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...when the humble tuber followed the silver to Europe is unclear, but by the early 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...

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

...some of the deficiencies cited by Miranda when she spoke to students at Georgetown's School of Foreign Service Tuesday. She's changing the training, focus and culture of the foreign service, she said. Rice wants to beef up career development programs for mid-level managers. She wants to phase out the foreign service tradition of having a cadre of generalists in favor of being able to deploy diplomats and civilians who have the specialized experience to address the specific needs of a post-conflict country. Rice has also talked about how she is trying to transform how the State...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is US Diplomacy Being Shortchanged? | 2/13/2008 | See Source »

...tell my husband that, though. Now that we have made it past the itchy, patchy phase, I find myself among that one-third of women who kinda like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Beard Brigade | 2/7/2008 | See Source »

...Frank and his colleagues, the next phase is to bring the research from mice to humans...

Author: By Kevin C. Leu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Scientists Test Stem Cells in Fight Against Melanoma | 2/7/2008 | See Source »

...Funding is going to be an issue, but that will be the phase beyond the one we’re currently...

Author: By Clifford M. Marks, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: HMS Launches Strategic Plan | 2/7/2008 | See Source »

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