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...turned out that an Italian seismologist, Giampaolo Giuliani, had warned a few weeks ago that an earthquake was likely to strike the region, but officials had poured cold water on his work and accused him of spreading false information. Many scientists still believe that it is impossible to predict earthquakes, and many people that it is impossible to adequately guard against them...
...right note,” Douglas said.BROWN 3, HARVARD 1The morning contest also began with a strong Crimson pitching performance, as Zailskas looked to spark a change for Harvard in its second twinbill. The junior starter went the distance for the Crimson, allowing three runs on eight hits and striking out two. The visitors spent the morning playing catch-up, after the Bears collected all three of their runs in the second on three singles and a sacrifice fly. Harvard responded in the fourth following a one-out double from Meehan, the team’s only extra-base...
...While students perform such political theater to gain an audience, their initiatives routinely flop. In 2007, SLAM held a hunger strike to promote higher wages for Harvard’s security guards. Consequently, campus debate shifted from whether the security guards deserved larger salaries to whether the strike was justified. After some strikers were hospitalized, the security guards asked SLAM to cease its protest...
...seven but we never gave up. We kept getting hits, kept trying to string things together, so that’s a confidence boost.” The Crimson got on the board in the top of the first, as Bears starting pitcher Trish Melvin struggled to find the strike zone. With the bases loaded on two walks and a Shaw double, Melvin walked junior Melissa Schellberg, who is also a Crimson sports editor, to plate the first Harvard run.Brown got three back in the bottom of the inning off of freshman Marika Zumbro, but the Crimson battled back...
What's missing? "The Domino's video response," says Blackburn. "That's a crucial component of brand editing." Wikipedia's editors typically strike links to anything that smacks of propaganda, but says Blackshaw, "I'd be surprised if Wikipedia pushes back. A response from a Domino's executive to a major controversy is fair game." McIntyre says a Wiki-reply is "on the list...