Cardboard hell Nov 19, 2009
" 4. UNDER WRAPS We encounter packaging a dozen times a day - at least - and many of our encounters probably see us criticising poor ergonomics without ever using them. The most egregious examples are bits of packaging that are so poor ergonomically they actually constitute a minor danger to the people opening them. In the US, the term "wrap rage" was coined to describe the frustration of trying to open a rigid plastic "clamshell" - two bits of plastic moulded together around a product. No use... (BBC News -- UK)
Our view: A treasure spared Oct 22, 2009
As part of the deal, preservation groups signed off on Army plans to tear down its biggest headaches, most notably the long, two-story wooden building next to the clamshell radars. It's easy to break into, and Lewis says trespassers could easily hurt themselves falling into its below-ground utility corridor. (Anchorage Daily News)
DISAPPEARANCE: Reporter's diary adds clue Oct 21, 2009
In 1940, Gerard Gallagher, a British overseer on Gardner, recovered a partial human skeleton, a woman's shoe and an empty sextant box at what appeared to be a former campsite, littered with turtle, clamshell and bird remains. Earhart being his first thought, Gallagher sent the items to Fiji, where a British doctor, examining the human bones secretly to avoid "unfounded rumors," decided they belonged to a stocky European or mixed-blood male, ruling out any Earhart-Noonan connection. (USA Today -- Life)
Don't throw it away: 'Recycle' leftovers Oct 6, 2009
After 15 weeks, the soil is ready to be sifted three times through ever-finer screens to remove as much stray plastic as possible shopping bags, utensils and clamshell packaging. Eventually, the cured and now-sterilized compost is sold to lawn and garden centers, landscapers and backyard gardeners for $31. (Honolulu Advertiser)
To Improve Performance, Revise Your Pay Structure Oct 3, 2009
"Clamshell Construction" is losing money because workers start late and leave early ... The profits at an $8 million construction company in Rhode Island Clamshell Construction are half the industry standard, at 5% of sales ... We recently sent one of our turnaround consultants to a Clamshell work site outside Newport Beach to observe. (BusinessWeek)
Nintendo DS still shines Sep 22, 2009
In dark gaming times, Nintendo DS shines - Citizen Gamer- msnbc. In dark gaming times, the Nintendo DS shines. (MSNBC -- Technology)
In dark gaming times, Nintendo DS shines Sep 19, 2009
This April, Nintendo spiffed up the DS design again, , which adds two tiny cameras to the clamshell and the ability to connect wirelessly to an online store and download games and apps called DSiWare. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- Technology)
New Drug Target For Kaposi's Sarcoma Aug 3, 2009
Some viral enzymes known as proteases, however, including those for HIV and the herpes virus family, take the form of a dimer, or two identical halves much like a fully opened clamshell in their most stable state. Those proteases play an essential role in making the virus infectious, but require the two clamshell halves to bind together to be activated, according to the paper ... The UCSF team set out to find ways to instead prevent the two halves of the dimer from connecting at that clamshell... (Science Daily)
Clovis totes out new blue recycling containers Jul 19, 2009
Befitting its history of environmental stewardship, Earthbound Farm today announced a fresh-cut salad industry first: All of its plastic clamshell packages are now being made from 100 percent post-consumer recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PCR PET). Americas largest grower of organic produce, Earthbound Farm is celebrating its 25th anniversary with this significant move, emphasizing its commitment to protecting the environment. (Fresno Bee)
Cremation firm offers final resting place on ocean floor May 26, 2009
Pre-sales to become a concrete starfish or clamshell, or be placed in the base of a lion sculpture that will eventually become encrusted with coral, are robust. "Late (baby) boomers think the reef is very novel and a cool way to be remembered, and very different from what their parents did," Ziadie said in a phone interview from the BG Group offices in Fort Lauderdale. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Business)
Peel wants residents to think inside the blue box Apr 16, 2009
Clamshell containers, those clear, plastic boxes often used for cherry tomatoes or strawberries, are a prime example ... Because this particular bit of confusion is understandable, collectors will not place stickers on clamshell boxes or leave them behind, Mr. Lee said; instead, notes will go out to clarify the rules on plastics. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Is the Nintendo DSi the cat's meow? Apr 11, 2009
99) comes with two cameras, one installed on the outside of the clamshell and one installed on the inside ... The most obvious changes from the previous version (the DS Lite): The DSi comes with two tiny cameras one installed on the outside of the clamshell and one installed on the inside. (MSNBC -- Technology)
John Madill / H-P staff U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (right) talks Friday with Central Dock owner John Kinney (left) and Berrien County Community Development Director Dan Fette about dredging at the mouth of the Paw Paw River in Benton Harbor. Mar 30, 2009
Instead of dredging with a clamshell shovel on a barge, material will be picked up hydraulically. Mixed with water, it will be piped to where it can be deposited on the beach. (The Herald-Palladium)
Peanut product recalls Mar 14, 2009
Anchorage Daily News. Updates, photos and interactive trail map with live standings. (Anchorage Daily News)
Greenhouse gas satellite fails launch Feb 25, 2009
Orbital's Brunschwyler said the company has a nearly perfect launch record and has not had any previous problems with its clamshell nose cone design. Tuesday's failure put on hold the summer launch of another NASA satellite Glory, which will measure soot and aerosols in the atmosphere, said launch manager Charles Dovale. (Globe and Mail)
Guy Chichester, 73; organized antinuclear rallies at Seabrook Feb 12, 2009
Often gathering for organizational meetings at Guy Chichester's house in Rye, N.H., founders of the Clamshell Alliance debated strategy and philosophy around his kitchen table, as one of his favorite sayings, cross-stitched and framed, looked down from a wall ... A carpenter with a gift for unassuming eloquence, he often acted as spokesman for the Clamshell Alliance, whose opposition to the Seabrook nuclear plant helped spawn the national antinuclear movement in the 1970s ... "The Clamshell... (Boston Globe)
A film school's remake by George Lucas Feb 10, 2009
That means a campanile, and some large clamshell motifs set into the pink-and-beige exteriors of a pair of buildings named for Lucas and Steven Spielberg, another longtime supporter of the school. (As an undergraduate Spielberg attended California State University at nearby Long Beach, but later received an honorary degree from the USC and became a trustee there. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
