Abstract: A lamp for securing items has a pair of vertically separable enclosure portions joined by coiled flexible bands. The flexible bands are operated by an electro-mechanical drive to uncoil and to recoil, thereby first separating the enclosure portions and later rejoining them. A lower one of the enclosure portions has an interior storage space for receiving and securing items such as watches, cellphones, and wallets. The lamp is mounted on the bottom of the lower portion of the enclosure so as to direct its light beam downwardly. A control device enables remote operation of the drive and the lamp. The enclosure may be mounted to top trusses of a camping tent or canopy for instance. The camping tent or canopy may be left unoccupied with the assurance that a thief will not know that valuables are present in the lamp and also will not be able to gain access to the interior of the lamp.

Abstract: In general, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products for selecting text using a touchscreen display of a computing device. A computing device identifies physical contact between multiple fingers and the touchscreen display at a starting location, wherein the identifying is in distinction to identifying physical contact between a single finger and the touchscreen display. The computing device determines that the physical contact persists during movement of the physical contact from the starting location to an ending location. The computing device determines that the physical contact was interrupted at the ending location. The computing device identifies that text displayed between the starting location and the ending location is text that has been selected by a user of the computing device.