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Need to get your nut and chocolate fix in the same dish? Then try out this peanutty treat next time when you visit the dining hall. Put two large spoonfuls of peanut butter in a bowl. Microwave the condiment for about 20 seconds, or until it appears liquidy. Pour onto bowl of chocolate froyo, ideally that of the Dutch variety. Add chocolate sprinkles on top if you want some extra kick...
...Angeles documentary-film producer Babette Pepaj, 32, applies poker perspective to her life every day. "Many times in business," she notes, "we keep trying to fix something that isn't working simply because we've spent a lot of time and energy on the project. Admitting defeat is hard, but having the restraint to fold ultimately protects you and keeps you in the game--and this is a skill you don't necessarily learn in business school...
...buck a day doesn't sound like much to keep your PC revved for a 24/7 Google fix. But powering down to sleep mode between, say, 4 p.m. and 10 a.m. could save 75¢ a day--or $273.75 a year...
Beyond that, the supply of crude is not unlimited. Opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge or the coast of Florida for drilling, which congressional Republicans have been pushing for, is a relatively short-term fix. And the more oil that is removed, the more expensive the cost of extracting the remaining oil becomes. At some point--possibly as early as 2010--production will therefore reach a peak, though not necessarily a sharp one, and then gradually start to decline. "The problem," says Simmons, "is that the global economy and the U.S. economy are structured on the assumption that...
Networks are usually loath to fix what's not broken, with good reason. The West Wing--that other White House drama--went into a ratings spiral after its creator, Aaron Sorkin, left the show in 2003. And the CiC change comes at a critical time. An out-of-the-box top 10 show, it has replaced The West Wing as the darling of pundits and pols. It has been cited as evidence that a woman could win in 2008, and producer Steven Cohen, a former Bill and Hillary Clinton press aide, even says it could help...