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...measured in Scoville Units. Bell peppers have zero, jalapeños have around 5,000, and cayenne peppers have around 40,000. Habañeros, the hottest of all known peppers, and what I chose to eat, have 300,000. Yes, that’s right: Three hundred thousand...
More than an “in,” the Harvard name is eternal baggage, should one choose to carry it. It refuses anonymity; it invites a thousand characterizations. To some, it means wealth, prestige and success, or it means snobbery and a woman with whom you don’t want to get involved. To Illinois high school girls, it means someone who can spot them for gas.The reality is that, for better or for worse, while there may be different versions of the H-bomb, Harvardians are never without its power...
Thirty-seven thousand of these members will receive rebates this year. According to Murphy, 40-45 percent of these members are students...
...dangerous as al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden. They attacked American embassies in Africa, killing 224 people. They attacked the U.S.S. Cole, killing 17 American sailors. They hijacked four jet planes and crashed three into buildings, killing over three thousand people. Even Saddam Hussein cannot claim such grisly results against America...
...result, the country's GDP is growing at more than 5% and it is tied for fourth (with Ireland, among others, ironically enough) in the Heritage Foundation's index of economic freedom. Perversely, in order to join the E.U., Estonia will be required to become more protectionist - reimposing several thousand tariffs it had previously abolished. Employers grouse about workplace regulations, from paid vacations to health and safety standards, designed for countries whose GDP per head is three times greater than theirs. Even though their refurbished roads bear signs saying brought to you by the E.U., only 33% of Estonians...