Mirror considered for sunless village
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Local officials said Monday they are considering the construction of a giant mirror to light up this mountain village whose 198 residents are deprived of sunlight for three months each year.
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Mirror, mirror, on the wall, where are the fairest funds of all?
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like the one used in Star Wars - could soon be installed on the high-street. Boffins in Japan claim to have developed technology for image chambers - similar
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A new school in the Masai village of Oloolaimutia in East Africa runs day and night now, even though the majestic tribe lives without electricity or running water in its nearby compound of mud houses. More than 400 children attend the school, which uses solar panels to provide light and deliver power to three new laptop computers.
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By San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Jun. 23--HIGH-TECH TRY-ON ROOMS   Technology from IconNicholson allows shoppers to try on virtual garments in their dressing rooms. Here's how it works:   Dressing rooms are equipped with "magic mirrors" with interactive screens.
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By Leslie Fike, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Feb. 24--LAUREL HILL -- The view from City Hall's front porch on State Road 85 may soon be altered for good.
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By Gabriel Tynes, Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.  Sep.
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By Stephen Wall, San Bernardino County Sun, Calif.  Feb. 19--GRAND TERRACE -- Razor wire and wrought-iron fencing block entry  to the city's most visible landmark.   But one man hopes to unlock the gates and remove the "No Trespassing"  signs on Blue Mountain.
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By Rita Savard, The Sun, Lowell, Mass.  Feb. 15--CHELMSFORD -- The 2007 Town Election ballot is formed -- and it won't take long to fill out.
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By Chuck Mcshane, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Sep. 10--The Wesley Chapel Village Council could vote as soon as Monday night on a controversial request for Extra Territorial Jurisdiction.
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Richard Davey has updated his Easy Reflections PHP class according to a new post today:   I have updated my Easy Reflections code and released v2. Thanks to feedback and some code from Monte Ohrt (co-developer of Smarty) he added in cache support and fixed a banding issue with the alpha levels. It all works really nicely now - and the new version, with the new docs are available at http://reflection.corephp.co.uk.   The script takes any image (jpeg/png) and makes a reflection for it (he gives the album cover reflection in Apple's iTunes as an example). Configuration of the reflection is available including intensity, background, and height. Check out the galleries on motortopia.com for an example of it in action.
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Free hybrid-car parking. Cash rebates for installing solar panels. Low-interest loans for energy-saving home renovations. Money to tear up desert lawns and replace them with drought-resistant landscaping.
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"Energy was too cheap for people to take it seriously, but with the rise in energy costs and the IPCC report people see that they have to look for other solutions now"  The sun reflects from the Sonnenschiff, or Solar Ship, community center in Freiburg, southern Germany, on May 18, 2007. via The South Mississippi Sun Herald
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By Janice L. Habuda  Kenmore officials want to join a growing coalition of municipalities seeking guidance for dealing with vacant properties.  At their Tuesday work session, members of the Village Board discussed joining the Erie-Buffalo Vacant Properties Coordinating Council.
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By Stephanie Horvath, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Dec. 12--The Wellington Village Council has a full plate tonight, loaded with controversial issues ranging from rental homes to golf courses to horse country.
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By ANNE MARIE APOLLO  Once a moonless night has fallen over Nassau County's beach access at Peters Point Park, the darkness is so complete in some spots it might be possible to walk into the sea if the sound of the waves didn't act as a guide.
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By SANDY STRICKLAND  A friend from California asked Mike Reynolds if he would like some free telescopes to distribute in Northeast Florida.  Sure, Reynolds said.