Sophia also left (as planned, no mystery there), which is very sad, but she was on the lights-and-sound desk, so Anne-Marie (who is now in the opening dance) has to alternate with Brian on lights.

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Its four buildings, designed by Branson Coates Architecture, resemble drums when seen from ground level but from the air they look like dials on a sound-mixing desk.

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That's why we're pleased to note that a company called ReNu has just announced a solar panel that can be used to charge your iPhone or iPod, power the device's sound dock, or even keep your desk light shining sans mains power.

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Set the company's iPhone-sized speaker on a desk, coffee table or even a surfboard and it transfers sound waves into that material -- creating an on-the-fly subwoofer.

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