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  Budget pricing for flat screen mounting hardware: News from Skunkworks Technology
Defined in the dictionary as "a group of people, who in order to achieve results, work on a project in a way that is outside the usual rules", the Aussie innovators provide all manner of installation and integration solutions for AV and IT problems as well as home theatres and professional applications.
The Skunkworks motto is "why pay more for the things you can't see" and accordingly the company has sourced mounting brackets that are good quality and affordable.
The Skunkworks range of brackets includes options for mounting flat-to-the wall, as well as extendable arms with two- or four-way movement and a unique dual arm system for the workplace that accommodates two screens.
www.electronicstalk.com /news/sku/sku100.html   (499 words)

  
 skunkworks - a Whatis.com definition - see also: skunk works   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
A skunkworks is a group of people who, in order to achieve unusual results, work on a project in a way that is outside the usual rules.
A skunkworks is often a small team that assumes or is given responsibility for developing something in a short time with minimal management constraints.
A skunkworks is sometimes used to spearhead a product design that thereafter will be developed according to the usual process.
searchwebservices.techtarget.com /sDefinition/0,,sid26_gci214112,00.html   (201 words)

  
 www.habu.org - The Online Blackbird Museum - Skunkworks Books
For those seeking just flbird photos, only the last 5 pages cover the more exotic Skunkworks creations, but as a historical overview of the entire Lockheed story, this is a great book to have.
The work closes with a skeptical epilogue, pondering the questionable future of this aviation legacy known as the Skunkworks.
He also likes talking about the Skunkworks philosophy, looking for answers even when no one's asking the questions (the origin of the Sea Shadow being a perfect example).
www.habu.org /books-videos/skunkworksbooks.html   (510 words)

  
 Skunkworks - Media Release
The Skunkworks motto is "why pay more for the things you can't see" and accordingly they have sourced mounting brackets that are good quality and affordable.
The Skunkworks range of brackets includes options for mounting flat-to-the wall, as well as extendable arms with two-way or four-way movement and a unique dual arm system that is particularly suited for workstations that accommodates two screens.
Skunkworks is defined in the dictionary as "a group of people, who in order to achieve results, work on a project in a way that is outside the usual rules."
www.skunkworks.com.au /media_release_3.htm   (531 words)

  
 Skunkworks - Media Release
Now a new range of pole mounts and brackets, from Australian innovator, Skunkworks, is creating new space-saving alternatives for flat screen technology.
Skunkworks provide a wide range of mounting arms and brackets that have set a new price precedent in the market.
Flexible, attractive and highly durable, the new Skunkworks products are solving a myriad of mounting problems in the office, getting LCD screens off the desk, allowing them to be mounted to partitioning, walls and even allowing them to be hidden from view when not in use.
www.skunkworks.com.au /media_release_5.htm   (355 words)

  
 Social Edge - Do you have a skunkworks?
Skunkworks in industry come in a number of forms, but the two most frequently used are the internal business incubator or new business development department, and the informal “pots of money” method.
In the absence of an established innovation fund, or formal skunkworks, department heads who let their staff know explicitly that new ideas are welcome, become the skunkworks.
Another advantage of skunkworks in a NPO, is that it can shift the organization’s culture toward innovation and away from risk aversion.
www.socialedge.org /?14@268.33MnawcpjuQ.0@.3c444a2d   (1096 words)

  
 Interview with Bruce Dickinson of Skunkworks
This could well be a description of the latest offering from Skunkworks, the band, which mixes some amazing guitar work with just the right amount of processing, vocal gymnastics, and features a strong rhythm section, making for a potent musical brew.
Bruce apparently was a bit apprehensive about the Skunkworks project, but when the band members all got together and jammed, his fears were a alleviated.
Of these 22, 13 are on the Skunkworks album, and a couple of them have been released as B-sides.
www.ram.org /music/articles/dickinterview.html   (660 words)

  
 allmusic ((( Skunkworks > Overview )))
Displaying a sometimes Rush-like refined prog groove and plenty of his traditional science-and-literature lyrical themes, Bruce Dickinson deserves high marks for Skunkworks, the ex-Iron Maiden vocalist's fourth solo effort.
A year after Skunkworks, Dickinson joined up with former Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith and made a more defined return to classic form.
Most agree that the Smith period is the singer's finest, but Skunkworks has some merit of its own, foreshadowing what would become a highly approved stylistic shift.
www.allmusic.com /cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=A3xzyxdgbooly   (189 words)

  
 Aroura project - Above Top Secret Conspiracy Community
I have a few buddies that did indeed have a mj-12 and or a "q" clearence,pertaining to my sources I tend to believe them,there were multiple agencies developing its completion, all worked under the primary "skunkworks" codename.
Yes, Skunkworks is a division of LockMart whos job is to develope high tech planes, same as Boeing's Phantom Works.
And "Skunkworks" cyber-spammers was the original name for Kelly's Lockheed facility way back (and not where it thereafter moved to) because it was near a plastics factory and distinctly malodorous at times.
www.abovetopsecret.com /forum/thread13718/pg1   (1083 words)

  
 SkunkWorks Setup
The usual use of Messages.xml is to interpret it at runtime, as the messages arrive, looking up the message type and walking the XML tree of field definitions to extract the desired data.
SkunkWorks uses Decal's Memlocs.xml for these functions, so the best solution is to wait for a new version of this file to be released (this usually happens fairly quickly) and download it using Decal's automatic update feature.
SkunkWorks gets its protocol information from Decal's Messages.xml, so downloading a new version of this file is the first step in solving protocol problems.
skunkworks.sourceforge.net /Setup.html   (887 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Skunkworks: Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Skunkworks is not like Accident or Birth or Chemical Wedding; it contains a lot of quality tracks, but in a different style.
Skunkworks is more of a 'rock' album, though not in the same way as tattooed millionaire.
Skunkworks is a great album with lots of wonderful tracks; I wish Bruce's live setlists gave it more attention.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005NHNO?v=glance   (1655 words)

  
 Skunkworks - Mounting Brackets For LCD And Flat Panel Screens as well as other AV Accessories
On top of all that, Skunkworks is run by real people who have a genuine desire to help you.
Skunkworks means: “a group of people who have come together to think outside the square and come up with the best solutions”.
Skunkworks is expanding rapidly and we’re looking for the right people (resellers, agents and distributors) across Australia, New Zealand and Asia, to promote our products.
www.skunkworks.com.au   (562 words)

  
 What is skunkworks? - A Word Definition From the Webopedia Computer Dictionary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
A skunkworks often operates independent of a company’s normal research and development operations and therefore often is subject to limitations in resources.
Skunkworks projects often are undertaken in secret with the understanding that if the development is successful then the product will be designed later according to the usual process.
A famous example of a skunkworks project is the first Apple Macintosh computer.
www.webopedia.com /TERM/S/skunkworks.html   (139 words)

  
 recenzja: Bruce Dickinson "Skunkworks"
Są to moje subiektywne odczucia, jakkolwiek spotkałem się z oskarżeniami pod adresem Dickinsona o uprawianie na "Skunkworks" grunge'u.
"Skunkworks" słucha się za to dość przyjemnie jako tła muzycznego, puszczonego trochę ciszej na funkcji "repeat" na przykład podczas pracy.
Dickinson, zniechęcony porażką "Skunkworks" nie gra kawałków z tej płyty na koncertach (w ogóle gra niewiele ze swych pierwszych płyt solowych).
www.rockmetal.pl /recenzje/bruce.dickinson-skunkworks.html   (409 words)

  
 Virtual Include: New Feature: "Skunkworks" for the Shy
Any entry categorized as "Skunkworks" will be suppressed from appearing on the front page.
Any entry categorized as "Skunkworks" (either with a primary or secondary category) will be suppressed from appearing on the front page.
A "Skunkworks" category index page is accessible via the front page's right-hand category list.
www.virtualinclude.net /000064.html   (191 words)

  
 Skunkworks Creative Group - A Vancouver Advertising & Marketing Agency - Recent News
Vancouver, BC - February, 05 - Skunkworks Creative Group has partnered with the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board and the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver to produce a marketing best practices guide to assist Lower Mainland Realtors in developing their brands and tailoring their marketing materials to better align with consumers' needs.
Skunkworks was selected as the Boards' agency partner for the project following a competitive agency review in 2004.
Additionally, Skunkworks Agency Principal Doug Jasinski was a featured speaker at the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board's recent Education Week event, and will be delivering further presentations on the Opening Doors project to two sold out sessions for Realtors at the Vancouver Real Estate Board on February 21 & February 23, 2005.
www.skunkworks.ca /skunknews-feb05-01.html   (515 words)

  
 The Graphing Calculator Story
Apple at that time had a strong tradition of skunkworks projects, in which engineers continued to work on canceled projects in hopes of producing demos that would inspire management to revive them.
Engineers worked after hours on their skunkworks, in addition to working full time on their assigned projects.
My skunkworks project was beginning to look real with help from these professionals as well as others in graphic design, documentation, programming, mathematics, and user interface.
www.pacifict.com /Story   (2985 words)

  
 BLABBERMOUTH.NET - BRUCE DICKINSON: 'Skunkworks" Producer Interviewed
After 2 more excellent (and more traditional) albums and a successful reunion with Maiden, people are alot more accepting of Skunkworks.
I got this album a long time after it was released, and long after Accident of Birth and Chemical Wedding.
The accuracy of the information contained herein is neither confirmed nor guaranteed by Roadrunner Records, and the views and opinions of authors expressed on these pages do not necessarily state or reflect those of Roadrunner Records or its employees.
www.roadrunnerrecords.com /blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=25382   (442 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Skunkworks [IMPORT]: Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Skunkworks is ANOTHER five-star masterpiece from solo Dickinson.
It seems that most artists maintain a sound their whole career to the point that it gets dull, or they change their sound so much to the point that they totally lose the classic sound people love.
Skunkworks is a MASTERPIECE, and unquestionably one of the finest rock and roll albums of the nineties.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0009UWZO0?v=glance   (791 words)

  
 Skunkworks Reflections is now available :: Flayrah.com :: Unusually Good Information
We asked our best and brightest artists to submit their take on Jim's popular Skunkworks characters and the response was overwhelming!
In the event that we make enough money to completely cover Jim's expenses, we've agreed to donate the remaining amount to the American Diabetes Association.
For now, Skunkworks Reflections is only available off our website.
www.flayrah.com /modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=962&POSTNUKESID=29807ca03c34589ca77c7bb4b9acd703   (236 words)

  
 Business 2.0 - Web Guide - Skunkworks -e1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
One of the first and most successful skunkworks, they created aviation firsts, such as the Flying Wing, and the SR-71 Blackbird.
Sun Labs has often been referred to as a "skunkworks." Their research and technology boasts an extremely high rate of technology transfer.
Several good definitions of a skunkworks, including the amusing "origin" of the term.
www.business2.com /b2/webguide/0,17811,6529,00.html   (131 words)

  
 skunkworks skunk works   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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www.maritimecentral.com /s/44226/skunkworks_skunk_works.htm   (276 words)

  
 How the Busman's Holiday Turned into the Skunkworks (Stone's Way)
But through back-channels you hear of a poison-pill in that scenario: The lead developer has threatened to go work at some online punk zine rather than be relocated into your building.
Skunkworks is a very unflattering name for a clandestine, off-hours operation set out to undermine someone else's big plans.
You and a small team of code-bandits hole up for a week, then come out with demos blazing, proving how your team and your team alone deserves to have the go-ahead for the project at stake.
msdn.microsoft.com /archive/en-us/dnarstone/html/stone052099.asp   (1486 words)

  
 Klexus Search Engine: skunkworks (10)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Skunkworks Base of Operations -- connect to Blackbird's Roger Wilco Base Station, or link to the real Lockheed Martin Skunkwo...
Skunkworks Files :: Skunkworks skins :: F-4B :: F-4B Phantom II USMC VMFA-115 Silver Eagles F-4B Phantom II USMC VMFA-115 Sil...
SkunkLink: A Common Ground for XML Linking Skunkworks 23 December 2002 This version: http://dubinko.info/writing/skunklink/ P...
www.klexus.com /skunkworks   (148 words)

  
 NASA Ames Research Center OpenSource   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Usability has been vastly improved by creating a set of development tools which are closely integrated with the Livingstone2 engine.
Skunkworks is a suite of software tools which supports the rapid deployment of model-based representations of complex systems for Livingstone2 via a visual model builder/tester, and two graphical user interface tools (Candidate Manager and History Table) which provide Livingstone2 status information during testing.
Runtime support is provided by the realtime interface (RTI) which converts analog sensor readings to the digital values required by Livingstone2, and by the ground procecessing unit (GPU) which is a graphical user interface that displays the timeline of input data values and diagnoses.
opensource.arc.nasa.gov /project.jsp?id=6   (336 words)

  
 Skunkworks Studios
Here at Skunkworks Studios (www.skunkworksgames.com), we're dedicated to making deep, original games that everyone can enjoy.
Our games are playable from right inside your browser and load in just seconds, even on slower Internet connections.
Our designs are based on tried and true formulas that combine captivating gameplay action and solid story-telling — all blended together in a fresh way that excites gamers and non-gamers alike.
www.psxa2z.com /dp/detail/PD704.html   (145 words)

  
 Skunkworks/L2 Documentation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
L2 was to have been demonstrated in space during the X-37 Vehicle Health Management experiment.
Describes how to use the Skunkworks model development tools.
Maps a subset of the open issues on to the future release that will address them.
ic.arc.nasa.gov /projects/L2/doc   (517 words)

  
 simFlight.com - Strike Fighters SkunkWorks Open   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Made by a new developer, Thirdwire, Strike Fighters: Project 1 is a soon to be released 1960's Jet sim that re-lives the golden age of flight.
The Strike Fighters Skunkworks is a team that is dedicated to creating the best mods on the net for this sure fire hit!
With an extensive range of models, skins, terrains and missions in the making the Skunkworks is taking 3rd Party addons to the next level.
www.simflight.com /modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=1822   (112 words)

  
 FNF: THE SKUNKWORKS:  "This team broke all aeronautics manufacturing records for ...
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www.hi.is /~joner/eaps/y3_82834.htm   (117 words)

  
 Skunkworks At Apple | MetaFilter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Somehow doing skunkworks articles at a newspaper just isn't as appealing.
I can understand skunkworks projects, though I've never done anything like what they did.
A project I did after-hours w/o permission turned out to launch a new division of one of my previous employers, and was the only one turning a profit at the time.
www.metafilter.com /mefi/38065   (1833 words)

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