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...With prodigious realism, we've universalized knowledge of these works," said Prado director Miguel Zugaza in a presentation to the press. "We now have an amazing tool for researchers, teachers and art lovers...
...which do just that, at great length--are instead strangely ennobling. They make you realize how much effort we expend every day convincing ourselves that we're different and what a relief it is to admit that we're not. It's lonely here at the top of the tool-using hierarchy--why don't we let down our fur and join the club? If they'll have us, that is. If animals could describe us in return, the results might not be so flattering...
Meanwhile, companies large and small are lining up to tap the $25 billion in loan guarantees administered by the U.S. Department of Energy to help the automakers re-tool for building more efficient vehicles. Congress appropriated the money in September and President-elect Barack Obama promised to double the funding during a late October visit to Detroit...
...good report card earned you a parental pat on the back, but now it could be money in your pocket. Experiments with cash incentives for students have been catching on in public-school districts across the country, and so has the debate over whether they are a brilliant tool for hard-to-motivate students or bribery that will destroy any chance of fostering a love of learning. Either way, a rigorous new study - one of relatively few on such pay-for-performance programs - found that the programs get results: cash incentives help low-income students stay in school...
Yahoo! is also one of the most important forces in online display advertising. There is a temptation to say that the display business is aging and not as efficient at reaching consumers as search ads. But display advertising, barely a decade old, is a relatively new tool for marketers. It still has a good chance of gaining on TV, radio and print...