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...energy production, feeding around a million households. Guido Cappetti, who heads the geothermal division for Enel, Italy's giant energy provider, puts it plainly: "Larderello is like a permanently unexploded volcano." The natural - and unique - abundance of hot liquids at relatively shallow depths provides a steady and frighteningly powerful torrent of steam to the surface. This steam, which hits the earth's surface at around 200C, shoots through massive steel pipelines and into turbines to produce electricity. The concentration of conducive geological conditions has allowed Enel to turn this part of Tuscany into a laboratory for the latest technical advances...
Small-town newspapers throughout the country printed excerpts of McCarthy’s letter within 48 hours of its release, dubbing the attack “Pusey vs. McCarthy.” A torrent of editorial letters flooded publications’ mailboxes...
...Kidman, and jury member Meg Ryan, who stars later this year in the Kidman-produced In the Cut. Best Goofy Diversion from a Dreadful Slate of Films: The mystery of the purloined penis. An American indie movie, Vincent Gallo's stupefyingly inept The Brown Bunny, let loose such a torrent of critical contumely that the director-writer-star-cameraman-editor apologized publicly for his film. Bunny's only selling point was the promise of an explicit scene of fellatio between Gallo and Chloë Sevigny. One hour and 47 minutes into the ordeal, there it came, and went. We later...
Stung by the torrent of criticism of his government, Hu finally decided to act. He and Premier Wen Jiabao warned their satraps to report SARS cases factually or face punishment, and authorized a massive media campaign to educate the masses about the disease--an almost revolutionary policy shift for a leadership structure that feels more comfortable with obfuscation than openness. On Wednesday, Hu appointed Wu Yi, a tough-talking former Trade Minister, to take over responsibility for the government's fight against SARS. Some China watchers believe that the public clamor for transparency may create an opportunity...
Throughout the game, the Bulldogs showered the Harvard goalies with a steady torrent of shots, while the Crimson repeatedly failed to take advantage of its offensive opportunities...