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...covered in solar panels. The notoriously cloudy coast of Oregon might not seem like the ideal place to draw power from the sun, but because of a combination of serious insulation with sophisticated systems for generating heat and storing it in geothermal wells?basically warm holes in the ground???over the course of a year, the house actually produces more power than it consumes. Or, as Good puts it, "there are days when the electric meter spins backward." That means not only less of a drain on the state power grid but also cost savings for the owners, thanks...
...paradise in James Hilton's bestseller of that era) when he chose it for his summer retreat. As F.D.R.'s son Elliott Roosevelt recalled, the camp at that time "looked more like a Marine training camp made up of rough pine cabins, but it suited Father down to the ground???metal bed, bathroom door that refused to shut tight, bare walls ornamented only with some of his favorite cartoons...
...handles the investigation of what went wrong. Despite the disappointment over Apollo 13, the episode had its positive side. Snatching the astronauts from death was a major triumph, one that demonstrates the program's strength and resilience, and the resourcefulness of the men?in deep space and on the ground???who overcame the disaster that struck Apollo...
...takers?and he generally did?Arnie would carefully apply the overlapping grip that his father had been teaching him for two years, dig in his toes, draw back his undersized driver, and cut loose with a swing of such violence that the momentum often sent him sprawling on the ground???even as the ball headed out over the ditch. Pocketing his nickels, Arnie would confide to steady customers: "Some day I'm going to be a big golfer, like Bobby Jones...
...growled and surged. The troopers cursed. Mr. Scherf ordered a volley over the heads of the "Wobblies." They did not wobble. The next volley, point blank into the close-packed marchers, brought shrieks, confusion a halt. Bodies began dropping to the ground???one, two. As the "Wobblies" retreated, more of the wounded fell out. Five died, 20 were wounded, including two women in men's clothing...
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