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...helping to rekindle America's dying interest in history. With professional journalism dwindling, there is a real need for us to make sure that we understand events for ourselves. But if we deliberately look away from controversial events, we can never hope to utilize history as the learning tool that it is. Henry A. Jensen, HEIMSHEIM, GERMANY...
A123 Systems is a window on how the government's multibillion-dollar electric-vehicle gambit is working. The company was founded at MIT in 2001 with a $100,000 Department of Energy grant. One of its early products was lithium-ion batteries for power-tool maker Black & Decker. Last year, A123 Systems got a $249 million federal grant to open at least three lithium-ion-battery plants in Michigan that will employ hundreds of workers. Michigan is home to or close to many of the plants where electric vehicles are being made, of course, and the state has a surplus...
...features: Up, Monsters vs Aliens and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. The fourth film: Avatar. James Cameron's eco-epic, which quickly became the No. 1 moneymaker in movie history, proved a couple of things about 3-D. In the right hands, the technology was an amazingly supple tool, allowing film people to create worlds that were both fantastic and convincing. And it lured audiences with the notion of a special experience, a true movie "event...
...think this course planning tool is a much less disruptive solution than pre-registration would be,” Lewis said...
According to Juan, the open advocacy is a powerful tool clarifying misconceptions about the undocumented student experience. He recalled a recent rally in South Carolina where undocumented students were confronted by an angry crowd member, yelling at them for being illegal and telling them to return to their countries. He reported that by the end of the rally this audience member was hugging the students after having heard their personal stories...