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Choice Tables: For Foodies, Cartagena Is Now on the Map
This Colombian port town has become an unlikely food destination, attracting the kind of culinary travelers who spend their vacations in Rome and Paris.
2008-10-26 10:21:23
Airline fees changing vacation plans
Joe Skier wants to fly his family to the mountains for a ski vacation and has surfed the Web until he found airline fares he can afford. But then he calculates the costs for each family member's suitcases, boot bags and ski bags.
2008-10-26 09:00:00
Woman hurt in skydiving accident east of Lake Tahoe
A 26-year-old German woman on vacation in the United States, sustained multiple injuries Saturday upon landing from a skydiving jump in Minden east of Lake Tahoe, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.
2008-10-26 09:00:00
Florida vacation prices are going down
Behold, there is a silver lining.
2008-10-26 05:09:27
To Readers, Terror and War Underplayed
Coming back from vacation to a pile of mail reminds me of readers' abiding interest in terrorism and the war in Iraq.
2008-10-18 12:22:24
Recessional for the Invitational
Journalism and advertising aren't the only things that draw readers to The Post. Readers get addicted to the newspaper's puzzles, comics and contests. I can't get my heart started in the morning without "Doonesbury" and am suffering through creator Garry Trudeau's 12-week vacation.
2008-10-18 12:27:24
More Story Than a Loan Merited
Returning from vacation, I found many complaints from readers -- more than 1,700 comments online -- who saw unfairness and negativity in a July 2 story on Page A3 by national reporter Joe Stephens on a discounted mortgage rate for Sen. Barack Obama's home.
2008-10-18 12:25:24
Your kids did WHAT on vacation
Did they stick seashells up their noses Let lipstick tell a tale on them America's Best Value Inn has launched a contest for the best kiddie tale from vacation, and there are some interesting ones posted on its website. You...
2008-10-18 11:44:34
Hobbit starpower for Chilean fashion exhibition AFP
AFP - &quotLord of the Rings" star Elijah Wood is to open a new fashion exhibition in Chile's capital on Wednesday at the start of a two-week South American vacation, organizers of the show and media said.
2008-10-07 10:24:54
Future electric cars may supply power to grid customers
Washington, October 3 ANI: Scientists at the University of Michigan are probing the possibility of creating plug-in hybrid electric vehicles PHEV that can earn their owners money by transferring electricity to power grids, besides using it for propulsion. The researchers have received a grant of two million dollars from the National Science Foundation NSF for the four-year project. "Cars sit most of the time. What if it could work for you while it sits there If you could use a car for something more than just getting to work or going on a family vacation, it would be a whole different way to think about a vehicle, and a whole different way to think about the power grid, too," said Jeff Stein, a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.The vehicle-to-grid V2G integration concept is aimed at achieving large-scale changes that are needed to improve the sustainability and resilience of the transportation and electric power infrastructures. If the concept turns out to be successful, it will become possible for power grids to utilise car batteries for storing excess renewable energy from wind and the sun, and releasing the energy to customers when needed, such as during peak hours. The researchers believe that the introduction of such a system can lead to sharp changes in energy costs, supply or demand. They have revealed that a team of experts in mechanical and power systems engineering, economics, and industrial ecology examining every aspect of a PHEV, and how it interacts with the electrical grid. They reckon that PHEVs may be on the market in 2010, and say that their success might lead to mass-production in the decades to come. He and his colleagues envision a world where the electric cars could double as mobile holding tanks for electricity, ready to serve in their down time."If we had lots of PHEVs all plugged into the grid, then what seems like an insignificant amount of energy storage becomes a large energy storage," he said. During the course of study, the researchers will develop models to understand how PHEVs can influence the reliability and stability of the electrical grid, and how well such a system can shift to a back up plan. The models they create ultimately can be turned over to industry. "This project will provide policy makers, industry leaders and the public with critical information so that they can make well informed decisions. It is the new face of informed decision making," said Gary Was, director of the Michigan Memorial Phoenix Energy Institute which develops, coordinates and promotes multidisciplinary energy research and education at U-M. ANI
2008-10-03 23:00:00