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...program at Argonne National Laboratory, who has done extensive work with alternative-fuel vehicles, doesn't think the Rosens have addressed the safety problems inherent in flywheels. A wheel operating at such a high velocity can explode if knocked off-line--say by hitting a pothole--turning high-tech carbon fibers into shrapnel. "In the final analysis, the design needs a lot of work on housing and containment. I don't think he has the ultimate power train. No disrespect intended. This is simply an observation that these guys with very limited funds are trying to do what Detroit...
Anna, meanwhile, was less in-your-face; she was committed and determined, but didn't fidget nearly as much. I wouldn't call them opposites, but I surely wouldn't call them carbon copies...
ACTIVATED-CARBON FILTRATION. These systems are the most popular and the most effective in reducing so-called aesthetic contaminants like chlorine and sediment. Filters made of carbon in solid block form, as opposed to granules, are also highly effective in reducing lead. Systems range from inexpensive pour-through carafes to filters that are mounted on faucets, on countertops or under the sink. Cost...
HIID also often works internationally on specific cross-border issues such as environmental cleanup and preservation. Theodore Panayotou, an 11-year veteran of HIID who specializes in economic and environmental issues, says he has recently been working to coordinate carbon gas emission policies between the United States and certain South American countries...
...have purchased a few items on the Net. The sites were never advertised as being "safe" for transactions; however, in my opinion, it would be easier for someone to obtain a receipt or carbon copy of a "conventional" credit-card transaction or for a dishonest employee to steal your credit-card number than to go to the trouble of invading your "privacy" on the Net. And only a small percentage of people on the Net have the knowledge of how to tap someone's credit-card account illegally. EDWARD L. WENTZ III Oak Ridge, North Carolina...