Milgram's project fits one element of the Arnold model: fund promising research for relatively small amounts millions, if that can be deemed small with the implicit commitment to spend substantially more if the results point to practical solutions.

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Mr. DAVID COLE (Center for Automotive Research): It really does represent a fundamental new business model of labor management relations, and I think it recognizes perhaps the most important element of job security is a profitable company over the long term.

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And I think if you look at what I think is likely to happen next year, you already have Republicans -- some Republicans who are more aligned with the very conservative element of what's happening in New York saying this is a model for what you'll see throughout the country.

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Finally, Element 112 is now Copernicium (Cn), named for the astronomer who developed the heliocentric model of the universe.

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As the first step towards the commercialization of its new CMOS image sensors, Sony has developed a model with built-in signal processing functionality, an element that usually requires external embedment.

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