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...Locals have turned to less orthodox methods. According to one popular story, the Lapindo drilling may have angered a spirit living in a tree near the eruption site. Such beliefs have an enduring appeal in this part of Indonesia, where religion is a syncretic mix of Islam and animism, and Lusi has drawn mystics from Bali and Borneo, who have sacrificed chickens, monkeys and even a cow to mollify the upset spirit. The government's engineering team has tried similar tactics; a spokesman says the group has hired diviners to pray for rain to wash the mud away...
Still, Murphy admitted that it is hard to justify the lack of a postseason for what is arguably Harvard’s most popular sport, when the rest of the University’s 41 Division I sports teams have the chance to continue playing once the regular season ends...
...last two items on that list left unsaid are a trip to the NCAA Frozen Four and finally an NCAA Championship. But part of the reason that Harvard (27-1-0, 22-0-0 ECAC) has been so dominant this season is because it has, to cite a popular cliché, taken things one step at a time.As the Crimson prepares to enter the ECAC Tournament, having already won the regular season crown by going undefeated in conference play, the squad has no intentions to rest on its laurels.“We’re completely disregarding everything that?...
...Hillary's strategists on how to talk about trade in Ohio, for example, and scrutinizing the map for targets of opportunity that the campaign may have missed. It was Bill Clinton, aides say, who suggested deploying himself to campaign in Alabama, even though Hillary was certain to lose the popular vote. Sure enough, Obama won by a comfortable 14 points - but Hillary came out of the contest with 25 delegates to Obama...
Ersoy is widely popular, but the response to her declaration has been bellicose. Turkey's TV watchdog said it has been inundated with calls protesting Ersoy's comments. Officials at the Star TV channel are said to be contemplating dropping her as a judge on the show. An Istanbul prosecutor has begun an investigation into her remarks on the grounds that they could put people off military service, compulsory for men over the age of 18. Many of those killed in Iraq have been conscripts. (This is not the first time Ersoy has been on the wrong side...