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...Power. Awarded the prize for Innovation in New Mobility at the Caravan Salon D�sseldorf?Europe's largest caravanning exhibition?the Verdier Solar Power is a hybrid vehicle outfitted with a system of solar panels, called sun trackers, that provide electricity to the van's many accessories, including an onboard multimedia computer, a wireless Internet connection and a GPS that can calculate, among other things, the vehicle's ideal position in the sun. Although the Verdier won't be available until 2009, reservations can be made now for the $129,000 camper?and it's selling fast. "We think...
...rises from carpenter to first-mate on the Ibis during its disastrous journey from America; Jodu, a young boatman who grew up in the household of an aristocratic Frenchman; Neel, a fading maharajah—but by the end of this novel they have only just come together onboard the real ship. The volume’s closing image is of Deeti and Zachary on the deck of the Ibis, the first physical meeting of the two, but one that Deeti has foreseen.In its plot and construction, the novel encompasses a great deal. The spin and swirl...
...recent examples of how the Crist-Florida bond works. Last summer, pundits predicted that McCain's call for oil-drilling off Florida's coast would alienate huge swaths of the state's generally eco-conscious electorate. But after Crist backed McCain on the subject, a majority of Floridians came onboard to the idea, provided there were sufficient environmental safeguards. The goodwill Crist built, however, has been undermined by the McCain campaign's insistence on turning the issue into a "Drill, baby, drill!" onslaught, says the Republican official in Tallahassee...
...cheerfully fatalistic about the prospect of tangling with the world's naval superpowers: "We know you only die once." Rumors flew that three pirates had already perished during a shootout stemming from a disagreement over whether to surrender, but the pirate spokesman dismissed the claim. He said the marauders onboard would withstand the siege, and didn't seem in much of a hurry to defuse tensions. In the meantime, he said, they would take meals alongside their hostages and celebrate the Muslim festival of Eid, which marks the end of Ramadan...
...Democratic attempt to get onboard the drilling bandwagon may not, in the end, make a lot of political difference. For starters, the Senate compromise bill will face several hurdles when it comes to the floor next week (some Democrats worry that it may be scuttled by a group of Senators headed by McCain's friend Lindsey Graham of South Carolina). And even if the Senate bill does pass, Democratic aides admit that at this late date, it may have as little impact on voters as drilling itself will have on gas prices by Election...