Have a lovely beau, but no dough? Well, thanks to online quote community Quotables, you can send your significant other a free card on V-Day, emblazoned with words of your own choosing.
Send a Free Card to Your Valentine Courtesy of Quotes Website
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Send a Free Card to Your Valentine Courtesy of Quotes Website
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Wednesday, February 09, 2011
How to Beat a Bad Day Before It Starts
How to Beat a Bad Day Before It StartsIt often seems like the moment a bad day begins there is no way out of it—we're just doomed to failure until it ends. But it does end, and trick to making that happen a little sooner involves one part "time travel" and one part humor. Here's how to beat a bad day before it starts.
How to Beat a Bad Day Before It Starts
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Japanese Space Agency Caught Piece Of Space Junk *This Big*
The problem of space junk is being dealt with in a novel way by Japanese space agency JAXA, which plans to rope up loads of the broken old stuff from the 1960s in an old-fashioned, analogue, traditional net several kilometres wide.
Japanese Space Agency Caught Piece Of Space Junk *This Big*
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I Believe I Can Fly (14 Airplane Cockpits)
These images are 360-degree spherical panoramas. Click on them to view interactive versions.
I Believe I Can Fly (14 Airplane Cockpits)
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10 Alternate Search Engines To Look At Internationally
If you're building a search marketing campaign globally, you want to know what your options are. What are the alternatives to Google? Are there still any alternative or do we just log on to Google and go?
10 Alternate Search Engines To Look At Internationally
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Tuesday, February 08, 2011
Facebook Privacy: 10 Settings Every User Needs to Know
Facebook’s privacy settings are extremely detailed, giving you the ability to fine-tune the privacy aspects of almost every little part of your Facebook account. Unfortunately, for most users, this level of micromanagement makes Facebook’s privacy settings a convoluted mess.
Facebook Privacy: 10 Settings Every User Needs to Know
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Saturday, February 05, 2011
The Best Streaming Music Service
The era of listening to any song, at any moment, in any location is fast approaching. While we’re not quite there yet, a handful of on-demand music services have come close. So we put them head-to-head to see who’s best.
The Best Streaming Music Service
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Victoria wakes to storm devastation
Torrential overnight rain has caused widespread flash flooding across parts of Melbourne, and authorities are warning more wild weather is on its way.
Victoria wakes to storm devastation
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Friday, February 04, 2011
How Kraft's Face-Scanning Tech Will Tell You What You Like to Eat
After a harried day in the office, meal planning may be the last thing on your mind. It might be evident on your face, though.
How Kraft's Face-Scanning Tech Will Tell You What You Like to Eat
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Thursday, February 03, 2011
Wednesday, February 02, 2011
Comparison of large cyclones
As Cyclone Yasi barrels towards the Queensland coast, ABC News Online looks back at some of the most damaging cyclones in recent history and compares the devastating effect they had.
Comparison of large cyclones
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Catastrophic cyclone to smash Queensland coast
Premier Anna Bligh says Cyclone Yasi is the most severe, catastrophic storm to hit Queensland.
Catastrophic cyclone to smash Queensland coast
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Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi
SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE YASI IS A LARGE AND VERY POWERFUL TROPICAL CYCLONE AND POSES AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY WITHIN THE WARNING AREA, ESPECIALLY BETWEEN CAIRNS AND TOWNSVILLE.
DURING THE EVENING, THE VERY DESTRUCTIVE CORE OF CYCLONE YASI WILL CROSS THE COAST BETWEEN CAIRNS AND INGHAM, ACCOMPANIED BY A DANGEROUS STORM TIDE SOUTH OF THE CYCLONE CENTRE.
Tropical Cyclone Yasi, CATEGORY 5, will continue to move in a west-southwesterly direction. The cyclone is expected to cross the coast between Innisfail and Cardwell about 11 pm EST.
Tropical Cyclone Threat Map Page
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Floods and Flooding
The ipl2’s February newsletter concerns the topic of floods and flooding. Recently several very large floods have occurred around the world. The most widely covered of these struck Australia, Pakistan, and Brazil, yet there has also been flooding in Europe and the U.S. We begin by providing links to information about some of these recent floods around the world. Next we provide resources to help you to visualize the extent of the recent floods.
Floods and Flooding
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How to Recover that Photo, Picture or File You Deleted Accidentally
Have you ever accidentally deleted a photo on your camera, computer, USB drive, or anywhere else? What you might not know is that you can usually restore those pictures—even from your camera’s memory stick.
How to Recover that Photo, Picture or File You Deleted Accidentally
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Tuesday, February 01, 2011
Dropped your iPhone in the toilet?
11 Ways to Save a Wet Cell Phone.
Dropped your iPhone in the toilet?
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Monday, January 31, 2011
This Car DVR Is Worth Ten Traffic Lawyers
Planes have black boxes to record the vitals of an incident. About time cars had something similar, no? Enter the Car DVR, your fool-proof way to put the blame on the other guy. Assuming, you know, it’s his fault.
This Car DVR Is Worth Ten Traffic Lawyers
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10 Incredible Interactive YouTube Videos
Like a 21st century version of the choose-your-own-adventure books, interactive YouTube videos can up the engagement factor by letting the viewer decide the course of the action, or just play around with the content.
10 Incredible Interactive YouTube Videos
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Sunday, January 30, 2011
Family Friendly sites listed on Blackstump Australia Issue 3/2011
The latest issue of new Family Friendly sites listed on The Black Stump.
Family Friendly sites listed on Blackstump Australia Issue 3/2011
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Thursday, January 27, 2011
2011
The year 2011 produces some dates with unusual combinations of 1s.
2011
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