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Additional technological advances now on the drawing board are likely to make wind power even more appealing. Engineers plan to boost the towers in some areas higher than they are at present so that the machines can escape ground turbulence and tap more consistent winds. Lighter materials could reduce the cost of building the towers. And researchers are looking into ways to store excess energy produced during windy periods so that it could be banked for use on calmer days or during peak energy demand...
SCHENECTADY, N.Y.--The Harvard men's hockey team hoped it would open up its season on a lighter note, but things got serious quick here against a young but scrappy Union squad...
...H.M.O. When Christoph checked my "energy centers," my mind summoned up horror stories of patients crippled by chiropractic quacks. Deficiencies in my sixth (or was it fifth?) "chakra" notwithstanding, once Christoph had finished his Procrustean pullings, crackings and pushings, the pain was gone and I felt 20 lbs. lighter...
Each of the new elixirs sells for about $200 an ounce (with the lighter eau de toilette costing substantially less). The marketing truism is that perfume is an affordable luxury; the woman who can't afford a Chanel suit can buy the fragrance. But if romance is on the rise now, so is frugality. Says marketing consultant Carol Colman: "Consumers might question cutting off something for the kids in order to buy a bottle of perfume, when there are three or four on the dresser already...
...more, but a superior mountain bike starts at $1,000. What's the difference between the two? "Ten minutes," says a store manager in Manhattan, explaining that it takes him 35 minutes instead of 45 to cover his 12-mile commute on his new high-priced cycle. Reason: lighter weight, superior components and a more rigid frame that absorbs less of the cyclist's energy. Most owners of the top models, however, are more concerned with quality and status than winning the racing edge...