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Here, in Spain, I grumble every time that I have to use energy. A load of laundry costs $3, and the dryers are so ineffective that I hang even my delicates out the window to air-dry. Hot water lasts five minutes—many nights, I rinse out shampoo with cold water. My friends in home-stays tell me that if they leave their lights on for even a few minutes when they’re not in a room, their home-stay mothers yell at them. It’s really annoying, but it’s also...
...above sea level. Because the air is so thin there, the large Boeing and Airbus aircraft that comprise most of China's domestic fleet lack the power and lift to take off and land comfortably under certain conditions, especially in bad weather with a full load of passengers. So in 2002, the Beijing government came up with a surprising solution: China would build a small passenger jet so good that not only could it handle Bangda with ease, it would put the country on the map as a commercial aerospace manufacturer...
...Sure enough, Radiohead.com was loading so slowly early last week that Greenwood posted an apology for the "gear-grinding." There's no question that most bands would prefer to off-load the responsibility of distributing their music, just as most consumers would prefer one-stop shopping for their music. But getting the major labels to work together is the equivalent of getting the five families to agree. Perhaps In Rainbows is the offer they can't refuse...
...though Li was handling a number of politically sensitive cases, there was nothing unusual in his case load, nothing directly connected to the Party Congress. So when a dozen or so men surrounded him, pulled a bag over his head and dragged him into a car, Li's reaction was more surprise than anything else. That would soon change. The men took Li to a house in the suburbs, stripped him to his underpants and beat him and poked him with an electric cattle prod...
...says Smith. Depending on the weather or track conditions, mechanics will tinker with the transmission, or slide the wheels in or out along the axle to adjust a kart's handling. They can soften the ride with torsion bars, support the driver's seat to alter the load going into a corner, and switch between slick and treaded tires. Early exposure to those details "explains why people like [Hamilton] are that good," says Martin Hines, boss of the Hertfordshire-based Zip Kart Young Guns team, which backed Hamilton when he was 8 years old and now does the same...