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...imagine a strike on little Livingston (pop. 6,800). As for formulating evacuation plans, we headed for the hills the day we moved here, and we've already assembled our survival kits. Duct tape? There's a roll in every pickup. Drinking water? Dip a bucket in the creek. Extra food? It's grazing all around us. While others make do with canned carrots, we'll have sirloin...
...three trips to Sam's to carry the same load of paper towels and salsa that an Expedition could manage in one, is the Prius evil? While only 1% to 10% of SUV owners actually use their vehicles' off-road and towing capacities, it's wrong to say those extras are wasted on the majority. Surely many of the buyers made the rational calculation that off-roading and towing might be useful in an emergency. (At a time when everyone is duct-taping the windows, it doesn't seem so crazy to think you would one day drive the family...
...Detroit Project--the group with the ads saying SUVs support terrorism--says that whenever she is invited to a swank gala, she has a chauffeur take the wheel of her gas-sipping Toyota Prius. We weren't rude enough to ask how heavy her chauffeur is, but his extra body weight is burning extra fuel, some of which may be coming from Persian Gulf nations that may have funneled money...
...serious adversary for soldiers. In addition to the risk of diseases such as Type 2 diabetes, carrying extra pounds can make it more difficult for soldiers to scale walls or scramble out of foxholes. Unlike civilians, GIs must meet periodic weight requirements--or they can be canned. --By Lisa Takeuchi Cullen
...crème brulée was really great and made with excellent vanilla, a chocolate lover simply had to try the chocolate pudding cake. The sorbet trio was a duo at Metropolis ($7) and once again, this gold standard of the remaining desserts had just a little something extra that made it wonderful. A grape sorbet was sweet and tart and berryish, and three buttery, slightly salty cookies complimented both the grape and the mango sorbets nicely. The sorbet was not so refreshing as to leave one unsatisfied and the cookies made the dessert luxurious without being orgiastically decadent...