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...fate of Iraq's WMD programs remains a mystery that Kay's group will pursue. But the absence of evidence of an imminent threat helps explain the disconnect between the U.S. and reluctant allies on Iraq. Without evidence to vindicate Washington's prewar claims, the debate at the UN is reduced to the U.S. and its coalition partners painting themselves as stewards of Iraqi liberation, while skeptics and adversaries see their presence there as an unwelcome occupation which, in the words of Indonesia's President Megawati Sukarnoputri - a key U.S. ally in the war on terrorism - "has created far many...
Power grids are a delicate balance between supply and demand in which sudden fluctuations can cause portions to fail. If, for example, a transmission line breaks, the system is designed to isolate the problem and disconnect it from the grid...
...wind turbines, fuel cells or natural-gas generators. The little clusters could be almost entirely self-sufficient, relying on the grid only in the event that they needed to top themselves off with a sip or two of outside power. Just as important, they would have the freedom to disconnect from the larger network entirely if a regional crash was threatening to knock them off-line along with the bigger consumers. Similar independent systems could be used to provide power to individual users with especially big energy appetites, such as factories or hospitals...
...some workers in HUCTW contend that their union has not adequately fought for the rights and security of the membership. They complain of a disconnect between the union leadership and the rank-and-file, arguing that news of impending layoffs is not as widely publicized as it should...
...best definition of a housing bubble is this: we are in one when most homeowners could not afford their house at its current market value. Rapidly rising prices coupled with stagnant wages in recent years have created just such a disconnect for many people. If you're one, now is the time to look at how you are using, and what you are doing to protect, your valuable home equity...