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...realities of cooking information can be as tricky as separating the yolks and whites of eggs. Does it really help to add salt to egg whites before beating them? Will searing meat seal in juices during the roasting? In fact, performing these rituals may reassure the cook but will accomplish little else. Salt actually increases the whipping time required to turn egg whites into snow, and it decreases the stability of the final result. Searing meat does nothing to retain juices, although it does improve the flavor...
Reagan's letter was a deliberately vague attempt to accomplish the purpose of the amendment without formally invoking it. For practical purposes, the constitutional provision was in effect when Bush was made acting President. But the text of the letter explained the President's reluctance to implement the amendment: "I am mindful," the letter says, "of the uncertainties of its application to such brief and temporary periods of incapacity. I do not believe that the drafters of this amendment intended its application to situations such as the instant...
...chief of staff told TIME last week. "There may have been times in the past when others have tried to get the President to compromise. But the question is, in a second term, what does the President have to do? At this point we are holding firm, trying to accomplish for Reagan what Reagan wants...
Maybe the PTC should create its own TV network to compete with the ones it is trying to change. That way it could accomplish what it wants to do without trying to force puritanical standards down the throats of people who prefer to control their own lives. If the PTC's suspicions about indecency are justified, the group will find a lucrative niche market that will pressure other networks to emulate it to stay competitive...
...meeting Tuesday night, the Executive Committee and several other members of the group decided that “the avenue of Senior Gift PLUS is no longer the most effective means to accomplish our objectives,” according to the statement. Committee members said they came to a consensus about the dissolution almost immediately...