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...straightforward enough: China is the world's fastest-growing auto market. So far this year, it is also the world's biggest auto market, with sales through the first quarter running at an annualized rate of 11 million units, compared with 10 million in the U.S. That kind of scale is why some executives believe that China could be the country in which electric vehicles move from the concept stage to mass production. "It may become the country that leads the switch to electric vehicles," says Nick Reilly, who heads Asia Pacific for General Motors...
...Celtics, Pats, Bruins and Sox, you are reminded how deeply interwoven sport is with the fabric of society; you are reminded how, even in the commercially driven world of American sports, the affinity connecting fan and sport is universal.Ultimately, one word can succinctly explain the difference of American sport: scale. In terms of land mass, it would take slightly over 31 British Islands to fill the United States of America. In a country of three time-zones, where your roommate can go skiing and you to a tropical beach simultaneously, it is hardly a surprise that...
...glancing over a Wikipedia article, why read a book? If you can rely on a credible rating for a complex financial security, why do further research? In a narrow sense, the lack of context attendant in these bursts of data leads to small errors, and, on a broader scale, this limited scope contributes to major market failures...
...After spending a decade on Seattle’s City Council, this fellowship will allow him to bring his experience with the realities of political process to bear on his passion for sustainability on a much larger scale,” said Susanna Williams, who was the creator of Steinbrueck’s Facebook fan group. “In return, he will share his insights and perspective with Seattle, helping us grow in more sustainable directions...
...Sept. 2007, German police foiled what they say promised to be one of Europe's most devastating terror plots - bomb attacks on "an unimaginable scale" in several major cities. Eighteen months later, on April 22, four young men - three Germans and one Turkish national - are going on trial in Dusseldorf, charged with conspiring to commit murder, plotting to launch explosive attacks and membership of a terrorist organization, the Islamic Jihad Union (IJU). With over 200 witnesses, the trial is scheduled to last up to two years...