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...show Republicans leading Democrats 42% to 38%. Still, Democrats control the House by a margin of 40 seats, so taking back the House would require a pretty major wave of discontent over the next year. And while polls show that Americans are first and foremost concerned with their jobs, making the case on obscure policy fronts - such as the commercial real estate market, where lending has lagged behind the residential market - could be tough, says Jim Thurber, head of American University's Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies. "To make those cases is going to be very hard," Thurber says...
...Menton on the French Riviera, just moments from the Italian border. His restaurant Mirazur has a stunning hillside setting, housed in a vast Modernist, three-story white rotunda with 360-degree views of the Mediterranean. The produce of its steeply terraced herb-and-wildflower garden and a citrus grove make a huge impact in the kitchen. "I believe vivid improvisation is key," says Colagreco, who adds new dishes daily according to whatever's ripe for picking. He'll serve a langoustine flanked by barely cooked tiny yellow carrots and a minute fronded radish. Morels arrive with an ethereal foam...
...matter if 12:07 in one town was 12:15 in the next hamlet over. But with the advent of railroads and their accompanying train schedules in the 19th century, people suddenly needed to know the exact time so they didn't miss their trains (and conductors needed to make sure that trains operating on the same track didn't crash). In 1883, the U.S. and Canada adopted a standard time system. The following year, delegates from 22 nations met in Washington to coordinate times across countries. They selected the longitudinal line that runs through Greenwich, England, as the standard...
...India but an hour and 15 minutes behind China. Iran can't decide what to do about daylight saving; its parliament wants to observe it, while President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says no. And in 2007, President Hugo Chávez set Venezuela's clocks forward 30 minutes, supposedly to make the country more productive. In the end, time really is relative...
...When making the perfect gelato, much depends on the size of the ice crystals. Most amateur chefs do not have the machinery to churn out - literally - the creamy consistency that is the hallmark of a great gelateria. But with an old-fashioned ice-cream maker, a good recipe, and a good understanding of the basic gelato rules (sugar is an anti-freeze, fats act as the opposite), the home chef can make gelato at home...