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Unlike most other contestants, who walked in with six-packs, Dodd came with two half-full milk gallon-jugs of a brownish liquid. “You’ve got us a little nervous,” one of the judges says. “This is like Gatorade on a Harley,” Slesar belts, as he takes a gulp of one of Dodd’s creations...

Author: By Kenyon S.m.weaver, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The 1st Annual Harvard Beer-Brewing Competition | 11/7/2002 | See Source »

...real hot spring spouting from 500 m underground. This is an old-fashioned, no-frills establishment; you get a thin tenugui, or washcloth, upon admittance and nothing else. The locker room is grotty and the bath tiles stained. But aficionados travel from across the country to partake of the brownish waters, whose minerals are said to ease arthritis and other ailments. On weekends, bathers pack the large hall to lounge and eat noodles. Despite the grungy surroundings, it's an authentic taste of true onsen, or hot spring, culture. Besides, you'll notice the waters really do leave your skin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tokyo - A Bath with a View | 8/12/2002 | See Source »

...meeting voted for the original color, and on May 27 The Magenta renamed itself The Harvard Crimson. On May 23, 1910, the Corporation officially decreed crimson the University’s color. Union College, thinking that Harvard was keeping magenta, had long since changed its color to garnet, a brownish shade...

Author: By Gillian L. Warmflash, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Explained | 4/11/2002 | See Source »

Generally, yes. For anthrax spores to be used as a weapon, they need to be dried and processed into a stable, powder-like form that will disperse in the air. The most refined bacterial spores form a fine, white dust. Cruder preparations have a brownish tint and are heavier; these spores tend to clump together and drop to the ground, making them less effective terror weapons...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Burning Questions | 10/22/2001 | See Source »

Unfortunately for diners hoping to feel the burn, the brownish-gray Lamb Dopiaza ($12.95) did not live up to its fiery billing. Though marked with "two peppers" on the menu, the onions and green peppers in the dish did not make one reach for the naan. The lamb itself was chewy, though not grisly. The vegetarians in the group will win with this one, since the peppers and onions carry the entree and mix well with the saffron rice...

Author: By Valerie J. Macmillan, | Title: passage to india | 4/2/1998 | See Source »

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