European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 12, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 18 stars and stripes Mideast edition july 2007 an automatic toilet paper dispenser by Greg Bluestein the associated press Richard Thorne grins As he Waves his hand under a toilet paper dispenser in a women the machine spits five sheets of tissue into his a year in the the elec tronic tissue dispenser is being rolled out to the masses by Kim Berl Clark professional As it seeks to capture More of the billion away Romyome toilet paper the company believes most people will be Satis fied with five sheets and use 20 percent less toilet most people will take the amount says Wax ing he peo ple generally in life will take what you give Kimberly Lark turned to focus groups and years of internal re search to determine just How much is americans typically use twice As much toilet paper As Europe ans As much As an arms length each Thorne the com Pany decided the Best length is about 20 inches or precisely five Standard toilet paper though the machine can also be adjusted to churn out 16 inches or 24 depending on the Roswell based Kimberly Lark a unit of dal la based Kimberly Lark Hopes dispensers like the one at the office will one Day fit in with the automatic faucets and paper Towel machines that have become a Norm in Many other of fice and institutional the one part of the room where theres not an automatic option is toilet says director of the company Wash room Call it a final Frontier of cheapness if you the machine int completely each also comes with a suite of Security features in Case the machine Kimberly Lark Kimberly Lark professionals new electronic toilet tissue dispenser uses motion detectors and a Batter operated motor to automatically dispense a predetermined amount of toilet paper when a hand activates the woman will try Solo Row across the Pacific Ocean first leg of journey will take her to Hawaii brocade communications Roz Savage Waves in her boat in the san fran Cisco Bay in front of the Golden Gate Bridge on she is planning to take off this week end on the first leg of a Solo Row to the associated press san Francisco a woman who rowed alone across the Atlantic Ocean last year is planning to take off this week on her next big voyage a Solo Row across the Pacific that will take her Well into 2009 to Roz a former management con plans to take off from san Francisco on the first leg of her endurance journey a trip to she is not sure exactly when she will take but she said the current and winds near the Golden Gate Bridge will Likely Only be right Early Friday the first stretch should take Savage two to three and after taking a month to she will depart for the final stages a trip to the Island nation of then Miles to her vessel is a souped up 24foot Long Row boat named the brocade after her corporate san Jos based brocade communications systems which makes computer networking Savage said the goal of her journey is to raise awareness about Marine conservation of she added that she teamed up with Bro Cade because of its commitment to reducing Power consumption in corporate data she wont be followed by a Rescue but she will carry a satellite update her blog through a pc with satellite internet a Cess and be monitored online by brocade employees and environmentalists through global positioning tracking her Rowboat is equipped with a tiny watertight Cabin for a Bedpan and Industrial quantities of health food nuts and freeze dried Savage said she first took up rowing in col lege and last year rowed alone from Spain Canary located off the Northwest Afri can to the Island of Antigua in the carib As part of a rowing race across the Atlan