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Perseid meteor shower NASA web chat tonight

Perseid meteor shower NASA web chat tonight

You can enjoy an online unique experience with Perseid meteor shower NASA web chat tonight!   Perseids performed a splendid show in 2009. Let's enjoy Perseid meteor shower NASA web chat tonight too! This meteor shower peaks annualy on August 12 approximately and it brings forth about 60 meteors per hour ore more. An observer could spot up to 100 meteors per hour on the peak night when t…

2012 Quadrantids meteor shower expected today

The Quadrantids shower was first seen in 1825, according to NASA

eor observing” from about 3 a.m. to 5 a.m. local time (regardless of the time zone you’re in), according to NASA. Named after a now-extinct constellation, the shower is expected to produce 60 to 200 meteors per hour, with an average rate of about 100 each hour, according to NASA. Meteor shower “viewing should be great over most of the country,” Weather Channel meteorologist…

Perseid Meteors Shower 2012: spectacular sky show expected this weekend

The annual Perseid meteors are expected to put on a spectacular sky show this weekend

pected to put on a spectacular sky show this weekend These tiny pieces of ice and dust (which range from the size of a grain of sand to around as big as a pea) hit the Earth’s atmosphere at some 60 km/s (134,000 mph). “December’s Geminids often outperform them by a bit, but the Perseids are probably the most-watched meteor shower, because they come in the warm vacation season,…

San Francisco Fashion Week 2011: when beauty meets technology

Bay Area is hosting San Francisco Fashion Week 2011

ered on emphasizing the city’s strongest attributes: beauty, intelligent technology and textile fabrication. There are a lot of events going on, started with Apple Workshops and Fashion Exhibit, 5 Claude Lane. Small technology seminars took place at the Apple Store, technicians and fashion industry professionals’ speechees covered a large field concerning technical applications. Social…

Activists strip off and storm San Francisco City Hall as officials approve ban on public nudity

…to ban public nakedness, rejecting arguments that the measure would eat away at a reputation for tolerance enjoyed by a city known for flouting convention and flaunting its counter-culture image. The 6-5 Board of Supervisors vote means that exposed genitals will be prohibited in most public places, including streets, sidewalks and public transit. Naked protestors stormed San Francisco City Hall…

San Francisco officials plan to ban Apple Macs purchase in government agencies

City officials in San Francisco plan to ban Apple Macintosh computers purchase in local government agencies

…, an article by Infoworld – highlighted on EPEAT’s site – links the move to manufacturing techniques used to make the latest version of the firm’s MacBook Pro, which features a 5.1 million pixel high-definition display. In order to include the new screen while minimizing the laptop’s thickness Apple made it harder to disassemble the computer causing it to be difficult…

San Francisco: restaurant workers want 25% standard tip onto the bill.

Restaurant workers of San Francisco want to implement a standard tip of 25 per cent onto the bill

Restaurant workers of San Francisco, California, want to implement a standard tip of 25% onto the bill. According to Contra Costa Times , the restaurant workers proposals for standard 25% tipping in San Francisco already have support from some high-class restaurants. The main issue with their proposal is that diners should pay the 25% tip whether the service is good or bad. Regularly, people are…

Super Moon 2012: the year’s biggest full moon and closest to the Earth will appear on May 5

The Super Moon, or the year’s biggest full moon, will delight all on 5th of May, 2012, starting from 23.35 EST

Astronomers say the moon will go “super” this weekend, but that will mean bad news for the meteor shower watchers. The Super Moon, or the year’s biggest full moon, will delight all on 5th of May, 2012, starting from 23:35 EST (or 03:35 GMT on May 6th). Even though the moon will be at its biggest for just a few hours, the full moon will appear to last for a full three days starting on 4th Ma…

iPad3 to be launched on March 7 in San Francisco

iPad3 will reportedly look similar to iPad, but with a higher-res screen, faster processor and Siri voice control

It has emerged that Apple has already sent out invitations to the San Francisco launch of its new iPad 3 this week. As expected, iPad3 will be unveiled on March 7 at a special even in the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. Apple’s invitation says: “We have something you really have to see. And touch.” The invitation shows a finger over an iPad screen, pointing to the Calendar app,…

Jessica Simpson celebrated her baby shower with family and famous friends

Jessica Simpson was seen showing off her blooming figure as she celebrated her baby shower surrounded by her family and famous friends

…, and her fiance Eric Johnson arrived at the venue before any of her famous guests, with Johnson suited and booted for the occasion in a black suit and baby blue shirt. Apparently the event saw around 50 of the star’s closest friends and family from Texas show up. Jessica Simpson was seen showing off her blooming figure as she celebrated her baby shower surrounded by her family and famous friends…

Jessica Simpson’s second child is due in days and she celebrates baby shower at Bel-Air Hotel

Jessica Simpson is only days to go until her due date and she was joined by friends and family in celebrating her baby shower

Jessica Simpson is only days to go until her due date and she was joined by celebrities like Jessica Alba and Ashlee Simpson as well as friends and family in celebrating her baby shower at the Bel-Air Hotel garden yesterday. The bright and colorful shower, which was planned by renowned event planner Mindy Weiss, featured flowers by Mark’s Garden with yellow roses, yellow ranunculus, bunches…

Giuliana Rancic baby shower: Giuliana and Bill Rancic announce they are having a boy

Giuliana and Bill Rancic used a creative way to let their friends know they were expecting a son at their guessing-themed Beverly Hills bash over the weekend

…It’s fun having something between the two of us.” Giuliana and Bill Rancic plan on trying for a second child once she’s clear of the cancer treatments in five years. “Five years puts me at 42, and a lot of people have kids at 42. So I’m definitely going to try again,” she said.  …

San Francisco earthquake struck few hours after San Antonio was hit by another quake.

San Francisco quake struck in the same day Californians took part in an annual earthquake preparedness drill

southeast of Berkeley near San Francisco. It caused a sharp jolt but no immediate signs of damages or injuries. The earthquake in California struck at 2:31 p.m. local time and was at a depth of about 6.1 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. San Francisco quake struck in the same day Californians took part in an annual earthquake preparedness drill Yesterday, the earthquake in Californ…

San Francisco: Terri Weissinger trapped 8 days in the airport for baggage fee.

Terri Weissinger from California was trapped eight days at San Francisco International Airport because she couldn't pay the baggage fees

Terri Weissinger from California was trapped eight days at San Francisco International Airport because she couldn’t pay the baggage fees. Terri Weissinger had decided to move home and booked herself on a flight from California to Idaho. Eight days after turning up at San Francisco International Airport, however, Terri Weissinger was still in the departure lounge – having not even boar…

Diaspora* founder Ilya Zhitomirskiy dies at 22 in San Francisco

Ilya Zhitomirskiy, the social networking pioneer and Internet privacy advocate who dared to challenge Facebook and Google, died on Saturday in San Francisco

Ilya Zhitomirskiy, the social networking pioneer and Internet privacy advocate who dared to challenge Facebook and Google, died on Saturday in San Francisco. Ilya Zhitomirskiy, 22, died Saturday after San Francisco police were summoned for a reported suicide, police spokesman Officer Albie Esparza said. Ilya Zhitomirskiy was one of the founders Diaspora*, a new social networking service meant to…

Scarlett Johansson strips off to recreate Psycho shower scene in Hitchcock movie

Scarlett Johansson fills the role of Janet Leigh in Hitchcock movie

ansson’s feminine form is alluded to twice, once over a dinner meeting with Alfred Hitchcock [Anthony Hopkins] and again when the filmmaker speaks to his wife [Helen Mirren]. Scarlett Johansson, 27, swans into frame during the trailer wearing in a low-cut halter neck peach satin dress, before sitting across the table from Alfred Hitchcock to discuss the role. As the New Yorker begins to gest…

Google Maps new features unveiled at San Francisco media event

Google has presented new mapping technologies in an effort to reassert its position as a market leader

…with the free and volunteer-driven OpenStreetMap, the world’s largest crowdsourced atlas, as its baseline mapping technology, instead of Google Maps. So did the mobile version of Wikipedia. With 600,000 registered users, OpenStreetMap also has the support of Microsoft. As more big players start working on OpenStreetMap, Di-Ann Eisnor and others say it could be another “viable alternati…

Microsoft Office 2013 unveiled in San Francisco

Steve Ballmer described Microsoft Office 2013 as the firm's "most ambitious release" to date

Microsoft has unveiled a touch-ready version of Office, the latest version of the company’s market-leading productivity software suite. In San Francisco, Steve Ballmer described Office 2013 as the firm’s “most ambitious release” to date. The software is primed for mobile devices, cloud computing, and social networking. Office is the globe’s most popular productivity…

LovEvolution 2011 Oakland, California

Over 120,000 people attended LovEvolution in 2008 in San Francisco.

The largest single day electronic dance music event, LovEvolution: A Dance Music Parade and Festival is hosted at the historical stadium O.co Coliseum and Oracle Arena in Oakland, California on Saturday, September 24, 2011.   LovEvolution 2011 has a main stage, a grassy area at the Supperclub, 17 community produced, unique floats, with great names in dance music (Moby and Markus Schulz), top…

iPhone 5 unveiled in San Francisco at the same price as the iPhone 4S

iPhone 5 will cost the same price as the iPhone 4S, $199 to $399 depending on size

r the connector to evolve – and out new connector is called Lightning.” Apple also showed off a connector allowing people to use their existing chargers and accessories. The handset will use iOS 6, and dumps Google’s maps for Apple’s own. “We’ve built in free turn by turn directions,” said Scott Forstall of Apple as he demonstrated the new Apple Maps app. “We use a cinematic camera angle to…

Katie Holmes fashion faux pas in white Francisco Costa gown reminiscent of toilet paper at Met Ball 2013

Katie Holmes revealed her bony back as she attended the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala on Monday night in New York City

Katie Holmes revealed her bony back as she attended the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Gala on Monday night in New York City. As she was seen getting into her chauffeured car to head to the soiree, her halterneck gown displayed her lithe frame. Katie Holmes’ not known for her daring fashion choices on the red carpet. But as she attended the Met Ball on Monday night she…

Steven Tyler lost two teeth after a serious fall in his hotel shower in Paraguay.

Steven Tyler lost two teeth after a serious fall in his hotel shower in Paraguay

Steven Tyler, Aerosmith frontman and “American Idol” judge was hospitalized in Paraguay and released after a serious fall in his hotel bathroom, when he lost two teeth, cut his eyebrow and mouth. Steven Tyler, 63, was staying at the Bourbon Hotel in Asuncion, Paraguay, where he was due to perform a concert tonight with his band, Aerosmith Aerosmith was in Paraguay to perform at a rock…

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2011, San Francisco

Warren Hellman and the Wronglers play at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2011.

ful Dead, Jefferson Airplane and other psychedelic bands had played free Golden Gate Park shows during the 1960s.   Peter Sears and Moonalice sing at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2011.     Over 600,000 people attended the festival last year and Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2011 is expected to gathered around 1 million. Strictly Bluegrass 2001 was attended by 20,000 persons.   Hardly Stric…

iPhone 5 prototype leaked ahead of today’s launch in San Francisco

The video shows off the iPhone's larger display, and the dock port which has caused much consternation for Apple fans who own accessories and cables which will not fit the new model

Apple is ready to unveil the new iPhone 5 to the world in San Francisco today. Meanwhile a video, which was purportedly filmed in an Apple factory, with the user taking great care to hide any serial numbers which might identify where the phone comes from, emerged to the public. The video shows off the iPhone’s larger display, and the dock port which has caused much consternation for Apple f…

Farmville 2 unveiled at Zynga’s Unleashed press event in San Francisco

Zynga has unveiled Farmville 2, a sequel to its most successful video game to date

nnounced at Zynga’s Unleashed press event at its San Francisco headquarters, where it was also developed. “One of the things that people will notice right away is that it’s our first 3D game,” said the firm’s chief technology officer Cadir Lee. “All the buildings, crops and animals are shown in 3D. You can see them from multiple directions, they can rotate, you…

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