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...Louis Majesty wasn't hit by a sudden storm or any of the other expected dangers of maritime travel. Rather, it may have been the victim of rogue waves. For centuries mariners have told stories about sudden waves that would emerge out of the open ocean without warning, strong enough to topple even large ships. The S.S. Waratah, which vanished on a journey to Cape Town; the M.S. München, lost en route to Savannah, Ga.; even the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald, "the good ship and true" of the Gordon Lightfoot song, which disappeared on Lake Superior - all were rumored...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cruise-Ship Disaster: How Do 'Rogue Waves' Work? | 3/4/2010 | See Source »

...provides evidence of how easy it is to misinterpret an image. The iconic picture published on Halloween 1991 that showed then-six-year-old Guissette Muniz standing alone amidst a scene of urban poverty provoked readers of the newspaper to contact the family offering gifts or expenses-paid travel opportunities—yet Muniz herself never felt impoverished. With two employed parents and a supportive neighborhood community, the Muniz family lived “ok” Mr. Muniz says. It may not have been a cushy life, but it was a far cry from the sense of destitution...

Author: By Shaomin C. Chew | Title: The Ease of Misinterpretation | 3/4/2010 | See Source »

First, the Crimson will travel to Providence, R.I., for the NCAA Regionals on March 14 to determine which individuals will qualify for the prestigious NCAA Championship that will take place on Harvard’s campus on March...

Author: By B. marjorie Gullick, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Fencing Teams Prep For Tourney | 3/3/2010 | See Source »

Harvard will travel to Washington, D.C. this Wednesday to take on the No. 13 Georgetown Hoyas. The game will be televised on the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network and is Harvard’s only televised game of the season...

Author: By Colin Whelehan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Balanced Scoring Leads Lacrosse to Opening Win | 3/1/2010 | See Source »

...expertise in the field that she's done much of her own research, particularly on which hormones she should take. "In the trans community, people have to find their own information, figure out who the good doctors are and negotiate their treatments," she says. Recently, she had to travel 250 miles (400 km) to visit with a second psychiatrist - not the one she's been seeing for two years - to sign off on her operation. At the last minute, she says, the psychiatrist canceled the appointment to travel abroad. "And then they're surprised that some people try to commit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In France, Transsexuals Celebrate a Small Victory | 3/1/2010 | See Source »

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