They and other grass-roots "lifestyle influencers" also received early samples of the drink.
(The early samples were most likely residue from oil that had been burned).
Yamaha has not yet made Vocaloid available for scrutiny, but judging by some early samples and demonstrations, the company seem to have made that quantum leap.
Early samples of pastures grazed by mares that have lost foals or fetuses produced no identifiable cause for the problem, a report posted on the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture's Web site said yesterday.
The mine itself, early samples indicate, could pollute the air and severely damage the fragile water system; it also backs up against the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa reservation.
The display has been enlivened with artfully fabricated artifacts, like the desiccated remains of turtle soup (circa 1831) from one Ormon's Restaurant in Manhattan and early samples from the Lake Erie Soda-Water Company.
Dr. Norman G. Heatley, an Oxford University biochemist who helped revolutionize medicine by isolating early samples of penicillin and helping to convert it into a powerful drug that gave Allied troops an advantage in World War II, died Jan . 5at his home in Oxford, England, according to the university.
Laura Bailey, whose early adoption kickstarted the Shrimps phenomenon, tells how "Hannah, who I've known since she was little, came round one evening about six months ago with bagfuls of early samples, and I tried everything on with a smile on my face".
The beginning of this tradition is obscure because most of the early samples were eclipsed by the brilliant 4th/3rd-century-bce compositions of the towering genius Qu Yuan, China's first known poet.
Instead of countless nerds spouting off in early reviews, only a few major tech press folks got early samples.
Last week, we heard from Digitimes that Sintek Photronics was shipping some early samples of extra-large capacitive touchscreens to Apple for the rumored touchable iMac.
