The Hawaiian Islands were formed starting millions of years ago by hot liquid rock flowing from undersea volcanoes.

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Yulia Mostovaya, editor of Zerkalo Nedeli, a weekly, compares Mr Yanukovich's government to a hot-air balloon that is starting to lose heat.

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It also sells cold drinks in a hot continent whose billion citizens are just starting to have a bit of spare cash.

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Which brings me to my point: All this WAP hype, for now, is starting to look a lot like hot air, mostly because it's being quickly leapfrogged by next-generation technology.

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