Kathleen Turner

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Often times, negative situations breed positive advancements. A prime example is the way environmental concerns have inspired an entire generation of inventors. With the appetite for green products voracious, inventors everywhere have heeded the challenge to come up with innovative ways to reduce impact. Without the urgency of this cause, the world might have missed out on some clever ideas like the VEIL Solar Shade.

VEIL stands for Victorian Eco-Innovation Lab, which is a collaboration between government and educational institutions in Australia. The stated goal of the lab is to "research, envision, innovate, create and test desirable and realizable concepts for sustainable products, services, built environments and lifestyles." Funded by the Victorian government through the Sustainability Fund, VEIL is operated by the Australian Center for Science Innovation and Society at the University of Melbourne. One initiative of VEIL is the Smart Green Schools Studio, a venture that has architecture students at the University conceiving ways to bring environmental and educational imperatives together in innovative ways. Central to the studio is the idea that: "architecture can enhance the educational experience by providing spaces that reflect educational ideologies, but also teach through their expression".

It was from the Smart Green Schools Studio that the idea for the VEIL Solar Shade emerged. Student Kathleen Turner (not to be confused with the husky-voiced star of "Romancing the Stone") proposed the concept that outdoor shade umbrellas could be used to harvest solar energy on school grounds. Students could observe and learn about solar energy production and storage while sitting under the shades using attached touch screens. Because of its perceived potential, VEIL chose to further develop Turner's concept in a series of workshops with the design team from Büro North - a diverse studio of graphic and industrial designers. Büro North evolved Turner's concept, suggesting that the shades could be rotated during the day to follow the best orientation for energy collection, and the underside of the shade would use LEDs to illustrate whether collection is optimal. Using the LED readings, students could turn the shades until they are in the best position for absorbing solar power. Additionally, Büro North proposed that individuals could plug portable devices into the shades and use solar energy to recharge them.

So far, feedback on the Solar Shade has been extremely positive and prototypes are expected to be produced by next year. One can easily envision the Solar Shades eventually being produced on a commercial level and placed in areas like schoolyards, parks and other public facilities - not just in Australia but around the world. And maybe one day, low-cost Solar Shades will even be available in retail stores for individuals to purchase and place around their homes. While that's all speculation at this point, it certainly doesn't seem like an impossible dream - which speaks to the potential of the invention. The Solar Shade serves as a reminder of one of mankind's greatest assets: the ability to use creativity, ingenuity and imagination to spin negative situations into positive developments. That, my friends, is the beauty of invention.

Shad Connelly,
Executive Editor -
Invention & Technology News (http://news.inventhelp.com)

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Californication Season 3 Episode 11 schedule to air on Dec 7 2009.

None of Hank happy to know that Karen Bates and share some personal history. Finally, a drunken lunch Koons Dean storms in the full re-badges Civil War enactment, Hank untidy challenge to a duel that ends in catharsis. Marcy and Charlie receives an offer on your home the same day their divorce papers arrive. While connected again for old time, Charlie has a nasty accident sex and Marcy discovers that his new tramp stamp.

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It's a refreshing change in the usual cool 'father' permissive liberal attitude that one has come to expect in these situations. And coming from a character like Hank (Duchovney), especially his redeemer. He is an incredibly complex character, and Duchovney takes it to perfection.  I saw the driver 10 times already, and as good as the first sight. This is a remarkable balance between love, regret, loneliness, licentiousness and moral courage of the likes of which I have rarely seen. Duchovny is perfectly cast here as Hank Moody, and offers his witty and ironic lines with tongue firmly implanted in cheek. Playing a talented writer, but dysfunctional in the midst of a midlife crisis, Duchovny's character is spot on. You can not pass a glass of whiskey or a skirt and even throw in a porch for him to drive, in case your mind has wandered. Only this is your midlife crisis so we can laugh at it. Okay. Natascha McElhone, having survived the Hungarian revolution of the company, comes to do something fun this time. This is good. She is so talented and hot!

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If you can't wear white after Labor Day, when can you start wearing it?

I was just thinking about the movie Serial Mom. Kathleen Turner killed the juror for wearing white after Labor Day. Which is why I ask that question.

According to askyahoo.com:
"Originally, the rule was more along the lines of "Only wear white shoes between Memorial Day and Labor Day." Furthermore, it mainly applied to white pumps or dress shoes. White tennis shoes and off-white boots seem exempt, as are any shoes worn by a winter bride. "Winter white" clothing (e.g., cream-colored wool) is acceptable between Labor Day and Memorial Day too. "

EIU employees honored for continuous years of service
CHARLESTON — Eastern Illinois University recently honored more than 280 of its employees for continuous years of service.

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