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Ajaxian » “I won’t support IE 6 in 2009″
by kasi77
& 1 other
Still far too high a percentage and enough to make you grown. Also, the last few pounds are the hardest to lose. The good news for me is that on most Web applications that I personally work, and definitely those that I work on in early 2009 will have much different numbers.
2008
Coca Plant from ebook of The Andes And The Amazon : or, across the continent of south america by james Orton M.A.
by sbrothier
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On the upper waters grow the celebrated coca, a shrub with small, light-green leaves, having a bitter, aromatic taste. The powdered leaves, mixed with lime, form ypadú. This is to Peruvians what opium is to the Turk, betel to the Malay, and tobacco to the Yankee. Thirty million pounds are annually consumed in South America. It is not, however, an opiate, but a powerful stimulant.
OCLC and the Great Library Scandal | booktwo.org
by karlcow
Plutôt que de se battre sur le code source libre, les données *publiques* livres placées dans des silos, c'est plus dommageable.Why are our publicly funded libraries locked into a monopolistic relationship with a clearly greedy data supplier? Why are they paying thousands of pounds to access their own data? Why are the public, whose money is paying for this, locked out of the system?
Tales of the Cocktail
by sbrothier
Tales of the Cocktail, a culinary and cocktail festival features award-winning mixologists, authors, bartenders, chefs and designers in the New Orleans French Quarter at five days of cocktail events such as dinner-pairings, cocktail demos and tastings, seminars, mixing competitions, design expos, book-signings and much more. Measuring their success in garnishes, Tales of the Cocktail 2008, used 8085 mint leaves, 6 cups of Goji berries, 280 liters of lime juice, 350 liters of lemon juice, 2340 jalapeño slices and 6 thousand pounds of ice and for more than thousands of sippers!
Everex - gPC and CloudBook
by wabaus
& 1 other
Think CloudBook
Experience the Ultimate in Mobility
9 Inches, 2 pounds, 5 hours of battery life. Surf, email, blog, IM, Skype, compute. Cloud computing makes it simple and easy for everyone.
Based on the latest gOS Rocket operating system, the ultra-mobile Everex PC comes with popular applications from Google, Mozilla, Skype, OpenOffice.org and more.
Apple - MacBook Air - Design
by sbrothier
1 comment
The thinness of MacBook Air is stirring. But perhaps more impressive, there’s a full-size notebook encased in the 0.16 to 0.76 inch of sleek, sturdy anodized aluminum. And at just 3.0 pounds,1 MacBook Air is more than portable — it’s with you everywhere you go.
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2007
Technology Review: MIT Exoskeleton Bears the Load
by ERSWeb
Researchers have developed a motorless exoskeleton that can carry 80 pounds.
Boy Bags Wild Hog Bigger Than 'Hogzilla'
by lukeslytalker
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Hogzilla is being made into a horror movie. But the sequel may be even bigger: Meet Monster Pig. An 11-year-old Alabama boy used a pistol to kill a wild hog his father says weighed a staggering 1,051 pounds and measured 9-feet-....
Obesity and Brain Power in middle age
by smartkit
If you are overweight, here’s some additional incentive to lose the pounds from a recent study in the journal Neurology that suggests there is a connection between obesity and brain power amongst the middle aged.
Compaq Presario V2000 : a wide-screen laptop for travel
by sos85
& 3 others
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If you're considering a wide-screen laptop for travel, the Compaq Presario V2000 belongs at the top of your list. At just 6.1 pounds (not including the AC adapter), this compact unit is easier to carry than many competing wide-screen notebooks. Its 14.1-inch BrightView screen, an inch shorter than a standard 14.1-inch screen, should clear an airline seat back much more easily.
http://luxl85.blogspot.com/2007/08/compaq-presario-v2000-review.html
2006
Cleansing Diet Results
by mmenninger
I weighed myself this morning and I lost 6 pounds since I started this 4-day cleanse! I was surprised that I lost more than a pound a day in just 4 days. I suspect, however, that some of this loss is water weight since the cleanse is very effective at flushing your body of excess water.
Streisand fans tell the star to shut up and sing
by jasontromm
Some of Barbra Streisand's fans have some advice for the diva as she makes a rare U.S. tour -- shut up and sing.
Not all members of her audience, who paid up to $250 (134 pounds) for a ticket, have appreciated her politics. During a performance at New York's Madison Square Garden this week, one concertgoer yelled out, asking if the concert was a fundraiser. Streisand replied: "Shut the f*** up!"
()() I couldn't agree more. Actors and singers don't have a right to push their views on people who pay to see them perform, not preach.
Five Pounds of Flax: IDLE support for IMAP accounts in Apple's Mail.app
by karlcow
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a plugin (a "mailbundle") for Mail.app that implements support for IDLE.
Couric sheds 20 pounds in doctored publicity photo
by jasontromm
The CBS network said on Wednesday that an overzealous employee in its publicity department was responsible for air-brushing about 20 pounds off Katie Couric's figure in a recent promotional photo.
A photograph taken at a network event in May, showing Couric standing on stage smiling in a pin-stripped suit, was digitally altered to give the incoming CBS News anchor a trimmer waistline, darker clothing and even a thinner face.
Putting your brain on a microchip
by YukuanMark
Despite false starts, cognitive computing research is finally bearing fruit, and billions of pounds of research is flowing in.
2000% Markup. Shoking Truth About Real Cost Of Eyeglasses
by PartTwo
But then a disgruntled employee at a laboratory in the north of England gave him the lowdown. “He talked me through the industry,” says Murray Wells. “And it turned out that my £150 pair of glasses probably only cost about seven pounds to make.”
Many Troops Don't Want Extra Body Armor
by jasontromm
The extra body armor the Pentagon is issuing Soldiers and Marines in Iraq will not be a welcome addition for everyone.
While some say they won't go into battle without the protective side plates, others say they don't want to add any more weight to their gear, which can easily top 70 pounds.
Necker Island
by Sueblimely
Only 21,000 pounds per couple per week on their specials weeks. $35,0000 per night if you want the whole island to yourself
2005
Sympatico / MSN Health & Fitness : News : Study found those who walked a dog for a year lost average of 14 pounds
by multilinko
A University of Missouri-Columbia study says that having a dog can help people get more exercise and lose weight.
"Our goal was to look for ways to increase the average exercise regimen, and we found being responsible for a pet, such as committing to walk a loaner dog, encouraged people who did not own dogs to walk more often and for longer periods of time. Our first study group averaged a weight loss of 14 pounds during the one-year program," researcher Rebecca Johnson, an associate professor of nursing and director of the College of Veterinary Medicine's Research Center for Human-Animal Interaction, said in a prepared statement.
L-3 BAI aerosystems home
by macroron
lite weight mini airplanes for photo recon - designs, manufactures, and integrates unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), targeting the small (less than 400 pounds) UAV segment.
Fuel efficiency plan targets SUVs, except the biggest | csmonitor.com
by multilinko
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The proposal is a complicated formula based on the dimensions (not weight) of six different categories of such vehicles. Smaller pickups, minivans, and SUVs would have to become stingier on gas between now and 2011 than under current law (28.4 miles per gallon instead of 23.5 m.p.g.); for larger light truck models, the requirement would actually be reduced somewhat (21.3 m.p.g. instead of 23.5 m.p.g.). Highway behemoths - Hummer H2s, Ford Excursions, and other models weighing between 8,500 and 10,000 pounds - would remain exempt from fuel economy standards on the grounds that they're a very small percentage of all personal vehicles on the road today.
