Word: blasts
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...small band of U.S. and Philippine soldiers were on their way to pick up supplies for a local school on the southern Philippine island of Jolo on Sept. 29 when their vehicle rolled over a land mine. The blast killed two U.S. soldiers and one Filipino marine, and though authorities are still investigating the incident, analysts immediately pointed the finger at the militant Islamic separatist group Abu Sayyaf known to be active in the area...
...board, they noticed a strong smell of gasoline. Moments later, the craft exploded, leaving all of its human passengers - 47 Afghani asylum-seekers and two Indonesian crew members -stranded in the water. Five Afghanis died, and dozens, including four navy personnel and the crew, were injured in the blast...
...charged with being dragons to keep away students—and that’s not the world we live in, or want to live in, now,” said Economics Department Chair John Y. Campbell. The new LEAP initiative is “a small attempt to blast open the walls of Littauer and reduce the sense that it is a prison,” said Economics Professor Claudia Goldin, whose broader renovation plans for Littauer were stymied when the Fine Arts Library was relocated to the building’s ground level last year. An existing room...
...Leone said. “But we did have a lot better chances than we did the game before [against San Diego State]...it was a great effort for our team.” In the final moments, a blast by co-captain Lizzy Nichols ricocheted off the crossbar, but the Crimson was unable to capitalize on the rebound. The hosts took 14 shots in the half to Harvard’s seven and held an 18-13 edge for the full 90 minutes, but the Crimson managed a 7-4 advantage in corner kicks for the match. Harvard will...
...prize still belongs to Mascis, whose songwriting seems perfectly attuned to the chemistry that the trio had developed, weirdly uninterrupted after nearly two decades apart. Nowhere is this more true than on “I Want You To Know,” a blissfully heavy blast of lovesick joy that’s just as easily straight out of the 80s vaults. In the end, the only difference between “Farm” and its immediate predecessor is the subtle tone of satisfaction; having emerged into yet another creative groove, this record lacks the hints of ragged...