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...Have these two earthquakes finally relieved the region's tectonic stress? A: Don't bet on it. The area off the coast of Sumatra is a subduction zone, a highly unstable region where the India Plate, the Australia Plate, the Sunda Plate and the Burma Micro-Plate collide and dive beneath one another. Earthquakes tend to occur in clusters in subduction zones, and McCloskey says his initial findings indicate that the latest quake has accentuated the stress along the Sunda Trench fault for another 300 km south. The result is like the steady growth of a crack...
...look and taste like sushi and whole carbonated grapes that fizz when you pop them into your mouth (he calls them "champagne"). Lately he has been experimenting with food levitation. By injecting helium into froths and zapping smaller substances with an ion-particle gun, he hopes someday to float plate-free meals above the dining-room table. Cantu says Oscar Meyer representatives recently approached him about helping them create a kid-friendly edible menu. Instead he persuaded them to consider edible advertising. "Think about opening up a magazine and finding a secret-coded flavor," he says, imagining children tasting...
Herrmann mixed a fastball and slider for strikes, even as the home plate umpire gave pitchers little to work with...
...weren’t really making the plays and the hits weren’t falling,” said Salsgiver, who had a solid 3-for-4 day at the plate...
...lead, but Harvard immediately answered. Freshman Matt Vance—who finished the game 3-for-3—singled to lead off the bottom of the inning, and a single by Farkes and a walk to Wilson loaded the bases. Then, with Mann at the plate, Red Storm starter Anthony Sullivan unleashed a wild pitch, scoring Vance and advancing the runners. Mann promptly drove a base hit up the middle to pick up two RBI and chase Sullivan (2-1) from the game...