Word: summering
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...right to black out houses on a rotating basis for an hour at a time. Added to the fact that the state cannot supply enough power for its residence, the price of power has also risen dramatically. In San Diego, for example, the price of energy tripled this summer...
...response to the "energy crisis", consumer groups are demanding better service, more power plants and refunds. Utility companies claim that they lost $6 billion over the course of the summer, despite raising rates, and would like to be compensated by the government. The governor of California has appealed to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to put energy price ceilings in place, which they recently did. All this despite the fact that natural gas prices are 10 times what they were last year at this time, and despite the fact that the Federal Government often criticizes countries, like France, that...
...TEMPORARY DUNESCAPE OUTDOOR SUMMER PAVILION Architect firm SHoP's temporary "urban beach" in Queens, N.Y., became an inviting summer sensation. Made from 6,000 2-in. by 2-in. boards that rolled, twisted and slid about, it offered wet and dry places for visitors to bask, wade and escape the sun. It was an architectural drawing come to life...
That's true of the estate tax as well. A bill to kill it got as far as the President's desk this summer. But the measure has come under increasing fire as a break for the very rich. Relief may come in doubling the lifetime exclusion to $2 million by 2006, with additional exemptions for farmers and small-business owners. The top "death-tax" rate of 55% may also be cut, possibly to under 40%. This would be a fun battle to watch. Those who favor repeal don't want to merely chip away at the tax because...
...ANGELO VOODOO Slick as chicken grease. Hotter than summer asphalt. D'Angelo summoned old ghosts--Jimi and Marvin--and woke up a new artistic spirit in R. and B. Voodoo (Virgin) is a menage a trois of soul, hip-hop and jazz, all tangled up like lovers caught in the act. Even as D'Angelo pays homage to music's past, he proves the future is in good hands...