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The River Times November 2013 It’s all about Technology (New) Prantik Bharadwaj Currently our lifeline of survival is a phone or a tablet or a laptop and for them to run at a low cost you require is Wi-Fi. We communicate, read/study, do research, find a driving direction or be in touch with your medical professionals, play a game or any other activity Wi-Fi plays a great role in making things more accessible. How many of us would you, guess would be traveling in coming weeks, either heading to the airport or taking our safe freeways for a gettogether with friends and family for Thanksgiving? Well, I don't know. But I bet it's a lot. This Month By: Harnoor Word of the Month And if you're one of them, there's a good chance that at one time or another you'll be looking for a way to get online while you're on the road. Tranquility: tran-quil-i-ty Pretty much everyone knows they can find free Wi-Fi at a Starbucks. They're usually pretty good about providing power outlets near their tables and chairs, too, if you need to top off the battery on your phone or laptop. The quality or state of being tranquil; calm. Recently, McDonalds have also started similar free Wi-Fi with all the services you need for a quick need. So the trend is increasing and it will help people like us to have more accessibility. This month’’s Cooll IDEA:: This month s Coo IDEA Let's start by making this assumption clear: Cool ideas are only cool if they work. And when your idea has to do with electronic payments, "working" has a whole lot to do with keeping your personal information safe and secure. Function: Noun Sentence: There is rarely any tranquility in the classroom. 1 Book of the Month Splendors and Glooms: By Laura Amy Schlitz. Candlewick. A 2013 Newbery Honor Book 2 Paprika But if these guys at Coin have worked that out, they have an incredibly cool idea. What is it? The bold-red orange hue is a richer version of spiral coral. Look outside around and see it in a vibrant maple leaves, or spot it in the grocery store in the form of in-season persimmons. Coin is a plain, grey gizmo that's exactly the dimensions of a credit card, with the magnetic strip on the back and everything. But Coin can act like any of the swipe-able cards in your wallet. You can store the details for up t o eight of your credit cards, or gas station cards, or ATM cards, or gym membership cards or whatever on the Coin itself, with an unlimited number in an app on your Smartphone. And when you need that card, Coin will do a perfect impersonation. You can stick it in an ATM. A cashier can swipe it through their reader. If you try to lose it, the Smartphone app warns you that you've left it behind. If your Smartphone is out of range for too long, the Coin card deactivates itself. Check out their Video on their site - https://onlycoin.com/ Color of the Month 3 Flower of the Month Chrysanthemum A red one means “I Love You”, a white one means innocence, purity and pure love; a yellow means slighted love 3