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...fertilizer but it doesn?t want strings attached," he adds. "Whenever North Korea has edged to even the mildest form of engagement with the outside world, it has preceded such moves with a show of force." In other words, Pyongyang only wants help from benefactors whose hands it can bite...
...becoming a casualty in the war on social promotion in America's public schools. The idea driving the assault--that the performance of students can be improved if schools establish standards and insist that kids meet them before moving on to the next grade--has a simple, sound-bite toughness. It appeals to parents and teachers at a time when frustration with student underachievement is boiling over. Distressing test results released this spring in states like Louisiana (where 40% of eighth-graders flunked the state's exam in math) and New York (where 40% of fourth-graders flunked...
Only later, after many a restaurant meal, did the thrill wear off. Oh, the spices, the scents, the bite of mustard seeds and chutney were still pleasant, but why, especially in Boston Indian restaurants, did the dishes all seem to taste the same? Why so much creamy tomato gravy...
...reluctantly acquiesced. The dish came as advertised, a dark brick red from the roasted chilies and very hot. Indian hot is fascinating, not hitting the top of the palate quite as directly as, say, Mexican heat, but sneaking in somehow on the oil in the dish. You take a bite and another, and then suddenly the heat rolls in, causing a grab for the water glass. I liked Bombay Club's version, the heat off-set by the potatoes in the sauce and by an accompaniment of cool mint yogurt raita...
Achari aloo, from central India, showed the Indian passion for potatoes. Bright with tumeric and black mustard seed and the bite of chilies, the potatoes delighted the palate. An unusual Parsee dish from Bombay, lamb sali boti, was flavored with apricots as well as ginger and a potpourri of spices. A few potato straws floated across the top. The combination was intriguing, the savory lamb against the slight piquancy of the apricots...