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Hart's celebrity status and name recognition put him among the front runners, at least for the moment. To the rest of the Democratic field, however, he was like Dr. Seuss's Grinch Who Stole Christmas, an instant spoiler further disrupting his party's stumbling attempts to rally behind an electable candidate. Like Jesse Jackson, the other leader of the Democratic pack, Hart arouses such high negative feelings in the polls that he is hardly a plausible nominee. Yet together they could draw enough votes to make it more difficult for any of the other five contenders to garner...
While music shoppers will be able to experience instant gratification this weekend, fans of the Hard Rock Cafe will have to wait until next year to experience the Boston branch of the upscale eatery...
Because corporate clients making huge deals require wide-ranging expertise, competition has fueled a merger boom among firms. A large operation may acquire a "boutique firm" whose specialty it needs or absorb an established local operation to gain an instant foothold in another city. But as many as eight in ten mergers are illadvised, by the estimate of Houston Law Firm Consultant William Cobb. They can lead to a clash of egos among partners accustomed to independence, a ballooning of overhead costs or the mismatch of a loosely organized firm with a centrally operated...
...Weight and Daniel and the Sacred Harp and set his fingers around some of rock's best guitar, really need an introduction? Business realities suggest that he might, but, in truth, even if you had never met him or heard him before, you would know Robbie Robertson in an instant. Who else is gonna bring you a bottle of rain...
There is not much that is down-home about microwave cooking. In fact, that odorless, near instant preparation may take all the romance out of the kitchen entirely, obviating as it does the appreciation of a dish that cooks long and slowly, filling the house with its perfume as the ingredients develop. Nevertheless, Microwave Gourmet, by Barbara Kafka (Morrow; 575 pages; $19.95), should help those who have bought these electronic miracles and now wonder why. A restaurant consultant and food columnist, Kafka stresses cooking in a microwave, not heating. She emphasizes dishes made from scratch, many of them traditional...