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  Pen - LoveToKnow 1911
Steel pens made and sold in London by a certain Wise in 1803 were in the form of a tube or barrel, the edges of which met to form the slit, while the sides were cut away as in the case of an ordinary quill.
Pens of the second class, which have the further advantage of being portable, are heard of under the name of "fountain inkhorns" or "fountain pens" so far back as the beginning of the 18th century, but it was not till a hundred years later that inventors applied themselves seriously to their construction.
In modern fountain pens a feed bar conveys, by capillary action, a fresh supply of ink to replace that which has been left on the paper in the act of writing, means being also provided by which air can pass into the reservoir and fill the space left empty by the outflowing ink.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Pen   (1113 words)

  
 pen - definition from dictionary.die.net
Drawing, or Ruling, pen, a pen for ruling lines having a pair of blades between which the ink is contained.
Pen and ink, or pen-and-ink, executed or done with a pen and ink; as, a pen and ink sketch.
Penning.] To write; to compose and commit to paper; to indite; to compose; as, to pen a sonnet.
dictionary.die.net /pen   (241 words)

  
 Pen
This is pen, a load balancer for "simple" tcp based protocols such as http or smtp.
When pen detects that a server is unavailable, it scans for another starting with the server after the most recently used one.
Pen emits statistics when it receives a USR1 signal, but the output can be hard to interpret.
siag.nu /pen   (435 words)

  
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Put the Pen, an unopened alcohol swab and a piece of gauze or cotton ball on a clean surface.
Hold the Pen in one hand so the HUMIRA Window showing the liquid is facing you.
Position the white end of the Pen at a 90-degree angle against the fold of skin.
www.humira.com /Global/AdministeringHumira/Default.aspx?p=pen   (1515 words)

  
 Pen - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia
The eye of the pen was discovered in 1975 when it was used by Stephen King to kill George Washington.
The Poptop is the cap of the pen, and has recently been discovered to be electric in nature, causing instant death upon touching.
Then there was this one case, in 1962, when a mass suicide of butchers led to the incarceration of the then Pen Justice League, sentenced on three cases of Missing Apostrophe and two hundred cases of Allowing a Pen to Commit Mass Suicide.
uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Pen   (500 words)

  
 Adelaide PEN - freedom to write, freedom to read
Adelaide PEN is part of International PEN - a worldwide association that works to advocate free speech and promote literature.
PEN fights for freedom of expression, both in times of peace and particularly in times of political or international upheaval.
Adelaide PEN is a branch of the Melbourne and Sydney centres
www.adelaidepen.org   (90 words)

  
 PEN American Center - Prison Writing
Founded in 1971, the PEN Prison Writing Program believes in the restorative and rehabilitative power of writing, by providing hundreds of inmates across the country with skilled writing teachers and audiences for their work.
PEN is pleased to announce the release of the 2006 Handbook for Writers in Prison.
Together with the PEN Freedom to Write Program, the Prison Writing Program has produced several position papers on topics related to writers in prison in the United States.
www.pen.org /page.php/prmID/152   (806 words)

  
 pen — Infoplease.com
Although metal pens were known to the Romans, and a few had been made in Europe in the 18th cent., a cheap, efficient slip-in nib did not come into common use until Josiah Mason improved existing models and began large-scale production in 1828 at Birmingham, England.
The fountain pen, which feeds ink to the pen point from a reservoir, was first successfully produced on a commercial scale in the 1880s.
Although soft-tip pens had been used in ancient times (the Egyptians made soft-tip pens from rushes c.4000 B.C., and the Chinese later used hair-tip pens), it was not until the 1950s that felt-tip markers came into fairly common use in the United States.
www.infoplease.com /ce6/ent/A0838123.html   (503 words)

  
 PEN Canada
PEN western Literary Tour for Freedom of Expression
PEN Canada to Toronto District School Board: uphold freedom of expression
PEN Canada is distressed to see an Ontario school board once again removing a book from library shelves on the basis of a single complaint.
www.pencanada.ca   (468 words)

  
 True Writer Metalist Fountain Pen - Fountain Pen, Writing Pen - Levenger
If your pen is half full, the expanding air could push the ink out of the feed and make it leak.
Your fountain pen consists of four parts when assembled—the cap, the nib, the barrel, and the ink reservoir.
Place the fountain pen, nib first, into the bottle of ink until the nib is entirely covered.
www.levenger.com /PAGETEMPLATES/PRODUCT/Product.asp?Params=Category=8-831|Level=2-3|pageid=5381|Link=Txt   (1504 words)

  
 Pen - Gizmodo
SMK Corp claims that their new "Wireless Input Pen" is the first device of its kind to transmit characters written in mid air.
Combined with Bluetooth, the pen utilizes a a built-in triaxial acceleration sensor to detect the position of the pen when characters are formed, then transmits that information to a PC.
Pen spy cameras usually work wirelessly in conjunction with a base, beaming images surreptitiously onto a recording device or a monitor so you can enjoy them from afar.
gizmodo.com /gadgets/pen   (1539 words)

  
 snopes.com: NASA Space Pen
As the story goes, the Americans spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on an ambitious, gravity-immune ballpoint pen; they successfully developed such a pen; and this pen went on to become a massive commercial success in the private sector.
The pens were all metal except for the ink, which had a flash point above 200°C. The sample Space Pens were thoroughly tested by NASA.
Fisher Space Pens are more dependable than lead pencils and cannot create the hazard of a broken piece of lead floating through the gravity-less atmosphere.
www.snopes.com /business/genius/spacepen.asp   (634 words)

  
 PEN, Metro DC's LGBT Chamber of Commerce | PEN
PEN, Metro DC's LGBT Chamber of Commerce is the nonprofit, nonpartisan, all-volunteer network of over 2,100 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and ally professionals who own or are employed by businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies in Washington, DC, Virginia, and Maryland.
PEN members Lynne Brown, Publisher of the Washington Blade and Brad Harris and Mark Guenther, owners of Aviance Marketing and Media, were awarded the PEN Business Leaders of the Year Award at the annual PEN Awards Dinner on March 29th of this year.
PEN member Monique-Paule Tubb, President and founder of Advanced Communication and Translation, Inc. was featured in the Montgomery County Business section of the Washington Post article at the beginning of the year.
www.pendc.org   (1280 words)

  
 Slimmy Front Pocket Wallet Pen by Zebra
What better way to keep your pen on you at all times, without fear of losing it, than to make one that easily clips onto your Slimmy front pocket wallet.
Wouldn't that make for a rather unpleasant writing experience working with a pen that is only 3.5." That's the beauty of the Slimmy Front Pocket Pen by Zebra, because it telescopes (expands) to a full five inches.
Collapsing the two halves of the pen cause the ball point to retract into the pen.
www.koyono.com /The-Slimmy-Front-Pocket-Wallet-Pen-p/slimmy-zeb24211.htm   (316 words)

  
 Welcome to Pen Island! The best pens on the internet!
You come to Pen Island, where we exist to make sure you get the exact pen you want, a pen that is as unique as you are.
We understand that some people don't have the time to design their own pens, and for those people we offer our pre-designed line of pens.
Whether you're looking for a long and skinny pen, a thick pen, a fountain pen that squirts ink, or even a fl pen, we have just the one for you.
www.penisland.net   (202 words)

  
 Review: Inka Pen
Since the Inka people are, of course, perfectly aware of the existence of Space Pens, and know that lots of other people are too, my thinking is that they'd go out of their way to point out their advantages over the opposition, if they had any.
So they just pretend Space Pens don't exist, spout some promotional BS and hope to sell their basically identical product to people who've never heard of the 40-year-old competition.
Then again, I suppose they wouldn't sell a whole lot of pens if they honestly described their product as "Like a Fisher, but fiddly, more expensive, fl ink only, and with a ring on the end".
www.dansdata.com /inka.htm   (1370 words)

  
 Italy Pen Manufacturers & Suppliers
These pens are made from solid 925 sterling silver and the details (clips, push buttons..
These pens are made from Solid 925 Sterling Silver and the details (clips, push buttons,etc.) are in...
Pen holder nanny CAM for monitoring the bad nanny.
www.alibaba.com /countrysearch/IT-suppliers/Pen.html   (459 words)

  
 PEN American Center - Homepage
In 2008, PEN awarded 23 prizes to writers at work in a variety of genres.
PEN Members Salman Rushdie, Francine Prose, Edward Albee, Rick Moody, and Ma Jian deliver a petition signed by more than 3,000 PEN supporters demanding the release of all writers and journalists imprisoned in China for exercising their right to freedom of expression.
PEN expressed alarm over the disappearance of leading cyber-dissident Huang Qi, who was last seen being forced into a car by three unidentified men in Chengdu on the evening of June 10.
www.pen.org   (756 words)

  
 Ballpoint Pen History - Invention of the Ballpoint Pen
The rough "ball" at the end of the pen acted like a metal sponge, and with this improvement ink could flow more smoothly to the ball, and the pen could be held at a slant rather than straight up.
For the pen to regain the public’s favor and trust, somebody would have to invent one that was smooth writing, quick drying, nonskipping, nonfading, and most important didn’t leak.
Bich was appalled at the poor quality of the ballpoint pens he had seen and he was also shocked at their high cost.
www.ideafinder.com /history/inventions/ballpen.htm   (2149 words)

  
 Pentrix - Pen Spinning Revolution
Pen spinning (PS) is a form of contact juggling that uses a small writing tool, like a pen or a pencil, to perform different tricks that not only sharpen your skills, but also amaze people.
Perhaps it was a classmate who was spinning her pen effortlessly around her Thumb.
If you are a pen spinner, or have an interest in pen spinning or other forms of manipulation, you are welcome to join us.
www.pentrix.com   (332 words)

  
 National Pen – Customized Translucent Stick Pen
National Pen is the premier source for all your business marketing needs, featuring a huge selection of promotional products, custom imprinted pens and logo pens.
Your business pens will have your contact information and logo conveniently close at hand for your prospects and customers.
Imprinted pens and laser engraved pens are not the only promotional items we offer.
www.pens.com /pens/Product_Detail.aspx?prod=TransStickPen&design=Design-None   (351 words)

  
 PEN America
M tells me that the audience was stunned by Walcott's nastiness (the "most disturbing section of the poem," according to one account, "describes Naipaul returning to Trinidad and taking Walcott on a hunt for prostitutes"), a report echoed here.
Also, the great Luc Sante, who contributed the photograph we used to adorn Etgar Keret's story "Myth Milk" in PEN America 8, has contributed a short piece (with songs) to the wonderful MP3 blog Moistworks, which is connected in some way to the excellent literary magazine Open City.
Update: Margaret Jull Costa, who won the PEN Translation Prize for her rendition of The Maias by Eça de Queirós, will also be there.
penamerica.blogspot.com   (1456 words)

  
 one red paperclip
I figure'd they'd used the fish pen to write out all sorts of cool stuff on paper and, being vegans, wanted very little to do with a fish.
Rhawnie found the pen camping and was sad to see it go, but was pretty stoked on her new paperclip.
I'm pumped on having the pen, but in the name of the game, it's gotta go too.
oneredpaperclip.blogspot.com /2005/07/one-fish-pen.html   (1092 words)

  
 Pen
- To shut up, as in a pen or cage; to confine in a small inclosure or narrow space; to coop up, or shut in; to inclose.
The word "pen" uses 3 letters: E N P.
Words formed by adding one letter before or after pen (in bold), or to enp in any order:
www.morewords.com /word/pen   (257 words)

  
 PEN Families
Your support allows PEN to continue helping parents explore public schools by...
PEN is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that depends on contributions from our members and other community supporters.
Enjoy the full benefits of PEN membership, including email news, information about all PUSD elementary schools and more.
www.penfamilies.org   (109 words)

  
 Rands In Repose: The Gel Dilemma
I avoided a total pen breakdown for a few months simply by looking for this pen in my home and work environments, as I was sure I’d find remnants of the six boxes of pens that had mysteriously liberated themselves from my office over the past four years.
After asking friends about their favorite pens, I was sent off to a local Japanese paper store where there was an entire wall of gel pens sporting strange names and being sold in individual plastic wrappers.
All of these exotic new pens are a violation of my readily available joy vector, but, you know, I’m prepared to be fond of a remarkable pen.
www.randsinrepose.com /archives/2007/10/16/the_gel_dilemma.html   (1257 words)

  
 Private Enterprise Number (PEN) Application Form
Fill out the PEN Application Form specifying (at least) the name of the organization requesting the PEN, the name of the individual who will be responsible for the PEN, and the e-mail address of the individual responsible for the PEN.
After IANA assigns the PEN, an e-mail message will be sent to the e-mail address specified in "Contact E-Mail" indicating the assigned PEN is ready for pickup.
After you receive your PEN, you may wish to check the IANA PEN Registry to verify the PEN assignment contact information is correct.
pen.iana.org /pen/PenApplication.page   (582 words)

  
 Pen , China Wholesale Pen
Our company, the first manufacturer of auto-vanishing pen for shoes in China, was recognized by many famous sneaker processing factories such as NIKE and REABOK in 1994, and our products are extensively using in China and other countries.
In 1998, our company started to produce silver pens for the first time in China, and this brought an end to the history of importing them from other countries.Currently, silver pens produced by our company are not only accepted in China but also are exported to Brazil, Germany, India, Vietnam and other countries.
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www.sz-wholesale.com /shenzhen_China_products/Pen_1.htm   (821 words)

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