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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...about pot roast? The comprehensive 44-page index says "pot roast pasta." Huh? Yes, you make this pot roast that sounds delicious, but then you chop it all up and, with its juices, spoon it over a pound of penne or pappardelle. The old pot roast is now actually a stracotto. How modern can you get? You wouldn't want the mashed spuds if you've got the pasta, but let's check anyway. Three listings: the basic one, with sour cream; one that has a whole head of cooked garlic (yum!); and one that is half potatoes and half...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Beyond The Perfect Pot Roast | 8/20/1990 | See Source »

...army, the arsenal and the audacity to pursue his grand ambition to rule the region -- or rock the world. In effect, Saddam has leveled a brazen challenge: Stop me if you can. Last weekend one of his spokesmen snarled that if anyone moved against Iraqi forces, Baghdad would "chop off his arm from the shoulder...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iraq's Power Grab | 8/13/1990 | See Source »

...form as a master of human interaction. He has elevated eye contact and hand gestures to an art form, using both not just for emphasis but also for nuance: a little wink when he wants his listeners to join him in a smile, a rabbit chop or a wagging finger when he wants them to remember who is boss. His probing, dark brown eyes are constantly scanning his listeners, looking by turns stern, quizzical, amused, playful. When eyes meet, they both challenge and hint at shared confidences. Whatever lies nearby -- a fountain pen, a gray glasses case from a Paris...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Summit: The Eye of the Storm | 6/4/1990 | See Source »

Most of the other races slated for the day were later cancelled because of the heavy chop on the Charles, but the lightweight coaches moved up the varsity race to seven in the morning in hopes of avoiding the forecasted heavy winds and rain...

Author: By Frederik W. Geiersbach, | Title: Harvard's Lights Blacked Out; Yale Claims First in H-Y-P's | 5/7/1990 | See Source »

...Kara Weiner spolied Harvard's bid at a doubles sweep in a three-set triumph over Erika Elmuts and Co-Captain Nicole Rival. Knotted at one set apiece, the Yale duo jumped to a 5-1 lead. Looking into the precipice, Elmuts rocketed down-the-line winners to help chop the lead to 5-4. But Salomon and Weiner roared back in the next game to record the Elis' first tally of the match...

Author: By Daniel L. Jacobowitz, | Title: Netwomen Execute Elis, 6-3 | 4/28/1990 | See Source »

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