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...address to mark the midcentury, predicted that "our total national production 50 years from now will be four times as much as it is today." It turned out to be more than 33 times as large. "It will be gone by June," promised Variety in 1955 - talking about rock 'n' roll. "It will be years - not in my time - before a woman will become Prime Minister," declared Margaret Thatcher...
Narcotecture n.--The architectural style favored by Afghan drug lords...
...elections also saw 13 candidates who had previously been UC representatives running again, as opposed to 12 last year, according to UC parliamentarian Eric N. Hysen ’11. “I’m surprised we were able to have that same return rate, considering how tough of a semester we had last spring,” he said. “I think [the high return rate] says a lot about how important some people think what we are doing...
...four weeks time. I think we’ll be ready for the Ivy Championships.” It only remains to be seen how such a race will shape up after Harvard unveils the full strength of its roster next week. —Staff writer Max N. Brondfield can be reached at mbrondf@fas.harvard.edu...
...past few decades, never quite caught on. The likely reason was a pronounced aftertaste that eclipsed its zero-calorie advantage. While Stevia's loyal aficionados liked the idea of ingesting a whole food, many calorie-conscious consumers chose the pastel-packet route of artificial sugar substitutes - Sweet'n Low (pink), Splenda (yellow) and Equal (blue). (See a special report on the science of appetite...