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...high speed makes emissions lower," Hao says. He estimates that simply removing cars will cut pollutants by 40%, and the higher speeds of the remaining vehicles will mean an additional 10% reduction in pollutants. Beijing has added subway lines and increased its number of subway cars to handle the crush on public transit during the car-restriction period. Offices and stores have also been ordered to stagger working hours, and buses to and from Olympic venues have been organized. But if the previous tests are any example, getting around town could still be tough...
...attorneys in St. Paul have also raised concerns about their protest area, which is set to line a city street, culminating in a triangular space facing the convention hall. While the tip of the triangle is close to the arena, the design of the space risks a possible crush of people vying for the same space, say advocates for the protesters. "What if you have different groups with different political aims and desires?" asks Chris Sur, an attorney with the Maslon law firm who is representing protesters in negotiations with the city. "What if they are all fighting...
...ever given by Hizballah. And a medical report carried out a week after the ambush stated that in all likelihood, the two soldiers probably died of wounds soon after they were captured. Even with that grim knowledge, Israeli pressed ahead with the war, in a fruitless attempt to crush the Lebanese militia. When the war ended, Israel began in earnest to seek Regev and Goldwasser's return, even if that meant collecting two coffins...
...CELEBRITY CRUSH: Zohan: Mariah Carey, who shows up for a quick performance Borat: Pamela Anderson, who runs out of a book signing screaming...
...hitter, and I knew what was to come—the Sox would not let me leave town without one last shot to the gut. As my camera’s battery wore down (no-hitters are something to be remembered, Sox or not), and we prepared for the crush that awaited us at the Green Line station, I was struck by the awful truth that I had spent four years trying to deny. I, along with the rest of my Bombers-loving ’08 brethren, just happened to be in the right place at the wrong time.As...