Word: lightness
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...violent winds rattled a canvas tent that held dozens of Acciona executives, energy experts, journalists and even a few celebrities like the astronaut Sally Ride and the ubiquitous green actor Ed Begley, Jr. But while the unusual weather might not have put the Solar One complex in its best light (or often, any light at all), it didn't dampen the potential that the plant represented. "NS1 shows that solar power is a proven solution for the U.S.," said Acciona North America CEO Peter Duprey, who helped run the project. "This is the way of the future for power generation...
...solar power with a twist: it harnesses the heat of the sun, not just its light. Instead of directly converting sunlight into electricity with photovoltaic panels - the kind you might see on rooftops - solar thermal uses rows of specially curved parabolic mirrors to focus sunlight on a pipe full of synthetic oil. The sun's energy superheats the oil, which is then used to boil water into steam. The steam runs turbines, which generates electricity. The technology is as simple as any fossil fuel plant, and cheaper by material than the technologically complex photovoltaic panels. It can be more easily...
...Cash won six-straight games and finished with a 7-5 win. Rosekrans, like many of the other Harvard players, was affected by sickness, which may have contributed to her lack of endurance. “She was definitely a little bit woozy and wasn’t as light on her feet as she usually is,” Harvard coach Traci Green said. “We weren’t going to pull her, she was dying to stay out there.” Rosekrans couldn’t keep up with Cash’s consistent...
...Barack Obama is light on both substance and experience, but such issues do not give the students of elite universities any pause—for his syrupy words more than satisfy their untrained and immature palates...
...second day, leaving nearly 70 dead and hundreds more wounded. Abbas' walk-out may doom the visit this week by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice who was due to fly into the Middle East to provide impetus for peace talks between the Israelis and the Palestinians. "In light of the Israeli aggression, such communication has no meaning," said Abbas' spokesman, Nabil Abu Rudeina...