Daily Archives: January 14, 2011

Peeking into the future – the 2010 Aga Khan Award for Architecture

By Mohammad al-Asad Every three years, the Aga Khan Award for Architecture announces a set of winning projects that are exemplars of excellence relating to the built environment in the Islamic world. The award recently announced the winning projects for … Continue reading

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Burnaby mayor excited as Aga Khan Park gift progresses

Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan said the city is very excited they were chosen by the Aga Khan Foundation to receive a gift of a nearly 14-acre community park in central Burnaby, when typically Vancouver is chosen for substantial financial gifts … Continue reading

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Samsung to release PC7 series computer with sliding keyboard

Thanks to smartphones, most of us these days are familiar with the idea of a sliding mechanism underneath a display screen revealing a physical keyboard. So why has it taken so long for someone to take this idea and use … Continue reading

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Space Adventures to resume space tourism in 2013

In March 2010, due to an increase in the International Space Station (ISS) crew size, Russia announced a halt its space tourism service which put seven customers into space between 2001 and 2009 for a multi-million dollar fee. Now Space … Continue reading

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