Washington (IPA: /ˈwɒʃɪŋtən/) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The state is named after George Washington, the first President of the United States. It is the only U.S. state named after a president.Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory and admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889. In 2006, the Census Bureau estimated the state's population at 6,395,798. Residents are called "Washingtonians" (emphasis on the third syllable, pronounced as tone). Washington is sometimes called Washington state or The state of Washington to distinguish it from Washington, D.C., the U.S. capital.

Intel has already removed about 95 percent of the toxic metal since 2004 and will eliminate the remainder -- 0.02 grams -- beginning with a new line of chips that go into production later this year. Tin/lead solder used to connect the processor to the motherboard will be replaced with an alloy comprised instead of tin, silver and copper.

Still poignant today - NYC artist Copper Greene's iRaq iPod poster spoofs that were seen in NYC in 2004.

Jeffrey Gabbay hasn’t washed his sports socks since 2004. He says he doesn’t have to.Gabbay’s company, Cupron Inc., says it is the first textile manufacturer to produce fibers “impregnated” with copper oxide, an agent that kills bacteria and odor on contact.

According to DSL Prime, in 1990 he predicted that DSL could deliver between 5-to-10 megabits per second. Then in 2002 he predicted 100 megabits per second over copper. That happened. By 2004 companies like Ikanos and Metalink were showing off chips that could do 100 mega up and down. So now lets take what he is saying very seriously.

Terra Soft celebrates the remodel and move into an historic building in Old Town Loveland, Colorado. With initial effort in May of 2004, Terra Soft was granted license of occupancy in October of the same year. Gutted by the City of Loveland thirteen years earlier, the remodel began without a single strand of copper wiring, plumbing, nor electricity