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When Elvis Presley died, 25,000 people gathered outside Graceland in the sweltering Memphis heat. John Lennon's murder drew millions of people to Central Park for a silent vigil. But when Buddy Holly's plane went down in an Iowa cornfield at a little past 1 a.m. on Feb. 3, 1959, there was nobody waiting for him among those swirling snowdrifts. The Lubbock, Texas singer never had a vigil. His home did not become a pilgrimage site and his family never held a memorial service for his fans. Yet with each passing decade, the myth of Buddy Holly...
...reason its citizens cracked jokes and conducted sing-alongs in bomb shelters. It's also the reason they seldom complain with sufficient conviction to make authorities take notice. They're too busy having a laugh. Customers have to navigate sheet ice at the entrance to a central London branch of Holland & Barrett, a chain selling health foods and natural remedies. "I'm not sure it was worth opening up yesterday. We only took ?300," says the attendant. As another would-be customer literally falls through the door, she smiles. "But we are selling lots of [the bruise remedy] arnica...
...These wins are really big, especially after the 20-day break where we had to sit with the loss against Dartmouth,” said sophomore guard Christine Matera, who had perhaps her best weekend in a Crimson uniform.While Matera’s hot shooting was central to the victory, Harvard got a lot of help from their post players as well.Sophomore Emma Markley led the Crimson with 22 points, going 10-14 from the field. She added 11 rebounds to claim her fourth double-double of the season.Her partner in the paint, senior Katie Rollins, just missed...
...Chairman Steele is among the most articulate spokesman our party has to offer." - Del. Jeffrey M. Frederick, chairman of the Virginia GOP after Steele's win; Steele has appeared on Fox's Hannity Colmes, Comedy Central's Colbert Report and HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher (Washington Post...
...Ahmed, who was displaced from her home in southern Baghdad during sectarian violence, managed to cast a vote at station No. 65 the central part of the city. But she said many Iraqis like her had trouble. "The whole operation is a failure," said Ahmed. "And certainly we will find evidence of a lot of fraud. The problem of displaced people is not solved...