The basic unit of the metric system (39.37 inches). A yard is about 9/10ths of a meter (0.9144 meter). See metric system.
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- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Psystar: Just how loud is it?
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- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- CalemEAM Community Edition CMMS/EAM (1)
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- Software downloads 2008-05-07
- Quick note from MyCareTeam
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- Blog posts 2008-05-05
- Trun Nanny (msi)
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- Software downloads 2008-04-30
- Hardy Heron is hardly a snap
- When I received my super-cool Android PC from Eric Burke he thoughtfully installed a copy of Ubuntu 7.10 for me, so naturally when the new Ubuntu 8.04 ("Hardy Heron") was released I wanted to upgrade it to the latest and greatest version. "Installation is a snap," writes Adrian Kingsley-Hughes. Ubuntu...
- Blog posts 2008-04-28
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- Blog posts 2008-04-22
- An Earth Day Valentine for smart metering technology
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- Blog posts 2008-04-22
- Urban food deserts in major cities
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- Blog posts 2008-04-18
- Bonzai System View (zip)
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- Software downloads 2008-04-18
- An Untitled Story (exe)
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- Software downloads 2008-04-17
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- Product reviews 2008-04-16
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- Software downloads 2008-04-15
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- Discussion threads 2008-04-11
- Laser scanning robot 3D-R1 used to map mines
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- Blog posts 2008-04-10
- Yahoo goes nuclear vs. Microsoft: Inks limited Google ad deal; Microsoft fires back
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- Blog posts 2008-04-09
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- Discussion threads 2008-04-03
- What value in medical endorsements?
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- Blog posts 2008-03-27
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- Product reviews 2008-03-26
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- Blog posts 2008-03-21
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