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Widescale Biodiesel Production from Algae

UNH Biodiesel Group: Widescale Biodiesel Production from Algae

"In this report, we will first examine the possibilities of producing biodiesel on the scale necessary to replace all petroleum transportation fuels in the U.S."

Fascinating!

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There’s no getting rid of her

The Fishbowl: The Mac is a Harsh Mistress

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Fiesta BBQ False Advertising

Fiesta BBQ False Advertising

We were misled by the manufacturer's packaging to believe it would take 15 minutes to assemble this BBQ in 5 steps with no tools. Completely untrue.

The instructions clearly shows 9 steps. There are 59 pieces. To do this in 15 minutes you'd have to average around 1 piece per 15 seconds. Or, if you spent 5 minutes reading the diagram, you'd have about 10 seconds per piece. That assumes all the pieces are laid out and clearly labelled, which they are not -- they are packaged tightly in a box, in bags, in boxes, and aren't individually labelled.

That said, I really like the BBQ. We haven't used all the features yet, but our first two meals from it were great. It's too bad the initial assembly experience was so negative and misleading, or I would recommend Fiesta to anyone.

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