Katrina Barillova, co-founder of Charmed Technology, wears "onHand" on her wrist, a full-featured personal digital assistant from Matsucom. Charmed Technology is venturing into a budding industry specializing in "wearable technology."

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Barillova models a "Bright Eye," a monocle that provides broadband Internet access.

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This dish-drawer dishwasher is made by the New Zealand company Fisher & Paykel. The super-quiet, high-efficiency appliance uses much less water than a typical dishwasher.

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This pure convection oven by Dacor circulates hot air around the food so that everything is cooked equally.

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Swedish company Asko makes front-loading clothes washers and dryers that are more efficient and effective than typical appliances.

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Elliott Smith performed before an enthusiasti crowd Saturday night at the Granada Theatre.

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Brandy and Malcom Jamal-Warner, stars of "Moesha" on UPN, will welcome real-life NAACP President Kweisi Mfume on tonight's episode.

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2nd district county commission candidate Bob Johnson.

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Bobbi Timmons, Baker University junior, left, and Liz Boudreau, Baker sophomore, drove from Baldwin to eat blintzes during a brunch held at the Lawrence Jewish Community Center. Blintzes are similar to crepes, with cheese and fruit fillings.

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Former Louisiana Gov. Jimmie Davis practices his guitar at his home in Baton Rouge, La., in this March 2, 1987, file photo. Davis, the "singing governor" who drew on his popularity as a maker of hits such as "You Are My Sunshine" to twice win election to the state's top office, died Sunday. He was 101.

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Matthew McReynolds, dressed as the Tin Man, lights a balloon full of hydrogen gas during a whimsical play mixing science and "The Wizard of Oz." The carnival was put on by the Kansas University chemistry department.

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Stanley Lombardo, a Kansas University classics professor, has translated Homer's "Odyssey" into a more understandable text for modern college students.

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Free State High School junior Lynn Feng makes precise measurements during a chemistry class experiment Thursday. The Lawrence school district is studying whether to make science mandatory for high school sophomores.

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Oakland quarterback Rich Gannon (12) throws a pass against Kansas City. The former Chief threw four touchdown passes in the Raiders' 49-31 victory Sunday at Oakland, Calif. At left, Chief Steve Martin (90) works against Barret Robbins (63) and Steve Wisniewski (76).

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A sign reading "Follow the Road to Safety" marks the entrance off old Kansas Highway 10 to the Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant, the site of the proposed Oz theme park development.

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This composite aerial view looks south over a Prairie Park neighborhood at left, Mary's Lake, right of center, and the Honeywell International Inc. plant to the right of lake. At far right, angling from the bottom of the frame to the top is Haskell Avenue with the 31st street intersection in the lower righthand corner. In the far left of the frame, angling from the lower lefthand corner to the right at a 45 degree angle is East 1600 Road. A proposed extension of 31st Street would continue east from Haskell Avenue and run to the south side of Mary's Lake and Prairie Park to East 1600 Road.

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Financial planner Doyle Brown of Las Vegas finds himself working with problem gamblers who often want to withdraw from their savings for gambling money.

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