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...With the Segway, Kamen plans to change the world by changing how cities are organized. To Kamen's way of thinking, the problem is the automobile. "Cities need cars like fish need bicycles," he says. Segways, he believes, are ideal for downtown transportation. Unlike cars, they are cheap, clean, efficient, maneuverable. Unlike bicycles, they are designed specifically to be pedestrian friendly. "A bike is too slow and light to mix with trucks in the street but too large and fast to mix with pedestrians on the sidewalk," he argues. "Our machine is compatible with the sidewalk. If a Segway hits...
...days there will be many, many answers. But of all the ways we have changed since Sept. 11, the most heartening lies in what we believe about ourselves. And what we believe in—or, better, what we have remembered to believe in—is the ideal of America as a righteous nation dedicated to the defeat of evil...
...bestseller, the companion album Amnesiac may have scared off even more with long periods of apparent downtime between opaque off-kilter songs exemplified by the single “Pyramid Song” and scarcely a decent hook on the album. By most counts then, this is hardly the ideal time to release a live album, despite the ’Head’s recent successful tour. So, as with Amnesiac, there may be more to the title I Might Be Wrong than merely the name of a song...
...audience while his sound flowed from the speakers in front, and the result was something disorienting (but ultimately welcome). Jazz is already one of the most democratic musical forms in that the artist feeds from the audience’s applause; Frankie just seems to be taking this ideal to the next logical level by making the music more approachable...
...they can provide a sounding board for some of the concerns and doubts that first-year students experience about finding a niche in the community; they can be a bridge to acquaintanceship with upperclass students for freshmen who seek those connections.” She admits, however, that this ideal cannot always be met. Prefects, according to Nathans, are often limited by “time and the difficulty of sustaining enthusiasm and commitment...