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...Sept. 9, 1993, Christopher Simmons, aged 17, brutally murdered Shirley Crook in St. Louis. The teenager tied her up in duct tape, electrical cable, leather straps and a towel before driving to the nearby state park to push her off a bridge into the Meramac River. Although Simmons bragged to his friends before the crime that his age would shield him from the consequences, he was sentenced to death. The Missouri Supreme Court, however, overturned the decision, citing “evolving standards of decency” that should otherwise prevent sentencing minors to death...
...before the vote that would sack the entire Commission, Barroso withdrew his team - "the outcome will not be positive for European institutions," he said drily - and promised a new proposal within a month. On Saturday, once it was clear that Berlusconi couldn't save him, Buttiglione threw in the towel, saying he was "an innocent victim ... of a crude and superficial campaign in the press." His resignation was the inevitable coda to the month's main theme: a newly assertive and triumphant European Parliament...
...Each chapter is punctuated with valuable tips from Gourmet's eight test kitchens on such matters as how to properly store food (never refrigerate tomatoes, for instance-it makes them mealy and kills flavor), when to use which kind of rice, and how to remove fish skins (a paper towel and a sharp knife work best...
...Each chapter is punctuated with valuable tips from Gourmet's eight test kitchens on such matters as how to properly store food (never refrigerate tomatoes, for instance - it makes them mealy and kills flavor), when to use which kind of rice, and how to remove fish skins (a paper towel and a sharp knife work best). Reichl and her team spent a year sifting through 50,000 recipes, which were retested, updated and sometimes rejected because of health concerns or changing tastes. The apricot soufflé, one of Gourmet's early signature desserts, failed the taste test until someone realized...
...Collectively, on the first couple of holes, we get off to bad start,” freshman Sam Lissner said. “The good teams played well, but we did a great job of not throwing in the towel...