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New York, NY, July 22, 2009 – Aniboom, the world's first virtual animation studio, today announced a collaboration with Marvel Entertainment, one of the world's most prominent character-based entertainment companies. Through the partnership, animators registered with the Aniboom community, which currently consists of nearly 8,000 professional-level animators, will have the opportunity to create unique motion comics based on comic book stories starring such renowned Super Heroes as the Hulk, Wolverine and Nova. The winning Aniboom animator – as determined by a blue ribbon panel of Marvel Comics creative talent -- will have their work showcased across Marvel's digital network, including Marvel.com, as well as receive a $10,000 grand prize. The competition will launch on August 18 at aniboom.com
In addition to showcasing the Hulk, Wolverine and Nova characters, this motion comics creation project with Aniboom also provides Marvel with high profile promotion for its newest digital endeavor. One of the hottest new entertainment categories for Marvel, motion comics refashion some of the world's most popular comic book content into brand-new entertainment that remains true to the heritage of panel-by-panel graphic storytelling. With groundbreaking graphics, sensational soundscapes and the explosiveness of the Marvel Universe, Marvel motion comics bring to life favorite comics, authors and artists in a never-before-seen way. Aniboom's community of animators will have the opportunity to create motion comics for classic Marvel Universe storylines, including Hulk vs. Wolverine and Nova. The Hulk vs. Wolverine story was written by acclaimed film, television and comic book writer Jeph Loeb ("Heroes", "Lost" and "Smallville" and Marvel's The Ultimates and Captain America). The Hulk vs. Wolverine features art by Ed McGuinness (Hulk, TheUltimates, Deadpool). Animators will also have access to a Nova story, written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (War of Kings, Annihilation) with art by Kev Walker (Marvel Zombies, Exiles, The Eternal).
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Sometimes, it's useful to find out how much memory a sketch uses.
Sometimes, it's essential do so, i.e. when you're reaching the limit. Because strange and totally unpredictable things happen once you run out of memory.
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The heap grows up, and is used in a fairly unpredictable manner. If you release areas, then they will be lead to unused gaps in the heap, which get re-used by new calls to malloc() if the requested block fits in those gaps.
At any point in time, there is a highest point in RAM occupied by the heap. This value can be found in a system variable called __brkval.
The stack is located at the end of RAM, and expands and contracts down towards the heap area. Stack space gets allocated and released as needed by functions calling other functions. That's where local variables get stored.
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Just use PROGMEM for const strings.
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Well, actually, it does. This optimization is called "constant folding", and all decent compilers/linkers do it. I knew that pcc-based compilers had been doing this for decades, but wasn't able to confirm that GCC did in a quick once-over of the documentation, but it certainly appears to.
Many "real" embedded systems don't use a garden-variety libc-style heap, but do their own memory-management themselves with custom memory pools that take all of the non-determinism out of heap usage. They do this for the simple reason is that's generally impossible to guarantee that your system will not fail otherwise, assuming that you care about that sort of thing.
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- I just picked up the A2109 from best buy for $259.99. I own the K1 which is currently in transit to Lenovo in Texas to be repaired. It might need a system board.
Initial impression of the A2109 are a little smaller, build quality feels better and WAY BETTER WiFi signal than K1!!!
Screen is nice and slightly vibrant colors compared to K1. The 9" screen seems a little small at first but you forget about it after awhile. My buddy felt the screen seem low res. I think the screen looks good and better than any Lenovo tablet so far.
Processor. Fast! The quad-core tegra 3 is fast compared to the K1 tegra 2. And it should. I wish fallen realm was still up so I could run a test. As a quick test I played angry birds seasons. And it ran super smooth, the smoothes I have seen it run yet.
UI. The A2109 is running a custom launcher. You can alter icons, the way the pages swipe I.e. zoom, windmill and rotate. There are other little changes you can make aswell. Screen rotation is fast compared to the K1...way faster.
My biggest selling point about this tablet is the Wifi signal. The antenna is way stronger. I have an HTC flyer running 2.3, did not update it to 3.1. The Flyer get an excellent/good signal where I normally seat. The K1 would get a fair/bad signal. The speed test would also reflect it aswell. The A2109 gets an excellent/good signal and receives a 11mbps DL/1.5 mbps UP. The K1 was always half that speed.
At $259.99 this is an great deal. I only wish this was 32gb.10-20-2012 09:48 AMLike 1
- I just wanted to point out something for the A2109 users out there and people reading my initial review. Yesterday I was at FRY'S and they had the S2109 on display. I was able to play with it and here are something's I notice.
A2109 versus S2109
UI, the A2109 comes with a custom Launcher. It does allow easier navigation and shortcuts for apps. A lot easier than stock ICS. The S2109 does not have a custom launcher and comes with stock ICS. No bells and whistles or Lenovo custom widgets. This is really disappointing considering the K1 came with custom widgets or atleast one.
Performance, The A2109 runs smooth and fast. The Tegra 3 1.2GHZ Quad-core processor allows you to go in and out of apps with no problem. You still get an occasional hiccup or pause but, that's Android. The S2109 runs a little choppy. I'm presuming this is because the S2109 runs a Texas Instrument OMAP Dual-core Cortex processor at 1GHZ. Even navigating thru the setting the S2109 ran choppy.
System resources, I notice something about Android devices. Some device only show half the RAM when you are in Running app. This is found by Settings>Apps>Running or Running Services. I don't know why and I don't care. All I know I want to see all my RAM usage.
My HTC Flyer shows 219used/514free totaling 733MB shown out of 1GB of RAM. The Lenovo K1 showed half the RAM being used like 200used/312free totaling 512MB as an example. Even though the K1 has 1GB of RAM. Running would not show the other half. The A2109 does it like the HTC Flyer and shows the better portion of the RAM usage. Currently the A2109 shows 629used/346free totaling 975MB shown out of 1GB of RAM. If I stop Norton Anti virus app, it would free up 292MB of RAM. The S2109 showed half the RAM like the K1 does...which bothers me.
After playing with the S2109 the A2109 is an AMAZING BUY for $259.99 @Best Buy or in general. The S2109 was selling for $349.99 @ FRY'S which doesn't seem bad until you get your hands on the A2109. I say get the A2109 if you can. More bells and whistles, basically more bang for the buck.
Stay away from the S2109. Between the A2109 and the S2109, I feel Lenovo dropped the ball on the S2109. because the screen aspect ratio is a 4x3 ratio like IPad making it more natural to hold to most users. Just to note, the build quality and screen was really good on the S2109.
I haven't updated my A2109 yet and I'm afraid to. If someone can find a change log on the A2109 that would be great.
Note: the S2109 does not have a GPS or rear camera. The A2109 is still going for $259.99 @ Best buy. This is the best tablet under $300. Also, A2107s are at Best Buy for $159.99.
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- A week or two back I was in BB and played around with the latest Levovo tablet. Not a experience at all, but I doubt I would ever buy another Android based Levovo product.
I was an owner of the K1,and for the first 6 months I had no issues at all. Then I started encountering a ton of problems with it and had to send it away 3 times to be repaired. They ended up sending me a 64gb Thinkpad tablet because the K1 was discontinued (then the TPT was discontiued and Levovo released a W8 model).
$250.00-$300.00 sounds like a great price but with Lenovo going all in on Windows 8 I really don't know if it's worth it getting a Android based Lenovo tablet. I have no real complaints about my TPT but it's stuck on ICS with no plans of upgrading to Jellybean. Plus the bootloader is locked so it's pretty difficult to root it. That's what I fear about future Lenovo Android products, no support or updates.
I have a Ipad 2 and just bought a Nexus 7 (32gb) which I'm in love with, so my TPT is going to my GF.11-03-2012 10:35 AM
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The authors explore the impact of Islam on the lives of West African women, particularly those in Nigeria and Senegal. Focusing on whether or not Islam acts as a barrier to women in the process of social change and development, they address a series of important questions. Is the pattern of training and education different for Muslim and non-Muslim girls? What is the domestic life of a Muslim woman like? How do Muslim women fare in the economy, both in the labour force and in the informal sector? Do Muslim women act as a poltical group, and are they involved in politics in ways different from the political participation of other West African women? In short, how is a Muslim woman's life different from that of her animist or Christian counterpart? These questions are placed in the context of ongoing controversy over the role of Islam in the secular realm; and also in consideration of the history of West Africa; and of the position of women in pre-Islamic West African society, which has an important bearing on their present situation. The authors also examine the impact of modernisation and industrialisation, as well as nationalist reactions to colonialism and neocolonialism, on Islamic women in West Africa.
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Adapted from Daniel Clowes' (who co-wrote the script) acclaimed graphic novel, 'Ghost World' captures the hopes, fears, tragedies and comedies of a generation in just under two hours and heralds the arrival of celebrated documentary maker Terry Zwigoff to drama in some style. Shot in dirty summer yellow with a brilliant soundtrack, Zwigoff visits a world of mullets, potbellies and clothes that just don't go together, where people wander like spirits, rarely making connections because they're either too scared or too jaded to do so.
The characters are a treat, from the profanity spouting Asian store owner to the marital arts oddball who hangs out in his parking lot. Leading them are Birch and Buscemi. In a far more complex and interesting role than her 'American Beauty' breakthrough, Birch mixes up boredom and innocence to create a character which should see people screaming "That's me! That's me!" screenwards at regular intervals. You love her one minute, you hate her the next, but you never lose sight of the fact that she's someone you'd like to hang around with.
Zwigoff has said that Buscemi is one of those rare actors who can do both comedy and drama and in 'Ghost World' he backs up his director's praises with a performance you could hang around a few years waiting to see the likes of again. He's made a living out of playing slightly manic snivelers but Seymour has a tenderness to him which suggests that this is the performance of Buscemi's career - thus far anyway. The scenes he spends with Birch, are so perfectly timed and measured that you'll replay them in your head time and time again - as a screen couple they're right up there with Bonnie and Clyde, Harold and Maude and all the other starcrossed duos.
The only real let down is that with Birch and Buscemi in such show stealing form, the scenes between the two girls suffer, and by the close seem to spend more time huffing than reaching the dramatic highs of the other onscreen relationship. Still, it's a small quibble for a film which borrows heavily from both 'Dazed and Confused' and Buscemi's own directorial debut 'Trees Lounge' while still retaining its own brand of wide-eyed narrow-minded fun.
One movie that kids should really bring their parents to.
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A half-mile portion of coastline near Aliso Beach Park was reopened Wednesday afternoon, two days after a raw sewage spill, said Larry Honeybourne, the Orange County Health Care Agency's assistant director of environmental health.
Agency officials tested water quality samples and determined they met state standards, Honeybourne said.
Sewage was reported flowing out of a manhole cover at La Paz Road and Moulton Parkway in Laguna Hills at 3:10 a.m. Monday, Honeybourne said.
The sewage flowed into storm drains and entered Aliso Creek, which empties into the ocean at county-owned Aliso Beach Park in South Laguna.
Officials estimated the spill at 10,000 gallons and closed the stretch of coastline north and south of Aliso Beach Park, Honeybourne said.
The spill was caused by a blocked sewer line, likely caused by a collection of rags, toilet paper and plastic bags, said Matt Collings, Moulton Niguel Water District assistant general manager. District staff cleaned and inspected the line.
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Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, and Symantec have announced an agreement on a transaction where Huawei will acquire Symantec's 49 percent stake in Huawei Symantec Technologies (Huawei Symantec) for USD 530 million. Upon closing, the agreement will give Huawei full ownership of Huawei Symantec.
Huawei Symantec is a Hong Kong-based joint venture established by Huawei and Symantec in 2008. The company provides customers with innovative security, storage and systems management solutions. Over the past few months, Huawei and Symantec have held several rounds of discussions and negotiations over the future of the joint venture. Huawei and Symantec have mutually agreed that the next stage of growth for the joint venture would benefit from the direction of a single owner.
"I am thrilled that Huawei Symantec will become a key pillar of Huawei's ICT solutions. The integration of Huawei Symantec's innovative security and storage technology with Huawei's enterprise products will reinforce Huawei's leading position in cloud computing," said Guo Ping, Deputy Chairman of Huawei. "Huawei Symantec has achieved tremendous success in the past four years, having built a portfolio of products and solutions that are widely recognized by our customers and business partners. Looking ahead, Huawei will continue to increase investment in Huawei Symantec, reaffirming its commitment to customers."
"Symantec achieved the objectives we set four years ago and exited the joint venture with a good return on our investment, increased penetration into China and a growing appliance business," said Enrique Salem, president and chief executive officer, Symantec. "Today, China is one of Symantec's fastest growing markets. It has grown 46 percent over the last three fiscal years. We remain committed to ongoing investment in China as well as building additional relationships in the region. Expertise gained from this endeavor has also led to our growing appliance business that provides our customers the additional choice of Symantec market leading security and storage software in an easy to deploy appliance."
The agreement is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2012. Until the closing, Huawei and Symantec will continue to comply with their commitments under the existing joint venture agreements.
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Katie and Eric Knox have dedicated their lives to their fifteen-year-old daughter Devon, a gymnastics prodigy and Olympic hopeful. But when a violent death rocks their close-knit gym community just weeks before an all-important competition, everything the Knoxes have worked so hard for feels suddenly at risk. As rumors swirl among the other parents, revealing hidden plots and allegiances, Katie tries frantically to hold her family together while also finding herself drawn, irresistibly, to the crime itself, and the dark corners it threatens to illuminate.
You Will Know Me is a breathless rollercoaster of a novel about the desperate limits of desire, jealousy, and ambition.
Learn about the inspiration behind You Will Know Me at Entertainment Weekly.
New! A finalist for the Crime Writers' Association Silver Dagger Award, the Anthony Award, the Strand Critics Award and the International Thriller Writers Award for Best Novel of 2017.
Stephen King gives a shoutout to You Will Know Me.
"No American is writing more audacious crime fiction than Megan Abbott." –Tom Nolan, WSJ
You Will Know Me chosen one of Best Books of 2016 by NPR, the Wall Street Journal, the Boston Globe, Time Out NY, the Washington Post, Google, Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews.
"The twinned thrill and peril of teen-age sexuality… recurs in subtle ways throughout the book… [Abbott's] prose, and her focus on teen-age desire, ambition, and secrecy, have a broad, cinematic appeal."— New Yorker
"Mesmerizing and nerve-jangling "— Boston Globe
"Worthy of the gold… a masterful thriller… a terrific accompaniment to this summer's Olympic frenzy."— NPR Fresh Air
"Brilliant…Beneath the glittering carapace of Abbott's lush, skillful, subtle writing, it's impossible to know what we're supposed to think… All of this Abbott pulls off with breathtaking skill." — New York Times Book Review (Editor's Choice)
"Our laureate of female adolescence...Abbott's finest novel thus far."— USA Today
"A book with the taut and muscular ruthlessness of a gymnast, a book that disorients with eerie counter-melodies... YOU WILL KNOW ME takes swift, unsettling, apparently effortless flight." — NPR.org
"Brilliant and disturbing...[a] richly textured and chameleonic book."— Wall Street Journal
"Taut and raw, this is a mesmerizing story from a master of suspense." — People
"[Abbott] is in top form in this novel. She resumes her customary role of black cat, opaque and unblinking, filling her readers with queasy suspicion at every turn." – New York Times
Also, read Megan's "By the Book" in the New York Times Book Review
"Ingenious… a masterful tale that's both suspenseful and an eerily accurate portrait of the way teenage and parental cliques operate….It's Abbott's psychological smarts that make "You Will Know Me" such a standout. " Washington Post
"The underlying tension she sustains is so beautifully unbearable… Scene by scene and moment to moment, she keeps you on edge — the same way "Breaking Bad" did, without the meth or machismo…un-put-downable… Abbott is a literary descendant of Richard Yates [and] John Cheever. " – Chicago Tribune
"Abbott just keeps raising the bar." – New York Magazine
"What puts flesh on the bones of Abbott's flying cheetah of suspense is her insight into parenting, marriage and various sorts of interpersonal rivalry… Abbott [is] above other writers in this genre, making her something of a Stephen King, whose work hangs right on the edge of the literary while making your skin crawl." – Newsday
"A literary stylist… [Abbott's] books are driven as much by intricate character development and rhythmic sentences as they are by plot. They could easily be shelved with literary fiction." -- Wall Street Journal
Read a Roundtable discussion on thriller writing with Megan, James Patterson and Blake Crouch in the Wall Street Journal
"Women Are Writing the Best Crime Novels" —The Atlantic
"Are We in the Golden Age of Women Crime Writers?" —Independent (UK)
"After Agatha Christie: Female Crime Writers Delve Deep Into Women's Worst Fears" —The Guardian
In Style: Books You Need to Read in July
One of Entertainment Weekly's Ten Must-Reads of the Summer
Glamour's Best Reads of the Summer
New York Daily News's Books Everyone Will Be Talking About This Summer
One of Publisher's Weekly Best Books of the Summer
One of Elle's Summer Books Everyone Will Be Talking About
Read the starred Booklist, Publisher's Weekly and Kirkus reviews
Read Megan's interview about You Will Know Me in Library Journal
"Almost unbearably tense, chilling and addictive, You Will Know Me deftly transports the reader to the hyper-competitive arena of gymnastics where the dreams and aspirations of not just families but entire communities rest on the slender shoulders of one teenage girl. Exceptional."
–Paula Hawkins, author of the #1 bestseller The Girl on the Train
"Gritty, graphic, and yet beautiful and dreamlike in the way the story unfolds, You Will Know Me comes barreling at you with all the power and urgency of a high-speed train, as Abbott asserts herself as one of the greatest crime writers of our time."
–Mary Kubica, New York Times bestselling author of The Good Girl
"That rarefied sweet spot between unnerving psychological suspense and a family drama with heart, You Will Know Me induces equal parts dread and unease, empathy and warmth. The pages couldn't turn fast enough as I dug deeper into the peculiar and fascinating Knox-family world, trying to figure out who was lying, who was telling the truth, and who was dangerous. Luscious writing, a timely and unique premise, and an ending that will haunt you all summer long."
–Jessica Knoll, New York Times bestselling author of The Luckiest Girl Alive
"Is there anything Megan Abbott can't do? We will have to wait for the answer to that question because You Will Know Me continues her formidable winning streak. This story of an ordinary family with an extraordinary child is gorgeously written, psychologically astute, a page-turner that forces you to slow down and savor every word. And, yes—please forgive me—she totally sticks the landing."
—Laura Lippman, New York Times bestselling author of After I'm Gone
"Abbott has a knack for dissecting the dark, beating heart of the most all-American activity... Her Dare Me (2012) brought a Fight Club intensity to cheerleading. This equally dazzling tale [is]....vivid, troubling, and powerful-and Abbott totally sticks the landing."
—Booklist, Starred Review
The Party
Go Devon! Knox Rox! Next Stop: Elite Qualifiers!
BelStars 4-Ever! Regional Champs!
The vinyl banners rippled from the air vent, the restaurant roiling with parents, the bobbing of gymnast heads, music gushing from the weighty speakers keeled on the window ledges.
Slung around Devon's neck were three medals, two silver and one gold, her first regional-champion title on the vault.
"I'm so proud of you, sweetie," Katie whispered in her daughter's ear. "You can do anything."
Later, Katie would come to think of that night as the key to everything that came after, the secret code.
But at the time, it was just another party, a celebration like dozens of others, all to honor their exceptional fifteen-year-old daughter.
In six months, Devon would compete in Elite Qualifiers and, after years of bruising toil and hamstring tears and twenty-five thousand dollars in credit-card debt and one fateful misstep at her last qualifier, would at last assume the mantle of Senior Elite. From there, anything felt possible.
Everything was glowing: the disco ball spinning above, and the Sterno lights flickering under the kebabs and lomi-lomi atop long tables skirted with raffia, candles in coconut shells and pineapples that Katie had helped hollow out with ice cream scoopers.
Everyone was wearing leis in honor of the booster club's Polynesian theme, and Katie spotted Devon smelling hers, the only one made with real orchids, purple and green, the exalted Coach T. having draped it over her head as she walked under the thatched arch to great applause. Hail our Devon, he'd intoned, that big voice of his, for the future of BelStars rests on these powerful shoulders!
It was the giddiest Katie had ever seen her daughter. Maybe it was the night, or the plastic cup of rum-spiked punch Eric let her have, offering some small release from the tight pincers that held her constantly.
In a corner, her son, Drew, sat with two other quiet fourth-grade boys, eating frozen bananas dipped in chocolate, their heads craned over handheld games. He was quieter than usual, scolded earlier for spilling, or pouring, chocolate milk all over Devon's perfectly softened good-luck grips.
"But Devon never gets in trouble," he'd said. "Not for sassing, or doing the treadmill when she's supposed to rest her knee. Not even for sneaking out at night."
"I never snuck out," Devon had insisted.
"You were dreaming," Katie had reminded him. He was always dreaming about his sister, saying he'd heard her, seen her doing things impossible and forbidden. Mom, Devon was on the roof, flying. Her bed was on fire, Dad. When he was little, he used to dream she had claws for feet.
"Buddy," Eric had said. "Let your sister have her night."
But Katie had whispered a promise to him: all the coconut cake and pineapple kebabs he wanted as long as he behaved.
By her second cocktail, fabric petals tickling her cheek, Katie had forgotten about Drew's misdeed, forgotten even about the uncomfortable moment, hours before at the stadium, a dozen rows ahead of them in the stands, that beet-faced dad in the GymDreamz cap, upset over his daughter's ranking, who'd shouted that disgusting thing (Devon Knox! Devon sucks c—), only stopping, midsentence, at his wife's glare.
But Eric had heard it. She could tell by the way his back stiffened, his jaw tightened.
She'd grabbed for his hand. Held it firmly.
But the moment passed, and now Eric stood at one of the banquet tables, carving the glistening ham, pink as a newborn.
Coach Teddy, a parasol'd mai tai impossibly dainty in his bear-paw hand, pulled Katie aside and said he was counting every second until July's qualifiers, when Devon would gain Senior Elite status and everyone would finally see.
"Because look at her," he said. "Just look at our once-and-future champ."
And Katie did, peering through the candy-colored crowd at the poppy and cobalt of Devon's jacket, its sparkling BelStars logo.
Less than five feet tall, a hard, smooth shell of a body. Hipless, breastless still, but the way she'd transformed her body in the last two years, thighs like trunks, shoulders and biceps straining her tank-top straps, staggered Katie.
"The world is hers now. Is yours. Is ours," Teddy said, then diving in for a loud rummy smack of a kiss flush on Katie's lips. "Just like I promised, Katie-did!"
Had that really happened?
It had, and it all made sense that night, the holy consummation of everything.
"I wish I could do what you do," Kirsten Siefert kept saying to Katie. "I want it for Jordan. I want to know everything you did. If it's not too late. Have you seen Jordan's breasts? But Tansy's only seven..."
The music boomed louder, and soon enough the adults started dancing, taking over the playlist from the endless thump and squeal of teen pop and club music, playing every song they'd loved fifteen years before, every opening chord releasing a chorus of Yeahs and Oh God, remember?
Later, she found herself dancing with Eric (which hadn't happened in years, since that night they'd snuck to the hotel bar after a TOPs meet, Devon and Drew asleep upstairs, that lounge singer inexplicably crooning "Smells Like Teen Spirit").
Eric had always been a terrific dancer, and the championship and the lanterned loveliness of the old catering hall—they all enlivened him, his smile and his fingers moving so delicately, his arm grabbing her so firmly, and didn't everyone in the hall look at them?
A thought came to her rum-soaked head, He's never loved me more than this. Because of Devon. Because of Devon. Something else I owe Devon.
Then, the starry new arrivals: Coach's niece Hailey, yanking at the hand of that boyfriend of hers, Ryan Beck, both of them so tanned and love-blissed.
This would be the piece that mattered most later, months later when Ryan was gone. She would think of their arrival and wonder why she hadn't seen it all coming. But who could have seen anything at all that night but their bright-spangled beauty?
Hailey, the favored junior tumbling coach, blond and magnificent, a towering five feet seven, and Ryan, whose appearance sent all the girls into satellites of whispered frenzy.
"The only one here more handsome than your husband," said Becca Plonski, laughing.
The music kept getting louder, the Forbidden Tiki playlist spinning, and Greg Siefert corralled Katie, pitcher of blue Hawaiians in one hand, reaching for hers with the other, and he was telling a story about Eric shouting at some man in the parking lot.
"It was great, it was great. That one who'd been talking trash about our Devon. And Eric just let him have it. Hell, I was glad to see it."
…But Katie was drunk, and it didn't register, the music loud in a way that reminded her of when loud music was an urgent necessity, a full-body sensation, and the next thing she knew she was back at the punch bowl and Greg was limboing with Hailey, freckled and game.
Then came the part that seemed like nothing at the time. Months later, after Ryan was gone, its meaning would change, as if by magic, every time Katie thought about it:
Ryan, dark-haired and grinning, took Katie's hand, spun her once, twice, three times, to a power ballad she remembered from age fourteen, an art-class infatuation, a fumbled encounter behind the shop room, then another girl and her heart breaking.
Before she knew it, though, Hailey was grabbing him back, a wink and a gleam in her eye like, Don't you dare, he's mine!
At some point, she lost Devon, but there was Eric talking to Gwen Weaver on the chilly loading dock, sharing a purloined cigarette and laughing like they'd been shouting for hours.
Everyone was smoking, it turned out. She'd even caught Ryan sneaking a puff in the hallway, the back door propped open, the cold air giving her goose bumps.
Ryan, who smelled like soap and had the nicked, brambled hands of a cook.
Finally, she and Eric shared one last dance before everything broke, and pressing against his shirt she smelled candle wax and a dozen perfumes; he was teasing her about the coconut husk furred onto her chest from the dance with Greg Siefert, or Bobby, or Ryan, who'd since been charged with making something called a momtini, carrying a tray for all the ladies.
"He is a momtini," whispered Kirsten Siefert, nearly rubbing her hands.
Crushed cocktail parasols gathered on the sills and crumpled leis in the corners like parade remnants catching on her feet, heels too high, too narrow, and she found Devon in the restroom, washing her face, washing all the performance makeup away.
Turning to her mother, she looked oddly blank.
For a second, Katie wondered about that look, but the second passed, and then there was more dancing, and more visits to the punch bowl, and the next morning she would puzzle over when she'd even been outside, finding grass blades between her toes, dried mud on the pad of her foot.
The ride home, Devon covered her head and wouldn't speak, and they thought she'd probably had more than one glass of punch but left her to it.
And then Drew, gorged on coconut cake, threw up into Katie's hands.
But none of it mattered, everything felt wonderful and she and Eric laughed and laughed.
The morning after the party, Katie turned over and saw a violet smear on her pillowcase.
It took her a while to remember. After midnight, trundling Drew across the ice-ribbed parking lot and into the car, Eric still inside, trying to find Devon, saying final good-byes.
A tap on the shoulder and it was Ryan Beck again. Smiling that chipped-front-tooth smile.
"Devon's?" he asked. Dangling from his open palm was a familiar lei, purple and green orchids, petals shredded. "I found it over by the dumpsters."
"What a shame," Katie said, feeling it more sharply than she should, blaming it on the rum. "Thanks."
He draped it over her head, its dampness tickling her, his sneakers nearly slipping on the rimy concrete. A squeak, a skid. Later, she would wonder if he'd slipped like that on Ash Road seconds before he died, his sneakers on the sandy gravel as the headlights came.
"Careful," Katie said, a catch in her voice. "It's not safe."
"Nothing ever is," he said, winking, his white T glowing under the lights, backing away, into the dark of the emptying lot. "Good night, Mrs. Knox. Good night."* * *
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Robert Brady <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
<<The only option is to go back and rerender the "o", only with a paper hat
above. This causes unpleasant flicker, which wouldn't happen if combining
characters were placed before the base character, as it would be possible
to tell with zero-lookahead when a combining sequence ends.>>
As someone mentioned, Arabic terminals already work this way - a displayed
glyph is often deleted and replaced with a different glyph form as
characters are typed. Do users of these Arabic terminals constantly
complain of an "unpleasant flicker"?
I wrote a (pre-Unicode) Tibetan application where a displayed glyph was
often deleted (by sending a destructive backspace) and replaced by a
glyph for a stacked ligature as the user typed in characters which had to
combine in a stack. I was never annoyed by a flicker and not a single user
ever complained about this.
In this application if the user typed a combining character before a
base character it was simply removed from the input queue and the
computer gave a single beep to warn the typist that they had mis-keyed.
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Craig Briefs: TMH Board slated for special meeting
December 9, 2010
The Memorial Hospital Board is scheduled to host a special meeting at 6 p.m. today in conference rooms A, B and C at TMH, 750 Hospital Loop. Action items listed on the meeting are: adjustment to the 2011 budget and approval of strategic plan.
The meeting is open to the public.
Arts and Crafts Show this weekend
Centennial Mall hosts the Winter Arts and Crafts Show this weekend.
The show runs from noon to 7 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at 1111 W. Victory Way.
The event will feature more than 80 vendors.
Recommended Stories For You
For more information, call Centennial Mall at 824-7011.
Conservation groups set to host party
The Colorado Environmental Coalition, The Wilderness Society and Friends of Northwest Colorado are hosting a holiday party at 7 p.m. today at The Center of Craig, 601 Yampa Ave.
The local band Four 2 Play will provide musical entertainment.
Local "conservation heroes" will also be recognized, according to a release.
Drinks and snacks are provided. A $5 donation for admission
is recommended.
For more information, call CEC northwest organizer Sasha Nelson at 824-5241, or e-mail her at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Santa Claus coming to the Daily Press
Attention, children of Craig.
Santa Claus has asked the newspaper to help him gather Christmas letters. Bring your letter to Santa to the Daily Press' office at 466 Yampa Ave., after school on Dec. 17.
You can pick up a letter form from your school or in the newspaper's office any time before Dec. 17. You also may write the letter on your own piece of paper, just to make sure to include your first name and age.
Santa will make a special stop at the Daily Press beginning at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 17 to pick up the letters. The letters will be printed in the newspaper leading up to Christmas.
A special surprise will be given to the first children to bring in their letters. Supplies are limited.
This special promotion is available to children 10 and younger.


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The afforestation drive Harithaharam was launched by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao at Chotuppal in Nalgonda district on Friday.
The Chief Minister planted a sapling at the Market Yard to launch the programme. Earlier, the CM was accorded a rousing welcome and he later addressed a public meeting. The Chief Minister also inaugurated a new godown in the market yard premises.
Speaking to media persons, IT minister K. Tarakarama Rao said that the plantation drive is aimed at increasing the forest cover in the State and also to ward off global warming. He noted that the programmes introduced by the government such as Mission Bhagiratha were yielding good results and so will the Harithaharam. (INN)


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'That's Not Your Mommy Anymore' Picture Book Teaches Kids About Zombie Apocalypse
Since 2007, the Zombie Research Society has been raising awareness about the undead and the upcoming zombie pandemic. Their latest effort, an illustrated book called 'That's Not Your Mommy Anymore,' aims to educate the younger members of our society on what to do when a parent becomes a brain-eating monster.
Darth Vader's Melodramatic 'Noooo!' Added to Other Classic Films [VIDEO]
George Lucas has angered 'Star Wars' purists yet again by tinkering with the film's original trilogy, this time in the upcoming Blu-Ray re-release of the films, which include previously deleted scenes and lines.
Jim Carrey Sings Radiohead's 'Creep' at Karaoke [VIDEO]
When we last checked in with Jim Carrey, he was declaring his love for Emma Stone in a creepy but hilarious video. So it was probably appropriate that Carrey sung 'Creep,' Radiohead's ode to awkward longing, when he crashed New York City club Arlene's Grocery's Friday karaoke party.
Jennifer Lopez and Bradley Cooper Go on a Date
Is Jennifer Lopez getting over ex-hubby Mark Anthony with 'Hangover' hunk Bradley Cooper?
Baby Godfather Is an Offer We Can't Refuse
Take a photo of a baby wearing a tuxedo and a no-nonsense scowl on his face, add captions fit for a mafioso and you've got Baby Godfather, an intimidating tyke who's quick to issue humorous but deadly serious threats against Humpty Dumpty, the Three Blind Mice, Simon Says and other hallmarks of childhood.
Megan Fox Ditches Vegan Diet Because It Made Her Too Skinny
You can call Megan Fox the anti-Bill Clinton.
While the former president recently raved about the positive effects a vegan diet had on his health, the 25-year old actress went in the completely opposite direction during a recent interview with Amica magazine when she blamed going vegan for making her unhealthily skinny.
'Barbie Girl' Voted Worst Song of the '90s by Rolling Stone Readers – See What Else Made the List
Rolling Stone asked their readers to name the worst songs of the '90s and 'Barbie Girl,' Danish group Aqua's infectious techno-pop take on Mattel's iconic doll, took first place.
Biggest Water Balloon Fight Ever Staged by 9,000 University of Kentucky Students [VIDEO]
Balloons weren't the only things broken at a massive water balloon fight recently staged by the University of Kentucky's Christian Student Fellowship. The nearly 9,000 students who participated in the childish fun shattered the previous Guinness world record for largest water balloon fight of 3,927 participants, which was set by Brigham Young University students in 2010.
Shirtless Man Caught Wielding Samurai Sword Evokes 'Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs' Defense
After abandoning his car in the middle of a busy interstate, Cicero, Indiana man Bryon Womack stripped down to his shorts and shoes began marching along the side of the highway while swinging a 35-inch samurai sword "up and down in rhythm with his marching cadence."
Well, it didn't take long for the police to get involved, and after a brief struggle in which Womack tried to jump in another vehicle, he was cuffed and brought to the station, where he channeled Sonny The Cuckoo bird and blamed his erratic behavior on being "cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs."
Americans Are the Coolest People on the Planet, Says the Rest of the World
A survey of 30,000 people in 15 nations by the social networking site Badoo.com has found that America ranks as the world's "coolest nationality."
Other countries singled out for their hip nature were Brazil (second coolest overall) and Spain (coolest in Europe.) Belgium edged out Poland for least coolest nationality status.
Man-Eating Crocodile Captured in the Philippines [VIDEO]
Filipino villagers have captured a 21-foot long, 2,370-pound crocodile that had been seen killing a water buffalo and is suspected of also eating a local fisherman.
French Man Must Pay Ex-Wife $14,0000 for Denying Her Sex
The French have taken their land of lovers reputation to new, litigious heights after a judge ruled that a man must pay 10,000 Euros ($14,000) to his ex-wife to compensate for a lack of sex during the couple's 21-year marriage.


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Sale Sharks 16-18 Leicester Tigers, Aviva Premiership, February 25
Staunton boots Tigers past Sharks
ESPNscrum Staff
February 25, 2011
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Jeremy Staunton kicked six penalties as Leicester Tigers came from behind to defeat the Sale Sharks 18-16 at Edgeley Park on Friday night.
The home side claimed the only try of the game in the 50th minute when Charlie Hodgson's brilliant long pass sent centre Chris Bell over, but Leicester responded in typical fashion to rack up their ninth successive Aviva Premiership win and move nine points clear at the top of the standings.
Sale competed gamely throughout and will feel bitterly disappointed not to have ground out a victory, although a losing bonus-point at least ensured they did not finish empty-handed. Only a fine saving tackle from Scott Hamilton on Rob Miller secured victory for Leicester, for whom England flanker Tom Croft played 55 minutes on his first Tigers start since October 23 to step up his return from a broken shoulder and nerve damage.
Sale made a bright and purposeful start but two penalties from Staunton put the visitors 6-0 ahead by the 10th minute.
Sale have struggled badly again this season but their forwards were prepared to fight fire with fire and Hodgson looked to orchestrate proceedings from behind the scrum. The fly-half, set to join Saracens at the end of the season, kicked a penalty and then landed a well-executed drop-goal to draw Sale level by the 15th minute.
Dwayne Peel also cut a lively figure for the hosts at scrum-half, but Leicester looked the greater threat with the ball in hand and fashioned a promising move in the 16th minute which nearly led to a try. Manu Tuilagi embarked on a strong run down the right flank and a short pass inside found his elder brother Alesana advancing at pace.
Sale Sharks fly-half struggles to break through the Leicester defence. © Getty Images
The Samoan's strength, speed and desire looked certain to take him all the way to the line before Sale centre Kyle Tonetti rescued the situation with a fine tackle. Moments later, Hamilton broke forward from deep before his progress was halted just inside Sale's 22-metre line.
Sale forward Sean Cox was shown a yellow card midway through the first half and Staunton's third penalty restored Leicester's advantage. However, Hodgson's steadying influence guided Sale around the field and the Yorkshireman showed his accuracy with the boot by converting a penalty from halfway on the half hour.
Staunton missed a penalty but then converted one to edge Leicester 15-9 in front, but Sale responded in style. After Ben Cohen made inroads down the left flank, Sale kept the ball alive and Hodgson's offload was perfectly timed for Bell to collect and crash over the line. Hodgson's conversion put Sale ahead for the first time but Staunton's sixth penalty edged Leicester back in front.
Sale full-back Miller burst clear down the right flank four minutes from time but Hamilton's tackle saved the day for Leicester in a fraught finale.
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I was pregnant with twins and lost my son while on bedrest. Since I was out of work we couldn't afford a headstone for our son. I heard about the Luca John Foundation and I wrote them a letter explaining out problem and the head of the organization called me after he read the letter and listened to me cry and then he assured me that they would help us get a headstone for my sone, and he told me that my family was now part of the Luca John family.....I can't express how much that meant to me.
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Our team at seToolbelt is thrilled to be heading to Oxford, UK next week for the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship. This gathering brings leaders from government, private, public, investment, and academic sectors together to learn, network and engage around some of the world's most pressing problems. If you're not able to make it the Forum in person this year, you can catch much of the program via live streaming video here.
Conferences can be a great way for social entrepreneurs to network with potential supporters, partners, and funders and to get the word out about their ventures. Just look at our friends over at SoJo. They launched the public beta version of their website at last year's SociaLIGHT conference in Toronto. Right away, they had 1,000 eager young social entrepreneurs using their product and saw a huge boost in social media coverage.
Which brings us to this week's resource:
The Ultimate Guide to Social Enterprise Conferences
This resource (in the form of a blog post) reviews a host of conferences specific to social entrepreneurship, some that you may have heard of already, and a few that might be new. It includes conferences targeted at early stage entrepreneurs as well as those who have been working in the field since its beginning. Conferences for students, conferences for financiers, conferences for people working in health and international development. The most useful aspect of this resource (aside from the links to each conference's website) is the synopsis of each event's primary focus, audience, and associated activities.
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Frank Bloksberg Sensei, Sandan (3rd Degree Black Belt)
Frank Bloksberg Sensei began training in Aikido in Southern California in the early 1970s. After training for a few years, Frank Sensei left active training and went on to become a professional musician and then lawyer.
Frank Sensei went back to active training when his young son, Alex, came home from school and explained that a nice teacher there was offering Aikido lessons. When Alex began training, Frank Sensei joined in. By the way, that nice teacher is Asia Currie.
Frank Sensei actively trains with his teacher, Michael Friedl Sensei (Aikido of Ashland, Oregon) and, whenever possible, Frank Doran Shihan (Aikido West in Redwood City). Up until opening Aikido'Ka, Frank Sensei was a member of Mountain Wind Aikido in Nevada City, California and a student of Jan Kirkpatrick Sensei. Here is a sampling of other teachers Frank Sensei has trained with and who have significantly influenced his training and teaching: Hiroshi Ikeda Shihan (Boulder Aikikai), Cyndy Hayashi Sensei (Aikido West), Julio Toribio Sensei (Monterey Budokan), Danielle Smith Sensei (Aikido of Monterey), Tom Gambell Sensei (East Bay Aikido), Craig Fife Sensei (Aikido Northwest) and Chuck Hauk Sensei (Aikido of Eugene).
Frank Sensei's teaching is influenced by his study of the bio-mechanical aspects of Aikido. When performed properly, Aikido looks and feels like magic. But, magic has nothing to do with it. Rather, Aikido techniques are ingenious applications of the laws of physics. Frank Sensei emphasizes martially effective Aikido.
The study and practice of Aikido principles help Frank Sensei in all aspects of his life. As a litigation attorney, Frank Sensei deals with people who are under tremendous stress. These people are often looking for some kind of fight. Likewise, some attorneys approach practicing law as if it were a type of war. Aikido principles and training help Frank Sensei work to unravel disputes and make resolving them much easier.
In his law practice, Frank Sensei represents only people and small companies. While Frank Sensei has experience representing large corporations, he has not done so in years. While large corporations have their pick of excellent lawyers, the average person can have a very difficult time hiring a first-rate lawyer. Frank Sensei provides that representation.
Throughout his practice, Frank Sensei emphasizes the wisdom of resolving cases short of trial. He works to get almost every case into mediation. Virtually every case he mediates settles at the mediation or soon thereafter. Frank Sensei's commitment to and success in mediation have convinced him to devote significant time to building a practice as a mediator. To do so, he intends to soon limit the number of new litigation matters he accepts. In that way, he will focus on helping people resolve their disputes in a highly efficient, cost-effective and respectful manner through mediation and other methods of alternative dispute resolution.
To contact Frank Sensei about legal or dispute resolution issues, please call him at his office at (530) 478-0170.
Jane Hill, Sandan (3rd Degree Black Belt)
Jane teaches our Thursday evening classes. She emphasizes solid, basic aikido and weapons training. Jane also emphasizes having fun in training.
Jane has been training for over 20 years, and holds black belts in aikido and Seibukan jujutsu. She loves to train and travels to other dojos on a regular basis.
Jane is a retired travel agent and has traveled throughout the world extensively. In fact, Jane continues to love visiting exotic and amazing places.
Jane Hill actively trains with her teacher, Michael Friedl Sensei (Aikido of Ashland, Oregon) and, when possible, Frank Doran Shihan (Aikido West in Redwood City). Up until Aikido'Ka opened, Jane Hill was a member of Mountain Wind Aikido in Nevada City, California and a student of Jan Kirkpatrick Sensei.
Asia Currie, Nidan (2nd Degree Black Belt)
Asia has been training for over 20 years. Asia teaches our AikiTots class for youngsters 3-5+ years old. Asia is also the artist-in-residence at Nevada City School of the Arts.
Asia actively trains at Aikido'Ka. She also trains with Danielle Smith Sensei, Michael Friedl Sensei (Aikido of Ashland, Oregon) and, when possible, Frank Doran Shihan (Aikido West in Redwood City). Up until Aikido'Ka opened, Asia Currie was a member of Mountain Wind Aikido in Nevada City, California and a student of Jan Kirkpatrick Sensei.


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Employees who are called to serve on juries in federal courts are protected from discharge because of their service.
Advice: Make sure your employee handbook covers federal jury service and that supervisors don't punish employees who serve on federal juries.
Fortunately, federal jury trials are relatively rare compared to state and local trials.
Recent case: Andrew Arnold was fired from his job at Beth Abraham Health Services for alleged poor work performance.
However, because he was fired in the middle of federal jury service, he suspected the real reason was that he would miss a substantial amount of work because of jury duty. Arnold had been ushered to the HR office and terminated just after he told his boss he had been selected to serve on a grand jury and would likely be out for a long time.
The court said his lawsuit could go forward. (Arnold v. Beth Abraham Health Services, No. 09-Civ-7932, SD NY, 2010)
Final notes: Exactly how much protection does an employee get while serving federal jury duty? He or she can't be fired, threatened with discharge, intimidated or coerced into not serving on the jury.
The law provides for reinstatement if the employee can show his employer violated the law. That reinstatement must include all benefits lost, including insurance coverage and seniority.
Plus, employees who want to sue are entitled to an attorney paid for by the employer. Employers can be fined $5,000 for each violation. In some cases, they may be ordered to perform community service.


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For most of us, technology is a time-saver and a money-saver. For people like Dean Kamen, Elon Musk, Henry Jones and Matt Scott, high-tech innovations are emerging as a planet-saver.
From sky-high gas prices to concerns about global warming, planet-saving obviously is an issue that affects all of us. Pioneers of clean technology -- a broadly defined area that includes solar energy, biofuels, advanced lighting, water purification and alternative means of transportation -- see it as a way to save us from ourselves.
"In our view, the technology to seriously combat climate change and promote development exists," says Matt Scott, CEO of Cosmos Ignite Innovations, which is bringing LED lights to the poor in India so they can replace dangerous, polluting kerosene lamps. "The challenge is now in execution."
Here's a look at four innovators who are using tech to improve the planet:
Shining a light on the world
With its genesis in a design-class assignment at Stanford University, Cosmos Ignite Innovations was created to solve a problem. About 1.6 billion people in the world rely on kerosene lanterns -- often nothing more than a wick in a soda bottle -- for light to study, work and live. These kerosene lights give off noxious fumes and thick smoke and often create a fire risk.
Scott and his colleagues decided that LED (light-emitting diode) technology had progressed enough from its days as the readout on your calculator to be able to create a reliable, affordable light. The MightyLight, charged via a small solar panel, will be distributed to more than 100,000 people by the end of 2008. It has replaced kerosene in homes in India, Mexico, Afghanistan and elsewhere.
MightyLights cost $50, and the optional solar or AC chargers are a little more. Bulk orders reduce the price. With rechargeable batteries, the lights can be used all night in low-power mode, for a shorter time as a normal light, and for a brief period of bright light. LEDs are considered an ultra-efficient light that doesn't require much power. Cosmos says it has developed new LED technology to allow its bulbs to produce light for 100,000 hours -- perhaps 30 years of eight-hours-a-day usage.
Although we're just getting used to those squiggly compact fluorescent bulbs here in the United States, experts say we'll see more LEDs in our own homes in the next few years.
"We're providing a real-life example of how clean technology can have a real impact," Scott says.
Driving into the future
When Elon Musk drove the first Tesla Roadster away from the company's headquarters in San Carlos, Calif., earlier this year, it wasn't just a personal triumph. Yes, Musk has invested more than $50 million of his own money (gained from the sale of PayPal to eBay) into building a $100,000, zero-emissions, all-electric sports car.
But Musk, who also has invested in a solar company and chairs a space-exploration firm, has a vision of a future filled with nonpolluting transportation. "We've got to have something people can use everyday and sell their big SUVs or gasoline sedans," he says.
That's why Tesla intends to quickly follow its Roadster with a more affordable sports sedan and then a third vehicle that won't cost much more than a fully equipped Toyota Camry or Honda Accord.
"The goal of Tesla really is to produce mass-market cars," Musk says. "The company is not out to solve a sports-car shortage in the world."
Although electric cars were first created more than 100 years ago -- Thomas Edison built and sold one -- recent high-tech advances have made them a more viable option today. That list includes more efficient lithium batteries, improved computer hardware and software that control the complex workings of an electric car, and even charging systems that allow for quicker fill-ups of the batteries.
His shiny black Roadster has become Musk's daily driver. "I never go to a gas station; it's great," he says.
Scooting toward clean water
Dean Kamen's Segway seems tied to the era of the Internet bubble when the promise of change -- how we shopped, how we communicated, how we got around -- was in the air. The inventor of the two-wheel scooter has turned his attention to something more serious.
His Slingshot uses just a small amount of electricity to distill drinking water. For those of us who live with store shelves full of clear bottles of high-priced water, it's easy to forget that one in six people in the world don't have access to clean water for drinking and cooking.
Kamen also is developing an engine that generates electricity from methane derived from cow dung. And he's testing both in villages in Bangladesh. He told Newsweek earlier this year that the Slingshot is about two years away from production. The Slingshot and his Stirling-cycle generator will likely cost between $1,000 and $2,000 each.
Kamen's two projects are connected, although the Slingshot will work with a standard electrical supply. The inventor says the machine can purify dirty water, even sewage or ocean water, using vapor compression distillation. It can make 1,000 liters of clean water daily. And the generated heat from Kamen's generator can be used to make electricity.
Saving electricity one home at a time
Electricity meters, which spin silently outside your home monitoring how much power you're using to run your air-conditioning and your plasma TV, are century-old technology. That simply isn't acceptable when saving energy has become such an emphasis for the green movement, says Dr. Henry Jones.
Jones, chief technology officer of SmartSynch in Jackson, Miss., says information is the key. "The first step to energy conservation is knowing how much energy you're consuming," he says.
The company's smart meters use wireless communication to tell customers and utilities precisely how much power is being consumed. Customers can learn which appliances are energy zappers, and how much power high-tech devices consume even while in sleep mode. Utilities get a better sense of power needs and can communicate with customers through their meters when emergencies and weather necessitate conservation. Smart meters, such as SmartSynch, are being installed by utilities throughout the United States and Canada. You can buy energy-monitoring systems for your home at high-end electronics stores.
Other clean-technology companies are working on creating fuel from garbage or wood chips; building huge solar-thermal facilities that use the sun's rays in the desert to create power plants that size of coal or natural-gas plants; and even using ozone, instead of chlorine, to disinfect fruits and vegetables.
The bottom line? Tech isn't just the hippest cell phone or social networking site, anymore. It's making the world a better place -- for everyone.
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LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif on Monday said that creation of new provinces should only be based on administrative grounds and not on linguistic or ethnic, DawnNews reported.
Speaking while chairing the party's consultative meeting in Model Town Lahore, he said the "Bahawalpur province" is deep-rooted aspiration of people of the area. However, he added that Punjab should only be divided according to resolution passed by the provincial assembly.
The meeting was attended, among others, by Chief Minister Punjab Shahabaz Sharif and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan.
Important national issues like voter lists, limitations of constituencies and overall political situation of the country were consulted upon in the meeting.
During his speech, Nawaz Sharif said the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) was raising the slogan of dividing Punjab on political grounds, adding that division of the province based on pure abhorrence would not accepted at any cost.
He reiterated that creation of new provinces should only be based on administrative grounds instead of linguistic or ethnic.
Later speaking to media representatives after the meeting, Shahbaz Sharif said the party will table a resolution for Bahawalpur and Southern Punjab province in the provincial assembly. He said Bahawalpur will be the capital of the new province.
Assailing President Asif Ali Zardari, the chief minister asked, "Where was President Zardari when Southern Punjab was inundated during floods?"


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Prior Gunnison resident Curtis Cichanowski, age 68, died suddenly on Aug. 9 doing what he loved most: riding his motorcycle. He started riding when he was 13 years old and continued throughout his life. He led an adventurous life of motorcycles, skiing, mountaineering, rock climbing and more. He served in the Army. After graduating from Western State College, he married Connie Ambrose. He left the Gunnison Valley in 1986 and moved to Winona, Minn. He was loved very much by his friends and family. He is survived by his children Chrissy LaCroix (Cichanowski) of Fort Collins and Curt Cichanowski of Dayton, Ohio, and siblings Nancy Ostergaard of Winona, Minn., and Steve Cichanowski of Apple Valley, Minn. Services will be held in Winona, Minn., at Watkowski-Mulyck Funeral Home, this Saturday, Aug. 16. Call Chrissy if you have any questions at 303.585.0019.


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