Wednesday, August 09, 2006
How Was "Epson" Named?
How Was "Epson" Named?
In June 1975, the name Epson was coined after the next generation of Sinshu Seiki's printer dubbed the EP-101 was released to the public ("Son of EP-101" became "Son of EP" which in turn became "Epson"). In April of the same year Epson America Inc. was established to sell printers for Sinshu Seiki Co.
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daily digital snapshots
On November 1, 2001, artist Ahree Lee began taking daily digital snapshots of her own face; and she has continued this project every day since. In 2004, Lee compiled all of her daily images into a montage
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85-year-old woman is left in bank vault
ZURICH, Switzerland - An 85-year-old woman was found in the vault of a Swiss bank when she set off motion detectors hours after the bank was already closed, according to a statement released Wednesday.ADVERTISEMENTEmployees at the Zuercher Kantonalbank apparently forgot about the woman.The director of the bank's safe allowed the woman into the vault on Monday before closing it punctually at 4:30 p.m. local time — with the woman still deep in study of her documents, ZKB said.
85-year-old woman is left in bank vault - Yahoo! News
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3-D icons
Meez: MeezMall
Choose a sex. Select a skin tone. Add some hair. Go wild with different outfits and accessories. Meez gives you millions of potential combinations, so you can create a look that's unique to you. As one person on our team likes to say, "Meez is about yooz."
Choose a sex. Select a skin tone. Add some hair. Go wild with different outfits and accessories. Meez gives you millions of potential combinations, so you can create a look that's unique to you. As one person on our team likes to say, "Meez is about yooz."
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Corpse Flower
The plant emits a stench to attract decaying flesh-eating beetles, flies and sweat bees for pollination. Once it blooms, the odor lingers for about eight hours, then it takes several more years before the plant has enough energy to bloom again.
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Marijuana on the Ballot in Colorado
Yesterday the state of Colorado announced that there will be a ballot on the November election which would make it legal for people over 21 years old to possess <1 oz of marijuana.
Newsvine - Marijuana on the Ballot in Colorado
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Monday, August 07, 2006
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