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...would be an awesome tool for explaining the mystery of what goes into a wine." Still, she says, don't look for the e-tongue to completely replace the human palate. "This kind of device is purely technical. It's the human palate that determines whether a wine is worth drinking...
...that discontent, however, it's worth remembering that Beijing is playing host to millions of people who are determined to enjoy the Olympics (if they are spectators); to do their best in competition (if they are athletes); and indeed to celebrate China's greatest moment. "It could be that when the Games start, everybody forgets everything and it's all about the glory of sport," says Jamie Metzl, executive vice president of the New York City - based Asia Society and a former senior government official in the Clinton Administration. "I hope that that's the case. But there...
...residential use of solar power. An average set of rooftop panels costs $20,000 to $30,000 and takes 10 to 15 years to produce enough electricity to pay for itself--a deal not unlike asking a new cell-phone owner to pay in advance for a decade's worth of minutes. But that equation will change as the cost of solar panels drops and the price of fossil-fuel-generated electricity rises. (Letvin's utility provider just put in for a 30% rate increase for the heaviest power users.) Photovoltaic solar installations were up 45% last year compared with...
...frame the novel may seem gimmicky, the rhythmic quality of the prose never falters. As for the bleak title, it will surprise the reader to find that, for Ruby at least, there is a cure for grief. It is hard won, yes--but, in Hermann's telling, it's worth the winning...
...early effusion of blood (which geysers out of a hole in a soldier's helmet) and guts (a wound in Speedman's stomach spills a sausage factory's worth of entrails) cues you to the objects of Stiller's burlesque: jungle war movies from Apocalypse Now to Apocalypto, from Platoon to a raft of Rambos. A key inspiration had to be Hearts of Darkness, the documentary on the catastrophic filming of Apocalypse...