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...cotton is king. The plant has been cultivated for its fiber for over 7,000 years, and today it's grown by more than 20 million farmers in some 80 countries. But while cotton accounts for nearly 40% of the fiber used worldwide to make clothing, there's one thing the plant has never been able to do well: feed people. Cottonseeds are a rich source of protein--the current cotton crop produces enough seeds to meet the daily requirements of half a billion people a year. But the seeds can be consumed only after an extensive refining process removes...
...about the scandal; five more of this year's 16 DWTS stars have had minor brushes with the law. They didn't care that he was a politically divisive figure. "You don't get good salad without a bit of vinegar," says Green. They cared about only one thing: Could he play well with others? "Most reality shows are cast for conflict," says Green. "If you cast our show that way, it would break." All the "stars" are partnered with professional dancers, who teach them how to dance--and how to win viewers' and judges' hearts and votes. Each pair...
...plans. "But I would never have guessed this." Republican strategist and former DeLay spokesman John Feehery was also shocked - but more that his ex-boss had been asked than that he accepted. "He likes to be in the middle of the action," Feehery says. "Politicians have this internal thing where they like to be the center of attention." DeLay doesn't deny that. "I've always enjoyed being in the limelight. At least that's what my wife says," he says with a chuckle...
...obvious the system's broken. Let's admit it's broken, let's admit it's dysfunctional, and let's do something dramatically different, and let's do it now. But don't just tinker around the edges. Don't just play with it. Let's fix the thing...
Shaquille O'Neal can do anything, as long as that thing is telling people he can do anything. On ABC's Shaq Vs., he challenges Super Bowl champ Ben Roethlisberger to a football game; baseball's home-run leader, Albert Pujols, to a batting contest; and gold medalists Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh to beach volleyball. He insists he's the greatest athlete in the world, even though the only thing he beats them at is trash-talking. O'Neal plays sports the way George W. Bush fights wars...