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...over the years, as personal electronics became more affordable and ubiquitous, CES mushroomed. It offered a dramatic venue for the debut of some of the most important consumer technologies of the past 40 years, including the VCR (1970), cheap digital watches (1976) and affordable, albeit primitive, home computers (1978). 1981 was a banner year, with the debuts of the camcorder and the CD player. By 1973, CES had become so popular, organizers decided to put it on twice a year. It was held in Chicago from 1972 until 1977, when it started alternating shows between the Windy City...
...between the two cities. Nearby are modernistic silver serving pieces and other shipboard relics. A striking 1934 photomontage advertising the Normandie shows it sailing through Times Square past the Art Deco Paramount Building. Art Deco - that decorative fusion of Art Nouveau, Constructivism, Cubism, Modernism and Futurism - made its debut at Paris' 1925 International Exposition. In a New York minute, the style took Manhattan and was replicated in interiors, fabrics, typefaces and that local speciality, the skyscraper...
...time he was here two weeks, I could see how calm things were...He increased the confidence level." - Bill Clinton, on Panetta's debut as White House Chief of Staff, Washington Post...
...Amaker said. “I was very happy to see him get the minutes that he was able to get today because he’s deserved it, and he made the best use out of it.” Freshman Hugh Martin made his Crimson debut, playing 10 minutes and bringing down three rebounds. The easy victory gave Harvard confidence heading into a tough stretch of games that will culminate with the team’s Ivy League opener on Jan. 10. “We have a two-game win streak…but we?...
...Hirano's sophomore album klo:yuri takes its cue from her minimalist full-length debut, 2006's LushRush, although she strips away much of the live instrumentation of her previous offering, relying more heavily on field recordings, synthetic effects and her own ethereal voice. These elements are blended through subtle orchestrations and seamless improvisations to create a sensual, cinematic sound - think Michael Nyman times Hans Zimmer to the power of Sigur...