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Show 8 FRIDAY, MARCH THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE 2, 2001 sound and that sound would produce SOUND continued from page 7 beyond the human range of hearing. "We've been collaborating with a local company, and we're just about ready to start making prototypes," he says. Researchers elsewhere have linked n the refrigerators to the devices "so that heat would produce heat-drive- cooling," Symko says. In effect then, heat produces cooling. At the moment Symko's work in the lab downstairs focuses on experiment- ing with different geometries and materials. It can be a tedious process. "We find out that something works, but we won't know why," explains Emmi. The challenge then is to figure it out. Years ago, I went through one of my old boxes my dad keeps in the basement. At the top were a bunch of stu- pid school papers and immunization records and crap like that, but the real trove was at the bottom. Optimus Prime, the king of the Transformers, the one and only living God of interchangeable talking robots and drivcrless vehicles. Optimus and I have a long history together. First of all, he was the first toy I ever bought with my own money. Second of all, he made me the coolest kid on the block for a whole week...until Jimmy's wench mom bought him one for his birthday, stealing my thunder. I saved up for Optimus for what seemed like years. After my dad absolutely refused to buy me another toy because I was 13 and already had a warehouse full of G.I. Joes, Masters of the Universe action figures, and some other crap like chewed-u- p Legos and melted Army men, I decided I would show him how much I loved Optimus by buying him myself. I did every odd job and chore there was to do. Clean the boys' bathroom? Sounds fine to me. Change the oil in the Mercury Topaz? Sure. Give the dog a bath? Child's play. Eat the leftovers in the fridge? Yick, but what the hell. So I saved a quarter here and a dime there. After a few months, I had a sock full of loose change (which I used alternately as a bank and as a weapon), back-breaki- Marie Calender's. Restaurant & Bakery SALT LAKE CITY 13th South & Foothill 1313 Foothill Drive 582-321- companies, we're breaking new ground in every-tilin- revolutionary technology designed to make life better, easier, and safer throughout the world. Such as oui STARS air traffic control system. And our award-winninN:ghtS'.qht1M technology. But it all starts with you. Your creativity. Your knowledge tunities A In supportive, ble schedules and innovation. And enthusiasm return, we offei exceptional training and professional development oppordown work environment. And incredible benefits including flexi- deigned to respect your quality of So you can shV show off yourself." I grabbed the box and bolted to the checkout My new friend and I literally ran home. We couldn't wait to get Optimus out of his box so he could perform all his great tricks and give us wisdom in our fight against the Decepticons, even though the Decepticons were cooler than those wimp Autobots. We took him outside into the backyard. That's where the kids on the commercials play with Optimus. In their backyards, there is that stream that runs over the boulders and past the bonsai trees where that complicated system is that all use to your toys swoop down on the rope-and-pull- ey enemy. Except my backyard wasn't a National Park. Hell, it was full of crab grass, dog shit and broken glass. There was no stream, no boulders, no bonsai Computer Science Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Math blond-haire- check out our website at Relations MarketingCommunications Management FinanceAccounting Human Resources www.rayjobs.comcampus for further information including a calendar retaining, and of reciuiting events. 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Now enjoy me for mid-flig- Opportunities are available for exceptional students with the following majors: from defense and commercial electronics, and business aviation and special mission aircraft As a Raytheon employee, you'll contribute to the development of exciting, about the future Kolob itself. trees. The only thing resembling a rope and pulley was my dog on a chain. And Optimus seemed to notice too because he just stood there. He didn't go and stomp on Thunderkaizer like he did in the commercials and in the cartoon. And besides, my figure didn't jump into the air as a diesel and then transform into Optimus, landing with his guns blazing. No, I had to do it They never showed the kids on the commercials sitting there with this glorified Rubix Cube, trying in vain to make Optimus look cool as he squirmed about as if suddenly stricken by the palsy or the Holy Ghost. They never showed kids making those asinine sounds with their mouths to mimic what Optimus sounded like as he changed form, the of a diesel truck turna into god. ing And another thing, who was this kid with me? He didn't look like the kids on the commercials. He was fat and brown. The kids on the commercials d kids were all skinny little like walked looked that straight they out of a eugenics lab. I could hear them mocking me, those kids. Ha! You don't have a National Park in your backyard! Ha! You don't have blond hair! Ha! Your Optimus Prime sucksl I wanted to cry. Twenty bucks down the friggin' drain...not to mention a little boy's hopes. I could feel the tears welling up in my eyes. But I couldn't do that in front of my new friend. Instead, I played with Optimus like a kid plays with the neighborhood kid in the wheelchair, and then I put him away in a box kept in the basement. 0 Where it matters most. As one of the wald's leading diversified technology and then, finally, I had enough money. I think Optimus cost about $20, but it could have been more. Besides, when you're young that seems like an insane amount of money. I remember walking to the local grocery store with my sock full of money and with my best friend in tow. He didn't used to be my best friend, but my gosh, Optimus Prime! So I strolled down the aisle and saw Optimus sitting on the shelf. I swear he almost begged me to buy him, like those dogs in mall pet shops are known to do. I could almost hear his digitized voice, a voice so pure and good it seemed to come straight from (ASCII text only; no attachments), 23 1 "8- or mail to: Raytheon Company, Attn: National Staffing Data Center, P.O. Box 660246, Dallas, TX 75266. U.S. Citizenship may be required. We are an equal opportunity employer. MS-20- Bringing technology to the edge je9 |