Sunforce Solar Charging Kit & Win... Aug 11, 2009
Specs: Solar Charger max output: 60 Watts 7 Amps; Temperature Range: -40F to 176F; Wind Generator max power: Up to 400 Watts or 27 Amps; Wind Generator Weight: 17 lbs; Warranty: 3 yrs. Company: Sunforce Products Inc.. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Live Nation Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results Aug 7, 2009
6%) Ancillary Revenue per Attendee - NA Music Amps only* $18. 28 $17. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Full Story » Jul 22, 2009
5 volts and 105 amps. The heavy-duty bearings provide vibration-free running to eliminate 'throwing belts' at high rpms. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Serious Hang Time Jul 17, 2009
Having all these people in one spot, it really amps everybody up ... They sail over ramps and up quarter-pipes, rarely losing their boards. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
A view on TV violence Jul 17, 2009
Regardless of all the ratings and timing of programmes, shock AMPS statistics show that 60 percent of children with a television in the home are allowed to watch whatever they like at whatever time they like. Says Bruynse, "No-one knows how much television is a bad thing, but we do know it's not a good idea for the television to be a babysitter. It's not just about quantity; it's quality." Good television can reinforce good behaviour, she adds. (iAfrica.com)
Killer Strikes Jul 12, 2009
The average lightning bolt carries 30,000 amps of electric charge and generates a temperature that can exceed 50,000 degrees. Florida sits perfectly situated with ingredients necessary for strong summer thunderstorms -- water to the east and west, high humidity and warm temperatures, said Matt Bragaw, lightning specialist with the National Weather Service office in Melbourne. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Modern technology and Indian culture Jul 8, 2009
And then there were the guys who managed to buy cheap amps, second hand speakers and voila you had yourself a music system. Its hard to imagine that a gadget with so many flaws clunky, routinely chewing up tapes, heavy enough to make the belt holder a pointless innovation was the biggest teen brand of its time. (India Times)
IT Management Blog Jul 5, 2009
It'll be fascinating to see how the censorship fight amps up in the world's fastest-growing economy. . (IntranetJournal)
Band Records Entire Song On iPhone Jul 2, 2009
Guitars and bass were on small practice amps, and Merrin used a cheap Yamaha keyboard. The tune was recorded at Zimitti's Los Angeles house, for a total of 16 tracks altogether. (W-USA News, DC)
Get Wavy Hair Jun 26, 2009
The heat amps up the benefits of the conditioner considerably. r\n\r\nThen, dry hair on a low heat to maintain the shine. (Good Housekeeping, US)
Legislators pass $27.4B budget, Patrick amps up veto talk Jun 20, 2009
4B budget, Patrick amps up veto talk - Somerville, Massachusetts 02144 - Somerville Journal ... 4B budget, Patrick amps up veto talk. (Somerville Journal, MA)
Sasha Frere-Jones: Thirty years of Sonic Youth. Jun 17, 2009
We re still playing old analog boxes and electric guitars with guitar amps, recording on tape, mixing on tape, Ranaldo says. We haven t gotten any more professional, thank God. (New Yorker)
Android the Giant: T-Mobile, Acer Sign On Jun 4, 2009
As more data predicts spikes in smartphone sales for 2009, the Android rollout amps up with T-Mobile and Acer on tap. Share this Article. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Nine breathtaking summer thrills Jun 3, 2009
Crackling amps, glaring lights, the roar of the crowd: Most of us will never know the euphoria of strutting around stage like a superstar. But at London's British Music Experience, you can come close. (CNN)
Why the Air France plane crashed Jun 3, 2009
Aluminum is very good at helping a plane dissipate and shed lightning's energy, which can top 300,000 amps. Composite components, used with increasing frequency on newer aircraft, are not as effective, but damage tends to be limited to superficial, non-critical areas such as winglets, nose cones, etc. (Salon)
Ask the Auto Doctor May 23, 2009
Make sure the battery has 1,000 cold cranking amps and a good high performance starter motor not a cheap rebuilt. Companies such as Summit and Jegs sell new not rebuilt high performance starters and kits to relocate the starter solenoid power supply. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Brian Williams and Deer Tick? No, not the arachnid May 18, 2009
11a/b/g WLAN Amps, Filters s.. Featured. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Senate's slimmed-down budget amps up tax talk May 15, 2009
By Jim OSullivan/STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE. Thu May 14, 2009, 11:27 AM EDT. (Georgetown Record, MA)
BPD to focus on high-crime areas near downtown, property issues May 13, 2009
jaytee wrote on May 12, 2009 9:56 PM:" About time! It would be nice to develop downtown Bloomington, but people will not stay, visit, shop if they are afraid of the local scumbags. If the landlords don't like it, maybe they'd like "occupancy prohibited" postings on their properties instead. It's time to run the rabble out of here. Turn your amps down, try getting a job, show some respect. The rest of us who work 40-plus a week would like a clean town to show for OUR efforts. ". Rational Humanist... (The Pantagraph newspaper)
My sister's couch May 13, 2009
For 12 nights, the place I lay my head is a second-hand couch in my sister's living room, in a tiny uptown shotgun apartment crammed with her musician husband's 18 instruments and amps, two nutty cats anda few stray cockroaches. All those creepy-crawlers notwithstanding, there's a reason I choose April toreturn to New Orleans, whereI used to live with my mama and three sisters. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
AARP job fair frustrates attendees May 2, 2009
"When an employer or sponsor says they will have people there with direct hires that really amps up the eagerness of job hunters.". Reach the reporter at or 602-444-8478. (AZCentral -- Business)
More Top Stories Apr 29, 2009
LOST' 100TH EPISODE: Composer Michael Giacchino amps the tension Jon Burlingame - 4/28/09 3:16pm. LOST' 100TH EPISODE: Script coordinator keeps consistency in chaos Jon Weisman - 4/28/09 3:08pm. (Variety)
ON: Carlsbad museum ready to flip the switch on exhibit profiling history of amplified music Apr 29, 2009
In the 15 years he spent on the research, the Utah resident began amassing a large number of early electric guitars and amps. Two years ago, a friend approached him about exhibiting his collection of electric guitars and amps in a museum. (North County Times)
Drag queens amp it up Apr 15, 2009
The hotel's owner, Shadd Danesi, told The Diary that Energy Australia "doesn't have the capacity to give us the necessary amps" to reopen the pub, made famous in the filmPriscilla Queen Of The Desert ... Danesi wants to draw 300 amps from the grid to run the shows, dance floors plus air-conditioning ... Previously the pub drew 200 amps. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Anvil, The World's Longest-Running Metal Band, Get Their Own Movie Apr 11, 2009
"[Anvil] did write a song called 'Thumb Hang,' which is about the Spanish Inquisition; their amps do go up to 11. But beyond that, which is the first few minutes of the movie, it really is a portrait of these two friends who've persevered for nearly 40 years. Yes, it's kind of funny, but at a certain point it's really about deeper things.". "I'm a fan of the film," Reeves agreed. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Activision Empowers Fans to Reveal Guitar Hero(R) Smash Hits Set List Apr 10, 2009
Turn down the lights, crank up the amps and prepare to command center stage as some of the most famous AND infamous tracks from Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero II, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s and Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock step into the spotlight in the most epic, full band jam session to-date - Guitar Hero Smash Hits. The #1 best-selling video game franchise of 2008 presents the best of the best to music video game aficionados so they can join together for guitar, bass, drums and vocals... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Four men wanted in Valley theft ring Apr 9, 2009
Fishing rods, tools, a new dishwasher and stove and amps were taken. One of the more unusual items taken was a computer used at garages to do DMV inspections. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
Tap Tap Revenge: Coldplay Edition Review Apr 9, 2009
After hitting 50 notes in a row, you can shake your device to go into revenge mode, which amps your score for as long as you keep hitting notes ... Easy mode is way too easy, but medium and hard offer a good challenge that ramps up along a nice learning curve. (IGN Wireless Games)
Attention on Tiger Apr 7, 2009
When's he's at a tournament, the electricity meter amps up to a higher level. After briefly stopping to accept congratulations from a security guard on the recent birth of his son, Charlie, Woods walked briskly to the putting green as dozens of patrons trailed along in his wake. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Concert rocks on campus Apr 6, 2009
Saturday Springfest concert officially began at 7 p.m. when DJ Diplo s techno beats channeled through the amps and vibrated the floor of a half-full, neon-lit Matthews Arena. After months of planning, the Council for University Programs (CUP) annual end-of-Springfest bash drew in a line of people that stretched down the block. (Northeastern News, MA)
Metallica, Run-DMC Headed To Rock Hall Of Fame Apr 5, 2009
For all their greatness, John, Paul, George and Ringo never cranked up the amps like Metallica. The band's 1983 debut "Kill 'Em All" sent a depth charge through the stale U.S. metal scene and first introduced to the masses the group's themes of death, destruction and desolation. (Click2Houston, TX)
Electric Tesla catches the eye Mar 26, 2009
Depending on the voltage and amps of the outlet, you're looking at 31. 2 to 16 hours. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Space Storm Alert: 'We're moving closer and closer to the edge of a possible disaster'... Mar 26, 2009
These were active switching circuits, not something like MOVs and were connected to the main power lines of a hundred or so amps to protect against spikes of several 10's of thousands of amps ... And, of course, given the current capabilities of the typical IC diffusion or trace it doesn't take many amps to either blow it open or degrade it. (The Drudge Report)
'Super grid' power cables readied for NYC Mar 26, 2009
Scientists fired 60,000 amps through a cable during a critical test Tuesday an electrical jolt comparable to turning on the air conditioning in 2,000 homes at the same time. It was enough juice to lift a 1,000-pound bundle of conventional cable 2 feet off the ground. (MSNBC -- Technology)
* Fathers of invention Mar 20, 2009
The master of the band that everyone goes to is the loops K We send loops to this amp behind John, and then we switch from that amp to our live amps. So John has to listen to those loops and he has to stay in time with those loops almost like a metronome. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
LETTER: There are better choices than abortion Mar 18, 2009
Give me an old fashion 3M reel to reel 24 track studio and a stack of Vox AC30 amps (ala Brian May) and we'll make some magic. But of course, I digress. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Power engineer: Video interview with Apollo astronaut Ken Mattingly Mar 18, 2009
That "somebody" might have been Mattingly, and the estimated 4 amps of additional power provided by this kluge, along with a detailed power-up procedure developed by one of NASA's "steely-eyed missile men," John Aaron, allowed the Apollo 13 astronauts to restart a frozen command module that was their only means of getting home. The off-handed manner in which 73, presented this nugget of information is typical of his understated style, his modesty and his consummate ability as an engineer. (EETimes)
Stainless steel replaces platinum in hydrogen producing microbial electrolysis cells Mar 14, 2009
5 amps per cubic foot using the stainless steel cathodes. This was achieved using both anode and cathode brushes cut in half and placed back to back. (EurekAlert!)
Huge Corn Plants Developed: Doubling A Gene In Corn Results In Giant Biomass Mar 12, 2009
"It's a gene that's already in the corn all we did was to put an extra copy in that amps it up.". Findings from this research were published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. (Science Daily)
The best in-car technology Mar 12, 2009
AudioVox amps up aftermarket A/V. If you already own a capable family hauler but want the latest in rear-seat entertainment, AudioVox offers several choices. (CNN -- Tech)
Sonos Multi-Room Music System Mar 12, 2009
In the process, Sonos has streamlined how you'll want to listen to music from here on out; the company has created a simple system that streams songs from your PC, Mac or NAS (or from a number of free internet radio stations) and scales them from two rooms all the way up to a whole house s worth of and amps -- with no stuttering or buffering issues ... It s a modular system that includes a ZonePlayer 90 that connects to your and/or one or more ZonePlayer 120 amps (with speakers) that are placed... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
When is Cable One going to learn that their cable TV services are obsolete, The... Mar 7, 2009
The system I live in still uses old pre 1989 technology (Trunk amps and such) to get it's service around. 256k up 3meg down I wonder. (Multichannel News)
Spring Is Car Audio Season! Mar 7, 2009
March 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Directed Electronics, a business unit of DEI Holdings, Inc., is pleased to announce the immediate availability of value-priced Orion(R) Car Audio Cobalt(R)-series amps and subs at authorized Orion retailers worldwide. (Photo: ). (PR Newswire)
Review: `Phoebe' features needless whimsy Mar 5, 2009
- The amps won't be turned up to 11 for Spinal Tap's reunion tour. LONDON - The Royal Opera is putting on some compelling works on back-to-back nights this season. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Conference & Festival Mar 5, 2009
Buyers will find everything from guitars, amps, banjos, mandolins, effects, memorabilia, sound gear, parts, drums, violins, books and accessories. The 2009 SXSW Golf Tournament will take place at Circle C Golf Club on Wednesday, March 18 at 12:00 p.m. (Shotgun Start). (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
This is Spinal Tap Mar 3, 2009
The amps won't be turned up to 11 for Spinal Tap's reunion tour. Michael McKean, Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer - the actors who portrayed the faux heavy metal rock band in the 1984 mockumentary This is Spinal Tap - are leaving their wigs and costumes in their closets for the "Unwigged and Unplugged" tour. (The Age, Australia)
All eyes are on Zack Snyder as 'Watchmen' premiere nears Feb 25, 2009
Jackie Earle Haley, who plays the uncompromising crime fighter Rorschach, says he was thrown off by how the film amps up the violence from the comic, particularly a scene in which he hacks a criminal to death. "Zack makes it all very realistic," Haley says. (USA Today -- Life)
War Amps 2009 key tags tell story behind the logo Feb 16, 2009
MONTREAL, Feb. 16 /CNW Telbec/ - When Quebec residents receive their 2009 War Amps key tags starting this week, they will also learn the story behind the logo of the Association's Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program ... "We war amputees call CHAMP the one good thing to come out of the war," said War Amps CEO Cliff Chadderton ... "It is The War Amps legacy - amputees helping amputees." The logo is also a graphic explanation of other means of helping Champs and their families, through programs such as... (Canada Newswire)
Tesla's electric Roadster has plenty of torque Feb 16, 2009
At about 20 mph, I nail the go pedal, and the power electronics module summons a ferocious torrent of amps, energizing the windings of the 375-volt AC-induction motor. Instantly - I mean right now, like, what the heck hit me. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Mutual Funds &Personal Finance Feb 14, 2009
Investor's Business Daily: Bill Patches AMT, Amps College Credit ... Bill Patches AMT, Amps College Credit. (Investors Business Daily)
Subaru Designs Custom Impreza WRX STI for Rally Champ Travis Pastrana Feb 10, 2009
The Travis Pastrana WRX STI is not only a visual stunner, but also amps up performance capability of the stock production Impreza WRX STI. Vermont SportsCar, technical partner for Subaru and builder of the team's rally cars, customized the WRX STI using an array of Subaru Performance Tuning (SPT) and STI parts, along with unique custom pieces. The SPT and STI engine, exhaust, chassis and interior parts showcased on the Travis Pastrana WRX STI are available for any WRX STI through authorized... (PR Newswire)
Adobe Creative Suite 4 Amps Up Collaboration Feb 8, 2009
Intranet Journal Subjects. It seems like Creative Suite 3 was just released, but CS4 is now out. (IntranetJournal)
IUE & AMI: Everyone's in a rush except utilities and the general public Feb 7, 2009
Back to the Smart Grid Volts, amps, and phase relationships are already measured on the grid and accurately predict factors such as line heating based on ambient temperature. There is an adequate SCADA system in place to successfully operate the grid. (Energy Pulse, CO)
