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...while such ideas may be gaining currency in the academic world, it could be years before oil producers, whose domestic economic arrangements depend on high prices, are prepared to cooperate with gas-guzzling consumers. "It's an idea which works in abstract, " says Priddy, but in reality, such cooperation is "absolutely impossible". So enjoy the pump price while you can, because oil markets are likely to remain unpredictable for the foreseeable future...
...separate vacations a good idea? Ian Kerner, a sex and relationships counselor and the best-selling author of She Comes First and Sex Recharge, wishes more couples would take them. "I certainly think [separate vacations] would be an excellent trend because absence does make the heart grow fonder...
Ultimately, however, the decision rests with New York Governor David Paterson. His reaction to Kennedy's decision was noncommittal, but one source close to the Kennedy family says Caroline believes Paterson is "on board with the idea." There indeed is much to recommend her; Kennedy's celebrity status and high name recognition would make it easy for her to raise money, which is an important consideration, because whoever is appointed to the seat will face a special election in 2010 and yet another campaign in 2012, when the seat's regular term expires...
...Somalia is a textbook example of the theory of failed states. The idea, as encapsulated by the butterfly that flaps its wings and ends up causing a hurricane on the other side of the world, is that an action in one place, even an apparently insignificant one, can have deep ramifications around the globe. (See TIME's Top 10 news stories of the year...
...perpetual struggle in Somalia has demoralized its people so much that lawmakers made no secret of their embarrassment about the parliament they belong to. "There is no transitional or any other government in Somalia," lawmaker Ahmed Omer told TIME. "Parliamentarians can go to bed at night with one idea and wake up in the morning with another. It's a frustrating government...