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...Portable Power The egg-shaped Solio portable charger opens up to reveal solar panels that will charge your iPod, cell phone, digital camera or other small devices. Available for $79.95 from solio.com. Brand New Bag Voltaic's bags and backpacks feature solar panels to provide power, as well as a battery to store power for later use. Bags come with adapters for charging common types of cell phones and other devices, and cost $239 at voltaicsystems.com. The Grass is Greener As a grass, bamboo grows far quicker than trees. What's more, stands of bamboo, unlike forests, can be replanted...
...Fiery Furnaces “Bitter Tea” (Fat Possum) 4 Stars The press packet issued with “Bitter Tea,” the new album from art-rock sibling duo The Fiery Furnaces, contained a delightful little Easter egg: the transcript of an email written by Matthew Friedberger, the band’s lyricist and instrumentalist, to their publicist. The email contains the most pretentious bit of prose ever committed to the page (or monitor). Since no summary of mine could capture the unmitigated pompousness of the offending passage, I quote it for you here...
...change their messages almost instantaneously," says Sean Reilly, Lamar's president and coo. Reilly plans to put up 200 of those smart boards before the end of the year. That time-shift ability has fresh appeal for even the most familiar brands. McDonald's, for example, could advertise an Egg McMuffin in the morning and a Big Mac in the afternoon. "Selling day parts has never been an option for out-of-home advertisers before," says Jodi Senese, executive vice president of CBS Outdoor, which will unveil a network of 75 high-definition lcd subway-station signs this summer...
...They should enjoy the peace, because there may be chaos come Monday. An activist group has laid extensive plans for "hundreds of gay, lesbian and transgender families" to show up at the six-hour Egg Roll. The National Park Service gives out free tickets, and the Family Pride Coalition, a 25-year-old group that formerly was the Gay Fathers Coalition and now calls itself "dedicated to equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) parents and their families," has marshaled volunteers to try to scoop up as many tickets as they can, five at a time. "We want...
...first White House Easter Egg Roll was held in 1878, and near the turn of the century events included "egg croquet." This year attractions will include children's book authors, magicians and strolling characters that include Curious George, the Cookie Monster and Clifford the Big Red Dog. Children age seven and under can actually roll eggs, and all family members are welcome to live music and live stage shows...