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...more romantic proposition than "We will have a gadget in your basement that will help you use electricity more efficiently." But if there is creativity lurking amid the destruction of the economic crisis, it exists at the intersection of national security, economic stimulus and climate change - the gust of innovation and economic growth that will come from breaking our dependence on fossil fuels. Along with finding the right people to staff his Administration, Barack Obama's most important job now is to find the right words to inspire the nation to undertake this next great cause...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What a New Energy Economy Might Look Like | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

Although people in low-lying areas were given a mandatory evacuation, Keller says several hundred chose to stay behind despite a cut-off time to change their minds. On Monday night, as winds continue to gust to 50 mph, three search teams are trying to reach residents in need of rescue. Food and ice distribution points are expected to be established on Tuesday. Still, the words on everyone's lips are: "It wasn't another Katrina...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: No Katrina, but Gustav Still Hurt | 9/1/2008 | See Source »

...like a process shot even when it isn't; the two planes don't blend to form a plausible movie reality. The process works niftily, though, in a scene where Sean must get across a bottomless chasm by climbing from one suspended stepping stone to the next. Sometimes a gust of wind blows a stone upside down, and he must hang on, as shards of the rock break off and fall into the camera. If, at this moment, the child next to you grabs your arm and hollers "Duck!", the movie will have been worth the ticket price...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Journey to the Center of Dave | 7/11/2008 | See Source »

...initiates the all-important downward motion toward the ball. While a golfer can self-correct during the backswing, it's almost impossible to do so after the downswing has begun. This period of vulnerability in the swing is particularly exposed in the windy conditions of the Open - a strong gust can blow a stationary club raised above the shoulders out of the correct position. Of course, a lot else can go wrong during that pause at the top of the swing; doubts can creep in, and a player can twitch at the key moment - a disaster when millimeters of variation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Golf: The Path to Perfection | 7/9/2008 | See Source »

...Tour de France. The pros had slick helmets, fancy bikes and numbers pinned onto the backs of their shirts. The professional men's category consisted of 45 laps around the track, and onlookers gathered on front stoops as the cyclists flew by in a streak of color and a gust of wind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Great Harlem Bike Messengers Race | 6/16/2008 | See Source »

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