Word: buildups
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...Success is measured in days and weeks-in polling blips-rather than months or years. This has been a terrible thing: Presidents need to be thinking past the horizon, as Jimmy Carter belatedly proved. Some of his best decisions-a strict monetary policy to combat inflation, a vigorous arms buildup against the Soviet threat-bore fruit years after he left office and were credited to his successor, Ronald Reagan. But then, Carter was among the worst recent Presidents as a Permanent Campaigner...
Your attempts to emulate Rachael Ray burn a lot of power, never mind garlic. The refrigerator alone accounts for at least 9% of a home's energy usage, or $117 a year. Cover food to avoid moisture buildup, which makes the fridge work harder, and close the door quickly. As for the range, match the pot to the burner. Better yet, use the microwave instead, to cut energy two-thirds...
...time. Thanks to advanced engines and a body that's 50% lightweight carbon-fiber composite, the 787 uses 20% less fuel than similar-size planes yet has the range of much larger jets. It also promises greater passenger comforts. Cabin pressure will be closer to sea level, easing pressure buildup in the sinuses and ears. Humidity will be set at 15% to 20%, rather than around 5%. And instead of pulldown shades, the windows will have "electrochromatic" controls that change the tint of the pane from clear to opaque. "Passengers will notice a difference in the way they feel...
...presidents meet, the roller coaster is supposed to give way to two individuals in a golf cart taking the speed bumps at the lowest possible velocity. The U.S.-China relationship has so many bumps, you could call it corrugated: competition for oil resources; U.S. concern over China's military buildup, its trade deficit and human rights abuses; China's worries over rising protectionism in the U.S., and its resentment at being treated with what it calls a "cold war mentality." But Bush and Hu, while hardly chums, have met five times before at such forums as APEC...
...Lost in the cacophony of media attention surrounding Rove's possible misdeeds is one basic fact: in the buildup to the U.S. invasion of Iraq, this Administration misled the American people regarding Iraq's development of nuclear weapons. That important fact is now virtually forgotten. Meanspirited Novak, a shill for the political right, publicly outed Wilson's wife Plame. That was the Administration's first parry to deflect public attention. And with the continuing diversion of public attention from the central issue of deception, the Administration is having things just the way it wants. Gregory J. Ryan Woodland Hills, California...