Bathinda, February 14
Around 6,000 to 6,500 tonne of coal is the daily requirement and if all the units work, 440-megawatt power is generated. TNS: The PSEB has claimed that the GNDTP achieved a record generation of 2,795 lakh units in October 2007, which is the highest monthly generation in the last 20 years. Is there any pressure on the plant to produce more? A.S. Mokha: Well yes, as you know the power demand is increasing day by day. So, the pressure is always there. TNS: Is there any modernisation plan for the 33-year-old power plant? A.S. Mokha: The Unit-I and the Unit-II have already been renovated. For the Unit-III and Unit-IV, orders have been placed with the Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited (BHEL) and by the end of this year, renovation will start, which will also reduce pollution.
Two murders and two life sentences won't alter one convict's ...
Robert Rodriguez just keeps cranking 'em out. This hasn't always been a good thing--Spy Kids 2 and 3 felt rushed in a way that the first one didn't, and Once Upon a Time in Mexico looked cheap compared with its cinematic predecessor, Desperado. But the more Rodriguez keeps at it, the better handle he seems to have on the digital tools available to him. Sin City was a striking triumph of visuals, and his latest movie for kids, The Adventures of Sharkboy & Lavagirl in 3D, plays like a more polished, better-looking second draft of Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over. .
Broadfoot relishing glory bid
The Light Blues face Werder Bremen at Ibrox on Thursday in the first of four successive cup ties. They host Hibernian in the Scottish Cup on Sunday and play Dundee United in the CIS Cup final a week later - with the second leg of their UEFA Cup clash against Bremen in between. While Rangers are focusing on knock-out ties in the immediate future, the SPL remains their priority as they bid to stop Celtic winning a third successive title. Broadfoot has been in the thick of the action in recent weeks after his appearances in the first team had threatened to run dry. The Scotland B international had played only one SPL game before the end of January, but the sale of Alan Hutton has seen him reintroduced to the team at a crucial time. "This time last year I was fighting a relegation battle," said Broadfoot.
The Footnote Police vs. Ward Churchill
The University of Colorado committee investigating Ward Churchill has found him guilty, guilty, guilty. And on some level, they're right: Churchill is guilty of occasionally shoddy scholarship and the dubious practice of ghostwriting, and perhaps even more. But we should be alarmed by the investigative committee's report, and not merely because the committee exists only because of a concerted effort to fire Churchill for his obnoxious and idiotic comments about 9/11 victims. .
CES 2008 Picks and Pans
There were more new HDTVs than people in Las Vegas this week. (And our favorite was only a concept model! Doh!) But we liked some other stuff, too, including high-fashion notebooks, cell phones that silence with a wave of your hand, and even a set of diving goggles with their own built-in camera. Here's more of what the PCW CES team loved and hated at this year's show. .
Playground-enhanced malls: good for economy, bad for teens
Competition with superstores is the first reason I conjure up in favor of playgrounds in the middle of malls. Superstores with food, clothes and electronics at prices that can't be beat may seem a convenient way to shop, but they do not offer much entertainment for young children forced to tag along. Don't get me wrong. There are plenty of distractions for bored kiddies in a superstore. There's the electronics department in which children tall enough to reach the controls can play demo versions of the hottest new video games for hours. Children waiting for their turn on the video game demo can watch the latest movie on multiple flat screens -- some in high definition. In the toy section, there might be a loose ball to bounce down the puzzle aisle or an unsecured tricycle to ride up the board-game aisle.
Thousands cheer Hillary Clinton in Bay Area
I don't think any of us could have imagined that all of the work, all of the sacrifice, all of the commitment that has moved our country ... could have been so symbolized by the two of us, standing there, debating, trying to become the Democratic nominee and the president of our great country." In San Francisco, Clinton was joined by Mayor Gavin Newsom and Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums, who said Clinton showed a powerful feeling for simple justice. The predominately female crowd cheered when the senator conceded that as a young girl she never would have dreamed she would have a chance to become president. "No matter what happens," she said, "after last night's debate, you can look at a child and say, 'Yes, you can be anything you want to be in this country we care so much about." In San Jose, mariachis strolled the crowd, trumpets blaring, serenading Clinton's supporters into a joyous mood.
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