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...Americans have a Social Security number. That number or some other "voter identification code" would verify voters' identity just as picture identification currently does at most polling places. Voters can then vote online either from the comfort of their own home, or at their regular polling place using publicly provided computers. After a person has voted, a confirmation screen would pop up reading, "You voted for --; Is this correct?" followed by a "No, I want to change my vote" and a "Yes, count my vote" option...

Author: By Benjamin D. Grizzle, | Title: Convenient, Reliable Internet Voting | 12/11/2000 | See Source »

...promise of the hybrids is that consumers won't have to make sacrifices in style, performance or comfort to drive them. Unlike battery-electric vehicles, which are plugged into the power grid, hybrids combine a small gasoline engine with an electric motor and travel under their own power. When the Prius advances slowly or idles in traffic, the electric motor takes over, thus minimizing the pollution caused by stop-and-go driving. The gasoline engine powers the battery and kicks in for acceleration. When the car coasts or brakes, the motor becomes a generator, capturing the energy that would normally...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hybrid Power | 12/11/2000 | See Source »

...myself." A woman at this evening's session gripes that her sister is holier than thou but discovers that she is doing the same thing. Subjective judgments are vigorously challenged, seen as personal "projections" or "stories." While the Work proceeds, two young women clutch each other for comfort; another fellow gets up and kneels like a puppy at Katie's side as she strokes his long hair...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Age: Four Questions to Inner Peace | 12/11/2000 | See Source »

...wholly in control of the situation that you never feel the jolt-that cinematic shot of adrenaline-that leaves you perched on the edge of your seat. Crowe's character is cool and unflappable, handsome and rugged, but a just a bit too muted and restrained for comfort. The same could be said of the movie he inhabits...

Author: By William Gienapp, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: JUNGLE BOOGIE: Meg Ryan and Russell Crowe Search for 'Proof of Life' | 12/8/2000 | See Source »

...withholding complicated subject matter until students reach the so-called "appropriate" age. Some experts speculate there may be great benefit to introducing advanced subjects like geometry, chemistry and physics before high school - giving students ample time to become familiar with the topic, and, teachers hope, establish something resembling a comfort level with difficult concepts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: America's Science and Math Gap | 12/8/2000 | See Source »

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