Now our particular product can only apply to so many mountains, valleys, and regions before we run out of space.

WHITEHOUSE: Building a Clean Energy Economy

"We have to learn to walk before we run, " he says.

FORBES: Lonely Heart

Since then, the Treasury Secretary has been able to take extraordinary measures, as some of his predecessors have, in order to extend the period before we run out of borrowing authority.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

"We have to learn to walk before we run and that means the Welsh government has to get used to dealing with taxation issues and learning how to use the powers which would come with that, " he said.

BBC: Wales politics

Long before we run out of the cheapest shale oils that are now fueling the current American oil boom, and long before bio-engineers convince bacteria to excrete oil, hydrocarbon engineers will perfect cheap coal-to-liquids. (For a measured technical exploration of all this, see the National Academy of Sciences report.) The latter will unleash another boom.

FORBES: The International Energy Agency Catches Up With America's Oil Producers

Though recognising that the pace of innovation is fast, she rightly believes that in bioethics we should not try to run before we can crawl.

ECONOMIST: Bioethics

We can't cut and run before we've completed that process.

BBC: Afghanistan: No outright winner, says Hammond

Before we start, I wanted to run through a few things that we are doing today to continue to make the case to the American people on the need to get Cordray confirmed.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

Drove to North Belfast to get water for ourselves and an elderly neighbour to be told they had run out 10 minutes before we arrived!

BBC: Water chaos affects thousands in Northern Ireland

The problems that led to the crisis were years in the making, and even before the crisis, we faced significant long-run challenges.

WHITEHOUSE: Council of Economic Advisers Blog

We've had a few run-ins with Stantum before, and never came away less than impressed.

ENGADGET: Stantum multitouch Slate PC prototype hands-on Hands-on

If our business fails to do this, we will always be fighting a losing battle as we run from stick to stick trying to spin the plates before they fall.

FORBES: Security, Disaster Recovery Or Audit: Which Matters Most?

So if we can simulate this environment where fresh, radical and crazy ideas are welcomed, encouraged, and have breathing room before they run into the emotional reaction train of someone else, then theoretically we may allow for more volume of ideas and more serendipitous exchanges.

FORBES: To What Extent Can A Startup Work Without An Office?

But before we reveal the surprise results, we must still comply with full disclosure requirements and tell you how the process was run and what obligations all contestants will be under, as each vies for the title of American Banking Idol.

FORBES: New Bank Stress Tests: Voting For the Next American Idol