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  • Many other (high-end) producers still bottle in ultra-heavy bottles despite high costs, as you note, and high GHG emissions.

    Tony Soter sheds some weight [carbon footprint] | Dr Vino's wine blog 2010

  • As for Gaga's other fashion choices -- the black Armani gown that was so ultra-heavy the pop singer could not move in it without aid from two assistants, and the Alexander McQueen get-up -- I ultimately liked the McQueen gown more.

    Lady Gaga's meat dress and more: parsing the pop star's VMA fashion choices 2010

  • For last week's ultra-heavy mission, Boeing engineers decided to load the plane more than 25,000 pounds heavier than what is expected to be its certified maximum takeoff weight of 975,000 pounds.

    Boeing 747-8 Gets Off the Ground 2010

  • The only thing I'm a little sad about is we no longer have an ultra-heavy lifter Ares V.

    No Moon Missions, That's a Relief | Universe Today 2010

  • One of the many distinctive and memorable features of the show was the musical score by Edwin Astley, which heavily featured the harpsichord and some very, very idiosyncratic "cool jazz" arrangements, ultra-heavy on the bongoes, making it on of the more memorable TV scores of the 1960's.

    Archive 2009-03-01 hyperdave 2009

  • One of the many distinctive and memorable features of the show was the musical score by Edwin Astley, which heavily featured the harpsichord and some very, very idiosyncratic "cool jazz" arrangements, ultra-heavy on the bongoes, making it on of the more memorable TV scores of the 1960's.

    Sounds for spies and Dangerous Guys! hyperdave 2009

  • This would eliminate a bottleneck — and the associated higher costs — for ultra-heavy forgings that are required for large reactors.

    The New Nukes 2009

  • It has it's fair share of action and character development without leaving the reader feeling wrung out the way some ultra-heavy fantasy books can.

    Book Review: The High King's Tomb by Kristen Britain 2007

  • In the last half century, the wells (or pozzi, as they're known) that grace the campi of the Venice have been sealed over with concrete and then, typically, crowned with a ultra-heavy cast-iron lid.

    Master Thieves at Work 2005

  • In the last half century, the wells (or pozzi, as they're known) that grace the campi of the Venice have been sealed over with concrete and then, typically, crowned with a ultra-heavy cast-iron lid.

    Veniceblog: 2005

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