International Star Wars day: May the 4th be with you.
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A Military Problem Money Cant Solve
While members of the armed services are underpaid and overworked, the bill recently passed by the Senate that gives them a pay raise doesnt address the real problem: keeping skilled officers and noncommissioned officers from leaving in mid-career. The Army, Navy and Air Force now face serious enlistment shortfalls. For example, last year the Navy fell 7,000 short of its recruitment goal. The bill would raise military pay 4.8 percent and increase re-enlistment bonuses and retirement benefits.. Op-Ed article by author, Lucian K Truscott, says bill recently passed by Senate giving armed services pay raise does not address real problem of keeping skilled officers and noncommissioned officers from leaving in mid-career; drawing (M)
May the 4th Be With You: Nine things in Hull that look like Star Wars scenes
Whether you know every single line to every single film or, you have tolerated it and gave up trying to understand it back in the 1970s, today is officially Star Wars Day, known across the world as May the Fourth Be With You. Use the force of your.
May the 4th Be With You, McDonalds
There doesnt seem to be a light at the end of the tunnel for McDonalds (NYSE: MCD ) , so the worlds largest burger chain will try to find another escape route. McDonalds will be unveiling its turnaround strategy on May 4, and investors will be.
May the Fourth: How to celebrate the biggest holiday on Star Wars fans.
The first known use of the phrase, May the 4th be with you came just two years after the release of the original 1977 Star Wars, according to LucasFilm historians. Oddly that reference came in a half-page newspaper ad taken out by the Conservative.
MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU: What to do on Star Wars Day (and why)
���May the 4th be with you��� is a full-fledged unofficial holiday, ���Star Wars Day.��� Actually, as far as Lucasfilm and Disney are concerned, its quite official. So why this day, and what is there to do other than watch it trend on Twitter? (After all, it.
May The 4th Be With You @ ForbiddenPlanet.com
Chewie, were home! Celebrate Star Wars at your local Forbidden Planet on, of course, May The 4th. We will be launching a Forbidden Planet Exclusive range of T-Shirts - be the first to get the brilliant Adi Granov design for��.
May the 4th Be With You: The Data Awakens. | Splunk Blogs
To celebrate this years May the 4th Ive been investigating what Star Wars would have been like if a long time ago, in a galaxy far far away theyd had Splunk and data analytics. The results are quite interesting and would��.
Inkless Magazine, The
For its latest issue, Visionaire, the high-style, limited-edition publication, corralled Rachel Whiteread, Adam Fuss, Robert Longo, Karl Lagerfeld and a dozen other big art and fashion names to experiment with the technology of laser cutting. The technique, in essence, entails scanning drawings or photographs into a computer, which then prompts a laser to burn holes, or shapes, into paper or any other material. It may be the first inkless (not to mention textless) magazine, if youre not counting those on the Internet, of course. To be precise, the magazine is really a portfolio of laser-cut multiples, all made with heavy black paper, loosely slid between shiny, colored, thick cardboard pages. The magazine cover is silver and black, part laser-cut, part silver-foil-stamped with the image of an apartment building. The look of the laser-cut works ranges from a fine, almost imperceptible black mesh to macramé. If you hold them at a certain angle, either up to the light or so that light can pass through the holes onto the magazine pages, you can see some of the images as faint, ghostly reflections. This is not always easy to do, and the temperamental, alchemical aspect is vaguely akin to holographs or old daguerreotypes, as is the implicit magic that comes with finding a face or flower, as if conjured up, out of the darkness.. Michael Kimmelman article, in review of years notable ideas and developments, on Visionaire, high-style, limited-edition publication that was created with technology of laser cutting; technique entails scanning drawings or photographs into computer, which then prompts laser to burn holes into paper or any other material; photo (M)
Strategic Extremism
It may be hard to believe these days, but in fact, Americans are pretty moderate people, politically. Even on deeply emotional issues like abortion, public opinion tends to coalesce around a mushy compromise position somewhere close to the middle of the road. So why do party platforms and campaign rhetoric tend toward extreme positions? According to a paper in the October issue of the Harvard Institute of Economic Research, there may be a calculated reason behind the nations current political divide. The lead author, Edward L. Glaeser, a Harvard economist, argues that the parties are employing a tactic that he calls strategic extremism. When the political landscape is balanced in a very particular way, he writes -- the way it is right now -- extreme political platforms that deviate sharply from the median voters preferences can be vote-maximizing.. Paul Tough article, in review of years notable ideas and developments, on Edward L Glaeser paper published in Harvard Institute of Economic Research; Glaeser argues that political parties are employing tactic he calls strategic extremism to maximize voter turnout on hot-button issues; maintains that voters are politically moderate, not as polarized as rhetoric indicates (M)
Criminalizing Reckless Sex
Colorado prosecutors dropped sexual-assault charges against Kobe Bryant in September after his accuser decided she was unwilling to testify. But Ian Ayres of Yale Law School and Katharine Baker of the Chicago Kent College of Law contend that even the behavior Bryant admitted to -- unprotected consensual sex with a woman he had just met -- was irresponsible and dangerous. They have a proposal to curtail such behavior: outlawing reckless sex. Ayres and Baker define reckless sex as penetration, without a condom, in a first-time sexual encounter. Because such sex leaves behind forensic evidence, it would be relatively easy for prosecutors to prove that it had occurred. Anyone accused of the crime could then offer the defense that omitting the condom had been consensual. But he or she would have to prove this by a preponderance of the evidence.. Christopher Shea article, in review of years notable ideas and developments, on proposition by Ian Ayres and Katharine Baker to curtail reckless sex, which they define as penetration without condom in first-time encounter (M)
Making Vaccines Good Business
Left to their own devices, major drug companies are unlikely to pay much attention to malaria, tuberculosis and other illnesses that afflict poor countries but spare the prosperous West. As a result, the prevention of such diseases has typically been put in the hands of the World Health Organization and other nonprofit entities. But that approach has serious limits, according to an increasingly influential group of market-oriented scholars. Effective treatments and vaccines could be invented and disseminated much more quickly, these scholars say, if private pharmaceutical companies were brought into the game. And for that to happen -- so the argument runs -- Big Pharma needs to be reassured of making a profit. In their new book, Strong Medicine: Creating Incentives for Pharmaceutical Research on Neglected Diseases, Michael Kremer, an economist at Harvard, and Rachel Glennerster, who directs the Poverty Action Lab at M.I.T., argue that Western governments and foundations should make a legally binding promise to pharmaceutical and biotech companies: if you invent a safe and effective vaccine for malaria, tuberculosis or H.I.V., well buy the first (say) 200 million doses at a respectable profit-guaranteeing price. One great virtue of this scheme, the authors suggest, is that the public would pay for only a successful product. If a company invests millions in research but fails to develop a vaccine that meets the contracts specifications, no money would change hands.. David Glenn article, in review of years notable ideas and developments, on incentives that would increase interest by pharmaceutical companies in working to create vaccines for diseases that afflict poor countries but spare more prosperous ones (M)
DisFanReview.com: MAY THE 4th BE WITH YOU! Celebrate.
MAY THE 4th BE WITH YOU! Celebrate STAR WARS Day At Your Local Disney Store. This Article Originally Appeared On The Disney Store Blog. Looking for a way to celebrate Star Wars Day on Monday, May 4? Look no��.
Steams Star Wars May the 4th be with You sale gets clever.
Star Wars Steam Steam is at it again: the annual ���May the 4th Be With You��� Star Wars sale is back in force (sorry), bringing discounts of up to 77 percent to a wealth of jedi-packed titles. The sale will continue through May 6,��.
Hard Times at a Factory of Legends
“4th and Forever” on Current TV looks at the football program at Long Beach Polytechnic High School in California.
The Seeds Of Housing Irk Gardeners
Every city gardener says it is well understood that Operation Green Thumb giveth and taketh away. But some Manhattan Valley gardeners said they felt blindsided when a member of Councilman Adam Clayton Powells staff told the Northwest Central Park Multiblock Association that Mr. Powell was applying for money to build middle-income housing on two city-owned lots occupied by community gardens. We thought the Councilman was going to give us a grant, said Doris Parker, the recording secretary of the association, which sponsors one garden, on 104th Street between Central Park West and Manhattan Avenue. So you can imagine the shock.
Rockefellers Assets
IN THE BLOOD SPORT OF POLITICAL TALK shows, John McLaughlins One on One can be one of the bloodiest, but Senator John D. Rockefeller 4th was holding his own. McLaughlin was pummeling Rockefeller on his health-care proposals, raising the prospect of another big-spending Democratic program driving under a nation of virtuous small businesses. Rockefeller was countering with a barrage of eye-glazing detail on cost shifting, first-dollar coverage and the per capita cost of health care in Canada. The West Virginia Democrat had that special glow of a fledgling Presidential contender, that adrenaline rush of Hey, I can do this, skimming along from health care to civil rights legislation to indexing capital gains. He was dropping in a cocky Well, John here and a chummy No, John there. His press secretary, watching from the control booth, began to uncoil and settle back in her chair just a little. Then McLaughlin turned the questioning to money. And Rockefellers smile, that well-bred but earnest smile forged in a lifetime of campaign picnics and town meetings, that smile that says, Yes, Im a Rockefeller, but I understand, suddenly got very tight.
PENTAGON BACKING PROPOSAL TO DROP A FAIRCHILD PLANE
The Defense Department has proposed canceling a new Air Force training plane that is the mainstay of the Fairchild Republic Companys aircraft plant on Long Island, Pentagon and industry sources said today. The sources said the Air Force proposed the cancellation of the $3.5 billion program in Pentagon budget documents, as part of a budget-trimming exercise, and the move had been approved by Deputy Secretary of Defense William H. Taft 4th. His endorsement came two weeks ago in a classified program decision memorandum, the sources added. Officials said management deficiencies at the Farmingdale plant, which the Air Force had previously made public, figured in the decision to eliminate the plane, the T-46A. #3,600 Employees at Plant Aerospace industry analysts said its cancellation could be fatal to the Republic plant in Farmingdale, which employs 3,600 people.
May the 4th Be With You��� - Home and School Mosaics
Well joke about ���May the 4th be with you��� and say ���Happy Star Wars Day!��� to each other and on our social media pages. We might watch one of the movies together that night as a family. Weve never done a party, though a��.
Turning the Tables on the Generals
Nothing exposed the yawning generation gap in todays military better than Defense Secretarys William Cohens pardon last week of Gen. Joseph Ralston for his adulterous affair with a civilian woman 13 years ago. In the history of the military since Congress adopted the Uniform Code of Military Justice in 1951, how many general officers do you think have been prosecuted for adultery? Zero. In the last year alone, how many younger soldiers of lower rank have been prosecuted for adultery? One hundred and sixty-three.. Op-Ed article by Lucian K Truscott 4th says Defense Sec William Cohens pardon of Gen Joseph Ralston for adulterous affair has exposed profound gaps between lower-ranking men and women with mud on their boots and old boys club that is still in command; points out that no general officers have been prosecuted for adultery since Congress adopted uniform code of military justice in 1951, whereas 163 younger soldiers of lower rank have been so charged; also observes generational split between young officers who have worked all along with women, and senior generals and admirals for whom presence of women is an affront (M)
Monday Links: May the 4th Be With You - St. Louis Game Time
Happy Star Wars Day, Prust has Words for Watson, and The Suicide Squad is on notice.
LEGO Star Wars May the 4th be with you
But still, May the 4th is special as Star Wars Day, and of course LEGO is participating in the event by offering new sets and promotions. We will talk about these in detail shortly, but today I wanted to share with you a postcard I��.
McDonalds: May The 4th Be With You (MCD)
I think it is appropriate that on Monday May 4th, Star Wars day, the McDonalds (NYSE:MCD) Empire is planning to strike back at sagging sales with the initial details of new CEO Steve Easterbrooks turnaround plan. While there will certainly be a lot.
Best New Stars Wars Books: May the 4th Be with You
This list of ���Best New Star Wars Books: May the 4th Be with You��� was curated by Bianca Schulze. Follow along with our articles and reviews tagged with Daniel Lipkowitz, Jeffrey Brown, Ryder Windham, and Star Wars Books,��.
GeekWire Calendar Picks: May the 4th Be With You, ZINO Pitch Tank, and more
The highly anticipated reboot isnt premiering until December, but eager Star Wars fans can get their fix of robots, rebels, and everyones favorite fuzz ball at EMPs May the 4th Be With You. The museum is hosting a day of activities in conjunction.
May the 4th be with you: Watch the greatest Star Wars lightsaber duels
There are many things from Star Wars we wish were real, but top of the list has to be a lightsaber, the energy blade weapon of choice for Jedi (available in blue, green and purple) and Sith (red, always red). To celebrate Star Wars Day (May the 4th be.
May the 4th Be With You - DNA Lounge
Monday Night Hubba is the perfect way to start your week sexy: with cocktails, tease, comedy and a more intimate experience than Hubbas big monthly extravaganzas! Each Monday night is a fun-filled, shimmering showcase��.
May the 4th be with you: Cool costumes for National Star Wars Day
If the calendar says ���May 4,��� that means it must be National Star Wars Day. (���May the 4th be with you.��� Get it?) But thats just for Wookies, er, rookies. For the folks who sent us their ���Star Wars���-inspired selfies, every day is ���Star Wars��� Day. You.
Happy Star Wars Day! May the 4th Be With You! - Patheos
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Nonhegemonic Curating
The opening of the Smithsonians National Museum of the American Indian this September was a landmark event in the recognition of the history and the plight of native peoples. But the grand opening may prove to be a landmark in the history -- and perhaps the plight -- of museum curating as well. Because Native American mythology is rooted in the idea that Indians have always inhabited this continent, scientifically informed discussion of how North America came to be populated has been banished from the museums halls. The exhibits, moreover, reject the supposedly Eurocentric notion of historical development. Things are looked at very cyclically, not in a linear way, one curator told The Washington Post.. Christopher Shea article, in review of years notable ideas and developments, on hegemony-free approach to curating at new National Museum of the American Indian; exhibits ignore notion of historical development, instead embracing idea of one unified culture among Indian artists; photos (M)
PENNELL INQUEST PLANS; Inquiry Into Death of Buffalo Lawyer Begins To-morrow.
BUFFALO, N.Y., April 8 -- Justice Murphy and District Attorney Coatsworth; held a conference this afternoon on the Pennell inquest, which begins at the Morgue at 3 oclock Friday afternoon. The course of the public inquiry, so far as it could be discussed beforehand, was settled. The inquests of Pennell and Mrs. Pennell are to be joined.. Test case, misdemeanor
American Pharoah Gives Trainer a Long-Awaited 4th Derby Win
American Pharoah has won the 141st Kentucky Derby before a record-setting crowd at Churchill Downs.
Happy Star Wars Day, ���May The 4th Be With You��� ��� Top 10.
In honor of my favorite movie franchise , I wish you a very happy ���Star Wars Day���. I cant remember when this day started to be a unofficial holiday for the lovers of Star Wars but it just seems meant to be. Its May 4th.
May The 4th Be With You
TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) - Today is May 4th a national holiday to Star Wars fans. A day that is known to them as May The 4th Be With You. This is a time for Star Wars fans to relive their favorite scene from the movie or even transform into their .
Flight To Success: May The 4th Be With You
May The 4th Be With You. Chicago to Seattle! This morning will begin with an 0530 wake up (0330 PDT) and a flight back to Seattle. A fabulous time had by all in the Windy City! And an upgrade to First Class for my birthday��.
Monday Links: May the 4th Be With You
Brian Light wants to remind you of the wonderful Russian bright spot of the Blues 2014-2015 season. Stick taps to him. [YouTube]; Happy Star Wars Day! CNN wants you to know where it came from and why its a thing. [CNN]; Han Solo was everywhere in .
May the 4th, Star Wars Day, builds excitement for new movie
���Star Wars��� hit the big screen May 25, 1977, with all of the five movies that followed through 2005 also debuting in May. Fans have adopted ���May the 4th��� (as in ���May the force be with you���) as Star Wars Day, although this year. they wont have a new.
May the 4th be with You: Toys R Us LEGO Star Wars In.
In addition to the deals LEGO is running this weekend online, theyre also teaming up with Toys R Us for a special in-store promotion. On Sunday, May 3, stop by your local Toys R Us between noon and 2PM ��� youll be able to��.
Debunking Photoshop Fakery
Our faith in photography has been forever compromised by computer programs like Photoshop that doctor images with a relatively high degree of ease and verisimilitude. When you come across a provocative photo on the Web -- John Kerry and Jane Fonda protesting together, say -- it can be hard to know what to make of it. But not for Hany Farid. In May, Farid, a professor of computer science at Dartmouth College, unveiled software that helps determine whether a digital image has been tampered with. Much as art experts detect forgeries by studying the minutia of brush strokes, Farid has devised methods of analyzing the clusters of pixels that make up a digital photo. After crunching the numbers, his program generates a map of the suspect image that calls attention to suspicious areas where tampering may have occurred.. Ryan Bigge article, in review of years notable ideas and developments, on software that helps determine whether digital image has been tampered with; developed by computer science professor Harry Farid, program generates map of suspect image that calls attention to suspicious areas; photos (M)
LILLE ACCLAIMS HER DELIVERERS; Stages an Imposing Pageant in Honor of the British Fifth Army. BIRDWOOD PRESENTS FLAG City in Exchange Gives a Memorial Standard to the British Commander.VAST CROWDS AT CEREMONYSlivery Chorus of Womens CheersRises from the Beflagged Grand Place. Lille Again Welcomes Deliverers. Fit Background for a Pageant. Procession Enters the Square. A Silver Chorus of Cheers. Soldiers in Holiday Trim. Three Days of Hard Fighting. Fight to Retard Retreat. Cheer for Canadians. Girls Bouquets for Soldiers. Tribute by French Priest.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES, Oct. 28.--German gunners and machine gun rearguards are obeying the order recently transmitted to them from General Headquarters, that they must not allow their fighting spirit to be lowered by the prospects of peace or politics.. pageants in honor of 5th British Army and presentation of flag by Gen Birdwood described by Gibbs
Micropolis, The
Its probably easiest to define a micropolis by what it isnt -- namely, a metropolis, which typically comprises a dense core city of more than 50,000 people surrounded by a large cluster of suburbs and exurbs. Since 1950, the United States Census Bureau has divided the country into broad swaths of metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas. According to the census, you were either in a metro area or you werent. Any middle ground between big-city living and remote rural living went unrecognized. Thats no longer the case. This is the first full year the federal government has gathered data on 573 regions sprinkled around the country known as micropolitan areas: locales with a core city of fewer than 50,000 (as small as 10,000). In the South, that means Mount Airy, N.C., the model for Mayberry in The Andy Griffith Show; in the Midwest, Ashtabula, Ohio; in the West, Heber, Utah; and in the East, Corning, N.Y. Theres no typical micropolis -- Dodge City, Kan., and Bennington, Vt., present extreme variations within the category. Still, micro cities are generally more countrified than metro cities. Hub airports are usually very far away; so is good sushi. In addition, the suburbs of micropolitan cities often resemble the low-density exurbs at the fringe of many metro areas. Houses sit on large lots. Big-box retailers serve as commercial centers.. Jon Gertner article, in review of years notable ideas and developments, on new Census Bureau recognition of areas called micropolitan, locales with core city of fewer than 50,000 people surrounded by large cluster of suburbs and exurbs; point of new category is to track growth of a type of influential urban area that already exists but is barely understood by demographers; map (M)
May the 4th Be With You: Celebrate Star Wars Day in Reston
You can stop by the gallery Saturday through Monday to enter a drawing for your chance to win the limited edition piece called ���There Will Be No Bargain��� worth $700. Hours are: Saturday: Noon to 6 p.m.; Sunday: Noon to 4 p.m.; Monday (aka Star Wars Day.
Fertile Red States
After this years presidential election, pundits agreed that George W. Bush won by turning out conservative voters in greater numbers than Democrats turned out liberals. According to Phillip Longman, a senior fellow at the New America Foundation, that feat will only be easier for Republican candidates in the future. Instead of having to rely on the same conservative voters, Republicans may benefit from the fact that there simply will be more voters in conservative states. The reason, Longman argued in The Washington Post this summer, is that voters in red states are having children at much higher rates than their counterparts in blue states. The numbers that Longman revealed were striking. In 2002, Utah, where Bush made his strongest showing this year, had the countrys highest fertility rate (the number of births per thousand women of child-bearing age). By contrast, liberal Vermont had the lowest fertility rate that year. Furthermore, 15 out of the countrys 17 most fertile states went for Bush in 2000. The Gore states today have an average replacement rate of 1.89 births per woman -- far below the rate of 2.1 necessary to prevent the population from shrinking. (The average rate of the Bush states is 2.06.) These trends are particularly meaningful when you consider that political convictions are often inherited. As Longman notes: Its a truism of social science that people wind up having the political and religious orientation of their parents.. Noam Scheiber article, in review of years notable ideas and developments, on research by New America Foundation fellow Phillip Longman that shows Republicans in red states are having children at much higher rate than their counterparts in blue states; trends are meaningful in light of truism that children generally adopt political orientation of parents (M)
May the 4th be with you. and me
Make a mockery of this council, you dare?��� Yoda said in an astonished/angry voice that was anything but musical. ���What do you mean, Master Yoda?��� I asked, genuinely baffled. ���Why a Jabba the Hut costume are you wearing?��� Yoda inquired angrily. ���What?
May the Fourth Be with You! Make LunchBox Dads Star Wars Themed Lunch
���My family is so excited for today because its May the 4th! Thats right���its national Star Wars Day. My kids actually look forward to this day all year long. My daughter even wants her hair to be in ���Princess Leia��� buns, and we all try to wear our.
Escalating High-Heel Shoe, The
Of the many impractical fashions that have appeared throughout history, none have endured like the high heel. From ladies of the court in 18th-century France who had to be escorted up and down stairs because they tottered on stems so precariously high, to todays socialites and celebrities who mince along in their lofty Manolos, comfort and even mobility have always been an afterthought. Remarking upon the heels despotic allure, George Bernard Shaw reportedly said, If you rebel against high heels, take care to do so in a very smart hat. Yet change may be afoot, as it were. Channeling the desire of working women everywhere, Wei-Chieh Tu, a graduate student in industrial design at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, has created an escalating high-heel shoe, the height of which can be set at six different levels, ranging from zero to 38 degrees, with the mere push of a button. My wife wanted three-inch heels but refused to buy them because she wouldnt be able to wear them all day, Tu explains. She told me, Youre an industrial designer; you should do something about that, and of course I listened to her.. Amanda Fortini article, in review of years notable ideas and developments, on escalating high-heel shoe that can be set at six different heights; shoe was developed by industrial designer Wei-Chieh Tu; ingenious design was inspired by foldable Chinese hand fans; photos (M)
Sydney, May the 4th Be With You
Sydney, May the 4th Be With You. Star Wars fans across the globe are celebrating May the 4th Be With You day. Print page; Email this · Permalink. Share ? Share. Switch to Big Picture mode. In Sydney, teachers and students at Baulkham Hills High.
Star Wars on PlayStation Store: New PS2 Classics, Free.
Star Wars Day is nearly upon us! What better way to celebrate than with PlayStation? Weve got some amazing things for you Star Wars fans this week as we gear up for May the 4th. May the 4th logo. To celebrate, we are��.
The Israelis Won It and I Was Going to Swim There Whether or Not The Egyptians Liked It; The Israelis Won It -- and I Was Going to Swim There.
. Article on newly established Israeli resort at Sharm el Sheik; map; illus
Augmented Bar Code, The
Meant for mechanical eyes only, the bar code divulges little information to the shopper. But Dara ORourke, a U.C. Berkeley professor of labor, says that with a few tweaks, it could help foment a consumer revolution. As he explained in a World Bank Group policy paper in the spring, shoppers choosing, say, turkeys could one day scan bar codes with their cellphone cameras to find out where the birds were from, and even see pictures of the farms. The transformed bar code would call attention to environmentally friendly products and raise the consciousness of shoppers everywhere. The idea isnt entirely fanciful. Software already exists that allows camera phones to read bar codes. And some companies have begun sharing encoded product-tracking information with curious consumers. This year, Heritage Foods started providing a tracking number with every piece of meat it sells. When keyed into the companys Web site, the number provides the animals medical and feed history. The site also features a turkey Web cam, so you can examine the animals living conditions for yourself. As Patrick Martins, co-founder of Heritage Foods, puts it, you can see Tom naturally mating with Henrietta.. Nathanael Johnson article, in review of years notable ideas and developments, on idea by University of California at Berkeley Prof Dara ORourke that would allow shoppers to scan bar codes with cellphone cameras to get detailed information about product they are considering buying; software already exists that allows bar codes to be read by camera phones, but idea has risks in that it would open production processes to consumers (M)
May the 4th be with you: Star Wars fans to battle with lightsabers at May Day.
If you are looking to celebrate all things Star Wars on May the 4th (May the Force etc), then you could go along to the May Day parade in Woodmancote. There will be a science fiction theme to the event on Bank Holiday Monday, and you will have the.