NBA Lottery: What are Your Team's Chances? http://www.listafterlist.com/ListResults/tabid/... As of 2005, with 30 NBA teams, 16 qualify for the playoffs and the remaining 14 teams are entered in the draft lottery. These 14 teams are ranked in reverse order of their regular season record and are assigned the following number of chances:
Can we live to be 115 just being happy and thin? http://www.newzity.com/2008/04/19/can-we-live-t... t worked for Edna Parker, the oldest living person on the planet. Today is her 115-th birthday. Her 59 year old grandson said she has been always thin and happy, and that did the trick. But no one really knows the secrets of longevity, but scientists think her gene and life style played a major role....
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60 percent of New Zealand cars plug-ins by 2040 http://auto-news-blog.com/in-the-news/60-percen... New Zealand has bold plans for greening its automobile transportation. In the “Energy Strategy to 2050″ report, presented by New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark, there are calls for major changes such as: 5 percent of cars to be plug-ins by 2020, rising to 60 percent by 2040. 25 percent of cars to be fuel cells by 2050. 25 percent of vehicle fuels to come from renewable sources by 2020, rising to 80 percent by 2050. 80 percent of New Zealand’s government vehicle fleet able to run on 10 percent biofuels or electric power by 2015. Fuel economy increased 25 percent by 2025. These measures will halve transport green house gases emissions by 2040, and mean that New Zealand could be the first country to widely use biofuels, clean diesel and electric powered cars.
Mitsubishi iMiEV gets 20-30 percent more range from new battery http://auto-news-blog.com/in-the-news/mitsubish... The Mitsubishi i MiEV stores energy for propulsion in a lithium ion battery pack that now has twenty to thirty percent more capacity than the last version. The battery is produced by a new joint venture company owned by GS Yuasa and Mitsubishi. With these latest cells, the i MiEV has had its range bumped from 81 miles to about 99-106 miles per charge. The battery company is not exclusive to Mitsubishi and they will make there energy storage systems available to any car-maker that’s interested. Mitsubishi hopes to have a commercial launch of an electric car using these new lithium batteries by 2010. [Source: Green Car Congress]
F1: Briatore: 60 percent chance of Alonso deal http://about-sport.net/?p=18711... Double Formula One universe vindicator Fernando Alonso is 60 for cent indubitable to answer Renault nearest time, team boss Flavio Briatore declared ward Monday.
Spaniard Alonso split attending McLaren this month after a bitter and controversial time where he finished third in the drivers’ championship.
“Renault will definitely possess distinct drivers nearest year.
Ferrari looking to cut CO2 emissions, reduce fuel use by 40 percent http://auto-news-blog.com/in-the-news/ferrari-l... Ferrari has been workmanship some moves towards workmanship vehicles that emit inferior CO2 and use inferior fuel. Today, Reuters is reporting that Ferrari’s futurity (by 2012) will be one where the iconic red automobiles use 40 percent fuel and ear-ring average CO2 emissions from 400 gm/km to 280-300. 300 grams per km is stifle a lot, but let’s recollect that Ferrari only sells around six many vehicles a year and that these cars spend most of their spell indoors.
Denso expands hybrid parts plant by 25 percent http://auto-news-blog.com/in-the-news/denso-exp... A Denso manu in Anjo, Japan that makes parts for hybrid vehicles (and other components) will subsist expanded by 25 percent (by 1.2 million square feet) in the near future. Denso will expend round 6 billion yen ($53.9 million) to procure more hybrid parts to Toyota and Denso’s other partners.
