Word: lamar
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...Angeles Clippers become one of the more exciting teams in the league with the addition of Elton Brand to a nucleus of Darius Miles and Lamar Odom. With a fast-break offense reminiscent of Magic Johnson’s “Showtime” Lakers of the 1980s, the Clippers manage to clinch a playoff berth in the ultra-competitive Western Conference. But while the addition of Brand will fill the void at power forward, there are still seven reasons why Brand will be unable to make the Clippers an elite team in the near future—namely...
However, Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), who sponsored the legislation that created the tracking system, suggested last week that the system be expanded to permit government access to more information...
...sore loserman but the funny, self-deprecating guy who conceded the election in the most graceful speech of his life. But as Gore tries to make yet another first impression, you have to wonder about his stage managing. Last week he held a bipartisan conference alongside former Tennessee Governor Lamar Alexander, a two-time loser for the G.O.P. nomination. Then Gore ran an election academy in Nashville meant to train 25 young people to be good Democratic field operatives. He hoped it would come off like a civics lesson; others wondered if he was trying to keep his war paint...
...first evening of summer, a grizzly bear and her yearling cub foraged for roots and grubs high up on the western slopes of the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park. Farther up the valley, a group of visitors watched a pack of coyotes dispersing hurriedly after a wolf's howl pealed through the trees. As the sun lingered on the peaks, the valley took on a timeless quality, and the human visitors went quiet as they gazed at the landscape and the wildlife around them...
...hour (kw-h). That compares with a recent average of 7.6[cents] a kw-h charged by Texas utilities. Using a similar calculation in late March of this year, the Public Utility Commission in Colorado chose wind over gas to power a new generating station built by Excel in Lamar. Brian Evans of Renewable Energy Systems expects that wind power could explode to supply 20% of America's electricity within 20 years. Exults Hal Harvey, president of the Energy Foundation, based in San Francisco: "We've found the holy grail: wind is now cheaper than any fossil fuel-based power...