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In order to receive federal reimbursement for the subsidy consumers get for trading in their cars, dealers must first destroy the engine. One common method is to drain the car's oil and flood the engine with sodium silicate, or liquid glass. Dealers then turn the car on and rev...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Happens to the Clunkers Traded In? | 8/4/2009 | See Source »

Once the engine is dead, a recycling lot can take possession of the car. From that time, it has 180 days to sell the pieces of the car that retain some value. Even though the engine's a lost cause, everything from the scrap metal to the hubcaps is available...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Happens to the Clunkers Traded In? | 8/4/2009 | See Source »

No party involved thinks the process is perfect. Just a week into the program, the National Association of Auto Dealers (NADA) lobbied successfully to tweak the rules. Dealers, who were originally forced to dismantle the cars before receiving the government's check, can now hold on to cars until they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Happens to the Clunkers Traded In? | 8/4/2009 | See Source »

Bing has received surprisingly good reviews from critics, considering that complaining about Microsoft products is an armchair sport for bloggers. Bing, described by Microsoft as a "Decision Engine," targets four major categories of search: shopping, local, travel and health. Bing's home page is sumptuously colorful, displaying a different, richly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Microsoft's Bing Take a Bite out of Google? | 7/31/2009 | See Source »

One detail that's missing from Bing's home page is any mention of Microsoft. (There are small tabs that link to MSN and Windows Live, but they're easy to miss.) Omitting Microsoft's name is no accident - it's an effective way of positioning Bing as a cool...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Microsoft's Bing Take a Bite out of Google? | 7/31/2009 | See Source »

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