Centenarian Breaks 100-Meter Sprint Mark (AP)

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Centenarian Breaks 100M Sprint Record
(AP)

Centenarian Breaks 100M Sprint Record
(AP) 07/10/2004 03:02 PM
AP - It took him two tries, but South African Philip Rabinowitz made it into the Guinness Book of World Records Saturday as the fastest 100-year-old to run 100 meters.

Technology Thwarts Centenarian Sprint
Record (Reuters)

Technology Thwarts Centenarian Sprint
Record (Reuters) 07/05/2004 07:52 AM
Reuters - 100-year-old Philip Rabinowitz says faltering technology will not stop him proving he is the fastest centenarian on two legs.

100-year-old breaks 100 meter dash
record. Really. This is not a joke
headline

100-year-old breaks 100 meter dash
record. Really. This is not a joke
headline 07/12/2004 07:25 AM
Really Old Man Kicks Record’s Scrawny Ass – and Lives to Tell About It! .. South African centenarian runs into record books

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Nethercomm Corporation’s Unveils
Innovative Answer to Natural Gas Meter
Reading; A Solution which Eliminates
the Need for a Local Gas Meter
Altogether - Meterless Gas Read

Nethercomm Corporation’s Unveils
Innovative Answer to Natural Gas Meter
Reading; A Solution which Eliminates
the Need for a Local Gas Meter
Altogether - Meterless Gas Read 06/05/2005 11:16 PM
The gas distribution industry continues to seek out the most advantageous, economical gas meter reading method -- One unique outgrowth of Nethercomm’s evolving technology base is the ability for Broadband-in-Gas to provide a very accurate means of monitoring natural gas usage by end users; in essence eliminating the traditional need for on-premise meters and their costly reading. [PRWEB Jun 3, 2005]

Centenarian plus smoker puffs last
(Reuters)

Centenarian plus smoker puffs last
(Reuters) 12/19/2004 03:23 PM
Reuters - Nursing home staff have paid tribute to a 105-year old woman who had smoked since the age of 15, by cremating her with a packet of Bensons and laying a large floral cigarette on her coffin.

"Toast-O-Meter"

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Toast-O-Meter

Toast-O-Meter 07/26/2004 02:34 PM

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Morale-O-Meter

Morale-O-Meter 03/13/2003 10:21 AM
I really like Erik Benson's take on the link sidebar: I've created here a very simple mechanism for me to...

Our Friend, The Meter

Our Friend, The Meter 06/23/2004 01:16 AM

DU Meter v3.07 Build 200

DU Meter v3.07 Build 200 02/01/2005 09:36 PM
DU Meter lets you see how much of your full bandwidth potential is actually utilized at any given point of time, either by displaying a real-time graph, numerical display, or both. [Shareware $20.00 30 Days 924 KB]

PoliBlog: The Pre-NH Toast-O-Meter
(1/24/04)

PoliBlog: The Pre-NH Toast-O-Meter
(1/24/04) 01/25/2004 05:42 AM
The Pre-NH Toast-O-Metere (1/24/04) .. is up over at PoliBlog .. Poliblogger

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Polypaudio Volume Meter 0.1

Polypaudio Volume Meter 0.1 09/08/2004 01:42 AM
A volume meter for polypaudio.

Polypaudio Volume Meter 0.2

Polypaudio Volume Meter 0.2 09/20/2004 06:38 PM
A volume meter for polypaudio.

Contrast-o-meter and other adjustments

Contrast-o-meter and other adjustments 05/08/2004 04:10 PM
The zeldman.com redesign continues, with a new feature for laptop users.

"PoliBlog: The Pre-NH Toast-O-Meter
(1/24/04)"

"PoliBlog: The Pre-NH Toast-O-Meter
(1/24/04)" 01/25/2004 03:03 PM

"pins the Bogosity Meter"

"pins the Bogosity Meter" 05/12/2004 11:08 PM

Dean Support-o-Meter

Dean Support-o-Meter 01/07/2004 02:03 PM
The Club for Growth, a Republicanish group, has spent $75,000 to air an ad in Iowa that features a couple saying, "I think Howard Dean should take his tax-hiking, government-expanding...[etc.] ... freak-show back to Vermont." One has to wonder why. If Dean is the weakest candidate against Bush, why is a Republican group working so hard to keep him from getting the nomination? In fact, why would Karl Rove be telling the world that Dean is the candidate he would most like to run his boy against? Surely Karl is too devious to be giving the Democrats such good advice!...

Phelps Qualifies for 400-Meter Race (AP)

Phelps Qualifies for 400-Meter Race (AP) 08/14/2004 04:36 AM
AP - Michael Phelps began his quest to break Mark Spitz's record of seven Olympic gold medals by easily qualifying for the 400-meter individual medley final Saturday.

Bulk Meter Flow and Operations

Bulk Meter Flow and Operations 04/13/2004 11:23 AM
BMFO 1.0.4 released

PoliBlog: It's the Pre-Iowa
Toast-O-Meter! (1/17/04)

PoliBlog: It's the Pre-Iowa
Toast-O-Meter! (1/17/04) 01/18/2004 05:59 AM
posted the pre-Iowa edition .. Pre-Iowa Toast-O-Meter!

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Phelps Wins 200-Meter Butterfly

Phelps Wins 200-Meter Butterfly 08/17/2004 12:52 PM

Religious Gadget Thursday: The E-Meter

Religious Gadget Thursday: The E-Meter 06/24/2005 04:02 PM

Over a ball-breaking glass of Fantome Brise-Bonbons at Blind Tiger last night, I made a stunning revelation: I'm totally entranced by this Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes experiment. It has everything I could ever want from a news story: Potential brainwashing, aliens, ninjas (well, Tom was a samurai once, which is like a ninja with a bamboo fetish), and gadgets. One in particular: the 'e-meter,' or 'Electro-psychometer,' a "pastoral counseling device" used by the Church of Scientology to detect, among other things, the emotional state and thoughts of those attached to the device.

The original device was developed by Volney Mathison, a chiropractor, as an aid to psychotherapy, ironic considering the vehemence held by Scientologists against conventional psychiatric therapy. At heart, the e-Meters are based on the simple circuitry of the Wh eatstone Bridge, which measures resistance to current passed through a human body (or anything else that can be connected to the 'can' electrode probes, including vegetables). Scientology founder and principal prophet L. Ron Hubbard introduced the original e-meter in the '50s [pictured above], leading up to the 'Mark V,' which was the e-Meter of choice for the religion until the 'Mark VI' was released in the 80s, powered by an Intel 8051 microprocessor.

Find out more about the only electronic gadget that is also an official 'rel igious artifact' after the jump.

The Mark V was not the very first e-Meter, but certainly enjoyed a long period of use. These models may still be found and purchased for a relatively inexpensive $200 or so, although to be used in official Church procedures, must undergo a yearly $150 certification process. E-Meters previous to the Mark V had been seized by the FDA.

Developed in 1979, the Mark VI was the first major upgrade since the Mark V and was in use heavily, despite occasional technical inadequacies that caused some machines to break down. This e-Meter has a built-in clock.

The Super VII, developed in the late 80s, was reported to be much more reliable than the Mark VII, and featured the 'technical' precision to perform 'upper level auditing.' These units are no longer produced by Hubbard's Church, but can be found occasionally on eBay for between $300 and $900. Like all in-service e-meters, the Super VII must be sent in for an annual certification.

The Cadillac of current official offerings, the Quantum Super VII is the ultimate in e-meter artifacts, priced at over $4,500 new. From e-meter.org.uk's Quantum Super VII page, which may or may not be an official outlet of the Church: "Using the meter, the auditor ensures the process covers the correct area in order to discharge the harmful energy connected with that portion of the preclear’s reactive mind. When charge lessens, the person heightens his ability to think clearly in the area being addressed and his survival potential increases proportionately. As a result, the preclear discovers things about himself and his life – new realizations about existence, the milestones that mark his gains."

Since the design of the e-meter itself is relatively simple from an electronic standpoint, many third-party manufacturers have built generic models, including models that connect to PCs or PDAs for statistics monitoring and tracking. If you'd like to get more details about the variety of e-meters and e-meter clones available, check out Clearbird's fantasticly comprehensive All Meters: The E-Meter Supersite. For more information about the e-Meter's history and use, the Secrets of Scientology page by David S. Touretzky is equally thorough. The Church's official site is here.

And yes, this is probably the last 'Religious Gadget Thursday,' since, well, that's it.

PoliBlog: Toast-O-Meter (12/12 Edition)

PoliBlog: Toast-O-Meter (12/12 Edition) 12/14/2003 05:45 AM
Toast-O-Meter (12/12 Edition) .. Dean is still in the lead .. Poliblogger .. PoliBlog

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Macromedia starts the meter on Web
conferencing

Macromedia starts the meter on Web
conferencing 09/07/2004 03:22 AM
ZDNet UK Sep 7 2004 7:49AM GMT

JACK Meter 0.1 (Default branch)

JACK Meter 0.1 (Default branch) 03/22/2005 03:51 PM
Jack Meter is a basic console based DPM (Digital Peak Meter) for JACK. It was written for quickly checking remote signal levels without having to run X11 to use a pretty graphical meter such as meterbridge.

Macromedia starts meter on Web
conferencing

Macromedia starts meter on Web
conferencing 09/06/2004 11:21 PM
New pay-as-you-go pricing for Breeze Live service is meant to attract small businesses.

N.Y. Removes Controversial Parking Meter
(AP)

N.Y. Removes Controversial Parking Meter
(AP) 05/11/2004 06:11 PM
AP - The city wasted no time in mollifying motorists angry over a case of meter madness. A parking meter in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn was so close to a fire hydrant that parking there meant risking a $115 ticket.

PoliBlog: Toast-O-Meter (12/20 Edition)

PoliBlog: Toast-O-Meter (12/20 Edition) 12/22/2003 04:24 AM
notes in the latest edition of the Toast-O-Meter .. Poliblogger

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Religious Gadget Thursday: The E-Meter :
Gizmodo

Religious Gadget Thursday: The E-Meter :
Gizmodo 06/24/2005 06:16 PM
Religious Gadget Thursday: The E-Meter .. (Gizmodo-1pg)

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PoliBlog: The Post-Christmas
Toast-O-Meter is Here

PoliBlog: The Post-Christmas
Toast-O-Meter is Here 12/27/2003 07:50 AM
The Post-Christmas Toast-O-Meter is Here .. Nine Dwarves up .. PoliBlog

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"PoliBlog: The Post-Christmas
Toast-O-Meter is Here"

"PoliBlog: The Post-Christmas
Toast-O-Meter is Here" 12/27/2003 03:06 AM

Wis. Police Probe Parking Meter Thefts
(AP)

Wis. Police Probe Parking Meter Thefts
(AP) 07/20/2004 07:47 PM
AP - Maybe they were tired of the tickets. Thieves have stolen nearly $25,000 worth of city parking meters so far this summer, according to the Department of Public Works.

PoliBlog: It's the Cheese-Toast-O-Meter
of Love

PoliBlog: It's the Cheese-Toast-O-Meter
of Love 02/15/2004 09:19 AM
It's the Cheese-Toast-O-Meter of Love .. weekly assessment of the Democrats

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PoliBlog: It's Back: The Mayday Edition
of the Toast-O-Meter

PoliBlog: It's Back: The Mayday Edition
of the Toast-O-Meter 05/02/2004 10:01 AM
It's Back: The Mayday Edition of the Toast-O-Meter .. Poliblogger

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Phelps Wins 100-Meter Butterfly for His
Fifth Gold Medal

Phelps Wins 100-Meter Butterfly for His
Fifth Gold Medal 08/20/2004 02:07 PM
American Michael Phelps overtook his nemesis, Ian Crocker, and cemented his status as the Games' biggest phenomenon.

Arbitron's New People Meter Tracks TV &
Radio Habits

Arbitron's New People Meter Tracks TV &
Radio Habits 04/11/2005 08:18 AM

Arbitron is testing their new portable people meter, a device capable of tracking all media you're exposed to throughout the day. The device relies on participating TV and radio stations that encode special inaudible audio markers in their programming. Arbitron is working on the next incarnation of the device, which will include RFID (for recording consumption of magazines, newspapers, your breakfast and the like) and GPS. The results of the device so far have shown that people are exposed to far more media than they either remember or admit to.

Our Ratings, Ourselves (Scroll to "The Code for All Media") [NYTimes]

PoliBlog(TM): Post-DNC Toasties: This
Week's Toast-O-Meter is Here!

PoliBlog(TM): Post-DNC Toasties: This
Week's Toast-O-Meter is Here! 08/02/2004 03:22 PM
nifty new graphics .. Toast-O-Meter .. right

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- Internet Meter-Rate System to Reduce
Spams

- Internet Meter-Rate System to Reduce
Spams 07/25/2004 07:21 AM
Hankooki Jul 25 2004 11:45AM GMT

South African loses rare coin in meter
(Reuters)

South African loses rare coin in meter
(Reuters) 07/21/2004 11:07 AM
Reuters - A South African woman has mistakenly plunked a 100-year-old gold coin worth more than $1,000 into a parking meter while shopping without her glasses, a newspaper has reported.
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