Nick Talarico ? yes, of the car dealership Talaricos ? is deviating a bit from what his dad might have planned. After graduating from college in 2002, he worked for a little while at the dealerships, but sold his car and house to become the operations director of FORGE (www.forgenow.org), a nonprofit organization that sets up libraries and other services in refugee camps in Zambia.

Trish Anderson-Soule closed up shop Saturday, June 2. Although the art dealer will no longer have a retail space at 2 Capital Plaza, she won?t be gone from the Concord scene.

Charity Wines will probably sell a fair number of bottles to people who will never open them.

In the next few weeks, New Hampshire will stock Manny Being Merlot, CaberKnuckle and Schilling Chardonnay, each priced between $11 to $13 a bottle.

Count me as one who thinks losing two of three to the Yankees over the weekend was actually a good thing for the Red Sox. I know it sounds crazy, but I just don?t like double-digit leads at the end of the first one-third of the season.

Last week, we delved together into the cool world of USB. This week, let?s raise the temperature and look at the Universal Serial Bus?s hot side.

Just as the electricity provided in USB ports can power your mice, keyboards and other accessories, it can be converted into heat. And there is no shortage of products taking advantage of this property.

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