| Saturn Vue XR bests its rivals in performance and amenities http://www.detnews.com/apps... Design Articles Detroit News - Overall interior design was attractive. "I like this one," Kafi said. "I could be happy with this one." Binta refused to vacate the driver's seat for me or her sister. That spoke volumes. Binta is a car nut. She doesn't suffer boring cars -- those ... |
| Maher boots protester from audience http://www.miamiherald.com/... Design Articles Miami Herald - Food | Health | Home & Design | People | Travel | Style | Books | Family & Parenting | Pets | Religion & Values Editorials | Editorial Cartoons | ... Bill Maher can add "security guard" to his job description alongside comedian and political commentator. Maher on Friday ... |
| Green MBAs seek to balance profit and planet http://seattletimes.nwsourc... Design Articles Seattle Times - I think it's more challenging," said Dominican student Miya Kitahara, who for her final year project is working with GreenHeart Global, an Oakland, Calif.-based sustainable design firm, to develop recyclable clothes hangers. "You can't just look at ... |
| Nissan Infiniti's 'bird's-eye view' parking http://www.newsday.com/tech... Design Articles Newsday - Safety advocates have complained that rear-view camera technology hasn't been able to overcome design shortcomings in some vehicles that limit rear visibility and contribute to back-over accidents. A spokesman for Infiniti said that even with the ... |
| Nordic Design http://www.boston.com/news/... Design Articles Boston Globe - Small open-face sandwiches are big in Scandinavia. The Norwegians call them smorbrod, meaning "buttered bread." The Danish use a similar name - smorrebrod. To the Swedes, the sandwiches themselves are smorgas, while the more familiar term smorgasbord ... |
| Setting the stage http://www.baltimoresun.com... Design Articles Baltimore Sun - Melding her background in fine arts, interior design and marketing, Kane now spends her days staging homes across the region. "I just did a three-story Locust Point townhouse for a client, top to bottom ... kitchen, bath, bedrooms, even the deck ... |
| Christians bring Iranian Jews to Israel http://www.miamiherald.com/... Design Articles Miami Herald - Food | Health | Home & Design | People | Travel | Style | Books | Family & Parenting | Pets | Religion & Values Editorials | Editorial Cartoons | ... Evangelical Christians in the U.S. have helped convince dozens of Iranian Jews to move to Israel in recent months ... |
| Solar Homes Draw Crowds on Mall http://www.forbes.com/feeds... Design Articles Forbes - The German design "pushed the envelope on all levels," Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman said in announcing the winner Friday, calling it "the house people have been lining up all week to watch." A team from the University of Maryland finished second ... |
| NASA Sits on Air Safety Survey http://www.newsday.com/news... Design Articles Newsday - In earlier interviews that helped researchers design the NASA survey, pilots said airlines were unaware how frequently safety incidents occurred that could lead to serious problems or even crashes, said Jon Krosnick, a survey expert at Stanford ... |
| Strong euro buoys foreign sales of U.S. yachts http://www.miamiherald.com/... Design Articles Miami Herald - Many foreigners are scouring U.S. marinas for used yachts, especially foreign-built vessels that have the electrical systems and other design details they're used to -- and shipping them back. ''We imported them three, five, six years ago. Now ... |