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...Miami was launching a $200 million smart-grid initiative that would connect virtually every home and business in Miami-Dade County by 2011 was so important. Led by the greenish utility giant Florida Power & Light (FPL) - with corporate behemoths like General Electric and Cisco and the bright startup Silver Spring Networks - the Miami smart-grid program will be by far the largest in the U.S. If it succeeds, FPL plans to invest another $500 million to roll out the service to all of its 4.5 million customers. "This is not a science-fair project," says Jeffrey Immelt...
...Despite the opportunity to play for a championship, the Crimson’s success didn’t come easily. After starting the season 2-5, including a close loss to Dartmouth in the ECAC Championships in February, Harvard won five out of six over its spring break trip to California to spark its Ivy League success. “We weren’t quite there [at the beginning of the season],” sophomore Agnes Sibilski said. “We played some other matches, but we knew that the Ivy games were the most important...
...This spring, for example, Texas lawmakers are mulling a new law that would allow college students to carry firearms to campus (Utah already makes this legal). "I think people weren't concerned about it first," says University of Texas graduate student John Woods, who has emerged as a spokesman for campus efforts to defeat the bill. "They thought, 'It's a terrible idea. Why would the government consider something like this?'" But as the debate on campus has heated up, that complacency has vanished, Woods explains to TIME. Students opposed to the bill plan a big rally on Thursday...
California Dreaming. Sycamore Mineral Springs Resort has more than 100 acres of forest, hills and meadows, plus hillside mineral spring hot tubs, a labyrinth, meditation gardens, a wellness center, pool and a gourmet restaurant. If that isn't enough to help you find your moment of zen, there's also the Pacific ocean, wineries and nearby golf courses to chill you out. The resort is also near Hearst Castle, which is worth a side trip - if you want to see how vacation living is really done. The resort's adventure package includes either an ATV rental, a half-day kayak...
...Indeed, the attention paid to Roxana Saberi has elevated her value that much more. Ahmadinejad may yet play the good cop and spring Saberi, and his intervention may be a real sign that he is ready to talk to Obama, but if the arrest of one Miss North Dakota can sidetrack international diplomacy, then dealing with Tehran is not going to be cheap or easy...