Word: fixes
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...This helps explain why Pornpot Kannasoot, the water-quality chief of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, fidgets when he talks about the issue. He says he has tried everything within his budget to fix the problem and, so far, nothing has worked. He has dredged canals and built two new wastewater treatment plants, with two, possibly three, more in the pipeline. Despite it all, lab tests show the water in the klongs did not improve. In fact, it got worse. The press and the public didn't seem to care, says Pornpot: "People just got used to it. I could...
...reach out to bring us together to create an American renaissance, revival and renewal. I am uniquely qualified to do the job of president, and I offer the clearest alternative to this current administration, whose only new idea has been preemptive war and a huge new bureaucracy. I can fix the mess they have created, because I am practical, I am not afraid of partnerships and I am committed to making the world better for our children. By tapping the talent, the ideas, and the capacity that our whole society has to offer, we will expand the probability of succeeding...
...This It, the band’s trailblazing debut. Rolling Stone has already published a four star review of the album, in which editor David Fricke simplistically claims that the record was made with an “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” mentality. That interpretation must be dispelled immediately, because the Strokes have changed profoundly, even though the shift has been subtle. They didn’t need to contrive a dramatic change to stay relevant; they do just fine moving at their own pace...
...fine, let’s feel that way. And for those who do want to party more, well, go out and do it. I’ve heard just about enough whining from people who say that Harvard students are no fun, unattractive, undersexed, etc. There are ways to fix this problem, and spending a Friday night bitching about it on IM to a friend that lives upstairs while furiously sorting through people’s iTunes playlists and occasionally glancing at an Economics textbook...
...take away the first-game jitters and we had some defensive work that I think is going to show on tape that we need to fix,” she said...