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...blocks from the White House. The city's only federal elected office is the non-voting delegate to the House, and some of the biggest news incumbent Eleanor Holmes Norton (unchallenged by local Republicans this fall) has made in 16 years in office was when she called Stephen Colbert vanilla in July. The National Governors Association doesn't let D.C.'s top executive join, even though its annual meetings are held across the street from city hall. In official Washington's clout-counting hierarchy, where lobbyists can seem more glamorous than lawmakers, a municipal election without the chance to move...
...tonight. Descending a grand spiral stair at the newly opened Jacques and Hanna Schwalbe Mikvah on Manhattan's wealthy Upper East Side, Cohen was met by an attendant offering fine towels from Israel. Then it was on to a prep room fragrant with vanilla-scented candles, floored in Chinese tile, furnished in red cherry and featuring an eight-jet Jacuzzi - rather than the standard shower - for pre-immersion cleanliness. The mikvah itself, beneath a mosaic of a blue sky and white clouds, was pristine. Cohen's eyes widened. "It's spectacular," she gasped. "I feel like...
...course, taste, along with price, is a key factor in choosing a wine. And natural wines are usually subtler and more complex than conventional wines, although some have rough edges. People who favor a Pinot Noir that smells like cherry-vanilla ice cream may find it an adjustment to savor one with an earthier bouquet. Many natural wines are affordable, with delicious choices, such as the Loire Valley's Clos Roche Blanche reds and whites (ranging in price from $12 to $20) and Coturri's ($20 to $30 a bottle...
...sound strangely irresistible to anyone bored by the metropolis's usual dining options. Sitting amid hanging fabrics, Buddhist statuary and lots of red and gold, customers peruse an elaborate menu that may include crocodile (seared in vine leaves and served with a Chinese plum dip), peacock (presented with a vanilla-and-tomato confit) or scorpion (dipped in chocolate). The "Lovebug Salad" sees a bowl of mixed leaves topped with crickets and locusts. Kangaroo fillet is marinated in zhug - the Yemeni hot sauce - and served with vegetables. If all this leaves you feeling a little squeamish, you can find solace...
...consume desserts, sweets or sweetened beverages daily. By the time they are 2, 60% of toddlers eat some kind of pastry every day. Although added sugar was removed from most jarred baby foods in the mid-1990s, baby-food companies continue to offer dessert lines with flavors such as vanilla custard pudding and peach cobbler, loaded with sugar and starch. Early exposure to intensely sweet foods has long-term consequences, says Amy Lanou, a senior nutrition scientist for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a Washington-based nonprofit. "When we're really young, our taste buds are especially attuned...