The Indian in the Cupboard Young Hal Scardino stars as a sensitive boy who discovers a way to bring plastic toys to life in a locked cupboard. One of those toys, a 19th-century Iroquois warrior (played by actor Litefoot), was actually a real warrior now only several inches tall. A bond eventually develops between boy and warrior, and a six-shooting toy cowboy (David Keith). As with E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, The Indian in the Cupboard (which was written by E.T. scribe Melissa Mathison) is about a magical visitor connecting with a lonely child. But director Frank Oz (In & Out) has made the film far too stiff and dramatically flat to get across the enchantment necessary to make the fantasy work. Watching this is like listening to someone who can’t tell a good story to save his life, yet who is trying to captivate your attention and heart. –Tom Keogh
Customer Review: Sweet timeless movie
My daughter’s third grade class was reading this book and so she asked to have the movie too. I’m so glad we agreed. It is a really sweet story that holds up to today’s discussions about diversity. It’s about friendship and fairness and loyalty and a dozen other ideas as well. Just a really nice all-around feel good family movie.

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RepRap PWM Driver v1.1 / DC motor driver v1.1 released
Good news for RepRap makers, Zach writes - I’ve finished two new versions of the boards for the Arduino electronics. These are incremental improvements that offer cool stuff like more blinky LEDs, minor fixes, and such. Full build pix, tester code, and everything you need to know to get started with these boards. The DC Motor Driver board will control 2 small DC motors (or you could drive a small stepper if you wanted). The PWM Driver board will control 3 channels of PWM at up to 5A each (theoretically) This is used for things like fans, heaters, etc that just need to be turned on/off. The files are released on SourceForge, the boards are for sale in the RRRF store, and everything should be fully documented.RepRap PWM Driver v1.1 / DC motor driver v1.1 released - Link. [Read this article] [Comment on this article]

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babysitting Mania (download)
Make your way through 20 of the craziest houses you ever imagined, filled with kids, parties, and demanding parents! Agatha Christie Peril at End House (download) The biggest selling novelist in history is back with another spine tingling adventure for Hercule Poirot and […]

Alien-Searching Telescope Gets Power Boost
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Scammers Continue to Wreak Havoc in MMO s
eldavojohn writes “We’re all well aware of the scams that sometimes happen in online games like Eve Online. But despite this looking primarily like a problem with Eve Online, the MIT Technology Review brings us stories from Second Life and the very real $700,000 (USD) in Linden Dollars that has recently disappeared in what is […]

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