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...much juice as a widescreen TV - they could still potentially overwhelm the electrical system. If plug-ins suddenly became popular, before the grid had a chance to get smarter, it could lead to a real power predicament. "You can imagine what would happen if five drivers on the block got home at 5 p.m. and all decided to recharge their cars at the same time," says Charles Griffith, auto project director at the Ecology Center in Ann Arbor, Mich...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is America Ready to Drive Electric? | 9/16/2008 | See Source »

...lifted up on people’s shoulders, given flags to raise and wave in the air, danced with people like they were family. All because of one stupid sport that nobody really likes.I jumped in the back of a truck and road along a main city block bordering the Nile, waving my hands in the air while trying to hold on for dear life. My friend Jordan and I were a commodity, yes, two Americans somehow in Egypt, somehow celebrating with them on this hallowed day.But we were nonetheless—and with the little Arabic we knew?...

Author: By Walter E. Howell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: World Parties, Should We Go? | 9/15/2008 | See Source »

...Crimson’s win was marked by solid individual performances, particularly by freshman Anne Carroll Ingersoll, who notched 16 kills and recorded a .517 hitting percentage in just her second collegiate match. The rookie also managed to post an ace, three digs, and a solo block. “[Anne Carroll’s] really tall, so she adds a lot of height to our team,” Durwood said, “but she’s also a great blocker and a great person for me to work with as a setter, and she?...

Author: By Courtney D. Skinner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Coach Notches 200th Win as Harvard Goes 1-2 | 9/14/2008 | See Source »

...knew we didn’t bring our A-games Saturday,” Bode said. “We took it shot by shot Sunday and played much better because of it.” “Getting a win to start is a great building block,” Rhoads said. Harvard enters the season with very high expectations. A dominant display in the Ivy League championships last spring placed the Crimson atop the League for the first time, a feat Harvard appears capable of repeating. “I am confident in our level this year...

Author: By Jay M. Cohen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Takes Three of Top Five Spots in Victory | 9/14/2008 | See Source »

...There is a proposal to have a council of state which would exercise executive powers and decisions. It will be comprised of the President, his two Vice Presidents, the Prime Minister and his two deputies. This would effectively block Mugabe from taking unilateral decisions," said an MDC spokesperson...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Breakthrough in Zimbabwe | 9/12/2008 | See Source »

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