Monthly Archives: December 2013

Thoughts for the Day

Today in History (December 17th): 1760: Birthdays: American Revolutionary War soldier Deborah Sampson, who fought as a man under the alias Robert Shurtleff. 1790: The Aztec Calendar or Solar Stone was uncovered by workmen repairing Mexico City’s Central Plaza. 1807: … Continue reading

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Quotes December 16th

“The higher our position the more modestly we should behave.” – Cicero, 106 BC-43 BC “I hold a doctrine, to which I owe not much, indeed, but all the little I ever had, namely, that with ordinary talent and extraordinary … Continue reading

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Thoughts for the Day

Today in History (December 16th): 1485: Birthdays: Catherine of Aragon, the first wife of England’s King Henry VIII. 1770: Birthdays: German composer Ludwig van Beethoven. 1773: Some 50 American patriots, protesting the British tax on tea, dumped 342 chests of … Continue reading

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Thoughts for the Day

Today in History (December 15th): 0037: Birthdays: The Roman Emperor Nero. 1791: The Bill of Rights, comprising the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, took effect. 1832: Birthdays: French engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, builder of the Paris tower that … Continue reading

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Thoughts for the Day

Today in History (December 14th): 1287: More than 50,000 people died in the flood caused by the collapse of the Zuider Zee dike in the Netherlands. 1503: Birthdays: French astrologer and prophet Nostradamus. 1546: Birthdays: Danish astronomer and mathematician Tycho … Continue reading

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Thoughts for the Day

Today in History (December 13th): 1545: The Council of Trent began. 1642: Dutch navigator Abel Tasman discovered New Zealand. 1816: The United States’ first savings bank, the Provident Institution for Savings, opened in Boston. 1818: Birthdays: Former U.S. first lady … Continue reading

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SMR drives

Competition heats up SMR drives Despite slowing areal density increases drive makers have other tricks to increase capacity. Next up, SMR drives that will double disk capacity – at a price. One cialis 40 mg http://greyandgrey.com/workers-compensation-cases-2-9-12/ thing they all have … Continue reading

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Thoughts for the Day

Today in History (December 12th): 1745: Birthdays: John Jay, first chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. 1781: The HMS Victory defeated the French fleet during the Revolutionary War. 1787: Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. … Continue reading

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Thoughts for the Day

Today in History (December 11th): 1725: Birthdays: U.S. statesman George Mason. 1781: Birthdays: Scottish physicist and kaleidoscope inventor David Brewster. 1789: The North Carolina legislature chartered the University of North Carolina. 1803: Birthdays: French composer Hector Berlioz. 1816: Indiana joined … Continue reading

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Microsoft Windows 7 End of Life

Windows 7 End of Sales Date 2013.12.10.17:18 Microsoft: We goofed on that Windows 7 end-of-sales date Microsoft officials are now saying the end-of-sales date for PCs preinstalled with Windows 7 is ‘to be determined,’ rather than October 30, 2014. Last … Continue reading

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