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...rain-soaked November afternoon in Las Cruces, N.M., Aaron Soto, 13, traded places with his former East Picacho Elementary School teachers and for two hours conducted an in-service technology-training conference for a dozen of them, arrayed before him around a horseshoe of computer terminals. Aaron, a freshman at Mayfield High School, ran through a series of sophisticated videoconferencing demonstrations. Later he provided individual assistance to his adult "students," pacing behind them, peering over the top of his gold-rimmed glasses to look at a screen or click a mouse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: KIDS WHO CARE | 12/15/1997 | See Source »

About 100 rain-soaked books damaged in a Nov. 9 storm have been successfully restored, said Marion Taylor, head of Widener preservation services...

Author: By Caitlin E. Anderson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Rain-Soaked Books Restored | 12/12/1997 | See Source »

...Sulfur compounds from the fuel are removed to eliminate emissions that form acid rain...

Author: By Nicholas A. Nash, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Fuel Cells: Unleashing the Power of Hydrogen | 12/9/1997 | See Source »

Seanor's trey came on a pass from sophomore forward Laela Sturdy, who's work in the high post is what freed up the perimeter. When Harvard runs its offense as it is designed, threes rain down in buckets as they did yesterday...

Author: By Jamal K. Greene, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Cagers Sweep Harvard Invite | 12/8/1997 | See Source »

...with. Instead of focusing on the hype and rhetoric surrounding El Nino, the U.S. should reflect on the underlying causes of global warming and cooperate to slow or eliminate them. If they fail to do this, humanity will be headed toward a disaster of biblical proportions. By burning the rain forests, freely using fossil fuels and increasing the pollution from motor vehicles, mankind may one day create a hell on earth, where fertile regions, such as lush tropical rain forests, become uninhabitable deserts. CHRISTIAN ZALAI London...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 8, 1997 | 12/8/1997 | See Source »

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