This past summer Better Place launched Israeli and Danish networks that allow electric car drivers to traverse from one end of their respective countries to the other, swapping depleted batteries for fresh ones at a series of automated switch stations.

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Chances are most readers have seen several of the 'Switch' series of television commercials from Apple Computer (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ), stock of the month for December.

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Neil Hodgson has moved to the United States-based AMA Superbike series, Jeremy McWilliams is in talks over a switch to British Superbike Championship while Chris Burns' future is also in doubt after a trying campaign with Harris WCM.

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They have already suspended the central contracts of members of the national team and will switch to performance-related terms for future series.

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He also narrowly missed out on winning the 2010 Supersport Cup on Yamaha machinery, but will make the switch to Kawasaki for his assault on the BSB Evo Series.

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"There's no flipping the switch, " said Chiarelli, who had seen his team play well at times during the series.

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