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Separating the myths from the realities of cooking information can be as tricky as separating the yolks and whites of eggs. Does it really help to add salt to egg whites before beating them? Will searing meat seal in juices during the roasting? In fact, performing these rituals may reassure the cook but will accomplish little else. Salt actually increases the whipping time required to turn egg whites into snow, and it decreases the stability of the final result. Searing meat does nothing to retain juices, although it does improve the flavor...
Meanwhile, private citizens can take a number of steps to combat possible radon pollution. They can order testing devices called Track Etch from Terradex, a Walnut Creek, Calif.-based firm. If homeowners then detect dangerous concentrations of radon indoors, they should seal cracks and openings in basements with epoxy sealants, ventilate buildings with heat exchangers, and remove indoor airborne dust with high-quality air-cleaning systems. Average cost to radonproof a house: $1,000 to $5,000. Unfortunately homeowners must bear the cost. Many insurance companies have said that they are not liable for radon contamination, and because the substance...
Sophomore Julia Kidder followed that with a sacrifice fly to left to bring home Flaherty and seal the eventual winning margin...
...seal population has climbed back up to historic heights, so too has the demand for pelts in a few countries. Most of the hunt is conducted in economically depressed Newfoundland by some 4,000 off-season fishermen. "This is an important part of their income," says Geoff Regan, Canada's Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. But animal-rights activists are betting that because the U.S. buys nearly two-thirds of Canada's exported seafood, a boycott will inspire the industry to end the hunt. They also contend that Newfoundland, a former whaling hub that now makes a bundle from whale...
...same activists who helped introduce the world to dolphin-safe tuna are about to take consumers on a similarly gruesome guilt trip. In an effort to abolish Canada's government-sanctioned seal hunts, in which pups as young as 12 days are fair game to get clubbed to death, the Humane Society of the United States and other animal-rights groups will launch a campaign this week to pressure Americans to boycott all seafood from our neighbor to the north. With a kickoff scheduled for March 29, the official starting date of Canada's seal hunt, the Humane Society...