On a no-wind day, the Eclipse can fly two passengers and luggage more than 1, 200 nautical miles nonstop and still have an hour of fuel reserve.

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On a typical day, the wind turbine at the Miami-Dade Museum can meet about 10 percent of the energy needs in a South Florida home, and the largest wind producer in the country is over at Juno Beach.

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And if it's true that fame is changing, and celebrity is being democratized in the 21st century, maybe we all are going to one day wind up on a platform, standing high above a pool.

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On a clear, blue day, gusts of wind buffet down from the peaks, picking up the fresh chill of the snow.

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On the flip side were several of its direct competitors, such as Suntech Power, Yingli Green Energy, Trina Solar, and LDK Solar, all up substantially on the day. (For a bullish thesis on wind, read Wind Energy Is Poised To Pop After Strong First Quarter).

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The tide has changed and a south wind forces me to land this particular day on the shore near the Tomales Bay Oyster Company, which sits across the water from Inverness.

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It emerged during the four-day trial that pupils were trying to wind up Harvey so his reaction could be caught on a camcorder being used secretly by a girl in the class.

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