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Apple's Black Friday discounts leaked
Nov 17th, 2009 - ZDNet
Though it's still a full 10 days away, Boy Genius Report got tipped off about what may be a major retail sale in the offing from Apple. According to the rumor, complete with flyer (pictured)...
Former GM manager pleads guilty in aluminum fraud
Nov 10th, 2009 - AOL Money & Finance
CHICAGO -A former General Motors manager has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and tax evasion, admitting he took $6.5 million in kickbacks in the sale of hundreds of millions of pounds of aluminum worth an estimated $1 billion. Daniel Bealko...
Apple redesigns iMac, MacBook and reveals Magic Mouse
Oct 21st, 2009 - CNN
(CNET) -- Apple revamped its desktop and laptop lines Tuesday, dramatically redesigning the iMac all-in-one and MacBook laptop, and also adding a few updates to its Mac Mini line of small-scale desktops...Apple's $19 remote gets aluminum refresh; control iPod, iPhone, Mac
Oct 20th, 2009 - ZDNet
Yep, in addition to all the other Apple announcements today, the company's remote also gets a refresh…and it's aluminum. No longer glossy white, the remote is styled in all-aluminum, and controls your iPod, iPhone or Mac from the couch...
Stocks end mixed after rally as earnings loom
Oct 7th, 2009 - Boston
NEW YORK—Investors waiting for earnings reports to start rolling in held to modest moves after a two-day spike in stocks.
Stocks ended narrowly mixed Wednesday as financial and energy stocks rose...
Aluminum videos from YouTube:
4:49Making Aluminum Foil
How aluminum foil is made.
1:54How NOT to Pour Aluminum Metal
A little mishap while pouring aluminum metal into a cold ingot. So this had happened, which rarely does, maybe 1/1000 times at lab. Always wear proper safety equipment! Like don't do what I did and not wear a face shield, I was lucky enough not to get the metal popped on my face ...
4:44How It's Made - Aluminum Cans
How It's Made - Aluminum Cans
3:45MIG Aluminum Welding
Aluminum welding. How to MIG weld on aluminum with a Millermatic and a Spoolgun. Setup and weld techniques are covered. www.MillerWelds.com
Aluminum from WikiPedia:
Aluminium ( ?ælj??m?ni?m (help·info), al-yoo-MIN-ee-?m) or aluminum ( /??lu?m?n?m/ (help·info), ?-LOO-mi-n?m, see spelling below) is a silvery white and ductile member of the boron group of chemical elements. It has the symbol Al; its atomic number is 13. It is not soluble in water under normal circumstances. Aluminium is the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust, and the third most abundant element therein, after oxygen and silicon. It makes up about 8% by weight of the Earth’s solid surface. Aluminium is too reactive chemically to occur in nature as a free metal. Instead, it is found combined in over 270 different minerals. The chief source of aluminium is bauxite ore.
Aluminium is remarkable for its ability to resist corrosion due to the phenomenon of passivation and for the metal's low density. Structural components made from aluminium and its alloys are vital to the aerospace industry and very important in other areas of transportation and building. Its reactive nature makes it useful as a catalyst or additive in chemical mixtures, including being used in ammonium nitrate explosives to enhance blast power.
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