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AGAINST THE GRAIN...
...heir apparent was leading a double life. To his colleagues, Whitacre was a dedicated company man who supervised a fast-growing division that extracts profitable nutrients like vitamins from grain. But he also served as an FBI mole in an investigation of possible price-fixing at the firm. According to a story broken last week by the Wall Street Journal, Whitacre alerted federal authorities to possible collusion between ADM and other companies in 1992, and was outfitted with a briefcase with a hidden recorder. Since then, the Journal said, the FBI has collected audio- and videotapes of hundreds of meetings...
...than a Civil War to settle the slavery and union argument, which was so utterly central and intractable it had to turn violent. The very meaning of American civilization was at issue. The blast in Oklahoma City, though horrific and indelible, may have been very much in the American grain, but it occurred entirely outside the civilization's pale, at the delusional margins...
...warm, tasty" part that the information industry must now emphasize on developing. How does one cook up a tasty product from raw, plain information? Surely it must be possible, just as it's possible for one to cook up a tasty meal from raw, plain grain...
...social side of rugby should certainly not be underestimated. Going against the trash-talking grain that has been set by the more 'popular' sports, at the end of each fierce rugby game the opposing teams gracefully congratulate each other. Moreover, a party for all the combatants usually follows...