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...conference in San Sebastián, they spent two hours convincing the Civil Guard that the contraption in the trunk was intended for cooking vegetables, and not, say, blowing up train stations. The newer, sleeker version of the Gastrovac, developed earlier this year, still looks like a pressure cooker attached by rubber hose to a high-tech hot plate, but its functions are thoroughly space age. By lowering atmospheric pressure, it brings liquids to boil at temperatures much lower than normal - 55?C for water, 80?C for oil - while still cooking more quickly than traditional vacuum cookers. Lower temperatures...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Adoring A Vacuum | 9/26/2006 | See Source »

...Harvard is a pressure cooker," he says. "Students primarily use drugs to get an edge and to stay awake...

Author: By Liz C. Goodwin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard on Speed | 5/3/2006 | See Source »

...Things didn't go our way." In order to attain gold, this disparate group of players will need to gel into a team in a very short time, says Quinn. And they will have to keep their emotions in check during these patriotism-charged Games and the Olympics' pressure-cooker schedule. (To make it to the final, Team Canada would have to play eight games in 12 days.) One or two more stinkers could mean they're out; lose the quarterfinal, no medal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's Now or Never | 2/20/2006 | See Source »

...saved 76 shots to earn ties against Brown and Yale.And she played all 130 minutes with no other goaltender dressed to play on the bench, knowing she would be the last line of defense for the Crimson. “She kept her composure in a very pressure-cooker game,” remarked Harvard coach Katey Stone after Martin stopped 33 shots in a scoreless tie with the Bears on Saturday. “Brittany was the perfect example of taking advantage of the opportunity when it’s given to you.”Stone added that...

Author: By Gabriel M. Velez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Rookie Goalie Bails Out Women's Hockey | 2/9/2006 | See Source »

...dead-on on all the pucks. She controlled her rebounds, she was aggressive when she needed to be. The kid’s got moxie jumping out like that head-first. She played with a lot of confidence and a lot of poise in a very pressure-cooker game.”“I just wanted to step up to the plate,” Martin added, also praising the efforts of Shipe in the opposite net. “Their goalie did a good job. Props to her. It was a battle of goaltending. Just a good...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Goaltending Plays Key Role in Scoreless Tie | 2/5/2006 | See Source »

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