[Viktor's] laptop needed a new battery; he had the trade off between carrying around a cheap but heavy sealed lead acid (SLA) battery, or buying an expensive but light Li-Ion battery. Figuring his old laptop was pretty heavy already, and having an unused SLA available, re-purposing it for his laptop wouldn’t be too much of a hassle. Using a boost converter he built out of a custom dip MAX668, he is able to output the necessary 5 amps required. An MC 34161 voltage monitor chip is planned for future revisions, but he’s currently running it just fine. Check out…

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BANGALORE (Reuters) – Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd has launched a generic version of Novartis’ diabetes fighter in the United States, a spokesman for the Indian drugmaker said on Monday, sending its shares up 1.7 percent in a weak market. The company had received U.S. regulatory approval last week for nateglinide, a copycat version of Starlix, he said, but declined to give details. Brokerage Nomura said in a report Dr Reddy’s was likely to share 180-day exclusivity to sell this drug in the United States along with other generic players, including Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and Par Pharmaceutical. Shares in Dr…

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The Serpent Mother is certainly an appropriate name for this 168foot long snake fire art installation filled with enough goodies to impress anyone who is into flame effects. [The Flaming Lotus Girls] were allocated $60,000 in May of 2006 to bring this art project to Burning Man. A team of nearly 100 people worked together at a furious pace to pull it off. The collaboration of skill-sets is unfathomable between the metal art, firmware, software, LEDs, and propane design. The primary flames consist of  41 “poofers” along the spine of the serpent each one capable of delivering a 8′…

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This clever Instructable demonstrates how to etch beautiful aluminum control panels for electronics projects. We like how similar this process is to DIY circuit board etching. Both abide by the same technique and use blue transfer paper. The primary difference is in the use of muriatic acid and hydrogen peroxide for etching aluminum.

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Benefits of Fish Oil

Most of us only know that fish just about its meat, but do you know that fish has something useful to our health? Yes.. it is its oil.

Fatty fish like salmon, tuna and mackerel have fats that can produce fish oil. Fish oil contains Omega-3 fatty acids which are recommended by health-care professionals to be included in a individual’s diet. Omega-3 acids are mainly docosahexaenoic acid or DHA and eicosapentaenoic acid or EPA.

Omega- fatty acids are essential in cell building. It is important to get them from our diet since the body cannot produce…

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Muscle Building Products – Learn These Top 10 Muscle Building Products at Your FingertipsExecutive Summary about Muscle Building Produsts by Hanson Habnor Most muscle building products. Most muscle building products these days claim to help you achieve big and lean muscle mass. Below is the top 10 muscle building products commonly utilized by bodybuilders to help them achieve their muscle-building objectives. Muscle Building Product #1 – Protein. This type of muscle building product comes in powder form and is a necessary building block for the muscle. Muscle Building Product #2 – Meal Replacement Products or MRPs. MRPs are a muscle…

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Good Food to Lose WeightExecutive Summary about Food to Lose Weight By Jacob Cameron Food to Lose Weight. Most people think exercising is the only way to lose weight. Eating healthy food is the key to losing weight. Most people trying to lose weight know they should eat right but hardly any of them know exactly dependent their weight loss is on their eating habits. Developing and practicing good eating habits is the single most important aspect of losing weight. Finding a great eating program is vital to losing weight. No food alone could ever cause us to lose weight,…

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