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...17th century the stage was set there for a vast expansionary phase in the potato's history. Despite being regularly denounced from pulpits because it was not mentioned in the Bible, this imported esculent (foodstuff) soon became a peasant favorite. Not only did it yield four times more calories per acre than grain, making it an essential insurance policy against famine; it also, as an underground crop, was less likely than stored grain to be looted by armies living off the land in those war-torn times...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: King of the Carbs | 2/13/2008 | See Source »

...What is the average number of classes he skips per week...

Author: By Gracye Y. Cheng and Nicole G. White, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: The Love-SATs! | 2/13/2008 | See Source »

...Boston Harbor Hotel, 70 Rowes Wharf, Boston. Valentines Day Brunch, 10 a.m. to 2p.m. $75 per person...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Get out! | 2/13/2008 | See Source »

...could not have any points and she would still be the best defensemen.” Cahow has reached the century mark in points in a season that may be her finest campaign yet in a Crimson uniform. She is second in the nation among defenseman with 1.04 points per game, a testament to her versatility. While Cahow has paved her way through the NCAA as a hard-nosed defender, she is a natural forward who plays up front for the United States Olympic team and she has found scoring success as part of Harvard’s second-ranked...

Author: By Loren Amor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Milestones Mark Cahow's Weekend | 2/12/2008 | See Source »

...four-wheel drive vehicles he calls "Chelsea tractors": shiny gas-guzzlers driven by affluent moms who drop off their little darlings at private schools and then cruise into town for their Botox appointments. The toll will be levied on any vehicle emitting more than 225g of carbon dioxide per kilometer (about 13 oz per mile) as well as any cars with engines larger than 3,000cc that were registered before March...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taxing the Gas Guzzlers in London | 2/12/2008 | See Source »

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