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NASA Astronauts Complete High-Tech Lube Job on Space Station (Bloomberg)
Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Two NASA astronauts successfully completed a high-tech lube job on the International Space Station, replacing and greasing joints that keep the outpost's solar panels facing the sun.
19 Nov 2008, 4:08 am | click here for more
Owner to close Houston apartments where boy drowned (Houston Chronicle)
The owner is pledging to help scores of residents relocate, city officials say.
19 Nov 2008, 12:51 am | click here for more
For Sale in ... British Columbia, Canada (New York Times)
A one-bedroom two-bath chalet with a sleeping loft and a separate one-bedroom apartment is for sale for 829,000 Canadian Dollars ($678,119).
19 Nov 2008, 12:08 am | click here for more
NASA Astronauts Complete High-Tech Lube Job on Space Station (Bloomberg)
Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Two NASA astronauts successfully completed a high-tech lube job today on the International Space Station, replacing and greasing joints that keep the outpost's solar panels facing the sun.
18 Nov 2008, 8:46 pm | click here for more
Astronauts Lose Gear Bag Amid Space-Station Lube Job (Update2) (Bloomberg)
Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- A high-tech lube job got messy outside the space station today when a leaky grease gun caused an astronaut to become distracted and lose an equipment bag.
18 Nov 2008, 5:31 pm | click here for more
Marple for IPhone (PC World)
One of my favorite things about the iPhone and the App Store is the plethora of inexpensive time-killers available. For just a...
18 Nov 2008, 3:53 pm | click here for more
Etsy: Tile Bling (Chicagoist)
Chicago-based CircaCeramics prints funfunfun colors and patterns on their handfashioned porcelin wares, as seen on this sampling of their tile series . The stout and moderately-sized tiles are hangable or perfectly suited to use as a trivet. Measurements: 5 1/2" square, 1/2" thick; weight of one tile is 1 1/2 pounds. $25.
18 Nov 2008, 3:38 pm | click here for more
Wolseley to shed 2,000 jobs (RTÉ News)
Plumbing and building supplies firm Wolseley today announced plans to clip 2,000 jobs and close more than 200 branches in the UK and Ireland. Wolseley owns the plumbing, heating and builders supply stores Heat Merchants, Tubs and Tiles and Brooks in Ireland.
18 Nov 2008, 1:55 am | click here for more
Taiwan floor tiles win big at iENA (Chinapost.com.tw)
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A new type of piezoelectric floor tile that can supply up to 30 watts of electricity won a silver medal at the iENA Nuremberg competition earlier this month, its inventors at Kaohsiung-based Cheng Shiu University reported Saturday.
17 Nov 2008, 7:40 pm | click here for more
Beyond Babylon: Art, Trade, and Diplomacy in the Second Millennium B.C. Opens at the Met (Art Daily)
Glazed Tiles with Asiatic Leaders.
17 Nov 2008, 10:53 pm | click here for more