The country seemed fed up with power-hungry connivers like Bill and Hillary and Al.
PAGE A13 PERILS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT The town of Quartzsite, Ariz., is becoming a symbol for those who say government is filled with power-hungry bureaucrats after its mayor accused town officials of hiding money.
Suddenly this town, once known as a haven for RVs, gemstones and sprawling swap meets, is becoming a symbol for those who say government is filled with power-hungry bureaucrats, bent on spending too much public money.
Nick Paumgarten's article on Spain's economic woes provides predictable explanations: wild housing speculation, the weakened euro, the colossal failures of public-works projects, the collusion of banks with power-hungry politicians ("The Hangover," February 25th).
Peak demand reached an all-time high of 86GW on February 6th.Weather and wealth help to explain rising consumption: the hottest summer in living memory coupled with higher incomes means more Brazilians are seeking respite from the heat with power-hungry air-conditioners.
Steven Grundman M.A. and George Lund Fellow The Atlantic Council Washington, D.C. Nick Paumgarten's article on Spain's economic woes provides predictable explanations: wild housing speculation, the weakened euro, the colossal failures of public-works projects, the collusion of banks with power-hungry politicians ("The Hangover," February 25th).
But it is clear that people who live in tiny dwellings with less-than-reliable electrical supplies are unlikely to have much enthusiasm for large computers with power-hungry processing chips.PC-makers still have a long way to go to match the marketing prowess of most consumer-goods firms.
Their workstation areas, equipped with power-hungry gear, are rigged up to a central database which then displays a league of shame on a monitor.
The list sounds to me like candidate Deasy — a visionary with a sense of urgency and the skills to attract outside funding — except for the part about being able to work well with power-hungry unions, a fractious school board and a public impatient with the pace of change.
Rather than running with a power hungry quad-core chip, the company instead chose to load up the One mini with a 1.4GHz dual-core Snapdragon 400 and 1GB of RAM.
