Word: freezers
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...wave to scan the chip via an attached antenna. Unlike bar codes, which have to be scanned one at a time, an RFID reader can theoretically scan every item in a shopping basket, case or pallet--at one glance, at a distance, even in rotten conditions like inside a freezer or in a sandstorm. Place an RFID reader in a series of gateways, and it can follow supplies from assembly line to store shelves and right out the door with the customer...
...alert! Ice cream is more fattening than you think, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a health-advocacy group. The culprit isn't necessarily the Ben & Jerry's in your freezer, but also the ice cream--shop treats laden with sugary toppings. They can pack the calories of three cheeseburgers and a day and a half's worth of saturated fat. --By Nadia Mustafa
...CABIN FEVER Get the real scoop on "life in the freezer" from this site, diligently maintained by a gossipy (and anonymous) employee of McMurdo Station, Antarctica's largest base. Pages are packed with entertaining complaints about mail and food and lots of vicious, small-town backbiting...
...media reports, on April 28, the Boston Inspectional Services department responded to complaints about foul smells emanating from Erickson’s Beacon Hill apartment and discovered what appeared to be a laboratory. Inspectors said the apartment contained 60 dead cats stored in Erickson’s refrigerator and freezer, along with five living cats and a Great Dane which, according to the inspectors, were all apparently malnourished. The apartment was also strewn with syringes and veterinary medications, the inspectors reported...
...roommates, whom he followed around. The perfect dorm pet. But looks can be deceiving. It was a nuisance to hide evidence of Charlie during room inspections, including his two-yard long 80-gallon glass tank, blue heating lamp and large supply of frozen dead rats, which filled the freezer. One day my roommate needed ice for a bruise, and I announced that we had no ice, but that she could use a “big fat dead frozen rat” if she wanted. She declined. Never own pets that eat mammals...