Word: heating
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...expand access to emergency-room care and specialists, and enlarge the right to sue recalcitrant HMOs for denial of treatment. Republicans, while pressing for some of the same reforms, are seeking a more limited bill covering fewer people and with no broad new rights to sue. Turning up the heat on Tuesday, President Clinton called the Republican proposals "toothless, half-hearted protections." Countered Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott: "We want solutions, not problems caused by courts...
...enough for you? Some say the world will end in fire, a view that seemed to gain traction during the past few days as upper-90-degree heat turned the nation into one giant Easy-Bake oven and everyone ran for cover from the sweltering sky. The remedies? Stay out of the sun, for goodness' sake, drink plenty of water -- and pray for rain...
...problem with margarine comes from substances known as trans-fatty acids. At room temperature, the vegetable oil used to make margarine and shortenings stays in a liquid state, not the most spreadable consistency. When the oil is treated with heat and chemicals, the fatty-acid molecules straighten out, allowing the liquid to solidify. But this trans-fatty configuration also converts beneficial polyunsaturates into less healthy fatty acids, and this can cause blood fats to rise...
Summer in New York City, 1977. A record heat wave, a Yankee pennant drive, a blackout and a looting spree. For the tabloids and news shows, and for six unlucky people who died at the business end of his .44, that scalding season belonged...
Beaches are another good getaway. Local revere Beach, Carson Beach and Castle Island offer a chance to beat the heat...