Talk if you must, but at least put some muscle into idle chat

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Cellular telephone battery failure is a serious problem, but new devices now convert energy for phones with rechargeable batteries. Aladdinpower is a hand-held generator kit that lets users squeeze a handle to convert motion into energy to be transferred to phones. The list price is $59.95. Motorola will introduce the FreeCharge recharger in Nov. 2001. For $49.99, the device, made by Freeplay, offers a hand-cranked winder that requires 45 seconds of turning to gain five or six talk minutes or three hours of standby time. It stores a wall outlet charge that conveys energy chemically instead of mechanically.

Product information, Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing, Electrical Industrial Apparatus, Battery Chargers, Innovations, Technology development, Battery industry

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A special kind of glory

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Pictures of athletes in the Special Olympics are displayed. They come from the book, 'Glory: Photographs of Athletes,' by William Morrow, which was published in Oct. 1999. Timothy Shriver, president and CEO, Special Olympics, said handicapped athletes create the glory of sport when they play because they do not give up in the face of adversity.

Portrayals, Disabled athletes, Excerpt, Special Olympics, Special Olympics Inc., Glory: Photographs of Athletes (Book)

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The 'Talk' of the town

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This article discusses editor Tina Brown's new magazine "Talk," the premier issue of which was published in August 1999. Relevant points include Brown's decision to start the magazine after Miramax chief Harvey Weinstein offered it to her, and the magazine's effort to feature both serious journalism and celebrity gossip.

Publishing industry, Criticism and interpretation, Talk (Periodical), Brown, Tina, Miramax

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