March 10, 2025

European Fine art

European Fine art

Ethernet is Still Going Strong After 50 Years

The technology has become the standard LAN worldwide. From a report: Ethernet became commercially available in 1980 and quickly grew into the industry LAN standard. To provide computer companies with a framework for the technology, in June 1983 Ethernet was adopted as a standard by the IEEE 802 Local Area Network Standards Committee. Currently, the

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How Joséphine Bonaparte Launched Napoleon—Through Fashion

Napoleon fell under Joséphine’s spell. He wrote her rapturous letters about her body and its pleasures. By the time they married, she had positioned him as commander of an army. He knew, however, that his marriage altered his destiny. Both the groom and the bride changed their names when they wed. He had been Napoleone

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Crossing the line: From Princess Diana to the Met Gala, Tatler explores the historic fascination with the cruciform

As Michael Coan, an associate professor of jewellery design at the New York Fashion Institute of Technology, says: ‘Humans have contemplated, studied and applied these shapes and proportions over the millennia, and they have come to acquire a kind of “divine” importance. So, a cross has a deeply rooted meaning and place in our consciousness

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These Are 10 Of The Best Historic Downtowns In Texas

Summary Downtown El Paso, with its Spanish mission architecture and art museums, is a must-visit for history buffs exploring Texas. Downtown Clifton embraces its Norwegian heritage, showcasing it through historic limestone buildings and an annual Norwegian Country Christmas Tour. Downtown McKinney is a charming mix of old and new, with preserved historic buildings hosting museums,

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Sonos Teases Plans To Enter Headphones Product Category

Sonos announced plans to expand into a new “multi-billion dollar” product category next year. Sonos CEO Patrick Spence declined to give specific details, but it’s widely expected to be headphones. He said the new product will “complement” current Sonos devices and will “delight customers and drive immediate revenue.” MacRumors reports: Spence said that Sonos believes

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The “Foreign Subsidies Regulation” Is Being Sharpened: Reporting Requirements For Mergers And Public Procurement Procedures Apply As Of Today – Government Contracts, Procurement & PPP

On 12 January 2023, Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 on foreign subsidies in the European Union (EU) that distort the internal market came into force. In the meantime, the buzzword-like abbreviation for the Foreign Subsidies Regulation, FSR, has become generally accepted. The FSR contains regulations for mergers and procurement procedures within the EU and is directly applicable

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Here’s what you need to know for the 2023 Door County Christkindlmarkt

SISTER BAY – When an event has been as successful as the Door County Christkindlmarkt was in its first two years, you don’t mess with it too much the third time around. The Door County Christkindlmarkt sponsored by the Sister Bay Historical Society opens over the Thanksgiving weekend and continues the first two weekends in

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One-Third of US Newspapers As of 2005 Will Be Gone By 2024

Sara Fischer reports via Axios: The decline of local newspapers accelerated so rapidly in 2023 that analysts now believe the U.S. will have lost one-third of the newspapers it had as of 2005 by the end of next year — rather than in 2025, as originally predicted. There are roughly 6,000 newspapers left in America,

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Mick O’Dea: Divided Loyalties | Exhibitions

Divided Loyalties by Mick O’Dea PPRHA reflects the artist’s strong interest in the Decade of Centenaries period and this exhibition showcases a number of his works from this period as part of Clare County Council’s Decade of Centenaries programme. Mick O’Dea was born in Ennis, Co Clare in 1958.  He studied at the National College

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Prison Phone Company Leaked 600,000 Users’ Data and Didn’t Notify Them

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Prison phone company Global Tel*Link leaked the personal information of nearly 650,000 users and failed to notify most of the users that their personal data was exposed, the Federal Trade Commission said today. The company agreed to a settlement that requires it to change its security

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