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A wake-up vibrator??
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The Shakeawake was originally designed for the hearing-impaired, but is now finding a place under the pillows of the morning-impaired, bedmates and roommates on different schedules and shift workers. As part of the post-Sept. 11 trauma, it was handed out to New York police and fire fighters to help them get through their odd-timed shifts.
The alarm sells for about $30. Call 800-599-5321 or visit shakeawake.com.
— Alice Keesing, Advertiser staff writer
Free floral fineness
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More than 40 flower arrangements will be on display outside City Hall through Friday, including those by guest exhibitor Tomoaki Yamamoto, a professor from Kyoto, Japan.
Ikebana contrasts most Western floral design in its asymmetry. Designers strive to convey harmony between the flowers. Those who want to try their own hand at ikebana arranging can do it in the virtual reality of the Internet.
— Tanya Bricking, Advertiser staff writer
Dozens of TV ditties
If a few bars of a TV theme song get your nostalgia juices flowing, you'll be spending a lot of time at TV Tunes Online — tvtunesonline.com — a digital treasure trove of familiar tunes, from "The Jack Benny Program" to "Xena" (and one of the last sites to feature all the songs from "Schoolhouse Rock").
— USA Today
