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Hybrids are surprisingly fun to drive. The electric motor on the Toyota Prius can keep the car cruising at speeds up to 42 m.p.h. without any help, although it needs power from the gas engine to accelerate to that speed. A panel on the dashboard displays average fuel efficiency, calculated on the fly, and tells you when the electric motor is being used to charge the batteries or to assist the gas engine. "You find yourself playing games to see how efficiently you can make your trip," says Eileen Hart, 42, a San Francisco marketing consultant who recently bought...
...visage, is growing into the moral authority and gruff wit exuded by Alec Guinness as the fogie Kenobi in Star Wars. His exasperation with Anakin has a paternal tint. In that Coruscant night chase, Anakin is the car-crazy teenager of many Lucas films, and Obi-wan is the speed demon's nervous dad who regrets giving his son the keys to the family sedan...
...Abdullah proposed that he and Bush join forces on an eight-point peace plan designed to shake Israelis and Palestinians out of their death clinch. Bush balked at the scope and speed of the Saudi proposal, but Abdullah's mission had some impact. On Friday, after a week of making pro-Israeli sounds, Bush expressed new frustration with Jerusalem's slow withdrawal from the West Bank. "It's time to end this," he said...
...America and the proliferation of Starbucks in England changed their simplistic outlook forever.) Unconvinced by my parents and terrified by the English stereotype of vacuous, air-headed Yanks, I arrived at Freshman Week and was greeted by a member of the Crimson Key, chirpier than a sparrow on speed. “Canaday. Oh my God,” she twittered, “that’s so awesome. My very best friend Jason’s very best friend Tamika lived there in 1998. I know you’ll love it.” Believe...
...mere presence of someone from another country makes people ask questions so facile and puerile that they would never do so otherwise. And just so you all now know the answer to this contentious issue: “Yes, there are highways in England. But, no, they do have speed limits.” I hope that clears up any lingering confusion...