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With thousands of pieces of equipment donated every year and limited capacity to understand its operation, the generous gifts quickly become thousand-pound paperweights and unceremoniously grace the junkyards of hospitals.

Muhammad H. Zaman: Engineering a Healthy Tomorrow for the Poorest Billion Muhammad H. Zaman 2012

Kit Bellew landed through the madness of the Dyea beach, congested with thousand-pound outfits of thousands of men.

THE TASTE OF THE MEAT 2010

She played without stopping even when a thousand-pound bomb sat outside the building.

The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011

On his 60th birthday, he swam from the notorious Alcatraz island prison to San Francisco while handcuffed, towing a thousand-pound boat.

John Robbins: The Real Jack LaLanne John Robbins 2011

I was instructed to report backstage while a wooden puppet strongman lifted thousand-pound weights with the ends of his handlebar moustache.

The Reluctant Puppeteer Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011

When it became clear the booms hastily assembled by BP and government officials were not doing the job, Cristian worked with other locals to organize a huge caravan of thousand-pound hay bales that would soak up the oil before it hit the beaches of Grand Isle.

Rocky Kistner: In the Bayou, a Fisherman Seeks His Own Solution to the Oily Marsh Rocky Kistner 2010

When it became clear the booms hastily assembled by BP and government officials were not doing the job, Cristian worked with other locals to organize a huge caravan of thousand-pound hay bales that would soak up the oil before it hit the beaches of Grand Isle.

Rocky Kistner: In the Bayou, a Fisherman Seeks His Own Solution to the Oily Marsh Rocky Kistner 2010

When it became clear the booms hastily assembled by BP and government officials were not doing the job, Cristian worked with other locals to organize a huge caravan of thousand-pound hay bales that would soak up the oil before it hit the beaches of Grand Isle.

Rocky Kistner: In the Bayou, a Fisherman Seeks His Own Solution to the Oily Marsh Rocky Kistner 2010

When it became clear the booms hastily assembled by BP and government officials were not doing the job, Cristian worked with other locals to organize a huge caravan of thousand-pound hay bales that would soak up the oil before it hit the beaches of Grand Isle.

Rocky Kistner: In the Bayou, a Fisherman Seeks His Own Solution to the Oily Marsh Rocky Kistner 2010

They're called "granders" in saltwater lingo, blue or black marlin that break the thousand-pound mark, and they are the ultimate goal for big-game anglers.

Potential African Record Black Marlin Eaten By Sharks 2010