robchez
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Mechanical Engineer in Perth Australia
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Comment · 15 years ago
FYI - Not available in Australian App Store.
Comment · 15 years ago
most people bought the iPhone 4 on a 24 month contract, those people probably wont by the iPhone 4S due to the high cost of early termination fees for little gain. (of course some people will which is just a bonus).
This cycle is pretty clever as it pretty much guarentees majority of iPhone 4 holders will upgrade to iPhone 5, whilst simaltanously giving a decent bump in sales to people who have had there friends talking up the iPhone 4 for a year a chance to one-up them.
Comment · 15 years ago
Damn I should of applied for the grant. I use a similar system to kill fruit flys around my various fruit trees.
Quick How-to
1. Cut 600ml bottle.
2. Invert top into opening (see pic).
3. Tape with red and yellow (i read somewhere that fruit flys are attracted to it)
4. Fill with something 'sweet', some honey or even apple cider vinegar.
5. Add a dash of detergent. (maybe some white oil)
6. Hang on fruit tree near fruit.
The flys go in, they land on the mixture, detergent sticks to them and they drown.
I have never seen a bee in there.
Comment · 15 years ago
as an aside, for a great book discussing the evolution of the current bible, you should read Misquoting Jesus by Bart D. Ehram
Comment · 15 years ago
As an aside, I just finished reading Walter Issacsons - Einstein biography.
Easily the best biography I have ever read. If you don't like biographys, this will change your mind.
Comment · 15 years ago
What You Eat Affects Your Genes (Expression)
Comment · 15 years ago
We expect the trend in favor of using Al Jazeera as an informal tool of GOQ foreign policy to continue undiminished.[1]
[1] http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/us-embassy-cables-documents/...
Comment · 15 years ago
Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer Al Thani is the chairman of the board.
Sheikh Ahmad bin Jassim bin Mohammad Al Thani has been appointed as new director general.
Also[1] : The U.S. State Department clearly views Al Jazeera as a tool of Qatar's foreign policy; one cable from November 2009 claims that the Persian Gulf state uses the channel "as a bargaining tool to repair relationships with other countries, particularly those soured by al-Jazeera's broadcasts, including the United States." Al Jazeera devotes suspiciously little time to covering the politics of the Gulf; for instance, after Qatar's rapprochement with Saudi Arabia, criticism of the Saudi royal family dropped dramatically.
[1] http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/09/20/the_end_of_th...
Comment · 15 years ago
Comment · 15 years ago
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/09/2011920...
Sheikh Ahmad bin Jassim bin Mohammad Al Thani has been appointed as new director general.
I guess their credibility is now completely out the window
Comment · 15 years ago
This is great. My uncle had horrible chrons disease and is managaing it well with his diet (no grains/legumes and plenty of probiotics from Kefir)
Really great.
Comment · 15 years ago
Ghana is very pro-business. I have worked on several mining projects in the country. I really hope it can set an example for the rest of Africa.