For the 2010 elections, a Utah Republican running for U.S. Senate may get the nod for most ingenious use of technology.

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For instance, activists in Assynt, an area in Sutherland, forced the sale of a large estate to local crofters through an ingenious use of the law on crofting which was introduced after the 1880s unrest.

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But in speeches and talks to wide-eyed Asian listeners, I reply that I am hot for "application companies, " those that create a corporate use from some ingenious software someone else invented.

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British author Philip Ball says yes, but only because he believes people are ingenious enough to figure out how to use fresh water more efficiently in the face of an alarming surge in demand (which tripled between 1950 and 1990).

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Polish artists at the cutting edge who are deservedly gaining an international reputation include, to name just a few, Marek Kijewski for sculpture, Miroslaw Filonik for installations and the creative use of light, and Zuzanna Janin for her ingenious artistic exploitation of photographs.

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