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...political deck of cards; it is backed by a powerful agricultural lobby and grown heavily in the (usually) politically indispensable state of Iowa. Moreover, the infrastructure for distilling and mixing corn-based ethanol into our fuel had been in place since it replaced methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) as the fuel additive of choice early this decade...
...world where billions of text messages move through the ether daily - Filipinos hold the national record, having sent a billion texts per day in 2007 - it's no surprise that news of texting-while-walking accidents piqued such global interest. Though the lamppost bumpers were removed from Brick Lane after only 24 hours, the debate over such "nanny government" maneuvers and the rampant dangers of walking while texting rages on. It's a debate that New Yorkers joined last year when State Senator Carl Kruger of Brooklyn introduced a bill in Albany to combat "iPod oblivion." His bill, which...
...that the Kenyan crisis has empowered the region and the African Union to intervene robustly when things go badly wrong in an important member country. The downside is that the giant sucking sound when the Annan deal was signed was Kenya's sovereignty being flushed into the global diplomatic ether. As a Kenyan, I worry that it could take a long time for us to regain our confidence in our ability to manage our own affairs without robbing ourselves silly, turning on each other along ethnic lines, and practicing a politics of brinkmanship. For our leaders, we can only hope...
When it comes to Texas politics, Austin is the liberal hole in the largely conservative donut, a decidedly Democratic city that relies on politics to fuel the local economy and feed the social ether. So ever since it was announced that Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama would hold a presidential debate on the campus of the University of Texas on February 21, the city has been abuzz with anticipation and excitement. That infectious enthusiasm, however, quickly turned to disappointment after debate organizers announced the event would be closed to the public...
...official date was with a relationship counselor," he says. "The math of it is simple. Start while it's good. Do it three times a week while you're laughing and still having fun. You get so much more work done. You head off problems. Do it during the ether time, and do it aggressively. There's nothing you've ever been successful at that you didn't work on every day." Who knew one man could learn so much from being cheated...