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With this Android application you can view a map of nearby drinking water sources as well as rate specific fountains and assist in helping this vital public infrastructure improve.

The goal of this application is to support those who have said no to bottled water and help others join the cause.

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Apple Inc. (AAPL) is preparing a new lineup of thinner MacBook laptops running on more powerful chips made by Intel Corp. (INTC), people with knowledge of the plans said.

The MacBook Pro machines, to be unveiled at Apple’s annual developers conference starting June 11, also will feature high- definition screens like those on the iPhone and iPad, as well as flash memory to cut startup times and extend battery life, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the plans haven’t been made public.

Two Apple Inc. MacBook Pro laptop computers, seen on Jan. 25, 2010. The new Apple laptops to be unveiled at Apple's annual developers conference starting June 11, 2012, will run on Intel’s new processors, code-named Ivy Bridge, and will have a slimmed-down body design from the current 0.95-inch thickness, said people with knowledge of the plans. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg

Apple’s Mac sales are growing faster than the personal- computer market, benefiting from the popularity of its mobile devices. Since 2007, when the iPhone was introduced, Apple’s Mac sales have more than doubled, reaching $21.8 billion last year. As Apple’s share has grown, competitors such as Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ), Dell Inc. (DELL) and Samsung Electronics Co. have followed suit in making thinner, aluminum laptops that start up more quickly.

Apple’s new laptops will run on Intel’s new processors, code-named Ivy Bridge, and will have a slimmed-down body design from the current 0.95-inch thickness, the people said.

Bill Evans, a spokesman for Cupertino, California-based Apple, declined to comment, while Chuck Mulloy, a spokesman for Intel, referred questions to Apple.

Apple shares fell 1.5 percent yesterday to $558.22 at the close in New York. The stock has risen 38 percent this year.

Now the sting operation by one news channel exposed that IPL matches are fixed and how that is happening, BCCI will started looking in to tapes. It will start look into the matter immediately Read Below.

The BCCI has responded to an IPL 5 match-fixing sting operation done by an Indian TV channel, saying they are examining the tapes to confirm whether the claims have any veracity. The board's honorary secretary Sanjay Jagdale released a statement a couple of hours after the news of the operation broke out.

"Some TV channels have been reporting a story pertaining to alleged unacceptable practices by players participating in the IPL. The BCCI will not tolerate any violation of regulations and any act of corruption. The complete footage of the 'sting operation', will be sought and examined thoroughly. The GC [Governing Council] will meet on an emergent basis to review the footage and take appropriate strict action," it read.

Earlier, the TV channel reported that many Indian and international players were involved in match-fixing. A few owners were also involved in influencing the outcome of the matches. Some players in the sting operation also disclosed that they have tried to negotiate a bigger financial contract with some of the other IPL franchises, a serious non-adherence to the IPL player guidelines. Once the deal is finalised the players are paid under the table. Also that the match-fixing was not only prevalent in the IPL but also in the first class matches with beautiful women playing a key role.

When asked about the sting operation, BCCI chief N Srinivasan said, "We will ensure that the integrity of the game is protected. BCCI believes in the integrity of the game. We will take the strictest possible action. We will have to have the tapes and the moment we see it, whoever is the player, we will take very very strict action."

"If there is any truth in it ... It is a fact that we will take strictest action. Even if it means suspending the player immediately. But [that has to be] based on some evidence and fact, for which I have asked the COO of IPL, Sundar Raman, to request for the tape."

Facebook is revising the price range for its initial public offering to $34-$38 per share, according to people familiar with matter – a significant increase versus the prior range of $28-$35. Some investors were reluctant to invest in IPO because they found it aggressively valued at $93 billion. The revised offering price will value around $103 billion. Is Zuckerberg being too greedy?

The social networking giant is expected to disclose the new range in an updated IPO filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that could come as early as Tuesday morning, according to one of these people. At $38, the company would be valued at roughly $103 billion.

Facebook has seen strong demand from investors: the deal became highly oversubscribed only a few days after the company began marketing the deal on its IPO roadshow last week.

Facebook is expected to price the offering on Thursday night, and begin trading on the Nasdaq on Friday under the ticker “FB”.

The deal is being led by Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs, with a total of 33 banks acting as advisors.

Facebook declined to comment on the IPO.

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Raphaël Domjan, a Swiss national, who has just returned to Monaco after a 19-month journey aboard the MS Tûranor PlanetSolar says by far the hairiest bit was crossing the Gulf of Aden, a notorious place for kidnapping and hijacking.

"It was one month with soldiers onboard, and a lot of stress," he says. "We were at 5 knots with the solar energy, and we were between Yemen and Somalia. In Yemen, with the soldiers and guns we had, we could have gone to jail. And in Somalia, we could be hostages, and eat rice for one year."

It’s more normal for ships crossing the stretch to go at 15 to 20 knots, to make it as quickly as possible. And Domjan says most boats that do it are a lot larger than the Tûranor, which is 115 feet long and 75 feet wide.

To get the best sunlight, the four-strong crew followed the equator as closely as possible. Leaving the Mediterranean, they went across the Atlantic to Miami, and then down through the Panama Canal, across the Pacific and the Indian Ocean, and eventually through the Suez Canal.

Domjan says the solar power worked almost perfectly, powering the boat and everything onboard except for a gas-powered cooker. He says the crew never feared it would run out of power, because even on dark days the panels could generate some power. "We had one whole week of bad weather, and we were able to manage," he says. Batteries provided three days of back-up power, if needed.

Domjan says the point of the expedition was to prove that solar power is "for today and not tomorrow," and that it’s possible to be "optimistic" about the future of energy, despite gloom about its cost, and the worsening threat of climate change.

"We know that climate change is a challenge for our civilization, but there are also opportunities, and we have to be optimistic," he says.

An important part of the voyage, as with other renewable energy expeditions, was to stop in different locations to show off the boat, and make the case for solar. In all, the boat stopped 28 times, including in Tangier, the Galápagos, Brisbane, and Abu Dhabi.

Domjan says the boat could have gone nonstop, but probably would have taken a different route round the world’s three main capes to do so.

Aside from becoming a world record holder, Domjan says he wants the world to know that solar power can be used in many different boats if inventors put their mind to designing them.

"We can use solar boats for diving boats and tourism. Not everywhere but in many places," he says.

"It’s very nice because you have no noise and no vibration. To see the wildlife and the dolphins, it’s much better than on a normal motor boat." You just need to avoid those pirates.