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...help manage electrical loads and reduce energy use during peak periods. (One of the biggest potential benefits of the smart grid is the ability to manage the electrical load; today utilities need to have enough capacity to meet rare days of peak demand, but if a smart grid could smooth out those peaks, it might reduce the need for new power plants.) "We invested a lot in this technology," says Lewis Hay, CEO of FPL. "We're going to make it happen first...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miami's Smart Grid: A Blueprint for the Power Future | 4/22/2009 | See Source »

...premiere in 1874. The HRO’s performance of the classic was one of their most profound and polished in recent memory. The violins forcefully sustained the opening line, topping the coherent string section. The decay and buildup to the recapitulation of the main theme was smooth and dramatic, finishing with overwhelming power.Yannatos controlled the second movement’s thick orchestration delicately, using it to always support a clear, prominent melodic line. Julia L. Glenn ’11 finished the movement with a soaring violin solo. After the light third movement, the fourth movement was a gathering...

Author: By Matthew H. Coogan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Dr. Y Says Goodbye Triumphantly | 4/21/2009 | See Source »

...villains in this saga are not sorry. Almost 70 years ago, C.S. Lewis wrote that "the greatest evil is not done in those sordid dens of evil Dickens loved to paint but ... in clear, carpeted, warmed, well-lighted offices, by quiet men with white collars and cut fingernails and smooth-shaven cheeks who do not need to raise their voices." Never before has the truth of his words been so apparent. Vicky Brago-Mitchell, Los Angeles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 4/20/2009 | See Source »

...always battling it out to see who will win this week.”Harvard was able to get back to its winning ways in part because the conditions were greatly improved. Facing blustery winds and cold rain, the Crimson struggled at Princeton. At Caves Valley, it was smooth sailing, as the squad played well on a great course with even better conditions.“We got really lucky with the weather,” Pollak said. “It was nice to finally warm up the muscles and take a full swing. I always feel good...

Author: By Walter E. Howell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Peaking In Time For Ivies | 4/20/2009 | See Source »

...Rattner] has the advantage of being an active and willing social climber but not being sleazy. He is very smooth." - Michael Wolff, in an excerpt from his book Autumn of the Moguls, ( New York...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama Car Guru Steve Rattner | 4/20/2009 | See Source »

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