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...much. Ever since the McDonald brothers perfected a method for deep-frying julienned potatoes and an Idaho researcher figured out how to freeze and refry the potatoes for mass consumption, fast-food chains, where some 40% of the U.S. potato crop ends up, have been serving the same basic burger accoutrement. After health concerns about the high fat content of fries were raised more than a decade ago, McDonald's switched in 1990 from a blend of beef tallow and cottonseed oil to pure vegetable oil in its deep fryers. Now McDonald's and the others are scrambling to respond...
...cellular or your land-line service as your main communications link. Load it with the monthly minutes you need at the best possible price while subscribing to a bare-bones plan for your little-used secondary phone. If your land line is your primary phone, you can get a basic cell-phone plan from T-Mobile for $19.99 a month, including a free phone. That will give you 60 minutes to use anytime, plus 500 weekend and nighttime minutes. Be careful, however, not to underestimate how often you use a cell phone. Exceed your allotted minutes, and the per-minute...
...know, I know--but it all makes far more sense than you would think. Barron's basic conceit is surprisingly persuasive: the same qualities that made Austen a brilliant writer make her an ace detective, namely, her quick wit and her psychological acuity. Barron's cause is also aided by her deft marshaling of historical detail--the textiles alone (Sprigged muslin! Bombazine!) are worth the price of admission--and, of course, a dash of genuine erotic friction between Jane and the roguish Lord Harold. Barron is scrupulously faithful to the historical record, so we know that Jane will never actually...
Summertime is prime time for cuts and scrapes and other perils of outdoor activity. So although summer is already half over, it's never too late to dispel the most common myths and misconceptions associated with basic first aid. Some of the following tips, provided by the American Red Cross, may offer surprises to even the most well-informed parent or camp counselor...
...Washington to adopt a long-term "thoughtful energy policy." Let's not continue to do what doesn't work. A better approach is to let individuals and organizations do what makes sense to them and let America's energy policy come from the bottom up. The government should fund basic research but not try to promote specific types of new technologies. When they are ready for commercialization, they will come to market. Our goal should be not to attain energy self-sufficiency but to avoid relying too much on any one fuel or region. As long as the government doesn...