Whenever I get a chance, I look to look at Amazon.com’s Friday Sale. Sometimes I find some good bargain, but often I simply find some interesting/comical products. Today was no exception. Just act quick if you see something you like, the prices are good for today only. Snoop Dogg Dog Shirt - I’m pretty firmly against dressing your dog in a shirt. However, if you are going to do it, you might as well boost your dog’s self-esteem by letting him wear something cool like Snoop Dogg’s mug. He’ll be
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Jet boat manufacturers forced to lay off employees Seattle Post Intelligencer - 15 hours ago ThunderJet laid off about 40 employees but has already rehired 10. Renaissance Marine Group has laid off 22 workers. "We are planning on hiring them all …

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Jet boat manufacturers forced to lay off employees Fort Mills Times, SC - 16 hours ago ThunderJet and Renaissance Marine Group are both based in Clarkston, Wash. Thunderjet laid off about 40 employees but has already rehired 10. …

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Drugstore.com - Up to 50% off school supplies In their most recent sale, Drugstore.com cuts up to 50% off school supplies. In addition to the usual pencils and paper, look for great deals on electronics as well. We found Roomba vacuum cleaners and accessories up to 20% off, $10 off dorm room vaults, up to 35% off Coby audio products, and even up to $10 off dorm friendly furniture (think bean bag chairs!). If you kids, this is one sale you won’t want to miss. Sale ends 08/31/2008. Visit The Barg
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Former iRobot employees cultivate new idea Fri, Aug 1st, 2008 posted by admin 07:08 AM Growers spend a lot of time and manual labor keeping pots in line as they grow. (Credit: Harvest Automation) At a meeting of the MIT Enterprise Forum on July 30, a company that includes two former iRobot employees announced that it’s developing an autonomous robot capable of…organizing potted plants. While that may sound like a strange and fruitless project to spend years working on, the robo
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Pro-privacy initiatives are getting out of hand Featured links from the CNET Blog Network Pro-privacy initiatives are getting out of hand–Don Reisinger is taking a stand on privacy. Will you? Apple, Microsoft, and PHP headline IBM’s list of most vulnerable software–As the world moves online, so do security exploits. Here’s a list of the most vulnerable products and vendors out there. Former iRobot employees cultivate new idea–Harvest Automation’s agricultural robots could help growers
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NEKLS Tech Day 2008: Michael Porter Michael Porter was the keynote speaker… Michael’s favorite Pez is Astronaut B (mentioned during MP’s intro) Title: Get Your Info Here? Gadgets, mobile access and library futures ************* Mentioned Webjunction’s new site, which is launching very soon - will include lots of social features Mentioned online connections - most of his Libraryman cartoon images have come from other people who met MP online and offered up cartoons - pretty cool. Intern
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Thankfully, hubby’s meeting with human resources this morning had nothing to do with his job.  All HR wanted to know was whether or not he had seen the guy steal his MP3 player from his lockbox. “If I had actually SEEN him take it, do you really think he would’ve been able to walk away from my lockbox?” Attaboy, baby! Hubby’s also suddenly got the whole weekend off, as they’ve cancelled all overtime for the weekend.  Even though the money helps…a LOT…it’ll be nice to have him home all weekend
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Water-saving AquaJet 50 pre-rinse spray from Mechline CatererSearch, UK - 20 hours ago Mechline's new AquaJet 50 pre-rinse spray unit uses less than six litres per minute of water at four-bar pressure when the optional water-saving gun is …

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Second-Home Owners ‘Visit’ Via Webcams; Spying on Guests, Monitoring the Pool Guy By JUNE FLETCHER August 1, 2008, WSJ Helena Peterson’s favorite show these days depicts shadows flickering on artwork and furniture in a deserted dining room. It’s not an avant-garde production but a Webcam view of the vacation house that Ms. Peterson bought last year in Southport, N.C. Using a computer at her primary home in Ellsworth, Maine, she monitors the house in the tiny fishing town via an Internet conne
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