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TechFlash discusses roadblocks to innovation in America
in The CIO Weblog, on November 2, 2009
...I know seem to agree on a point that laborers more dependent on heavy industry have had trouble grasping until the cold results of economic reality have already closed their jaws: markets can't bear t...
Dirty oil
in Sox First, on August 22, 2009
...er demand and that will drive up the price of oil. So the theory goes. But that's clutching at straws because it doesn't make sense given the state of the world's biggest economy and econ...
More housing woes
in Sox First, on May 30, 2009
... US housing market bottoming out and that it can only go up from there. But people are clutching at straws. A good example is the paltry 0.3% increase in home purchases in the US. "We'll take...
Recession: neither the beginning of the end or end of the beginning
in Sox First, on April 13, 2009
...;s a lesson some haven't learned yet. Another term for unbridled optimism is "clutching at straws". Certainly, until the jobs market picks up, most people won't be sharing that opti...
Introducing the T-Mobile G1 Google Android Phone
in The Wireless Weblog, on September 23, 2008
...s The Register's Chris Williams . "There's support for EDGE, standard 3G , and HSDPA. Grasping the VoIP nettle, T-Mobile promises a seamless handover between 3G and Wi-Fi networks. The t...
Microsoft Launches AppStore competitor
in The CIO Weblog, on July 17, 2008
...rity of the Windows Mobile platform, this is really just silly; Microsoft again looks desperate and grasping when a few more polished PR moves could have pointed out the vast disparity in support and ...
Go Back To School with a Lightscribe Pulse Smartpen
in The Gadgets Weblog, on June 24, 2008
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I'll be honest, the Smartpen concept is one that I had a hard time grasping. I didn't understand why a person wouldn't just take a laptop into a classroom and type their notes. Then, ...
Successful Complaints in a Restaurant
in Latina Viva, on June 4, 2008
...;s one that ends with a happy client and happy staff, so that I can return without waiters drawing straws in the back to see who gets the crazy chick that Freaked out on them last time....
Games and Tokens
in WebKinzBlog, on April 9, 2008
...r updates. Hayley's hand has healed well. She is in just a bit of pain but still stiff for grasping things tightly. She's back at soccer practice already and down to just a bandaid. She'll...
Food Stylist Tricks
in Do you like to cook?, on December 1, 2007
...th liquid glucose to give it that sheen
Swiss cheese : holes are often added by punching them with straws
Syrup : motor oil is used sometimes instead of syrup
Water : plastic ice cubes are used in ...
Moneymaker Visits Fan In Hospital
in Internet Poker, on August 8, 2007
....com covered the visit in which Hobbs got to play a little heads up poker against Moneymaker using straws as chips:
...One day, during a game, Hobbs revealed he was a poker player and loved to watc...
Pokemon Diamond IGN Strategy guide
in House of Nintendo, on June 12, 2007
pokemon Diamond users having trouble with the game might want to check out IGN's Pokemon Diamond Strategy Guide .
Here's whats included:
* BASICS - Before you jump headlong into your adventure, check out our trainer tips.
* WALKTHROUGH - comprehensive Pokémon Diamond/Pearl w...
Review: Rocketfish Twister Laser Mouse
in The Gadgets Weblog, on May 19, 2007
Introducing the Rocketfish Twister Laser Mouse: If you do a lot of work on a laptop, chances are you're a member of one of two schools of thought about touchpads: either you like them well enough to tolerate them, or you think they're a plaything of satan and should be cast into...
Can of Wine vs. Can of Worms
in Celebrate Wine, on May 1, 2007
...act new consumers with innovative ideas. Stemware without stems, sparkling wine in cans-with straws attached-and still more tradition-thumping designs are rapidly changing the way wine is packa...
World Jewelry Center Filling Up
in The Jewelry Weblog, on April 9, 2007
...s Increase by 50% in Five Weeks (P. 2)
"Clearly, leaders across the industry are increasingly grasping the WJC's vision and the benefits of being part of such a unique global marketplace.&qu...
Everyday Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on February 6, 2007
...who have wrapped their way around my necklace. As I'm held up close and personal, slobbery hand grasping metal chain, I'm forced to call out, "Help! He's got Aunt Tammy! Help!"
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Hemmings Find of The Day > Dieu et Mon Droit
in carzz.org, on January 19, 2007
...e thin-rimmed steering wheel which in this moment of crisis delivers all the tangible confidence of grasping at air. Your lungs are doing that overtime now, thank you very much.
Ah, the Gendarme ahe...
Are Online Dating Sites a Dying Breed?
in The Social Networking Weblog, on February 12, 2006
...ny has over 200 servers and over 150 employees each. Most Executives in this space have a hard time grasping the fact that I could walk in fire them all and replace the entire operation with a handful...
Social Site for Actors and Crew
in The Social Networking Weblog, on November 18, 2005
... only directly from the site's messaging engine.
It's really neat to see the niche markets grasping social networking. A site like this could really attract some neat people and lunches coul...
Best Hotel Bars
in The Flyaway Weblog, on July 14, 2005
...(a sure sign of quality), but where you won't find strobe lights or novelty drinks with glowing straws. The hotels themselves had to be located near the city's center and have several corporat...
Starbucks vs. Subways
in TJ's Weblog, on December 23, 2003
...c economic factors which tilted Starbucks toward integration and Subway toward contracting -- which straws, as it were, tipped the balance. Evidence suggests that Starbucks is nearly indifferent betwe...
Sotomayor and the Supreme Counrt
in Latina Viva, on June 30, 2009
...ayor was involved. The Right has been quick to try and make hay from the story. Some commentary:
Grasping at Straws: Sotomayor, Ricci, and the Lunatic Fringe in the HPost
Stage-Setting on Soto... ...olved. The Right has been quick to try and make hay from the story. Some commentary:
Grasping at Straws: Sotomayor, Ricci, and the Lunatic Fringe in the HPost
Stage-Setting on Sotomayor and th...
More reaction on the Google/Capgemini deal
in The CIO Weblog, on September 12, 2007
...seems more concerned about how CapGem can make the deal pay for themselves, seeing it more as a grasping at straws attempt to ride the Web 2.0 wave from an old school consulting firm. I wouldn&#... ...cerned about how CapGem can make the deal pay for themselves, seeing it more as a grasping at straws attempt to ride the Web 2.0 wave from an old school consulting firm. I wouldn't worry abo...
Desperate for an Apple Phone, Grasping Straws with iTunes 7
in The Smart PDA, on September 13, 2006
Maybe companies need to be more careful with what they release to the general public. You never know the rumors a disabled option can create. MacDailyNews reports that the iTunes 7 installer has a grayed-out "iTunes Phone Driver" option , and based on this, assumes it's proof...