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Sand
washingtonpost.com - Africa:
NAIROBI -- Kenya's Chalbi Desert is a bleak, forbidding stretch of coarse sand and ash-gray ridges broken by clusters of tiny huts. It is also one of the windiest places on Earth, experts say, and it soon will be the site of (Read More)
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Africa
EETimes:
Boston University startup Sand 9 propels micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) into high-precision mainstream computing applications like 3G, 4G, GPS and WiFi. Global Positioning System - Wi-Fi - Technology - GPS - Bo (Read More)
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FT Alphaville:
Unless you've had your head buried in the sand, you'll know high frequency trading stormed onto the mainstream agenda this summer, catching the critical eye of the international press, public and regulators alike.Ironically, (Read More)
Barron's Most Emailed Today:
Even massive government support can't overcome past excesses, foreclosures, unemployment and tight private credit. (Read More)
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MSNBC:
Whether you’re craving the sand between your toes, a walk on the wild side, some serious pampering or a return to romance, these retreats will satisfy your soul. Romance - Arts - Literature - General Bitching - Robert Pattins (Read More)
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feeds.news.com.au:
EVER the beach babe, former model Jodhi Meares has recently bought a home away from home on one of the world's most sensational strips of sand. (Read More)
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World
New York Times:
Engineers tried to move the Spirit from a sand trap where it became stuck in May, but the maneuvers stopped after less than a second.
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MSNBC.com: Space:
NASA's Mars-exploring Spirit rover has received its commands to attempt an escape from the sand trap it is stuck in and mission managers are waiting to hear back on the progress. Mars - NASA - Spirit rover - Mars rover - (Read More)
FOXNews.com:
The effort to free NASA's Spirit rover, currently mired in sand on Mars, will begin in earnest today. (Read More)
washingtonpost.com - Virginia:
The Virginia half of Assateague Island has been closed because of damage from Tropical Storm Ida, which downed trees, buried parking lots in sand and washed thousands of tires onto the beach last week, federal officials said. (Read More)
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Virginia
washingtonpost.com - Maryland:
Wind and waves from the powerful northeaster that pummeled the Mid-Atlantic coast last week ate away as much as a quarter of Ocean City's dune line. The sand will have to be replaced, but the man-made storm barrier did its jo (Read More)
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Australians were among thousands of people across the globe who attempted to break curious world records by stripping down to bikinis, cuddling strangers in railway stations and dragging buses with their hair.From Down Under (Read More)
Rachel Ray's Blog:
Zip lock bags are commonly used for storing leftovers, but they can be used for a heck of a lot more. Plus, if you are really thrifty, these can be washed and reused as long as they weren’t storing raw meat or poultry in the (Read More)
L.A. Times - Science:
NASA scientists have a new plan to free the robot from its sand trap, but failure could mean its end. NASA scientists said Thursday that t (Read More)
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MakerBot is featured in this Wall Street Journal article that just went live. Check it! Make sure to check out the video too!Tinkering Makes Comeback Amid Crisis By JUSTIN LAHARTThe American tradition of tinkering -- the spa (Read More)
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