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...back windows. And there aren't many changes inside--two new gauges on the dash and a fun little display that shows when power transfers between the electric motor and the gasoline engine. A novel feature: a 110-volt socket up front--thanks to the supercharged nickel-metal-hydride battery pack tucked under the cargo area--into which, Ford rep Corey Holter says, I can plug "a laptop, a cell phone or a blender"--a cool feature for those margarita tailgate parties...
That's what Wall Street wants to see (aside from those rebates). But the Street is rumbling that automakers may be saddled with a glut of heavy metal at the precise moment that consumers want more economical cars. "I get a sense that nobody is panicking about this, and that makes me a little nervous," says Steve Girsky, senior automotive analyst at Morgan Stanley. It has happened before. In the 1970s, when gas prices soared, the Big Three were caught flat-footed with large, fuel-hungry cars, allowing Honda, Nissan and Toyota to swoop in and grab market share...
...shows. Not the news, not documentaries about war, but media made solely for entertainment purposes. We’ve been desensitized to such violence as it crops up in both action movies and comedies. Violence has been made larger-than-life, while in reality kids have to walk through metal detectors to get into their schools...
Another summer travel season is approaching and along with it some changes in the skies. United will soon become the first airline to install a retractable metal barrier outside the cockpit. Although the airlines strengthened cockpit doors after Sept. 11, United is putting in the new layer of protection for times when the flight deck has to be opened. Meanwhile, an array of new gadgets and services is on the market, aimed at helping flyers deal with crowds and security hassles. --By Sally B. Donnelly...
...week before Commencement—along with concerns surrounding the “American Jihad” speech by Zayed M. Yasin ’02, a World Bank protest at MIT planned for the day after and post-Sept. 11 concerns—led the University to use metal detectors and search bags that year...