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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...
...girl on a matrimonial site, and our relationship reached an advanced stage," he says, by which he means they had been chatting and meeting off and on for several months. Although they both lived in Mumbai, Sharma says he was worried that there was "no common link to rely on" to verify the claims she had made about herself online. Where traditional matchmaking may have relied on a mutual relative or family friend to shuttle between the families of potential suitors, verifying their status to one another and helping settle matters such as dowry, Sharma had no such luxury: Instead...
...world of dizzying financial complexity, this explanation fails to address the numerous agents whose alleged irresponsibility and apparent greed set the stage for this fiasco. Mortgage borrowers, mortgage lenders, investment banks, credit rating agencies, and hedge funds all share the blame for this financial crisis...
...image that came to mind was the Democratic Party’s version of a Harvard admissions booklet: a perfect mix of men, women, young adults, whites, blacks, Latinos, and Asians, each from a different state in our beautiful Union, who would represent the Party this summer on stage at the convention. Alternatively, I pictured a contest hosted by Howard Dean to choose which delegates looked best in “Superman” costumes, the winner of which would escort the Democratic nominee around Denver...
...pillows in front of the seats was occupied by the dozen or so crustiest hipsters in attendance, several of whom passed around a mysterious loaf of bread.The connections to Dante’s work were so tenuous that the show necessitated large signs to indicate which stage of “The Divine Comedy” the writers were at that point purporting to parody. The ensemble was a little too self-satisfied with the clunky, unconvincing symbolism.But while the apparent eagerness of the actors was admirable, the choreography of their collective movement topped off at approximately elementary school Christmas...