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Hidden beneath the numerous cards, tickets, and to-do lists stuffed in my wallet, taped onto your refrigerator above that painting from second grade, buried beneath papers in some drawer, are sage pieces of advice with a humble origin: a bite-sized baked cookie. These small cookies, however, have quite a big story. In “The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food,” Jennifer 8. Lee ’98-’99, a New York Times Reporter, embarks on a journey that bridges many centuries, many countries, many people...
...Seven Deep Springs transfers currently count themselves as members of the undergraduate student body. While the admissions office does not keep tallies of transfer students’ schools of origin, the number does not appear to be an aberration. Figures cited in The Crimson in 2000 counted eight Deep Springs émigrés in the classes...
...Origin of Caf Culture...
...gene that expresses the fused protein was found in owl monkeys, which are classified as “New World” for their South American origin...
...artifact’s origin is often unclear, complicating the acquisitions process for museums. "That is certainly true for some objects in our collections," Ebbinghaus says. If the artifact has been recently dug up and looted, buyers should be able to recognize that it comes from a recently plundered location...