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ANYONE WHO HAS WALKED BAREFOOT ACROSS A PARKING LOT ON A HOT SUMMER DAY
KNOWS THAT BLACKTOP IS EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD AT SOAKING UP THE SUN'S
WARMTH.NOW RESEARCH HAS FOUND A WAY TO USE THAT HEAT SOAKING PROPERTY
FOR AN ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCE.THROUGH ASPHALT,THE RESEARCHES ARE
DEVELOPING A SOLAR COLLECTOR THAT COULD TURN ROADS AND PARKING LOTS
INTO AN INEXPENSIVE SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY ANS HOT WATER.  More Information at:  http://pavement.wpi.edu/Research_Heat.html

Tom Bloch former chairman of H&R Block gave up a million dollar a year job to become a middle school math teach in an urban setting.This amazing story of giving back to the community has put Bloch on the front line of the education issue.His willingness to leave corporate America and become a math teacher is both inspiring and unique.With a soft spoken down to earth manner Bloch explains his motivations and the thrill he gets from making a difference in a childs life.

To a growing list of books about the myths and mysteries of American boys and young males, Kimmel, a sociologist and author of Manhood In America, adds this deft exploration grounded in research. Based on more than 400 interviews, over a four-year span, with young men ages 16–26, Kimmel's study shows that the guys who live in Guyland are mostly white, middle-class, totally confused and cannot commit to their relationships, work or lives. Although they seem baffled by the riddles of manhood and responsibility, they submit to the Guy Code, where locker-room behaviors, sexual conquests, bullying, violence and assuming a cocky jock pose can rule over the sacrifice and conformity of marriage and family. Obsessed with never wanting to grow up, this demographic, which is 22 million strong, craves video games, sports and depersonalized sexual relationships. In the end, Kimmel offers a highly practical guide to male youth.

Prize winning Civil War historian Noah Andre Trudeau has once again written a riveting,and insightful account of the Civil War.His latest book "Southern Storm" addresses William T. Shermans march to the sea in 1864.A day by day log of actual diary entries chronicles the march in all it's glory.The feelings and emotions of the Union Army as well as war torn southerners is richly described.Trudeau is considered one of the great Civil War experts and this segment provides the proof.