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...Managing such a far-flung operation can be messy. On a recent morning in midtown Kansas City, Obama's local headquarters was bustling. A team of about 15 staffers, paid and volunteer, hunched over laptops and cradled cell phones in a bare space provisioned with bags of Lays potato chips and Dum Dums. A pair of disposable chopsticks and a Chinese takeout container peeked from a trashcan, testament to someone's late night. A steady stream of supporters trooped through the door, eager for yard signs...
...physics concentrator from Cabot House, said she enjoyed the ceremony but left slightly disappointed. “I wish I’d gotten a date with Lipscomb,” she said. Awards were also conferred for research concerning how we experience the crispiness of potato chips, the spermicidal potency of soft drinks, and the ill-effects of armadillos on archeological dig sites...
...fate of the cargo is also rapidly becoming a hot potato for other reasons. Russia responded to the hijacking by announcing it was sending a warship to the area - three of the crew being held hostage are Russian, and Sudan's government has called on Moscow to attack the pirates. That's because while the government of Kenya claims to be the intended recipient of the tanks, many - like Andrew Mwangura, the Mombasa-based coordinator for the Seafarers Assistance Programme, and Lieutenant Nathan Christensen, press liaison of the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet in Bahrain - believe the weapons were headed...
...from last year's haul, thus allowing the bosses of the festival, Piers Handling and Cameron Bailey (replacing Noah Cowan), to congratulate themselves for streamlining the event. It's a little like a morbidly obese person bragging that he got through lunch eating only three bags of potato chips...
...CHOPIN Call it alcohol alchemy. This talented firm of Polish distillers has perfected the art of transmuting the humble potato into a super-smooth and creamy drink. It's an excellent body warmer, ideal for downing after a day on the ski slopes. ($60; www.chopinvodka.com...