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Peru is located in a geologically unstable zone, noted for earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. This temblor was caused by the Nazca Plate, located under the Pacific Ocean, sliding under the continental South American Plate. A similar earthquake, with a 7.5-magnitude, struck the same area...
...thought that The Horrors (they play garage/punk/surf music, in case you were wondering), would be gigging in stadiums by the time he could get to see them, Sam, with help and contacts from his father, a music industry veteran, found a venue and booked his dream band. Then it struck him that, even if they let him run the gig at a venue licensed for alcohol, he still wouldn't be allowed into his own club. In retrospect, Underage might now seem like an inspired bit of marketing, but in reality, says Killcoyne, "I was just really pissed...
...night and sang along to the occasional classic American tracks while sipping on our cheap drinks. Firemen mingled—sometimes too cozily—with the crowd and put on a strip tease for our entertainment (no, sadly, they did not do the Full Monty). I even struck up conversation with a Frenchman about a random little island we had both visited as children...
...This is the third crisis to test the mettle of the new government. Since Brown became Prime Minister at the end of June, he and his ministers have handled terror attacks in London and Glasgow, and serious flooding in several parts of the country. His sobersided approach has struck a chord with the electorate, and polls detect a "bounce" in support for Labour since Brown's arrival, which has fueled talk of a snap election as early as this fall to give Brown his own mandate. That's an especially tempting prospect for Labour after the Conservative opposition mishandled...
...contest was one idea we had for engaging college students in the special issue,” Times Magazine Deputy Editor Jim Schachter wrote in an e-mail. “It seems to have struck a chord...