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...Business wise, however, the EV1 is idling. Only 288 cars have been leased in the five cities where GM has made them available--Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, Phoenix and Tucson. Battery life and price are nagging issues. EVs can typically run 50 to 80 miles before recharging, which takes about two hours. Although manufacturers receive a federal tax credit and a subsidy of $5,000 a car from Southern California's air-quality agency, GM charges $399 a month for a lease and Honda $455--luxury-car prices. GM had projected sales nearly 10 times as high. ICE-agers...
...with true and awesome pathos and power. He does more than anything else in the movie to inspire sympathy for the African's cause, and some of the scenes in which he attempts to communicate with his American counsels are quite touching. Hopkins is superb as the embittered yet wise ex-president. His long speech to the Supreme Court at the end is one of the most sincere and meaningful moments in the film...
Congratulations to the 1,694 wise undergraduates who voted for the return of grapes. Don't let the staff make you feel guilty. Enjoy your grapes...
...matter what Hersh throws out, I choose to remember Kennedy as a hero in war, as a person living a full life despite chronic pain, as a wise and thoughtful leader who understood the forces of history and as a voice of hope for the young, minorities and the underprivileged. I will remember Kennedy as a man who could have lived the life of an idle rich person but chose instead the path of public service. And I will remember him as a President who died in the service of his country. RUTH MELHEIM BRUBAKKEN Jamestown...
...humbled by the assistance, South Koreans apparently view their would-be saviors as manipulative "puppeteers", reports the New York Times. Editorials in several South Korean newspapers have been calling the conditions attached to the aid "disconcerting," with one noting that, "It is not wise for our friendly relations to use such a crisis situation for selfish benefit...