They had but one goal in mind: hurl a one pound payload exactly one mile.
The victory confirmed Filipino Pacquiao's status as the number one pound-for-pound fighter in the world.
In 1797, the Bank of England issued one pound notes for the first time.
Eighty pounds of raked salt evaporate into one pound of fleur de sel.
They declared victory after producing a half-pound of Bio-PDO from one pound of glucose, a 500-fold gain in yield.
Captured by YouTube user Colin Miller, Mr Nazir's refrain of "Come on ladies, come on ladies, one pound fi-i-i-ish!"
This meant one pound was worth 1.1473 euros, the lowest since October 2011.
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The Media Edition weighs in at under one pound, but packs in the same 1.2GHz processor and Gorilla glass coating of its bigger sister.
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Torque is twisting force (the force you feel when a car accelerates) measured by foot-pounds (the distance a one-foot crank can push one pound in a circular motion).
Weighing just over one pound, the sleek half-inch-thin device features a transflective display that combines both transmissive and reflective modes for ideal readability in all light conditions.
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The anodized aluminum cup stores a flip-out tripod stand, gas canister and self-igniting burner that all lock securely into each other (and weigh in at roughly one pound).
In its prospectus, Global X Funds explains that one pound of uranium can produce more energy than 20, 000 pounds of coal with a fraction of the carbon footprint.
In 2010, the yield sank to one pound per plant.
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Henson sent the money but became suspicious when the UPS (nyse: UPS - news - people ) tracking slip said the prototype weighed less than one pound.
Meanwhile, at Queens Market in East London, Muhammad Shahid Nazir was busy doing what he did best: attracting customers to his fish stall by singing his catchy tune One Pound Fish.
The 10.1-inch Toshiba Excite 10LE was the lightest tablet the group has tested, at a little over one pound, and Pantech's new 8-inch Element tab was praised for its claim of being waterproof.
For example, if a chocolate bar costs two dollars, and the exchange rate between dollars and pounds is two to one, then the same chocolate bar will tend towards a price of one pound.
Made to be mobile: Designed for old and new fans of Polaroid, the Z340 camera's one pound, seven ounce, simple and intuitive features make instant printing and digital photography effortless with its rechargeable lithium-ion battery that prints up to 25 photos and 75 captures.
For those late-night shoppers hoping these devices would be the miracle ride to lean and mean, Hirsh has this dose of reality: " If you take diet out of the picture, to lose one pound of fat, the average (160-pound person) would need one to nine months" (of working out regularly) on almost all of the devices they tested.
Over the course of six exchanges, the men's 3-meter synchronized springboard diving team of Troy Dumais and Kristian Ipsen traded one fist pound, one hug and one high five between dives.
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This followed a secret one million pound donation to Labour from motor racing tycoon Bernie Eccleston.
The OQO Model 02 crams a scaled-down keyboard and Windows XP into a one-pound gadget you can carry in your pocket.
Her erratic live appearances were in high demand, and Winehouse occasionally received one million pound checks for playing private gigs for the likes of Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.
But sources both inside the Treasury and Downing Street at the time have confirmed to us that Mr Brown did know the one million pound donation had come from Bernie Ecclestone.
These range from the number of calories burned in sexual activity to the value of physical education classes to the notion that burning 3, 500 extra calories leads mathematically to a one-pound weight loss.
Against the pound, one euro bought 84 pence, while the pound was worth about 1.19 euros.
One suspects the pound-rich Brits will be only too happy to obey.
Armstrong got rich thanks to the beneficence of people who didn't just back him but lauded, even lionized him as the greatest cyclist ever, and perhaps pound-for-pound one of the world's finest sportsmen.
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