Word: alongism
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...avant-garde techniques if it understood the true nature of this relationship. Impeding that realization, however, is the movement's unwieldy name. "Molecular gastronomy sounds scary," said Harold McGee, who writes regularly on the science of cooking for The New York Times, and, along with physicist Davide Cassi, also participated in the panel. "If it were called something else, it wouldn't make you think there's something there you don't know or can't trust. But the moment you start talking about molecules, about these particles that you can't see, people begin to get concerned...
...agreement doesn't require Fiat to sink any cash into the Chrysler. Nevertheless, the Italian industrial group would get the initial 35% stake along with access to Chrysler's assembly plants and its distribution network, which stretches across North America. The companies have long been considered a good "fit" because Chrysler's footprint in North America complements Fiat's strength in Europe and South America. (See the best cars from the 2009 Detroit Auto Show...
...lightheartedness of celebration that is best appreciated when experienced with family, rather than college-age friends. It takes everyone back in time, but remains more quaint than edgy. Even so, with talented actors leading rounds of “Alleluia” and members of the audience cheerily singing along, “Revels” has proved itself worthy of being a tradition in itself...
...bill really doesn't fit into what the Democrats [have] been talking about all along as timely, targeted and specific," Senator John Thune, a South Dakota Republican, lamented to another group of reporters around the corner, 20 minutes later. "It would take a significantly larger portion of tax relief to attract the support of a lot of Republicans...
Last week, General Motors Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner insisted that "the supply, design and construction of [electric-car] batteries must be a core competency of GM." GM plans to build a plant soon, as well as a battery research center, along with the University of Michigan. Toyota is already majority owner of the plant that makes the batteries for its Prius gas-electric hybrid car. Other car companies are looking to manufacturing firms like Chinese BYD, a leading cell-phone battery producer, to satisfy their battery needs...