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...planned in 2007 that $2.9 billion - donations that mainly come from rich-world governments - should cover operations for 2008. By late March, rising food prices meant those same operations were going to cost an extra $500 million; by the end of April, the estimated shortfall was $755 million. Donations have trickled in and, to fill the gap, Saudi Arabia pitched in a windfall $500 million in late May. But if prices stay high - and agriculture experts believe they will - WFP will need to raise those extra hundreds of millions, year after year, just to maintain services at their 2007 level...
...human. If it's a cardiovascular study, it might be a dog (although dogs are not used as frequently as they might have been a decade ago, since scientists have determined that pigs also serve as excellent models for some cardiovascular work). Scientists really do try to go that extra mile to find the species that will most accurately mimic how the compound would work in a human. We're focusing right now in one of our programs on the horse. It has very similar osteoarthritis conditions to humans, but it shows them in a much more compressed period...
...design work of others. He adapted H.R. Giger's creature from Alien for the mommy monster in the sequel, and developed Bottin's FX of the wormy, slightly Strom Thurmonish invader in The Thing. (Note to the budding creators of creatures: When in doubt, give them an extra set of teeth-the better to eat you with, my dear.) Winston's ickiest godchildren would face off in Alien vs. Predator and a 2007 sequel, which he sat out. That stuff was mostly computer-generated, anyway...
...biggest car companies in the world, General Motors and Toyota. Both are working hard on plug-in electric vehicles, cars that could run for maybe 40 to 50 miles on a battery charge - far enough to cover most Americans' daily driving - with a gasoline or biofuel-powered extra engine to cover any additional driving. If it can be made economical, that would be an ideal compromise for the Earth and our budgets. And best of all, we could finally stop talking about the price...
...Then again, a former adversary can have extra baggage. For one thing, there will be lingering tensions and suspicions that former rivals still harbor ambitions of their own. The other party is certain to dredge up every damaging sound bite - "Voodoo economics!" - that your former rival hurled in your direction back in February. These worries are usually overcome. Already it's hard to miss the steady thaw in McCain's once frosty relationship with Romney as the former Massachusetts governor throws himself - and his formidable fund-raising operation - into campaigning for the man who beat him. And Hillary Clinton...