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...truffles might as well be gold. These clumps of fungal fruit grow in the damp crevasses beneath oak trees in only a few places on earth. They are extremely rare and cannot be cultivated. They also stir the hearts of many chefs and can cost a small fortune to purvey. If you want to see for yourself the land of the truffle hunter, then take a plane to the Italian region of Piedmont in the Langhe hills. Alba, a two-hour drive north from Milan, is considered the spiritual city of the treasure, and prime truffle time spans from November...
...they don’t run it, they are protecting a professor…He is using Harvard’s name to purvey a hoax—he is shaming his institution...
...talented Dave Grohl as a permanent member, but was talking of firing Grohl towards the end of the band’s existence as the drummer tried to incorporate songs he had written into Nirvana’s sets. And despite the apathetic grunge prototype which Cobain attempted to purvey to his fans, he actively solicited labels, lawyers and radio stations, insisting on moving Nirvana to a major label when he felt that the band’s original label, Sub Pop, was unable to give the band enough commercial publicity. Cross details every plot in Nirvana?...
...sinful and separated from God, thus cannot know and experience God's love and plan./Jesus Christ is God's only provision for man's sin./We must individually receive Jesus as Savior and Lord.") Armed with this "spiritual pitch," CCC recruits could not only consolidate their faith but purvey it one-on-one like Amway. Once converted, more subtle souls often moved past the Laws. But, explains Tommy Oaks, an itinerant evangelist who has observed CCC on dozens of campuses, "Bright's like the guy who invented the crescent wrench. People were probably using something else before that...
Porter said the appointment indicated to him that Harvard recognizes the scope of his work and is happy to see him work in areas that traditionally fall outside the purvey...