This very helpful general list of “life learned” tips and suggestions was written by one of our message board moderators, LindaK. (With some help and tips from other members.)This list is chock filled with helpful goodies that will save you “spoons”!. General Tips: •Do what you can and don’t worry about the rest •If I am having severe pain one day, I don’t clean. Simple. •Prioritize! I reckon if the kitchen and the bathroom are OK, the rest of the house will cope with being a little unclean
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The Army has given $1.75 million to Adaptive Materials Inc. of Ann Arbor, Michigan to adapt its propane-powered fuel-cells for the iRobot PackBot, a development that will extend the robot’s operating time from 2 hours with current batteries to “more than 10 hours,” according to the Great Lakes IT Report:”The delivery of truly portable power — power that is lightweight and long-lasting — is central to Adaptive Materials’ work with the U.S. military,” said the company’s chief business officer,
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We’re excited to launch our UX Week 2008 website. It’s still a little rough around the edges, but there’s a lot of great stuff up there if you’re considering the event. We’ve recently received commitments from some new speakers: Tom Carden and Michal Migurski from Stamen Design will teach a workshop on principles of web-based information visualization Jane McGonigal, alternate reality game designer, is keynoting Day 3 Margaret Stewart will lead an in-depth discussion on design management for u
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Roomba 400 Robot Vacuum $99 Tell a friend Comments The iRobot Roomba 400 vacuum cleaning robot is just $98.99 at Buy.com. The Roomba machine vacuums your entire house on command (including carpeting, hardwood, tile, linoleum, and concrete), and without guidance. Shipping is free, there’s no sales tax (except CA, MA, MD, TN), and new Google Checkout users can get a $10 discount for signing up. Click Here Posted by Brad 2:07P
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Probably a Nice Big Bowl and Some Primo Bud What Would Jesus Buy? / Dustin Rowles Let me hit y’all with some knowledge: Did you know that the average American spends only one hour a week in church service, but five hours a week shopping? What about this: America spends half a trillion dollars every Christmas, creating 5 million tons of extra waste? Or did you know that 60 percent of America is in long-term debt on their credit cards? That our household personal savings rate is below zero
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