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...Richter scale of Internet search energy, Republican presidential candidate John McCain's announcement on Friday that he had chosen Sarah Palin, the current governor of Alaska, as his running mate measured a magnitude 10. If you compare the number of searches for "John McCain," "Barack Obama" or "Joe Biden" with those for "Sarah Palin," there's no contest. In just two days, the number of U.S. Internet searches for "Sarah Palin" reached a peak greater than any other political personality in the past three years. In the week ending Aug. 30, 2008, searches for Governor Palin were almost four times...
...never a stranger to politics, but jubilant members of the Scottish Nationalist Party claimed to have literally felt the earth move with their victory in the July 24 by-election in Glasgow East. The SNP dethroned Labour with a swing of more than 22%, a result "off the Richter Scale," said one SNP stalwart. The party's leader spoke of a "political earthquake...
...season], but unfortunately we just couldn’t pull through in the finals.”Harvard began its season in commanding fashion, notching big wins over its ECAC rivals, including a 6-1 drubbing of St. Lawrence in which sophomore goaltender Kyle Richter recorded a career-high 42 saves to anchor the Crimson defense.The first turning point in Harvard’s season came on Dec. 12 against crosstown rival Boston College. Although the Crimson held a 36-27 advantage in shots on goal, the team simply failed to find the back...
Although last week's quake near the small town of Selfloss registered 6.1 on the Richter scale, and was followed by over 100 small aftershocks that rattled windows and nerves late into the night and the following day, there were no serious injuries or major structural damages. Still, "Everybody was visibly shaken," says the town's police chief, Olafur Helgi Kjartansson. "We didn't have any clue that it was coming...
...whole Chinese and international communities have come together to help those that have had their lives destroyed by this calamity,” said Zhongrui Yin ’11, a native of China who participated in the vigil. On May 12, an earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter Scale hit southwest China. Currently, 34,073 people have been confirmed dead, though the Chinese government estimates that the figure could reach 50,000 deaths...