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DV Hardware (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
For the last few weeks we have been fielding our readers concerns about a shortage of HD5000 series cards, particularly the 5850, 5870 and the new 5890 - all of which have won top awards at DriverHeaven. We managed to have a chat with one of the top men in AMD, John Byrne - Vice President of Worldwide GPU and CPU sales. We brought up the point that many enthusiasts can still not get a hold of one...
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Elemental Home (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
...and in just over two hours, it was done. When i got to the shop, Phil had this sketch to show me. I could hardly believe it. The planetary debris looked amazing to me, and the baby rocket was incredible. He took the artwork I had shown him, and incorporated the original rocket from 1938, the John Byrne revamp from 1985, the ship from "Birthright" in the late 90s, and my sketch of my blended...
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Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
The Chicago City Council voted today to allow a $16 million payment from the city to Bensenville as part of an agreement to get the village to drop its opposition to O'Hare International Airport expansion. Mayor Richard Daley said the end to the land fight will result in an economic boon to Chicago and Bensenville as development accompanies the airport expansion. "All the property in and around...
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Clout St (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Posted by John Byrne at 3:19 p.m. Billing it as a public safety issue, Chicago aldermen today approved a measure requiring the impounding of cars where the driver was found to have a suspended or revoked license. But there's also...
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Clout St (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Posted by John Byrne at 2:15 p.m. The Chicago City Council today approved a resolution urging passage of federal legislation that would allow some undocumented immigrant students to earn conditional residency. The local tie to the issue is the case...
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QPR REPORT (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
- - Check out the "cutting-edge" combination messageboard and quasi-blog QPR Report Messageboard . If your interest is constantly-updated QPR-related news; QPR nostalgia; and items on some other broader football-related isssues: QPR Report Messageboard is one such site. All opinions welcome! - QPR REPORT Available on TWITTER! UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE DAY.... [ Note: It's possible that for a...
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Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
The apparent suicide of Chicago Board of Education President Michael Scott deserves a thorough investigation, Mayor Richard Daley said today, adding that it would do his longtime friend a disservice to imply he was a victim of foul play. "You're right, this is not Michael," Daley said the day after Scott was found dead of what authorities say appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound....
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Clout St (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Posted by John Byrne at 11:10 a.m. The apparent suicide of Chicago Board of Education President Michael Scott deserves a thorough investigation, Mayor Richard Daley said today, adding that it would do his longtime friend a disservice to imply he...
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Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Drivers caught behind the wheel with a suspended or revoked license would have their cars impounded under a proposed ordinance the City Council's Police and Fire Committee approved today. More from John Byrne in Clout Street on chicagotribune.com
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Clout St (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Posted by John Byrne at 9:53 a.m. Drivers caught behind the wheel with a suspended or revoked license would have their cars impounded under a proposed ordinance the City Council's Police and Fire Committee approved today. "We have people whose...
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Comics Should Be Good! (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
Each day in November, I will read and review/discuss/whatever one comic taken from a box of some of my childhood comics. Today, it's X-Factor annual #4. The Nostalgia November archive can be found here. X-Factor annual #4 by John Byrne and Walter Simonson focuses on the idea of Jean Grey being a bride of Set, while also [...]
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Ramblin' with Roger (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
Gates of Eden (May 1982) was arguably the best thing FantaCo Enterprises of Albany, NY, where I worked from 1980-1988, ever put out. Had a great Michael Kaluta cover, and work by John Byrne, Steve Leialoha, Michael T. Gilbert , Trina Robbins, Fred Hembeck, Foolbert Sturgeon, Lee Marrs, Jeff Jones, P. Craig Russell, Rick Geary, Kim Deitch, Spain, Sharon Rudahl, Gary Hallgren, and John Caldwell. It was...
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Clout St (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
Posted by John Byrne at 12:51 p.m. Mayor Richard Daley said today that his administration has taken sufficient steps to reform its hiring to end federal court oversight of its personnel practices.City Hall's top lawyer told aldermen this week that...
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Art Knowledge News (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
EDINBURGH.- The RSA 183rd Annual Exhibition takes place from 14th November to 20 December 2009 at the prestigious Royal Scottish Academy building in Edinburgh. Showcasing around 350 works by RSA Academicians as well as artists invited by the convener John Byrne RSA and selected submissions from leading and emerging artists; it presents a comprehensive cross-section of contemporary art in Scotland...
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Clout St (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
Posted by John Byrne at 3:55 p.m. Mayor Richard Daley today used the opening of a renovated bridge on the North Side to decry critics of special taxing districts, defending the programs as one of the few tools to help...
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