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Tokyo edged up but was anchored by simmering China tensions as well as questions over Japan's fiscal state ahead of an economic stimulus package that has pushed government bond yields to record highs.

“So, let us estimate a quarter of an hour for mixing, and three-quarters of an hour for simmering. Add another half hour to locate and steal the book in the first place, plus travel time....”

After an hour of gentle simmering, I finished with a splash of apple cider vinegar, a stream of heavy cream and a dusting of parmesan, the final sauce glossy, fragrant, rich and unexpectedly bright.

In his novella “The Turn of the Screw,” the connection between the supernatural and the psychological is allowed to suggestively simmer.

From the acapella national anthem to the supporters' songbook and the way the simmering atmosphere inspires players to scale new heights, these are occasions to stir the soul.