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Entries from December 2009

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December 22nd, 2009 · Comments Off

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    What candy should you eat. Handy flowchart helps you decide!

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December 22nd, 2009 · Comments Off

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December 22nd, 2009 · Comments Off

eatingtheroad.files.wordpress.comSource: eatingtheroad.files.wordpress.com    What candy should you eat. Handy flowchart helps you decide!http://eatingtheroad.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/what-should-i-eat-candy1.jpg    

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EWG’s Drinking Water Quality Analysis and Tap Water Database | Environmental Working Group

December 19th, 2009 · Comments Off

Source: www.ewg.org
    How does your water rate? http://www.ewg.org/tap-water/home    

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EWG’s Drinking Water Quality Analysis and Tap Water Database | Environmental Working Group

December 19th, 2009 · Comments Off

EWG’s Drinking Water Quality Analysis and Tap Water Database | Environmental Working GroupSource: www.ewg.orgEWG’s drinking water quality analysis found more than 200 contaminants with no enforceable safety limits in United States tap water.

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EWG’s Drinking Water Quality Analysis and Tap Water Database | Environmental Working Group

December 19th, 2009 · Comments Off

EWG’s Drinking Water Quality Analysis and Tap Water Database | Environmental Working GroupSource: www.ewg.orgEWG’s drinking water quality analysis found more than 200 contaminants with no enforceable safety limits in United States tap water.    How…

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Auto Repair and Maintenance Estimates | Auto Shop and Mechanic Ratings : RepairPal

December 17th, 2009 · Comments Off

Source: www.repairpal.com
    Cool new site to help you guesstimate car repair costs. From a few quick tests, it’s fairly accurate. So, if you have no idea what things cost, and regularly get taken for a ride, read up and know before you spend:

http://repairpal.com/    

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Auto Repair and Maintenance Estimates | Auto Shop and Mechanic Ratings : RepairPal

December 17th, 2009 · Comments Off

Auto Repair and Maintenance Estimates | Auto Shop and Mechanic Ratings : RepairPalSource: www.repairpal.com| New York | San Diego | Chicago | Los Angeles | Denver | Dallas | Houston | Seattle | Las Vegas | San Jose | Miami | SacramentoMakes: Ford | Toy…

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NYC Landmarks

December 16th, 2009 · Comments Off

Source: www.nyclandmarks.org
    Cool new site exploring NYC Landmark buildings:
http://www.nyclandmarks.org/
    

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NYC Landmarks

December 16th, 2009 · Comments Off

NYC LandmarksSource: www.nyclandmarks.orgPlan a trip, explore the history of your neighborhood, browse thousands of photos, learn history on the go, or discuss your favorite landmarks — all with ease.

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NYC Landmarks

December 16th, 2009 · Comments Off

NYC LandmarksSource: www.nyclandmarks.orgPlan a trip, explore the history of your neighborhood, browse thousands of photos, learn history on the go, or discuss your favorite landmarks — all with ease.    Cool new site exploring NYC Landmark build…

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NYC Landmarks

December 16th, 2009 · Comments Off

NYC LandmarksSource: www.nyclandmarks.orgPlan a trip, explore the history of your neighborhood, browse thousands of photos, learn history on the go, or discuss your favorite landmarks — all with ease.    Cool new site exploring NYC Landmark build…

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N.Y.U. Gets Gourmet’s Cookbook Library – Diner’s Journal Blog – NYTimes.com

December 16th, 2009 · Comments Off

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    Good things come from the death of Gourmet. Now you can look through all the cookbooks they collected over the years.

http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/15/nyu-gets-gourmets-cookbook-library/    

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N.Y.U. Gets Gourmet’s Cookbook Library – Diner’s Journal Blog – NYTimes.com

December 16th, 2009 · Comments Off

N.Y.U. Gets Gourmet’s Cookbook Library – Diner’s Journal Blog – NYTimes.comSource: dinersjournal.blogs….The Fales Library at N.Y.U. will get Gourmet magazine’s library of 3,500 cookbooks.

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N.Y.U. Gets Gourmet’s Cookbook Library – Diner’s Journal Blog – NYTimes.com

December 16th, 2009 · Comments Off

N.Y.U. Gets Gourmet’s Cookbook Library – Diner’s Journal Blog – NYTimes.comSource: dinersjournal.blogs….The Fales Library at N.Y.U. will get Gourmet magazine’s library of 3,500 cookbooks.    Good things come from the death of Gourmet. Now yo…

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N.Y.U. Gets Gourmet’s Cookbook Library – Diner’s Journal Blog – NYTimes.com

December 16th, 2009 · Comments Off

N.Y.U. Gets Gourmet’s Cookbook Library – Diner’s Journal Blog – NYTimes.comSource: dinersjournal.blogs….The Fales Library at N.Y.U. will get Gourmet magazine’s library of 3,500 cookbooks.    Good things come from the death of Gourmet. Now yo…

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Restaurants – Roaming Hunger

December 15th, 2009 · Comments Off

Source: www.roaminghunger.com
    New site for mobile food trucks: http://www.roaminghunger.com/    

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Restaurants – Roaming Hunger

December 15th, 2009 · Comments Off

Restaurants – Roaming HungerSource: www.roaminghunger.comthe fojol bros. are going into hibernation mode to spend time with Santa C and City Planners. Happy holidays from Merlindia and see u soon.

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Restaurants – Roaming Hunger

December 15th, 2009 · Comments Off

Restaurants – Roaming HungerSource: www.roaminghunger.comthe fojol bros. are going into hibernation mode to spend time with Santa C and City Planners. Happy holidays from Merlindia and see u soon.    New site for mobile food trucks: http://www.roam…

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Restaurants – Roaming Hunger

December 15th, 2009 · Comments Off

Restaurants – Roaming HungerSource: www.roaminghunger.comthe fojol bros. are going into hibernation mode to spend time with Santa C and City Planners. Happy holidays from Merlindia and see u soon.    New site for mobile food trucks: http://www.roam…

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BBQ Pitmasters : Programs : TLC : Discovery Press Web

December 15th, 2009 · Comments Off

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    Has anyone seen this show? Supposedly premiered on 12/3:
http://press.discovery.com/us/tlc/programs/bbq-pitmasters/
    

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BBQ Pitmasters : Programs : TLC : Discovery Press Web

December 15th, 2009 · Comments Off

BBQ Pitmasters : Programs : TLC : Discovery Press WebSource: press.discovery.comLos Angeles, CA – TLC today announced that is has started production on the new docu-series BBQ PITMASTERS (wt), taking viewers into the high-stakes world of competitive ba…

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BBQ Pitmasters : Programs : TLC : Discovery Press Web

December 15th, 2009 · Comments Off

BBQ Pitmasters : Programs : TLC : Discovery Press WebSource: press.discovery.comLos Angeles, CA – TLC today announced that is has started production on the new docu-series BBQ PITMASTERS (wt), taking viewers into the high-stakes world of competitive ba…

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BBQ Pitmasters : Programs : TLC : Discovery Press Web

December 15th, 2009 · Comments Off

BBQ Pitmasters : Programs : TLC : Discovery Press WebSource: press.discovery.comLos Angeles, CA – TLC today announced that is has started production on the new docu-series BBQ PITMASTERS (wt), taking viewers into the high-stakes world of competitive ba…

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Have Yourself A Horribly Traumatic Little Christmas: Pics, Videos, Links, News

December 14th, 2009 · Comments Off

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    Burningman meets Santa in this years SantaMan. Hipsters rejoice, kids are traumatized and new Santacon participants are created:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/have-yourself-a-horribly-traumatic-little-christma
    

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Have Yourself A Horribly Traumatic Little Christmas: Pics, Videos, Links, News

December 14th, 2009 · Comments Off

Have Yourself A Horribly Traumatic Little Christmas: Pics, Videos, Links, NewsSource: www.buzzfeed.comHave Yourself A Horribly Traumatic Little Christmas: A 50 foot Santa Claus was accidentally set ablaze in Santa Catarina, Brazil over the weekend, giv…

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Have Yourself A Horribly Traumatic Little Christmas: Pics, Videos, Links, News

December 14th, 2009 · Comments Off

Have Yourself A Horribly Traumatic Little Christmas: Pics, Videos, Links, NewsSource: www.buzzfeed.comHave Yourself A Horribly Traumatic Little Christmas: A 50 foot Santa Claus was accidentally set ablaze in Santa Catarina, Brazil over the weekend, giv…

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Have Yourself A Horribly Traumatic Little Christmas: Pics, Videos, Links, News

December 14th, 2009 · Comments Off

Have Yourself A Horribly Traumatic Little Christmas: Pics, Videos, Links, NewsSource: www.buzzfeed.comHave Yourself A Horribly Traumatic Little Christmas: A 50 foot Santa Claus was accidentally set ablaze in Santa Catarina, Brazil over the weekend, giv…

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Welcome to the SousVide™ Supreme

December 9th, 2009 · Comments Off

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    SousVide cooking for the home chef is finally a possibility without costing a fortune:

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Welcome to the SousVide™ Supreme

December 9th, 2009 · Comments Off

Welcome to the SousVide™ SupremeSource: www.sousvidesupreme.comThe SousVide Supreme™ is the world’s first water oven designed specifically for use in the home

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Welcome to the SousVide™ Supreme

December 9th, 2009 · Comments Off

Welcome to the SousVide™ SupremeSource: www.sousvidesupreme.comThe SousVide Supreme™ is the world’s first water oven designed specifically for use in the home    SousVide cooking for the home chef is finally a possibility without costing a fort…

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Trash Can Urinal Is a Disgusting Solution to a Disgusting Problem – Trash can urinal – Gizmodo

December 9th, 2009 · Comments Off

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Trash Can Urinal Is a Disgusting Solution to a Disgusting Problem – Trash can urinal – Gizmodo

December 9th, 2009 · Comments Off

Trash Can Urinal Is a Disgusting Solution to a Disgusting Problem – Trash can urinal – GizmodoSource: gizmodo.comDrunk people! They pee everywhere. So what is a town to do, about all this urine? How about they install public urinals, disguised as trash…

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Trash Can Urinal Is a Disgusting Solution to a Disgusting Problem – Trash can urinal – Gizmodo

December 9th, 2009 · Comments Off

Trash Can Urinal Is a Disgusting Solution to a Disgusting Problem – Trash can urinal – GizmodoSource: gizmodo.comDrunk people! They pee everywhere. So what is a town to do, about all this urine? How about they install public urinals, disguised as trash…

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Root Motorola Droid on Android 2.0.1 | Redmond Pie

December 9th, 2009 · Comments Off

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    Woo hoo!!! The Droid has finally been rooted.

http://www.redmondpie.com/root-motorola-droid-on-android-2.0.1-9140198/    

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Root Motorola Droid on Android 2.0.1 | Redmond Pie

December 9th, 2009 · Comments Off

Root Motorola Droid on Android 2.0.1 | Redmond PieSource: www.redmondpie.comMotorola Droid on Verizon has been successfully rooted for direct access to the file system. It works on both the original Android 2.0 Rom which ships with Droid, and the lates…

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Root Motorola Droid on Android 2.0.1 | Redmond Pie

December 9th, 2009 · Comments Off

Root Motorola Droid on Android 2.0.1 | Redmond PieSource: www.redmondpie.comMotorola Droid on Verizon has been successfully rooted for direct access to the file system. It works on both the original Android 2.0 Rom which ships with Droid, and the lates…

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FastMac | Performance Upgrades

December 4th, 2009 · Comments Off

Source: store.fastmac.com
    Interesting upgrade for those of you with lots of USB devices that need charging:

http://store.fastmac.com/product_info.php?products_id=458    

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FastMac | Performance Upgrades

December 4th, 2009 · Comments Off

FastMac | Performance UpgradesSource: store.fastmac.comTruePower UCS Power Outlet With Built in USB Ports

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FastMac | Performance Upgrades

December 4th, 2009 · Comments Off

FastMac | Performance UpgradesSource: store.fastmac.comTruePower UCS Power Outlet With Built in USB Ports    Interesting upgrade for those of you with lots of USB devices that need charging:http://store.fastmac.com/product_info.php?products_id=458?…

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