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Runner gets homeless on right track - CNN.com: Apr 3, 9:35am 1 review
http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/04/02/heroes.mahlum/index.html?eref=rss_topsto...; From the page: ""Do we need homes? Yes. We need jobs? Yes," she says. "But imagine if you didn't have anybody in your life who said, 'I'm really proud of you.' Back On My Feet does just that.""

Photos: PARC prints green tech | CNET News.com: Apr 2, 6:44am 1 review science
http://www.news.com/2300-1008_3-6236355-3.html?tag=ne.gall.pg; From the page: "The swirly, whirly water purifier. Water is funneled through this spiral channel at a high rate of speed. The rotational force of the water pushes floating particulates and biological matter to form a stream within the stream of water. The matter stream is then ejected and you get purified water. The purification system, PARC theorizes, could be superior to membrane purification systems because there is no membrane to get clogged up. Clogging is a major problem with conventional systems."

Macworld | Mac Gems | FinderPop 2.1.2: Apr 1, 7:51pm 1 review mac-os
http://www.macworld.com/article/132783/2008/04/finderpop212.html; From the page: "Thankfully, Turly recently released a version of FinderPop for Leopard; we didnā€t have to wait years for it. FinderPop 2.1.2 (; donations requested) is the latest version, and itā€s earned a spot on every one of my Macs. Hereā€s a run-down of my favorite features:"

Macworld | Previewā€™s hidden powers: Apr 1, 10:05am 1 review mac-os
http://www.macworld.com/article/132468/2008/04/workingmac2504.html; From the page: "Now you can enhance your images, annotate and merge PDFs, print multiple images on one page, and more, all without opening a specialized (and often expensive) image editor or PDF tool."

Snort coke, shaft the environment, say boffins | The Register: Mar 30, 5:12pm 1 review environment
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/30/cocaine_environment_threat/; From the page: "The production of a gram of cocaine means the destruction of four square metres of Colombian forest"

Macworld | Changing the short username in Leopard: Mar 29, 10:35am 1 review mac-os
http://www.macworld.com/article/132693/2008/03/changeshortusername.html; From the page: "One of the most-frequently-asked questions about Mac OS X is ā€oeHow do I change my short username?ā€¯ While it's easy to change your full usernameā€"an easily-accessible setting in Accounts preferencesā€"the short username, which is also the name of your home folder in the Finder, seems set in stone (or in silicon, if you will)."

Barista donates kidney to save customers life - CNN.com: Mar 27, 8:16pm 1 review humanitarianism, love, compassion, giving, unconditional
http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/03/27/heroes.andersen/index.html?ere...; From the page: "Last fall, Ausnes, 55, was one of nearly 75,000 Americans in need of a kidney. Today, she is recovering from a successful kidney transplant -- thanks to her local Starbucks barista."

19.9%: New Thin Film Solar Efficiency Record : TreeHugger: Mar 26, 10:52am 2 reviews energy-industry, solar
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/03/thin-film-solar-panel-efficiency-reco...; From the page: "The US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has created thin film solar panels that are very close to competing with their more traditional silicon-based cousins. "The copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film solar cell recently reached 19.9 percent efficiency in testing at the lab, setting a new world record.""