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...Adams House C entry high tension room. The surge created an electrical fire in the Adams basement and disrupted power for both Adams and all freshman dorms, according to Adams House Master John G. "Sean" Palfrey '67, who was in touch with electricians and firemen arriving at the scene in the pouring rain...
Faust remained at the scene as freshmen headed out for the night, chatting with them as late as 1:30 a.m. At 12:53, Hammonds told the remaining freshmen to stay put pending a "major announcement," and at 1:33—as Hammonds was about to make that announcement—the power went back...
...real cause for celebration is that he alchemizes the dross of the script into a character with a palpable physicality and inner life. Behind the bulk of his hulk, a man's dogged decency is on display, and so, briefly, is Rourke's fallen-angel smile. In the scene that could cinch his Oscar nomination, he gets a long closeup as Randy pours out his clumsy love for his daughter. The speech is boilerplate sentiment, which the actor elevates to a passion as sweet as it is forlorn. If Rourke had to punish himself to look the part...
...dispirited GOP glimpsed the glowing horizon of a brighter tomorrow, whether it's her or someone who comes behind her. Democrats who gathered four years ago in Boston to nominate a candidate they didn't really like, and found their thrill in the eruption of Obama onto the scene should relate...
...charged with corruption and abuse of power. The generals did keep a promise to hold elections, which Samak's People Power Party (PPP) won handily last December. But Samak initially campaigned as a proxy for Thaksin, the very man whom the coup was supposed to remove from the political scene. (Last month, Thaksin fled to England, claiming he will not receive a fair trial back home.) "If democracy brings Samak, then I don't want it," says Wijeau Noinoo, a finance executive from the southern city of Trang who was relaxing on the terrace of Government House. "We have...