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Like many actors, Butler and Hope know all too well about working odd jobs to pay the bills. Although Don Angel's entrepreneurialspirit is exaggerated to the point of near madness, Butlerremembers similarly wild schemes from their post-student days.

"When Wayne was starting out as an actor, he taught himself graphicdesign," says Butler. "There's a little bit of Don Angel in theturning the dollar aspect. Wayne did a lot of catalogue work."

Says Hope: "The first couple of years out of university was aboutstraddling that world where you couldn't get much acting work. "Itwas a very earnest and poor phase of my life. I was pedallingfairly fast and I just gave myself a title. I just said, 'Yeah, I'ma graphic designer'. And of course I wasn't. I had a Mac withPagemaker. And so there's a lot of that in Don. He just says he'sall these people and says it with conviction and there's a lot ofdelight in that."

Where Hope pretended to be a graphic designer to earn a buck, Donreally believes his own lies.

"I love the complication of someone who believes in himselfabsolutely," says Hope. "Don's blind to corruption. He thinkseveryone's out to get everyone and it's who wins in the end ...He's not passive aggressive, he's overt. We're playing with thenotion of denial - in which degree can a person live with heavydenial? We think there's great comedy to be had out of not knowing.It's a facade. He's a true believer that he helps carry theeconomy. He really thinks he has made it big."

The theme of the disenfranchised modern male is one to which bothHope and Gyngell can relate.

"It's easy to identify yourself solely through work," says Hope."It's easy to say it's about putting food on the table but it'squite a shallow pursuit, really, defining oneself through one's joband I think that male dislocation as society's shifting to havingan emotional life as well, for a lot of men, is completely foreign.It's far easier to operate in a more simple mode: I'm growing abusiness, I've got a plan."

New York, NY, August 27, 2008 (PR.com) Spoon+Fork, a New York City based boutique creative agencyoffers a special recipe of growth-driven solutions. Rika Koreeda,Pritsana Kootint and Chez Bryan Ong founded the up-and-coming shop,and from inception, the innovative visionaries have been dedicatedto feeding those hungry for fresh insight alongside a healthyportion of delicious design.

Spoon+Fork offers the arts, advertising, consumer brand andnon-profit worlds a complete range of creative services--Design:art direction, book design, corporate identity, editorial design,event design, package design, print design, retail creativeservices, and web design; Development: brand development, naming,product development; and Creative Consulting: creative direction,product scouting, project management and talent scouting.

But at the spring Macy's flower show at Union Square in SanFrancisco, the mannequins, by London manufacturer Adel Rootstein of Display Mannequins Limited, had faces that depicted realpeople. And since the faces were of Spaniards, think chiseledhauteur. Alongside Spanish-themed table settings, the dummiesappeared in toreador and flamenco dancer costumes.

An equal amount of stylish theater can be expected at Macy's 26thannual Passport fashion show next month, an AIDS fundraiser andhomage to the gifted, exuberant artist

Keith Haring, who died of the disease in 1990.

Macy's representative Puja Sabharwal says the reception area at Fort Mason Center's Festival Pavilionwill be festooned with reproductions of Haring's artwork. Thefestival's designers, directed by Lynne Winslow, will replicate a New York City subway station where Haringperformed a conceptual piece in which he painted himself "into awall."

A video of the performance will be projected in a party spacedesigned by Winslow. Through either coincidence or synchronicity,Tuesday night's pre-party at the Clift Hotel for the Passportevents Sept. 17 and 18 was at the hotel's Spanish Suite.General-admission tickets for Passport are $85. Other tickets forthe fundraiser, including Thursday's gala, range from $200 to$1,000. Details:

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Press Release

Release date: August 22, 2008

Kingbright Unveils 0.25mm Ultra-Thin 0603 SMD LEDs

Kingbright Corporation, a TS 16949, ISO 9001, ISO 14001 certifiedLED manufacturer unveils its latest innovation in developing one ofindustry's thinnest 0603 SMD LED with utmost reliability -Kingbright 0.25mm Ultra-Thin 0603 SMD LEDs (APG1608 package). Theelement's compact, ultra-thin design (1.6mm x 0.8mm x 0.25mm) withwide viewing angle of 120?extends significant advantages forbacklighting, indicators, membrane applications, further enhancingdesign versatility and maneuverability for design engineersdeveloping miniature electronic devices. Available in blue (470nm),green (525nm & 571nm), yellow (589nm), orange (605nm), and red(631nm), this vibrant and low power consumption device operatesunder current as low as 1mA and meets industrial temperatureratings of -40C to +85C. The distinctive package further provides aremarkable zener diode option (part number APG1608PBAZC-RV &APG1608VGAZC-RV) to withstand ESD voltage up to 8000V and providesuperior protection against ESD (ElectroStatic Discharge) damagesat the production line. The product is sp ecially designed forautomatic pick-and-place mounting process to reduce manufacturingcosts. For more information, please contact Kingbright Corporation;225 Brea Canyon Road, City of Industry, CA 91789; Tel: (909)468-0500; e-mail: sales@KingbrightUSA.com; Website:

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OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH

Release date: July 21, 2008

OSRAM Achieves Quantum Leap in Brightness and Efficiency of White LEDs

Santa Clara, CA (July 21, 2008) - By improving all the technologiesinvolved in the manufacture of LEDs, OSRAM development engineershave achieved new records for the brightness and efficiency ofwhite LEDs in the laboratory. Under standard conditions with anoperating current of 350 mA, brightness peaked at a value of 155lm, and efficiency at 136 lm/W. In generating these results,researchers used white prototype LEDs with 1 mm-square chips. Thelight produced had a color temperature of 5000K, with colorcoordinates at 0.349/0.393 (cx/cy).

The key to OSRAM's success was the efficient interplay among allthe advances made in materials and technologies. A perfectlymatched system of optimized chip technology, a highly advanced andextremely efficient light converter, and a special high-performancepackage all combined to produce the world record performanceresults.

Potential applications for this high-performance LED technologyinclude general illumination, the automotive sector, and anyapplication that calls for large, high-power LEDs. Thesesemiconductor light sources are also suitable for high operatingcurrents. At 1.4 A, they can produce up to 500 lm of white light.This means that in the future the LEDs can also be used forprojection applications as blue and green chip versions.

Mouser Electronics Now Stocking New Moonstone" Half-Watt White LEDsfrom Avago Technologies

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August 25, 2008... High-Brightness LEDs Feature Low-Profile Design,Low Thermal Resistance, and Electrically Neutral Heat Sink for EasyInstallation

Mansfield, Texas, USA -- Mouser Electronics, Inc., known for itsrapid introduction of the newest products, today announced it isnow stocking the new half-watt cool white and warm white lightemitting diodes (LEDs) from Avago Technologies, one of the largestproducers of visible LEDs in the world and a leading supplier ofanalog interface components for communications, industrial, andconsumer applications. The ASMT-Mx60 LEDs are the newest additionto Avagos Moonstone" power LED series.

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Urea subsidy bill to dip 43 per cent on weak global price

NEW DELHI: India's urea subsidy bill may decline by as much as 43per cent in the next four years on the back of a likely fall in thefertiliser prices by a whopping 300 dollar in international markets, a report says.

Urea prices are expected to decline to around 400 dollar per tonneby 2012 in sync with a fall in crude oil prices, a report by creditrating agency Crisil stated. Currently, urea trades at over 700dollar per tonne in international markets, it adds. So , any fallin prices in global markets is likely to reduce the country'simport bill.

In 2007-08, India imported about nine million tons of urea, whichat current prices work out to a subsidy outflow of Rs 27,500 crore,it said.

LAHORE, The Federal government has decided to arrange immediate import of 200,000 tonnes of urea to overcome shortage of ureafertilisers in the country. Federal Secretary of the Ministry ofFood, Agriculture and Livestock (Minfal) Zia-ur-Rehman will soon beleaving for Saudi Arabia to ensure as early as possible to arrangeimport of 200,000 tonnes of urea.

The Federal government has made an agreement with Saudi Arabia forthe import of urea to overcome the crisis, said Zia while briefingat a high-level meeting held here on Thursday with Punjab ChiefMinister Mian Shahbaz Sharif in the chair. He also disclosed thatanother deal was being negotiated for import of 400,000 tonnes offertilisers for Rabi crop.

The meeting was also informed that the price of urea fertilisers inthe international market was higher than Pakistan so possibility ofits smuggling could not be ruled out. On this, the Chief Ministerissued directives for crackdown on hoarders and smugglers offertilisers.

The Chief Minister said that the government of Punjab would leaveno stone unturned to resolve the problems faced by the agriculturalsector. He also constituted a high level committee with theProvincial Chief Secretary as its head to meet daily and review thesituation of fertilisers and report to the Chief Minister.

Smuggling: price difference of $600 for urea responsible

By Ijaz Kakakhel

ISLAMABAD: The huge difference of urea prices above $600 per tonnein Pakistan and other regional countries are responsible formassive smuggling, hoarding and shortage of urea in the country.

In local market, the sale price of urea is below $200 per tonnewhile in regional countries including India, Iran, Afghanistan andCentral Asian Republics its value is $800 per tonne. The attractiveprice for urea in other countries helps in flourishing thesmuggling of the commodity. Taking advantage of illegal export ofthe commodity, the dealers start hoarding of the commodity furtheraggravating the situation.

Official spokesperson of the Ministry for Food, Agriculture andLivestock (MINFAL) and additional secretary told Daily Times thatthe government had not imported sufficient quantity of urea due tofinancial constraints. He admitted that some quantity of thecommodity was smuggled to neighbouring countries due to higherprices. He said local price of urea is $160 per tonne while inother countries its $800 per tonne. The over $640 per tonne pricedifference was responsible for some sort of smuggling of urea,besides urea shortage in the country.

He claimed that the government was taking appropriate steps forensuring smooth availability of urea in the country. The ministrywas in proper contact with Saudi Arabia for importing urea and inthis regard two officials of the ministry left for S Arabia. Theywould discuss with officials for releasing earlier import of ureafrom Saudi Arabia.

For smooth availability of locally produced urea, the official saidthat it would be distributed through DCO and other governmentidentified outlets for farmers. The government has decided todistribute 50 percent of urea through dealers and the remaining 50percent through government identified urea sales centres.

Profiteers sell bag of urea at Rs. 930

By Sher Ali Khuwaja

TANDO BAGO: The black marketing of urea is being sold at Rs. 930per bag Tando Bago and its adjoining areas, whereas, it’sreal price is Rs.650. Talking to RT, different growers of TandoBago including, Irshad Ali Khuwaja, Muhammad Khan Unar and SiddiqueRahu said that they are being compelled to buy one bag of urea atRs.930, whereas the district government has utterly failed tocontrol the situation. On the occasion, they demanded of theauthorities to establish immediate government depot of urea in theregion to facilitate the growers.

Man demands

protection

A man namely, Arib Lohaar while talking to newsmen on Sunday at thePress Club alleged that men namely, Anwar Nehrio, Babu Nehrio andothers have occupied his agriculture lands and are issuing him direthreats. On the occasion, he demanded of the authorities to providehim protection.

What transport is silent, faster than a Segway, cheaper than theTube and greener than an electric car? This new X-6 electricbicycle from Powabyke. A six-speed bike, its one of three newmodels promising to ditch electric cycling's dowdy image and getyou to work without becoming the Incredible Sweat. I've justreturned from a test ride, so here's the lowdown.

On many electric bikes, the battery is an ugly silver rectanglestrapped onto the frame. One thing I liked about the X-6 and itscompanion 24-speed (X-24) and low-step (X-6LS) siblings, however,is that the battery is ingeniously disguised as a water bottle (seephoto below). The size is a result of Powabyke switching from leadacid to lithium ion batteries, the type you'd usually find in alaptop.

The weakness of some electric bikes is they're excessively heavybecause of the motor, battery and circuitboard, but the X-6 isrelatively light at 22kg. While not as featherweight as one of themost popular electric bikes, Giant's 21kg Lafree pedelec, it's ahuge improvement on Powabyke's previous models, which weighed 39kg.

NEW YORK:

 When Honora Wolfe moved with her husband to the outskirts of Boulder, Colorado, five years ago, she wanted an environmentallyfriendly way to commute to her job as a bookshop owner in the city.

Wolfe, 60, found her solution about a month ago: an electricbicycle. It gets her to work quickly, she said, is easy on herarthritis and is better for the environment than a car.

"I'm not out to win any races," she said. "I want to get a littlefresh air and exercise, and cut my carbon footprint, and spend lessmoney on gas. And where I live, I can ride my bike seven months outof the year."

The surging cost of gasoline and, for many, a desire for a greenercommute is turning some to less conventional forms oftransportation, like the electric bike. They function like aconventional two-wheeler, but with a battery-powered assist, andbike dealers, riders and experts say they are flying off the racksacross the U.S.

Overall sales figures are hard to pin down, but they point toincreased interest. Frank Jamerson, a former General Motors Corp.executive turned electric vehicle guru, estimates U.S. electricbike sales to top 170,000 this year, compared with 120,000 in 2007.The Gluskin-Townley Group, which does market research for theNational Bicycle Dealers Association, offers the more conservativeestimate of 10,000 units sold in the U.S. in 2007, up from 6,000 in2006.

The most expensive batteries are made from lithium-ion and are asmuch as three times more powerful than regular batteries.

REQUIREMENTS:

No license or registration is required to ride an electric bicycle, but restrictions vary according to national guidelines. In somecountries the rider must wear a helmet.

In Europe, power-assisted bicycles must respect a speed limit of 25kilometers (15.5 miles) per hour with a power of 250 watts. You arealso required to pedal.

In the U.S., the speed restriction is 20 miles (32 kilometers) perhour and the power is limited to 750 watts.

In China, use of electric bikes is limited in some major cities.The southern city of Guangzhou has banned electric bicycles aspossible safety threats due to their high speed and on environmentgrounds because their batteries are considered a hazard if notdisposed of properly.

MODELS:

The electric bikes available vary from country to country. Here aresome of the choices available in France.

PARIS

My electric bike is no batmobile, but it makes me feel like asuperhero.

The motor is so quiet it's easy to forget it's there when I'mpedaling through the streets of Paris -- only I move much fasterthan a regular bike and I don't sweat. When I ride uphill, it feelslike someone is giving me a push.

The silver Chinese import that I bought for 300 euros ($470) mightnot look as flashy as Christian Bale's wheels in "The DarkKnight," but it is much cheaper to run and kinder to theenvironment too.

All of which helps explains why electric bikes are one of thehottest buys in Paris this summer -- and are filling the streets ofAmsterdam, Beijing and beyond.

"It's become a new means of transport," said OlivierBirault, owner of Paris store Velectris.

"In France we lost the culture of the bike after the war whenit was seen as old-fashioned or for poor people.

Ohio woman drowns in bathtub; husband charged

 Aug 14, 2008

 LEBANON, Ohio (AP) — A judge set bond at $1 million Thursdayfor a man charged with murder in the bathtub drowning of his wifeof a few months.

 Ryan Widmer, 27, told a 911 dispatcher Monday night that he triedto perform CPR after finding Sarah Widmer, 24, unresponsive in bathtub abath. He sobbed and said he had been watching television and thathis wife often fell asleep in the tub.

 "My wife fell asleep in the bathtub and I think she's dead," hetold the dispatcher.

 Warren County Coroner Russell Uptegrove issued a preliminary rulingof drowning.

 But county Prosecutor Rachel Hutzel said officials found signs of"violent force" and injury to Sarah Widmer's body inconsistent withan accidental drowning.

 Investigators who took evidence from the couple's four-bedroom homesaid they found contradictions with Widmer's account of whathappened.

 Widmer's lawyer, Charlie Rittgers, said the two were not havingtrouble and he doesn't understand why investigators believe thedeath wasn't accidental.

 The couple had been married about six months and had no documentedhistory of domestic violence, Hutzel said. Rittgers said Widmer hasno criminal record.

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"I don't think any lawyer would do what you said you wanted yourlawyer to do on your first trial date," Rasin said.

  Rasin put the case on hold for 10 days so that court medical bathtub staffcould determine whether Castillo is competent to stand trial, andif so, whether he's competent to represent himself. Once thathappens, a new trial date will be set.

  Rasin warned Castillo that if he were to represent himself,Maryland law would afford him "no special treatment."

  You would "be at a serious disadvantage," she told him. "You wouldbe presumed to know the rules of procedure and the rules ofevidence."

  Rasin pointed out that Castillo did not properly file his motionasking to represent himself with the court clerk's office and thathe sent her another request for changes in his mail and visitationrights, over which she had no control.

  "You didn't even know how to file a motion properly in a case thatcouldn't be more serious," Rasin said.

  In May, Assistant State's Attorney Julie A. Drake filed her intentto seek a penalty of life without parole.

  Prosecutors have not filed an intention to seek the death penalty,but with this delay, a new window opens for them to do so.

Widmer, 27, accused of aggravated murder in his wifes Aug. 11bathtub drowning in Hamilton Township, wasnt released in time toattend the Mass.

 But mourners heard a eulogy that Widmer had written for his wife,Sarah, 24.

 A priest read the eulogy aloud at St. Susanna Church in Mason asabout 400 people listened in a service closed to reporters.

  In the eulogy, Widmer professed his love for his wife, said he waslucky she had chosen to be with him and expressed how much hemisses her, said Widmers lawyer, Charlie Rittgers.

  Im happy that hes out, so at least he can start to grieve forhis wife, Rittgers said. He didnt have a copy of the eulogyavailable.

  Prosecutors say an autopsy revealed bathtub signs of a violent struggle.They havent divulged the evidence.

  Widmers supporters  including Sarah Widmers relatives  say theycannot imagine that Widmer could have harmed his wife. They say shehabitually fell asleep in the tub and in other places, and suspecther death was a freak accident, not a purposeful drowning.

  Widmer was freed hours after Rittgers won a battle to get hisclients bond reduced from $1 million to $400,000, despiteprosecutors protests.

  Supporters such as Brett Kostoff, 26, of Colerain Township, wereoverjoyed that Widmer was able to post bond.

  Kostoff, who played baseball with Widmer at Colerain High School,said, If he is proven guilty, I have the worst read ever onpeople&There really was not a nicer guy. When there were fights andthings, he would go the other way to avoid confrontation. He didntlike it.