iPad art gains recognition in new Hockney exhibit

In this photo taken Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, a man walks between a pair of 12-foot high views of Yosemite National Park, made by David Hockney using an iPad, at an exhibit in San Francisco. A sweeping new exhibit of Hockney’s work, including about 150 iPad images, has opened in the deYoung Museum in Golden Gate Park, just a short trip for Silicon Valley techies who created both the hardware and software for this magnificent reinvention of fingerpainting. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

In this photo taken Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, a man walks between a pair of 12-foot high views of Yosemite National Park, made by David Hockney using an iPad, at an exhibit in San Francisco. A sweeping new exhibit of Hockney’s work, including about 150 iPad images, has opened in the deYoung Museum in Golden Gate Park, just a short trip for Silicon Valley techies who created both the hardware and software for this magnificent reinvention of fingerpainting. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

In this photo taken Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, a man records how a painting made by David Hockney using an iPad takes shape at an exhibit in San Francisco. A sweeping new exhibit of Hockney’s work, including about 150 iPad images, has opened in the deYoung Museum in Golden Gate Park, just a short trip for Silicon Valley techies who created both the hardware and software for this magnificent reinvention of fingerpainting. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

In this photo taken Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, David Hockney gestures while explaining how he used an iPad to paint at an exhibit opening in San Francisco. A sweeping new exhibit of Hockney’s work, including about 150 iPad images, has opened in the deYoung Museum in Golden Gate Park, just a short trip for Silicon Valley techies who created both the hardware and software for this magnificent reinvention of fingerpainting. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

In this photo taken Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, people watch how a painting made by David Hockney using an iPad takes shape at an exhibit in San Francisco. A sweeping new exhibit of Hockney’s work, including about 150 iPad images, has opened in the deYoung Museum in Golden Gate Park, just a short trip for Silicon Valley techies who created both the hardware and software for this magnificent reinvention of fingerpainting. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Happily hunched over his iPad, Britain's most celebrated living artist David Hockney is pioneering in the art world again, turning his index finger into a paintbrush that he uses to swipe across a touch screen to create vibrant landscapes, colorful forests and richly layered scenes.

"It's a very new medium," said Hockney. So new, in fact, he wasn't sure what he was creating until he began printing his digital images a few years ago. "I was pretty amazed by them actually," he said, laughing. "I'm still amazed."

A new exhibit of Hockney's work, including about 150 iPad images, opened Saturday in the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park, just a short trip for Silicon Valley techies who created both the hardware and software for this 21st-century reinvention of finger-painting.

The show is billed as the museum's largest ever, filling two floors of the de Young with a survey of works from 1999 to present, mostly landscapes and portraits in an array of mediums: watercolor, charcoal and even video. But on a recent preview day, it was the iPad pieces, especially the 12-foot high majestic views of Yosemite National Park that drew gasps.

Already captured by famed photographer Ansel Adams, and prominent painters such as Thomas Hill and Albert Bierstadt, Hockney's iPad images of Yosemite's rocks, rivers and trees are both comfortingly familiar and entirely new.

In one wide open vista, scrubby, bright green pines sparkle in sunlight, backed by Bridalveil Fall tumbling lightly down a cliff side; the distinct granite crest of Half Dome looms in the background. In another, a heavy mist obscures stands of giant sequoias.

"He has such command of space, atmosphere and light," said Fine Arts Museums director Colin Bailey.

Other iPad images are overlaid, so viewers can see them as they were drawn, an animated beginning-to-end chronological loop. He tackles faces and flowers, and everyday objects: a human foot, scissors, an electric plug.

Some of the iPad drawings are displayed on digital screens, others, like the Yosemite works, were printed on six large panels. Hockey's technical assistants used large inkjet prints reproduce the images he created on his IPad.

Exhibiting iPad images by a prominent artist in a significant museum gives the medium a boost, said art historians, helping digital artwork gain legitimacy in the notoriously snobby art world where computer tablet art shows are rare and prices typically lower than comparable watercolors or oils.

"I'm grateful he's doing this because it opens people's mind to the technology in a new way," said Long Island University Art Historian Maureen Nappi, although she described Hockney's iPad work as "gimmicky."

Writing about the historic shift of drawing from prehistoric cave painting to digital tablets in this month's MIT journal "Leonardo," Nappi said that while iPad work is still novel, the physicality of painting and drawing have gone on for millennia.

"These gestures are as old as humans are," she said in an interview. "Go back to cave paintings, they're using finger movements to articulate creative expressions."

Hockney, 76, started drawing on his iPhone with his thumb about five years ago, shooting his works via email to dozens of friends at a time.

"People from the village come up and tease me: 'We hear you've started drawing on your telephone.' And I tell them, 'Well, no, actually, it's just that occasionally I speak on my sketch pad,'" he said.

When the iPad was announced, Hockney said he had one shipped immediately to his home in London, where he splits his time with Los Angeles.

He creates his work with an app built by former Apple software engineer Steve Sprang of Mountain View, Calif., called Brushes, which along with dozens of other programs like Touch Sketch, SketchBook Mobile and Bamboo Paper are being snapped up by artists, illustrators and graphic designers.

Together, the artists are developing new finger and stylus techniques, with Hockney's vanguard work offering innovative approaches.

"David Hockney is one of the living masters of oil painting, a nearly-600-year-old technology, and thus is well positioned to have thought long and hard about the advantages of painting with a digital device like the iPad," said Binghamton University Art Historian Kevin Hatch in New York.

Hatch said a "digital turn" in the art world began about 25 years ago, as the Internet gained popularity, and he said today most artists have adapted to using a device in some way as they create art.

A similar shift happened almost 100 years ago with the dawn of photography, he said, when innovations such as the small photograph cards and the stereoscope captured the art world's imagination.

And Hatch said there are some drawbacks to the shift to tablet art.

"A certain almost magical quality of oil paint, a tactile, tangible substance, is lost when a painting becomes, at heart, a piece of code, a set of invisible 1's and 0's," he said.

Hockney, who created 78 of the almost 400 pieces in the de Young show this year, isn't giving up painting, or drawing, or video, or tablets, any time soon. When asked where he sees the world of art going, he shrugged his broad shoulders and paused.

"I don't know where it's going, really, who does?" he said. "But art will be there."

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Ride operator charged over 5 hurt at NC State Fair

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Authorities investigating a North Carolina State Fair ride that injured five people have concluded that someone tampered with it, and the ride's operator was being held Sunday on criminal charges.

On the fair's final day, state officials said attendance was down compared to the final weekend of last year's fair and attributed the dip partly to the injuries. They declined to elaborate on how the ride had been tampered with.

Three people remained in a Raleigh hospital on Sunday, three days after the "Vortex" ride suddenly jolted into gear as people were exiting, dropping some riders from heights that eyewitnesses estimated to be 20 or 30 feet.

Investigators determined the Vortex, known for thrilling riders with its wild twirls and flips, had been tampered with and critical safety devices were compromised, Wake County Sheriff Donnie Harrison said Saturday. Harrison's office did not return messages and officials with the state Labor Department declined to offer further explanation of the tampering and the overall investigation.

Ride operator Timothy Dwayne Tutterrow, 46, of Quitman, Ga., faces three criminal counts of assault with a deadly weapon in the mishap. Tutterrow was being held in jail Sunday on $225,000 bond and was due in court Monday for a first appearance, said attorney Roger W. Smith Jr.

"Mr. Tutterrow is absolutely devastated by what happened," Smith said in a phone interview Sunday.

Fair attendance on Friday and Saturday was down more than 11 percent compared to the corresponding days last year. While that may have been partly due to colder nighttime temperatures, the injuries probably factored into the decline, said spokesman Brian Long of the state agriculture department, which runs the fair.

"I do understand that this incident may have given some people pause," he said.

He said no further safety measures have been taken for the 100 other rides.

It is uncommon for ride operators to be criminally charged, but safety consultant Ken Martin chalks that up to the industry being largely self-regulated in most states.

"If more incidents on amusement rides were investigated as thoroughly as this ride in North Carolina is being investigated, there's quite possibly the opportunity that more criminal cases would come out. The folks in North Carolina, they don't pussyfoot around when it comes to amusement ride safety," said Martin, owner of KRM Consulting in Richmond, Va., which conducts amusement ride inspections in Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Missouri.

The North Carolina State Fair is known in the industry for its requirement that everything on an amusement ride has to operate or the ride does not move. Several ride inspectors are on the grounds of the Raleigh event daily watching operators and equipment to make sure everything is in order, Martin said.

The people who remained hospitalized were a 14-year-old whose identity hasn't been released; Anthony Gorham, 29; and Kisha Gorham, 39. The Gorhams' family members declined to comment Sunday. The two others who were hurt have been treated and released.

The Vortex had at least one other technical problem at the North Carolina fair. A safety switch that keeps the ride from operating unless seat restraints are engaged malfunctioned on Monday. The ride was temporarily idled as workers replaced the switch, but it reopened Monday night after being tested, state inspectors said.

The Vortex was supplied by Family Attractions Amusement Co. LLC of Valdosta, Ga. The company "has never had an incident with a machine like this before," spokeswoman Joyce Fitzpatrick said.

She said the company's representatives can't explain what happened because they have not been allowed to review the inspection records, which are kept inside the ride, Fitzpatrick said. The ride has been closed since Thursday's injuries.

The Labor Department said its inspectors performed safety checks on all the rides before the fair opened. Ride operators are supposed to do three daily operational checks and record those in a log, said Tom Chambers, the chief of the department's ride inspection unit. State inspectors then perform checks of the logs to confirm operators are complying with the rules.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recorded 875 injuries associated with amusement rides in 2012, up from 774 injuries the previous year. The cases included people who needed emergency-department treatment for injuries associated with fixed rides in theme parks, mobile rides associated with carnivals or fairs, or inflatable slides or bouncy cabins.

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Fortunes changed for five at UFC Fight Night 30

The biggest news coming out of UFC's show in Manchester, England, on Saturday was not the impressive win of Lyoto Machida, but of UFC's plans going forward in the European market. In ways, both obvious and not so obvious, it is going to be a major change in how the company does business.

The biggest news coming out of Saturday's UFC event in Manchester, England, was not the results of any of the matches or any potential title implications.

It's about UFC publicly tipping its hand for its new European business strategy.

UFC President Dana White after the show talked about plans to run 12 to 16 European shows a year. Garry Cook, the UFC's Managing Director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, talked about expanding the office, including the hiring of a matchmaker, who will double as a talent scout.

It's the beginning of a new era when it comes to the promotion. Up to this point, every UFC event has been available in some form, whether it be cable, network or pay-per-view television, in the core United States market. And every show since Zuffa purchased the company has been put together under the auspices of matchmaker Joe Silva, who handles the lightweights through heavyweights, and in recent years, Sean Shelby, who handles with flyweights through featherweights, as well as the women.

They have made most of the calls on new talent to be signed, and how to bring that talent through the ranks. Matchmaking itself is an art and a minefield. Some fighters have more star power than others. Some fighters with star power may have glaring weaknesses and it's best to avoid a certain type of opponent on their way up. Some fighters may be consistent winners, but boring to the audience, and you have to be cognizant of that as far as where you put them on a show.

There are a multitude of lessons that matchmakers learn based on experience, and this is the first major change of the system as it has been in place.

While a new matchmaker would have to work with Silva and Shelby in coordinating not only the name talent on the main roster, but in time, the newly signed European talent that at some point will have to get exposure on major North American shows if they are truly going to rise to the top. Then it will become a fight as to whether they are used on the European circuit, where they would be the not familiar, or on a major North American show, where they will eventually need to be on if they have potential to be title contenders and worldwide stars.

This represents a major change in the way the company has created its lineups. Inevitably, it was bound to happen, as it's only humanly possible to put together a finite number of shows in a given time period and the company's goals have always been creating a sport practiced and competed in worldwide.

Exactly how many of the European shows will air in the U.S. is unclear. But with 35 televised events, between pay-per-view, FOX, Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports 2, scheduled for 2014, and attempts to keep up a regular schedule in Brazil as well as North America, the simple math says times are changing.

One UFC source this week noted to us that if and when the plans for Europe go through, that many of the events won't air on U.S. television.

They may air on the Internet, which is fine, but Internet broadcasts of UFC prelims of major shows rarely break 50,000 viewers worldwide. The audience that would watch prelims of smaller shows would, if anything, be less than that. The technology is there for the super fans to see just about everything, but that is only a tiny percentage of the audience, and not the audience that is the key. In a business that revolves around exposing names and creating stars, those shows and the fighters on those shows will mean very little in North America.

Besides having a regular presence throughout Europe, The idea behind this is expanding into new markets and running existing ones on a regular basis. It's also to have live television that will air in prime time throughout Europe. The big UFC events currently start at 3 a.m. in London, for example. That's fine for the biggest UFC fans, it's not a time slot that is going to result in any big numbers of viewers unless there is something gigantic going on.

The idea is to sign European fighters to fight on the shows with the idea of creating local stars in the key countries. One thing that has become clear is a key in developing interest and awareness of the brand is having national stars, like Georges St-Pierre in Canada, the multitude of big names that come from Brazil, Michael Bisping in the U.K. and Alexander Gustafsson in Sweden.

But to create those new stars, there has to be significant viewership for these events on television in the markets, and a receptive media.

The question becomes how much existing star power will be needed to sell tickets and get viewers in Europe to watch the television. With American fans picking and choosing what they watch more and more, even on shows like Saturday, which are televised into the U.S., the number of viewers for a show airing at noon on the West Coast, where UFC's highest concentration of popularity is - particularly for an Fox Sports 2 broadcast - is limited.

Lyoto Machida may have looked spectacular in his middleweight debut, but the benefit when it comes to interest in future Machida fights in that division is nothing compared to what it would be had that show aired live in prime time on a bigger platform. Keep in mind that at least some of the shows will include some name stars that won't even have the visibility of Saturday's show.

For example, Conor McGregor is a natural to be a European headliner, particularly for a show in Ireland. But if he's on a show that isn't televised, when most fighters are only doing two fighters a year and the goal is three, that takes him off an existing North American show. That removes a potential star from the U.S. scene during that cycle, slightly diluting the star power of the major shows, and the average American UFC TV viewer will see less of him or any European star on the rise.

But the key to the success of this venture is the European audience. Are they willing to support the UFC brand name for shows that will be filled with lesser-name stars, at least at first? Having the shows in prime time is great, but only if the fan base is willing to watch what would be shows with less star power on a consistent basis. If they are, then with familiarity, the successful fighters featured will theoretically become stars to the European fans, and hopefully stars that can be competitive will emerge from different countries. And if a true superstar emerges, perhaps they can become a major national attraction.

The WWE brand name has been successful exported in many European countries, but there is a huge difference. With WWE, they usually tour a few times a year and are careful not to burn out the markets, but the nature of their industry allows then to run the live events filled with the biggest stars. It's not a matter of more places being run diluting the star power of the events.

Historically, the popularity of combat sports in different countries revolves around national heroes. There was amazing short-term popularity of MMA and kickboxing in Croatia during the prime of Mirko Cro Cop in the early and mid-2000s, or in Switzerland in the 1990s during the prime of kickboxer Andy Hug. It's even more pronounced in boxing currently in Germany and The Ukraine with the Klitschkos, or in recent years in the U.K. with Ricky Hatton, David Haye, Amir Khan or Carl Froch.

But a lot of that, such as in kickboxing, it was a short-term boom based on a charismatic superstar and had no legs once that star was no longer around.

Will these types of shows be able to consistently draw in major arenas? And if the television deals are strong enough financially, will it even be necessary to run these frequent events in big halls? Clearly, a key component is television partners who are not just looking at airing the major U.S. events with the big names to garner viewership today, but those with long-term goals in building the sport.

Another key to this growth is training facilities. If, say, a fighter from Poland emerges with some star quality, right now, to really compete at the top level, the best places to learn and grow are still camps in North America and Brazil.

If the Polish star ends up living in Albuquerque, N.M., San Jose, Calif., South Florida, Montreal or Rio de Janeiro, their value in being there all the time for media and public appearances in Poland is compromised. Rome isn't built in a day, but the ultimate goal is not for stars to emerge, but for roots to grow where you can have top quality training and depth or training partners in these emerging markets.

But don't kid yourself, with it is going to come major changes in the UFC business and in American fans being able to keep up with that business.

Here's a look at how Fortunes Changed for Five stars on Saturday night:

LYOTO MACHIDA - The former light heavyweight champion could not have looked better in his middleweight debut. Machida (20-4), looked in his most impressive shape physically, while knocking out previously ranked No. 5 contender Mark Munoz in 3:10 with a left high kick.

The win was so impressive that Machida could get a title shot tomorrow in his new division and few would complain. Very few could solve the Machida riddle at light heavyweight, and it's probably going to be more difficult for the middleweights.

Dana White talked about Vitor Belfort as a next opponent, which makes sense. Right now, you've got Machida, Belfort (23-10) and Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza (19-3) all on the horizon as legitimate contenders should Chris Weidman retain the title against Anderson Silva on Dec. 28.

But if Silva wins, as he's favored to do, the situation becomes frustrating. It's questionable whether Machida or Souza would face Silva, although Machida just beat a friend and training partner in Munoz. Silva has also said he has no interest in facing Belfort again. So the division is either en route to its most exciting period in its history, or a frustrating logjam whether the best fights are the ones that can't be made.

JIMI MANUWA - Manuwa, one of the big stars of the U.K. MMA scene before signing with UFC last year, moved his record up to 14-0, with all 13 knockouts and one submission. In stopping Ryan Jimmo, he's continued his streak of never seeing the third round of a fight.

Dana White said that it's now time to move him into bigger name fights. A name that stands out is Thiago Silva (16-3), who is more experienced, but it the kind of fighter who can test Manuwa at his strength. That can be his final test before hitting the Phil Davis, Alexander Gustafsson and Dan Henderson level fighters.

JOHN LINEKER - With his third straight devastating knockout, Lineker (23-6) kills the axiom of flyweights not having punching power. But he's also killed the concept of flyweights, given that he missed weight for the third time in Saturday's win over Phil Harris.

Dana White spoke after the show about getting him with Mike Dolce and making assurances he can make weight. But if that's the case, he's very lucky. A third time missing weight should be an automatic signal that you have to move up to a division the promotion can be assured you can make weight in.

Sure, Lineker vs. John Dodson (15-6), coming off Dodson's equally impressive knockout of Darrell Montague, is a natural match up in the division. But Lineker first has to prove he can fight in that division before getting the benefit of a shot against a top ranked contender like Dodson.

JESSICA ANDRADE - Having just turned 22, Andrade (10-3) came highly touted in her UFC debut. But she simply couldn't handle the size and strength of Liz Carmouche, in losing via ground and pound on July 27.

In going against someone her own size in Rosi Sexton, Andrade left a different impression. She came off like a female 2001 model Wanderlei Silva, an aggressive puncher with accuracy and stamina.

Her problem is just that: going against someone her own size. Andrade, at a listed 5-foot-2, is stocky and strong, but doesn't have the genetic size to handle the bigger and stronger women at 135 and that poses a natural limitation to her upside. Her style is entertaining. She had one of the best fights of the night, even though it should have been stopped in the second round and turned ugly in the last round when Sexton seemed like target practice more than competition by round three.

It is likely only a matter of time before more women's weight divisions are opened up. It's not a move I'd recommend rushing into for UFC at this point, but at some point it is a lock to happen. Given Andrade's age, she's likely to be around, and be a star, when that day comes.

AL IAQUINTA - The finalist of season 15 of The Ultimate Fighter, Iaquinta (7-2-1), has shown a complete game with disciplined stand-up in winning decisions over Ryan Couture and Piotr Hallmann. But the jury remains out on where he stands in the deep lightweight division. Myles Jury (13-0), who has a stellar record but also hasn't broken through to the higher level in the division, or solid mid-level fighter Matt Wiman (15-7) would be good next tests to see if he's going to be ready for the bigger names.

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Lyoto Machida willing to fight Anderson Silva for UFC middleweight title

Lyoto Machida didn't let being friends and training partners with Mark Munoz stop him from knocking him out on Saturday at UFC Fight Night 30. Post fight, "The Dragon" also made clear that he also wouldn't let his long-time friendship and teammate relationship with Anderson Silva stop him from fighting "The Spider" if a title were on the line.

Of fighting friend Munoz, Machida admitted that the situation "upset" him but that "I am a professional. I have to do my job and that is all I did."

As for who he wants next, Machida declined to name names but made clear that all he wants is UFC gold once more, this time in his new division - middleweight.

"I don't know [ who I want to fight next]," Machida told Gareth Davies.

"It is very hard to say but for sure I want to be champion. I want the belt."

When asked about fighting the man he replaced on short notice against Munoz, the injured Michael Bisping, Machida seemed amenable.

"Yeah. It's a great match up. It's a great fight for me," he said.

Still, Machida wants the middleweight belt that his friend Silva held for so long. Anderson rematches the man who took the title from him, Chris Weidman, in a couple months, and Machida said he'd fight whoever wins that bout, even if it is Silva.

"Yeah. For sure," Machida said flatly and with a smile.

As recently as a couple weeks ago, Silva has said he'd never fight Machida but the new middleweight doesn't seem to share that sentiment now that he's a hot 185 pounder himself.

"If I want the belt," Machida explained.

"I have to chase the belt."

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WORLD SERIES WATCH: Buchholz vs Lynn in Game 4

Budweiser Clydesdales enter Busch Stadium before Game 4 of baseball's World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Red Sox, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Budweiser Clydesdales enter Busch Stadium before Game 4 of baseball's World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Red Sox, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia sits in the team's dugout before Game 4 of baseball's World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Red Sox, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Baseball fans arrive at Busch Stadium for Stadium Game 4 of baseball's World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Red Sox, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

World Series baseball caps are on sale at Busch Stadium before Game 4 of baseball's World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Red Sox, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Tom Manary takes photos of The Gateway Arch from Busch Stadium before Game 4 of baseball's World Series between the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A look at Game 4 of the World Series at Busch Stadium on Sunday night as the Boston Red Sox take on the St. Louis Cardinals:

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UNOBSTRUCTED: Now that everyone from umpires to rappers has weighed in on the obstruction rule, the World Series resumes with Game 4 at Busch Stadium.

The first pitch is minutes away, with Lance Lynn set to start for the Cardinals against Boston right-hander Clay Buchholz, trying to work through some weakness in his shoulder.

What a crazy finish that was last night, though. Tough to swallow for the Red Sox and their fans. But it seems as though, after some rule-book explanations from the experts, most people are realizing the correct call was made.

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The new iPads: Want thrills? Look elsewhere

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Apple today showed off new iPad and iPad Mini models. In the month before the iPhone 5c and 5s were announced, there were constant rumors about what they would sport. On the whole, the rumor mill was very accurate, no doubt thanks to a little help from Apple to keep the iPhone top of mind. By contrast, there were few rumors circulating about the new iPads.

Did that mean Apple has shocks in store -- or there's not much to say about them? It was more of the latter. As expected, the new iPad -- named the iPad Air -- uses Apple's 64-bit A7 processor and M7 motion coprocessor (both introduced in the iPhone 5s), but not the Touch ID fingerprint scanner. The big deal is that it is 20 percent thinner and much lighter, weighing 1.0 pound versus 1.4 pounds. The cheaper iPad Mini gains the Retina display and A7 processor, though it doesn't run as fast. They begin shipping in November at the same prices and configurations as the previous models.

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Apple updated its iPad covers, but did not add built-in keyboard, à la Microsoft's Type Cover for its Surface Pro, as some rumors suggested. Apple also announced the significant updates promised earlier this year to the iWork suite for both iOS and OS X.

But for most people, new iPads are what's hot. A 64-bit iPad, coupled with the 64-bit iOS 7 and apps designed for 64-bit processing (there are now extremely few), could be a powerful alternative to a lightweight laptop. It could even run complex or compute-intensive apps such as Adobe Photoshop that today need more horsepower than what a tablet delivers.

I know many people who carry only an iPad while traveling, and at the Interop networking conference a few weeks ago, I met several CIOs who expected to have sizable tablet-only user communities in a few years, particularly for sales forces and field forces. The group could even extend to desk workers who require little beyond email, the Web, and core office productivity capabilities that you can already get on an iPad and and that Google, Microsoft, and Apple are all working to deliver via the Web.

But more is needed.

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Hugh Hefner, Crystal Harris Dress as Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke From Their VMas Performance For Halloween: Pictures

Let the Miley Cyrus Halloween costumes begin! Hugh Hefner and his wife Crystal Harris sure got into the Halloween spirit Saturday night. Shortly before kicking off his annual Mansion Halloween party at the Playboy Mansion, Hefner shared a photo of himself and Harris dressed as Cyrus and Robin Thicke from their controversial 2013 Video Music Awards performance.

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"Robin Thicke & Miley Cyrus," the 87-year-old Playboy founder wrote via Twitter on Oct. 26. Alongside the caption, Hefner shared a selfie with Harris in his Los Angeles home.

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Hefner wore a black and white striped top just like the R&B crooner, while the Playboy model, 27, rocked her blonde locks in two top knots. Harris also is seen holding a red foam finger that the "Wrecking Ball" singer vigorously waved around between her legs and against Thicke during their Barclays Center set. Shortly after, Hefner also shared a picture of Harris "twerking" on him, as she stuck her tongue out.

Hugh-Hefner tweets a picture of himself and his wife Crystal Harris dressed as Miley Cyrus & Robin Thicke for Halloween on Saturday, Oct. 26
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Hefner and his stunning wife sure like to keep their marriage fun and fresh. The couple -- married since New Year's Eve 2013 -- were spotted in early September getting the VIP treatment while riding on motorized scooters in Disneyland with a group of friends.

Source: http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/hugh-hefner-crystal-harris-dress-as-miley-cyrus-and-robin-thicke-from-their-vmas-performance-for-halloween-pictures-20132710
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