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An international coalition of book artists exhibit work responding to the 2007 car bombing of al-Mutanabbi Street, Baghdad’s street of booksellers. The exhibit consists of fifty-four artist books created by the letterpress and book arts community in response to the bombing. San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) February 21, 2013 On March 5, 2007, during the States’ most recent war with Iraq, an unnamed group detonated a car bomb in al-Mutanabbi Street, Baghdad’s age-old center for bookselling...
NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- While New York and neighboring states work on cleaning up post-Sandy, businesses are faced with the daunting task of getting back up and running after the superstorm's mega interruption. Many returning to work can expect to face a messy technology situation. Akiva Goldstein, Founder and CEO of Onsite In 60, a company based in Manhattan that supports businesses all over New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, has 5 critical steps that businesses...
The University of Bristol announced Wednesday the recent discovery of what may be the remains of the Saxon Princess Eadgyth, (pronounced "Edith") possibly the oldest member of the English royal family whose remains have survived.Experts say her closest competitors "” the bones of various Saxon royals in Winchester Cathedral in southern England "” are so hopelessly jumbled together that no single person can be identified.The skeleton was uncovered as part of a wider research project into...
A sprawling country villa believed to be the birthplace of Vespasian, the Roman emperor who built the Colosseum, was unearthed on Friday, The Associated Press reported. Lead archaeologist Filippo Coarelli said the 2,000-year-old ruins were found about 80 miles northeast of Rome, near Cittareale.Experts say the 150,000-square-feet complex was at the center of an ancient village called Falacrine, Vespasian's hometown.Coarelli said that while there are no inscriptions to attribute it for sure,...
CHICAGO, July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Tiberius Capital II, LLC ("Tiberius"), a value-opportunity fund located in Chicago, commented today on the startling news that MathStar's (Pink Sheets: MATH) long time Chairman, CEO and CFO Douglas M. Pihl resigned from all positions on July 14, 2009. "We have great respect for Mr. Pihl and his accomplishments," said John M. Fife, who along with Robert T. Sullivan, is a principal of Tiberius Capital II, LLC. Mr. Fife added, "If Mr. Pihl has abandoned ship,...
LONDON, May 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Octavian Global Technologies, Inc. (OTC: OCTV) ("Octavian"), a leading provider of total gaming and lottery solutions, serving Casino, AWP (Amusements With Prizes), Lottery and emerging gaming market sectors worldwide, announced it has signed a worldwide agreement with Gextech to roll out Gextech's Spot The Ball virtual football game to operators of land-based fixed odds betting terminals. Spot The Ball, Gextech's latest development of its...
By EDDIE McILWAINE Jimmy's Pilate out on DVDRemember James Nesbitt as Pontius Pilate with a lilting north Antrim accent in The Passion? Will we ever forget him, sez you. Anyway, The Passion, which the BBC describes as a landmark drama series, is being released on DVD in the autumn. It was first seen on BBC1 during Holy Week and Nesbitt made an impact. Joseph Mawle is Jesus and Ben Daniel plays Caiaphas in this new interpretation of the old old story of Jesus and his teachings and the impact...
Most expensive Asian film, "Red Cliff", set to be red hot at box office by Xinhua Writers Miao Xiaojuan, Wang Cong BEIJING, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Reportedly Asia's most expensive ever film, the widely anticipated "Red Cliff", debuted in Beijing on Thursday with thousands staying up to see the first showings just after midnight. Normally early-retiring Beijingers set aside their reservations about the midweek late night to sit through the two-and-a-half-hour first instalment of the...
KARLSRUHE, Germany, December 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- asknet AG, Karlsruhe, one of the leading providers of outsourcing solutions for global software distribution via the Internet, has just recruited Nero AG, one of the fastest growing software manufacturers worldwide, as a customer for its eDistribution services. In early 2007, all Nero online shops will migrate to the asknet technology platform. With 200 million users worldwide, Nero is a market leader for digital media creation and...
By Robert EvansAVENCHES, Switzerland -- A priceless gold bust of emperor-philosopher Marcus Aurelius, one of Europe's greatest Roman relics, has returned to this quiet Swiss town where it was found in an ancient sewer 67 years ago.One of only three golden imperial busts to have survived across the vast territories of Rome's empire, the excitement surrounding its discovery in 1939 was so great that residents who witnessed it still talk about it today.Now, they are thrilled it has returned...
