Michael Lohan’s former fiancee has accused the celebrity dad of physically abusing her throughout their two-year relationship. According Erin Muller, of Long Island, Lohan physically assaulted her at least 12 times during the union, including one occasion during which he kicked Muller in the vagina.
Lohan — a convicted felon-turned-Christian — has been arrested twice in the past six months on allegations of stalking Muller.
Muller filed court documents accusing Lohan of abuse after the following incidents:
Dec. 9, 2007 – Michael “slapped Erin in the face twice because Erin accused him of giving her a fake watch on her birthday.”
Feb. 2008 – Michael “punched Erin in the mouth” because she had a male friend on Facebook
March 2008 – Michael “whipped a computer cord” at her face but she blocked it with her hand … causing a laceration.
May 5, 2008 – Michael “kicked Erin Muller in the ribs.”
May 2008 – Michael “kicked Erin Muller in the vagina, bruising it and causing substantial pain.”
June 2008 – Michael “spit in Erin’s face, and beat her repeatedly with his fist.” Then he “yelled at her to ’stop crying c*nt — other people will see you — if they see you, I will kill you!’”
At the beginning of this year, analyst firm Gartner released 
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Display technologies will also see improvements in the upcoming years. New technologies like active pixel displays, passive displays and pico projectors will have an impact. Pico projectors – the tiny portable projectors we saw being introduced at this year’s CES – will enable new mobile use cases. Instant presentations in informal settings could become more common when there isn’t large, cumbersome equipment to set up. The different types of display technologies introduced in 2009 and 2010 will become important differentiators between devices and will impact user selection criterion, says Gartner. 
The Amatoya is a concept portraying the fire-fighting vehicle of the near future. It is designed by Liam Fergurson and it seems to be inspired from one of the army’s trusty workhorses’ layout, resembling a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle. Its design is function dictated, allowing the vehicle to access calamity sites much faster than the heavy conventional fire trucks. 
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