William and the Windmill
Director: Ben Nabors
Cast: William Kamkwamba, Tom Rielly, Trywell Kamkwamba, Agnes Kamkwamba, Andrea Barthello, Bryan Mealer

Following the award-winning short film Moving Windmills, the feature-length documentary William and the Windmill tells the story of Malawian William Kamkwamba, who teaches himself to build a power-generating windmill from bicycle parts, blue gum trees, and scrapyard materials, saving his family from poverty and famine.

After being forced to drop out of school due to his family not being able to afford the tuition, William decided to educate himself by going to his village’s library. There, he found Using Energy, a textbook that explained how windmills generate power. Using only that book and a few pictures, William constructed a working model, becoming an icon for the developing world.

The deal of the day over at Things From Another World today is the Diamond Select Star Trek: The Original Series Tricorder for $50.00 (that’s 17% off the list price of $60.00).

Note – This deal at TFAW is valid only for today, Thursday, March 21, 2013, til 11:59PM PST while supplies last.

The deal is sure to sell out, but you can also get the Star Trek: The Original Series Tricorder at Amazon for the discounted price of $48.42. Entertainment Earth also sells it, though at a slightly higher price.

Kiefer Sutherland is in final negotiations to join the cast of Pompeii, the disaster flick being directed by Paul W.S. Anderson.

The movie is set in Pompeii in the year 79 A.D., when Mount Vesuvius erupted and coated the city and many of its people in fire and ash. It follows a slave who’s sold to another owner by his master, but has to rush back when the volcano erupts in an attempt to save his love—the daughter of his former master—and his best friend, a gladiator who’s stuck in the coliseum.

The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at RIPT Apparel today is a Veronica Mars-themed shirt called “Greetings from Neptune” by oneshoeoff.

The shirt went on sale at RIPT today, Thursday, March 21, 2013, at midnight CST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it’s over, it will not be sold on the site anymore.

The t-shirt is available in men’s (through 3XL), women’s, and youth sizes for $10 each in navy blue. Kids sizes are $10 (Girls, Toddlers, and Onesies in navy blue); Hoodies for $38 (in Men/Unisex sizes in navy blue). You can also get the design on coasters for $25; iphone (4/4s) cases for $18; and prints (18″x24″) for $20.

Today, TeeFury is doing one of their special “Twofury” deals with two themed shirts for $11 each. One is a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles-themed shirt by AtomicRocket called “Cricket?” (at left in navy blue); the other is a Karate Kid-themed shirt by jimiyo called “Sweep the Leg” (at right in olive green).

The sale began at Teefury today, Thursday, March 21, 2013, at midnight EST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it’s over, it will not be sold on the site anymore.