One of world's largest solar projects is planned near Cle Elum Nov 2, 2009
Trott, the boyish, 49-year-old financial whiz behind the vision, waves away any skepticism that his is a pipe dream. He points to his experience with another technology once thought to be all sizzle: cellular telecommunications. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Clever new device sees through walls Oct 13, 2009
Researchers had a person walk around a square of 28 radio transceivers mounted on plastic pipes ... 2 m) stands made of plastic pipe so they would make measurements at a person's torso level. (MSNBC -- Technology)
10 top hideaways by the sea Oct 10, 2009
Rent a cute boat to explore the Sound -- fisherman's sweater and pipe not included. Closed Mon-Tue; rowboats $20 per hour; 360/387-9361. (CNN)
David Phillips: Work to surf May 7, 2009
He is still jazzed about a seventh-place finish he mustered in the 2009 Turbo Bodyboards Pipeline Pro earlier this year, contested in 6-8-feet Hawaiian-measured waves, meaning waves had faces of 12 to 16 feet. His 360 maneuver on one of those Pipeline monsters had everyone on the beach murmuring in awe, and the image caught by a local photographer shows what appears to be an out-of-control Phillips heading for a nasty landing ... Jeff Hubbard is currently in 26th place in the world standings,... (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Baseball: Western conferences making progress Apr 15, 2009
Five possible bids and two national seeds for the Big West was a pipe dream three seasons ago. Now it's the expectation. (Notre Dame Sports -- Rivals.com)
Window closes for Mavericks surfing competition Apr 3, 2009
With southern Nevada's water supply dwindling, some say a plan to pipe in water from rural areas is outside the Water Authority's power. Now a fight is brewing over who should oversee the authority's plans. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
3 Killed as Unrelenting Storms Batter Southland Feb 8, 2009
In Orange County, a combination of storm runoff and big surf caused health officials to close Corona del Mar State Beach in Newport Beach and Capistrano County Beach in Dana Point because of sewage pipe leaks. More than 300 miles away in the Eastern Sierra, skiers and snowboarders glided atop 48 inches of snow that has fallen on Mammoth Mountain since Friday. (Yahoo News -- Severe U.S. Weather)
