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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...case you're entertaining the U.S. Army), fully equipped with side burners, wok ring and built-in smoker system, for a cool $4,500. Another nifty piece of equipment (for less than $400) is a smoker called the Big Green Egg. This ceramic oval, based on the traditional Japanese cooker called a kamado, uses no water yet keeps food moist and can smoke a turkey in just two hours...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COOL SUMMER FOOD: BEYOND BURGERS | 5/26/1997 | See Source »

...carbonation in an opened bottle of soda. As this happens, the magma takes on a foamier consistency, increasing its speed and mobility. When this scalding froth rises high enough to make contact with subterranean water, the water flashes into steam, turning the whole hellish mix into a natural pressure cooker. Finally, the explosively pressurized magma blasts out of the earth in an eruption that can send rocks, ash and gases flying out at near supersonic speeds. "The driving force of an eruption is gas," says Tilling. "Pressure builds up, some plug gives, and the whole thing goes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: VOLCANOES WITH AN ATTITUDE | 2/24/1997 | See Source »

...well-known and much-lamented truism that relationships are difficult in this pressure-cooker known as Harvard. Valentine's Day has passed, but the fact remains that most Harvard students are chronically single. Flying solo need not mean a lack of physical companionship, however. While in search of Mr. Right, or even Mr. Right Now, don't neglect the more immediate appeal of Mr. Tonight Only. At the next party when your libido silences your good judgment, try out these time-honored hints on how to hook up at Harvard...

Author: By Jeremy D. Fiebert, | Title: Le Big Mack | 2/16/1995 | See Source »

...still have a rice-cooker, a toaster oven an espresso machine and a coffee maker, though," says a sophomore occupant...

Author: By Lindsey M. Turrentine, | Title: Appliance Use High in Dorms, Houses | 1/25/1995 | See Source »

...reason for unhappiness. For those who still struggle with this crisis of self-definition, whether consciously or not, Dr. Catlin suggests a course of action that most Harvard students would shudder to consider--a year off. Time off allows a student to be "taken away from the pressure cooker...while still giving you a chance to be on your...

Author: By Roy Astrachan, | Title: The Sophomore Slump | 11/18/1994 | See Source »

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