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Month: September 2008

Solar system loosing protective shield

Solar system loosing protective shield

Our Earth is one of the planets rotating around the sun but a little known fact is that the sun has protected our solar system through its internal spewing of a solar wind outward to form an invisible bubble called the heliosphere.  The sun is a gigantic fire hose spewing all kinds of particles in all directions.  At the point which the wind slows down to a stop is called the “termination shock”.   Where the stuff from the sun…

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Spores Computer Game Just Might Hit The News.

Spores Computer Game Just Might Hit The News.

A new computer game (Sept 08) called Spores from Electronic Arts, costing about $50, just might be the future focus of any of the following possible news events. Conservative portions of the United States, political landscape, just might become upset that a game based on evolution and not creationism is being offered to impressionable young people (and adults that need to be impressed). A lot of up tight parents might ban their children from playing this game and one can…

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Vitamix Vita-Prep Blender Web Site Allegidly Misleading

Vitamix Vita-Prep Blender Web Site Allegidly Misleading

Our old blender failed and I took a lot of time to research buying a really good blender.  The choices I came up with were Blendtec and Vitamix.  It looked like it would cost me about $400 for either.  The reviews for both were excellent and came in as being pretty close and choosing one over the other seemed pointless.   I finally settled upon the Vitamix because it offered the Eastman Tritan copolyester container that reputes to have no BPA…

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Logitech G9 Mouse

Logitech G9 Mouse

I purchased a Logitech G9 mouse for use when I use my Mac laptop for Team Fortress computer game after a LOT of research.  Team Fortress is a Windows application and the G9 really improved my game.  I am a terrible player and needed an edge.  The G9 gave really worked as a terrific gaming mouse.  I was using a Microsoft laptop mouse when running Mac applications becaue the G9 took so long to move across the computer screen when…

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