"More than anything else you need to be on your game at the US Open and you need to be as patient as you can possibly be, " added Howell.

BBC: SPORT | Golf | Donald fights back at Winged Foot

Somebody in the audience asked Pettis if 3-D printers will someday be able to print any object you could possibly need.

CNN: Startup unveils 3-D scanner at SXSW

The person who isn't overweight also should be aware of his or her own insecurities and possibly a subconscious need to sabotage the partner's weight-loss efforts.

WSJ: How to Help an Overweight Partner Lose Weight

He suggests there need to be national standards on health, possibly education and to some degree social care.

BBC: NEWS | UK | Politics | 'Blair must decide on council tax'

"We're hopeful that this will be -- quite possibly -- the last major surgery that Max will need, " said Michael Silka, co-director of The Heart Institute at the hospital.

CNN: Tiny Darth Vader leaves hospital after heart surgery

Climbing down would make Israel look weak both to Hizbullah and to other foes who need to be deterred, such as Hamas today and, possibly, a nuclear-armed Iran tomorrow.

ECONOMIST: Israel and Lebanon

We also need to make sure these products are as safe as they can possibly be for young children and babies who can't protect themselves.

CNN: Senators discuss consumer safety nominee

Middle-class tenants "also need new housing options or else they may be forced to leave the neighborhood and possibly the city, " he said.

WSJ: A Shift in the South Bronx