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...good person to ask, especially here at this event, in terms of American cooking, how have things changed over the last 10 years? How is the stuff you do now different from 10 years ago? Things are really changing. Ten years ago people wanted dishes in their arsenal that they can slap on the table in a couple of minutes; now they're not afraid to try something that has a long list of ingredients, some of which might be new to them, because they're available now on a wide basis, at a fair price...
...recent weeks, with many officials saying that tougher fiscal oversight might have prevented the collapse of Greece's public finances. "We cannot have a pick-and-mix strategy, allowing everyone to do the easy parts and leave the real challenges to one side," Barroso told the European Parliament last week. "We need strong and true coordination in the economic field." (See the top 10 financial-crisis buzzwords...
...level. In January, Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Zapatero even called for countries to face "corrective measures" if they under-perform economically, although that idea was quickly shot down by Germany, Britain and the Netherlands. Herman Van Rompuy, the new E.U. President, put forth a more nuanced proposal last month, saying E.U. leaders need to collectively take on a role of economic governance when they meet at summits. "The financial and economic crisis obliges us to take steps on this road," he said...
...apartment high-rises, which, while not pancaking like poorly built structures did during Haiti's 7.0-magnitude earthquake on Jan. 12, in many cases tilted over and broke, because even the strongest foundations can experience a kind of liquefaction by vibration in such powerful temblors. The last was the tsunami wreckage - and if early reports are true that it caused the most deaths, says Zapata, "that's something the Chileans are going to have to take a long, hard look at." (See why Chile's earthquake wasn't unexpected...
...Even as NATO nations have won plaudits for sending more troops to Afghanistan, cracks are beginning to show in the alliance's commitment and long-term health. "Right now, the alliance faces very serious, long-term, systemic problems," Defense Secretary Robert Gates said last week. Budget shortfalls - only five of the 28 members are meeting the alliance's goal of spending 2% of their GDP on defense - are hurting the war effort. The resulting dearth of helicopters, cargo planes and spy aircraft is "directly impacting operations in Afghanistan," Gates said...