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<title><![CDATA[Bucky Dome: Daddy of all geodesic dome homes]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2011 07:10:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[It&amp;39's a bubble! It&amp;39's a gumdrop! It&amp;39's a geodesic dome home.(Credit:RBF Dome NFP)CARBONDALE, Ill.--When you see a geodesic dome, you know exactly what it is. You don't have to wonder if it's Georgian, Victorian, or neomodern. It's a dome. All those geodesic dome homes trace their lineage back to a quiet corner of Forest and Cherry in Carbondale, Ill. R. Buckminster Fuller was the mind behind the dome home. He built what's known locally as the &quot;Bucky Dome&quot; just over 50 years ago, out of panels of plywood. He meant for it to be cheap and easy to put together. The original assembly took just seven hours. Since the 1960s, domes have reproduced and spread out around the country in a wide migration of Fuller's ideas. It's no wonder many people think of him as the grandfather of the sustainability movement.Not for sale: Geodesic dome home. Needs a little TLC.(Credit:Amanda Kooser/CNET)An effort to restore the dome has been given new life with the recent award of a Save America's Treasures matching grant to the tune of $125,000. &quot;He envisioned the dome as a house. It was the first dome home. It's the only one he ever lived in,&quot; says Janet Donoghue, development director of the nonprofit RBF Dome NFP, which is looking to resuscitate the worn structure.The group has its work cut out for it. &quot;When it was built, he said the material he needed to make it waterproof wasn't invented yet,&quot; says Donoghue. The Bucky Dome is in rough shape. Sad brown shingles cling helplessly to the outside, mold has taken hold on the inside, and many of the plywood triangles are water-damaged.A much more modern geodesic dome in the form of metal piping and tarps covers the entire outside in an attempt to protect Bucky's former residence.Related links&amp;149' Geek's guide to Route 66, part 1&amp;149' Route 66: Build your own giant Blue Whale&amp;149' Dungeons &amp; Dragons park: Dice not includedThere are signs of life. The upstairs loft/study area looks ready to move in to. The swooping bookshelves look just like they did in old photographs. Mold treatment is under way. The nonprofit has raised about $25,000 since the beginning of the year to get the restoration going. Plywood is cheap and plentiful. &quot;We're going to do it piece by piece. We're going to preserve as much as we can,&quot; says Donoghue.My visit to the Bucky Dome comes as part of a Carbondale side trip from the Geek's Guide to Route 66. It's a perfectly geeky place to visit, a way to bring myself back down to earth after the flights of fancy I found at the Dungeons &amp; Dragons-themed Boo Rochman Memorial Park. The dome is an efficient use of space and it still has a groovy futuristic look to it.We may never turn into a culture of dome dwellers, but there is something appealing and comforting about a circular abode. I think I might like a dome of my own to call home.Bucky Fuller contemplates some awesome bookshelves.(Credit:RBF Dome NFP)<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google creeps deeper with Street View trikes]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 08:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>juwanpno8w8</dc:creator>
<category>Marketing and advertising</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Please don't tell Google, but its Street Viewcars haven't been up my street yet. I don't know why. Perhaps my rather forceful neighbor from Tennessee scared them off.However, Google has today revealed a huge raft of images of many places around the world that it could only reach by tricycle.In a blog post on the Google site, software engineer (what else) Jeremy Pack explained that the trikes have been successful in breaching the ramparts of places hitherto unscalable by car. Take the National Botanic Gardens in Dublin (which, hopefully, will not be subject to severe budget cuts). Then there's Chateau de Chenonceaux in Civray-de-Touraine, France.Yes, you can now waft along with the Google trikes--which weigh 250 pounds and are 9 feet long--as they sail up the paths of stately homes and other places of fun and laughter.Google engineer, Daniel Ratner, who designed the bikes (and their 7-foot masts), told the San Jose Mercury News that he had personally pedaled his wares in Legoland and the Santa Monica Pier. So one place that is an engineer's delight and another that is unique for its ability to bring Hollywood stars and homeless people together. The trikes were actually created during the 20 percent of time that Google's employees are given to work on personal projects. And Ratner told the Mercury News that he based his design on that of the pedicabs at San Francisco's Ferry Building.Though the first trike images were posted in 2009, today saw a veritable triking rollout from many parts of the world.Yes, these lovely trikes have even started to photograph hiking trails such as the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District in Rancho San Antonio.Soon, they will be driving right up your garden path so that they can take a really good shot of your kitchen. Or your nostril hair. Well, perhaps.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Under wraps, first 747-8 Intercontinental rolls out]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 08:10:24 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>juwanpno8w8</dc:creator>
<category>Gaming</category>
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<description><![CDATA[                                The first Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental emerges, under wraps, from Boeing's painting facility. It will be formally unveiled on Sunday.(Credit:Boeing)EVERETT, Wash.--An international press corps is descending on this town today, about 45 minutes north of Seattle, for the beginning of a two-day Boeing extravaganza to mark the formal unveiling of its next-generation 747-8 Intercontinental passenger plane.The unveiling doesn't happen until tomorrow--today will be a factory tour and a look at some interior mockups of the new plane--but this morning, Boeing let this picture out: The first 747-8 Intercontinental rolling out, under wraps of course, from the paint shop.Stay tuned for full coverage of the festivities.                 <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Penske delivers first electric Smart ForTwo]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 08:10:44 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>juwanpno8w8</dc:creator>
<category>Eco</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Ceremonial presentation by Penske Automotive Group Chairman Roger Penske, center, and Smart USA president Jill Lajdziak, right, to the first Smart ForTwo Electric Drive customer, Mindy Kimball, left, at her home in Silver Spring, MD.(Credit:Nick Wass )To kick off the latest phase in their electriccar program, Smart USA President Jill Lajdzia and Roger Penske, chairman of Smart USA parent company Penske Automotive Group, personally delivered the first Smart ForTwo Electric Drive to a customer in Maryland.Mindy Kimball, a 36-year-old Major in the United States Army, is the first customer to lease a ForTwo Electric Drive, the all-electric version of the tiny two-seater. It's powered by a 30 kW electric motor with 16.5 kWh lithium-ion battery, and has an electronically controlled top speed of 60 mph. Although testing has shown the electric Smart can travel up to 98 miles on a full charge, a more realistic highway and city driving pattern will yield about a 63 mile range.At the ceremonial presentation to the first Smart ForTwo Electric Drive, Penske Automotive Group Chairman Roger Penske shows some of the car's features. (Nick Wass/AP Images for smart USA)(Credit:Nick Wass )These vehicles are only available in the U.S. by lease. Interested parties can apply to lease a vehicle on Smart's Web site. Early adopters of electric vehicles will face a few challenges while the industry matures. But they'll also receive a few perks. By leasing a ForTwo Electric Drive, Kimball became a member of Team 250, which is the second phase of Smart's program to roll out electric vehicles in the U.S.The program will place 250 electric vehicles with companies, municipalities, organizations, and individuals around the country for testing. Members of Team 250 will receive other perks such as a concierge service, personal access to Smart USA's Electric Drive expert, 24/7 roadside assistance, and a chance provide feedback about their driving experience. The next phase will be full series production of the electric two-seaters, which is scheduled to begin in 2012, to make the electric ForTwo available to the public for purchase.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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