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...things. Being able to carry on a conversation while racing down the highway, for starters . Staying warm in winter was another, since many ragtops could be drafty. Thieves and vandals could slash their way in. And there was always the prospect of having to do battle with the roof while attempting to raise it, usually just a few minutes into your trip, when the rains would come...
...course. But Volkswagen's latest model, the Eos, named for the goddess of dawn, does eliminate many of the compromises you used to have to make to enjoy the benefits of owning an affordable convertible. Its standout feature is a retractable hard-top, which doubles as a sun-roof. Flip a switch and in 25 seconds, it automatically stows in the rear. Watching this shape-changing act is worth the price of admission; the rear deck opens, the roof panels split apart, stack atop each other and neatly fold away. If you engage this feature in a parking...
...Conergy AG's Hamburg headquarters, on the top floors of a futuristic building with a striking, curved glass roof, Hans-Martin Rüter, founder and CEO of one of Germany's most successful solar-energy companies, muses over last year's acquisition of New Mexico-- based Dankoff Solar Products Inc. Outside, it's another gray day in a country that, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association, gets as much sunlight every year as Anchorage, Alaska. "It's a question of timing," explains Rüter, with a shrug and a smile, of the company he founded 10 years...
...What we're really seeing in all these numbers is that America still loves family - we just don't want to live under the same roof. We have the financial resources to live apart, and in fact money is the driving factor behind all of these choices. Moving to Florida is expensive; so is living in a nursing home. We do it because we can afford to. Divorce is also expensive - it's a decision to maintain two households, rather than one. Women have their own careers and their own source of income - so they can afford to leave crappy...
...last minute. Abraham has passed God's test of devotion. He becomes a model of fidelity to God, and his great faith is rewarded through future generations. And yet it is fair to say that if any of us saw a 21st century Abraham raising the knife on the roof of his apartment building, we would call the police; we would wrestle him down; even if we saw him lower the knife at the last minute, we would expect the Department of Children and Family Services to take Isaac away and charge Abraham with child abuse. We would...