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...that could distinguish mineral content in different waters. "It was Cecilia's idea to apply the technology to wine," says César Fernández, speaking for his colleague Jonquera-Jiménez. "When she spoke with people in the industry, they would tell her they needed a quick way to determine the components of a wine without having to send...
...Gratit-E.U.-de Europe's frustration with creating a binding narrative reminds me of another group of diverse people who couldn't agree on much - Canadians [Aug. 11]. Much like the E.U., Canada has constituents who pull it in different directions, wary of quick action or consolidation by any one group. I believe the heart of Canadian goodness can be found in the checks and balances that result from this interplay. I would encourage the E.U. to appreciate what it has - a collection of peacefully co-existing cultures possessing a collective voice with which to speak to the world...
...nice, so she's my fashion idol. If she really hates something I'm wearing, she'll be very vocal about it. My weight fluctuates, and I'll try to hang on to clothes that probably aren't right for whatever weight I'm at. She'll be very quick to point that...
McConaughey and Cruise, and Bill Hader as Cruise's quick-leaping toady, fare much better--in part because the spectacle of the powerful luxuriating in their venality is always ripe for satire, in part because they're onscreen only intermittently. The real action is in Vietnam, where stuff blowing up and stars in pain are meant to provide most of the entertainment...
...complex is not the classiest or most substantive gambit in presidential-campaign history. But it sure did allow John McCain to focus the conversation on Obama's greatest vulnerabilities. When Obama remarked on the campaign trail that he doesn't look like previous Presidents, McCain's campaign manager was quick to accuse the Democrat of playing the race card from "the bottom of the deck." In the short term, Obama was put on the defensive. In the long term, the move may have neutralized a potentially explosive issue for the Republicans. The indictment of Alaska Senator TedStevens imperils yet another...