Entries from August 2008 ↓

Game 135: August 30, 2008 White Sox 2 L: Mark Buehrle (11-11) 76-59, 3 game losing streak Red Sox 8 W: Michael Bowden (1-0) 79-56, 2 game winning streak Highlights: The left field pavilion seats are among the best seats under $100 in the park. I highly recommend snagging tickets in this section if they are available. Last night the weather was perfect despite the warnings of passing showers or even thunderstorms. The late August game had a perfect combination of summer conditions an
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I bet that when Nintendo came up with the idea for Wii Fit and the Wii Balance Board, this isn’t what they had in mind. After hearing through the Twitter-vine that both Stephen Fung and iPhone Gary picked up Roomba robots to do a little cleaning around the house, I immediately thought of a modification that someone did that effectively lets you control the Roomba using a Wii Remote. In my search to find how to do that, I came across something so much better. This is seriously epic… leave i
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In order to make the lazy guy willing to do household chores, you should give them sufficient reasons. Wii Fit style is definitely a good reason. This is a combination of Roomba and Wii Fit, although you are a lazy guy, I bet you will love to clean your house. Video after the break
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(Loosely based on a post originally published December 20th, 2004; heavily edited, and some links updated with more recent data. Additional post-Palin thoughts appended.) — First, some background: –Alaska has been the top recipient of federal taxpayer dollars per capita every year since 1999, and one of the three most lopsided states in terms of “receipts versus taxes” every year since 2003. For example, for every $1.00 Alaskans sent to the IRS in 2005, Alaska received $1.89 in federal expen
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I own three robot vacuum cleaners. And I love them.
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iRobot 5800 Scooba Floor Washing Robotic Hard Surface Cleaner is going for $149.99 and free shipping on Buy.com for this weekend only. You may be interested in Pleo Robot Dinosaur Pet
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have helped defang laws that might have prevented the subprime mess. Brian Landman can be reached at landmansptimes. Court records show agents also took a variety of hats, jackets, shirts and sweat pants. But for Christie and his wife, Joan, and extended family, there was no reason to suspect he Irobot vacuum the crimes in the first place. Suttles, who investigated the Albany robbery, asked the U. And he was angered to think that checks and balances he always assu
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I may of just found the perfect gift on sale no less for myself and all golf lovers out there and it has nothing to do with golf. I was looking through Buy.com’s weekly deals like I always do and I saw this blue round device that turned out to be an iRobot that will clean your floors. Yes I know it’s crazy but this little contraption pictured below will clean your floors. Whether they’re sealed hardwood, tile, or linoleum this floor washing robot will clean 4 average size rooms on one single cha
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I like the company profiles on Alibaba.com - Ms. Gauri Nanda Biznes blog money.pl, Poland - Aug 27, 2008 Part iRobot and part Kate Spade, Nanda Home creates cute, clever products that are intended to “humanize technology.” The company already has one hit: Liz Claiborne Declines After Lowering Full-Year Profit Forecast Bloomberg - Aug 13, 2008 The maker of Kate Spade handbags today reported a second- quarter loss of $23.2 million, or 25 cents a share, compared with a year-earlier profit. Liz C
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Click images for desktop size: “Dual Eta Carinae Nebula” by NASA I didn’t get to see the game on TV. Here, for reasons unknown, they showed powerhouses Utah versus Michigan . . . I did get to stare at a flash animation of the game and then catch as many highlights as possible. There are still a lot of questions. Most startling was the welcome lights out performance by Mark Sanchez! To start the season with a 300 yard game is remarkable. That he wasn’t sacked and that the O-Line opened up so
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