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When They Electrified Christmas

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Whether for religious or secular celebrations, the variety and functionality of lights have exploded in recent years, abetted by cheap and colorful LEDs and compact electronics. Detroit Post and Tribune. advertised "Winking Fairy Lights for Christmas Trees" in Hardware Dealers' Magazine. attention of the New York Times.

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Chrysler's first electric car to be two-seat sports car - Apr. 15, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

That would be the Dodge Circuit, a car that Chrysler unveiled at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show in January and which is now prominently displayed at the New York Auto Show. More Miami on the cheap House prices in Miami soared, then crashed. Answer a few questions and get graded on your money skills.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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The car came straight to Omaha from the Detroit auto show. BYDs breakthrough all-electric E6, photographed at this years Detroit auto show. MidAmericans David Sokol, BYDs Wang, and company advisor Li Lu flew with Sokol from Detroit to Omaha so that Wang could meet Buffett in person. Electric cars will be one answer.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

We can now say with confidence that it is worth waiting 70+ days to make the shift to the left side of the car, following a brief spin around Cobo Hall in a prototype vehicle during the SAE World Congress here in Detroit. I also think it will be cheap, which is why I think someone will buy the group. Small size. New technology.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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But after interviewing Ford’s Nancy Gioia at the recent Detroit Auto show, I’m now unsure of both the timescales involved, or how much the power and auto companies are behind it as a fundamental concept. Got a hot tip on breaking green news, or a suggestion for areas of coverage? Email us directly at greeninc@nytimes.com.

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When New York City Was a Wiretapper’s Dream

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Tiny, cheap, and almost impossible to detect in action, induction coils were in wide use in wiretapping operations of all sorts by the late 1930s, and nowhere more so than in New York. Tiny, cheap, and almost impossible to detect in action, induction coils were in wide use in wiretapping operations of all sorts.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Furthermore, changing the battery pack on say a Toyota Prius often costs a fortune, at least in most European countries, so such cars better be VERY cheap, but they’re not. Posts | Profile Senior Contributors Felicity Barringer , San Francisco; Clifford Krauss , Houston; Micheline Maynard , Detroit; Jad Mouawad , New York; Matthew L.

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