| No-compromise mild hybrid car engine has a promising future
Several alternative technologies have been proposed to replace the car's internal combustion engine; some companies are already marketing hybrid gasoline/electric hybrids, though these have their shortcomings. Jon Severn reports on a mild hybrid that makes no compromises, yet it drastically cuts fuel consumption and emissions. Most of us, as consumers of the automotive industry's products, would like to see the next generation of cars have improved performance, driveability that is better or no worse than what we have now, more gadgets, lower fuel consumption, and a price that is lower. Largely on our behalf, the industry and legislators would also like future vehicles to generate reduced emissions, though there is an ongoing argument over where the balance should be between CO2, NOx and, for diesel-engined cars, particulates; Europe and Japan agree rather more closely with each other than with the USA.
High School Wrestling: Roosevelt's Phillips earns state trip despite ...
He had been the No. 1 seed in his weight class. "I was upset for a few days, but I knew I couldn't do anything to change it," he said. "It's been a real motivator for me, just thinking about how quick something can be taken away." Phillips also suffered his only defeat of the season after losing his temper and shoving Madison's Manuel Rocha in the face at the end of a tie match. Swoyer said Phillips accepted his punishment — three days of post-practice running — without complaint. "As long as he represents himself and the school in the right way, I don't mind a little swagger at all," said Swoyer, who is in his first year at Roosevelt. "Other than that one incident, he's done that." The reward comes Friday in Austin, with an opportunity to compete for a state title.
Daily Blabber Celebrity Gossip Blog from iVillage Entertainment
Celebrity meltdowns are as common as Paris Hilton has a new boyfriend stories. Obviously Britney Spears has been there, so have Mariah Carey, Russell Crowe, Anne Heche, Dave Chappelle and others. A new edition to the club? Rocker Ryan Adams, who, according to reports, "pitched a fit" for a Minneapolis audience. Though he didn't shave his head during the show or throw a phone at someone in the audience, he was said to be bitching and moaning about the sound monitors and stopped the show at one point to move equipment. Seventy minutes after he started, he announced "last song," played it and didn't return for an encore. "I don't know what the story was," guitarist Neal Casal told the Star Tribune afterward. "I just play guitar." Now, to be accurate, this wasn't Ryan's first fit.
I’m fit enough to break my knees again: Hrithik
HRITHIK Roshan sips on a cola relentlessly at hotel J W Marriotts nightclub, Enigma, while two skimpy models, on either side of him, giggle like schoolgirls.
The handsome actor is shooting for a cola giant and his facial expressions schizophrenically alternate from serious to jocular until the perfectionist in him is satiated.
As I meet him sometime later, another myth about the actor whose epic film Jodhaa Akbar releases in two weeks is edified that he is as modest as is possible.
Every film is as crucial as the first one, says the top star, as he talks about Ashutosh Gowarikers expensive historical.
He adjusts the air-conditioner when he sees me shiver and takes my questions as seriously as his photo-shoot.
The whole team would have wanted Jodhaa..
Man gets 11 years in "stupid" loan scheme
Severson's attorney, Christopher Kelly, recommended his client receive five years in prison, less than the nine years Crabb imposed on Hardyman in July 2006. Kelly said Hardyman was more responsible for the bank's collapse. He loaned $13.4 million to three businessmen, including Severson, and encouraged Severson to run several businesses despite his lack of business training or even a high school diploma. "He's not Donald Trump who could bankrupt a casino chain and then start over and make millions (of dollars) more," Kelly said. Determining if Hardyman or Severson is more guilty is like asking, "Who's more culpable: the thief or the fence?" said Assistant U.S. Attorney Grant Johnson. Each needed the other to carry out the scheme, but the federal guidelines call for a higher sentence for Severson, who was on probation for a 2001 felony conviction while defrauding the Blanchardville bank, Johnson said.
NBA: LeBron leads East to All-Star victory
They beat up on us pretty bad last year," James said. "As the East, we didn't want to allow that to happen. We wanted to try to win." Ray Allen was on that Western Conference team that beat up on the East in Las Vegas. Traded to the Boston Celtics last summer, he helped his new All-Star teammates atone. His three 3-pointers in the final three minutes and 12 seconds kept the East ahead after a West rally had wiped out a double- digit lead. "Ray hit some big shots," James said, "some of the biggest shots of the game, and he kept it flowing. We put the finishing touches on it, and it was a dunk." It was a monster dunk authored by James that truly finished things. He powered the ball through and over Dallas Mavericks 7-footer Dirk Nowitzki with 55.5 seconds remaining.
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