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...Magnitude of the tremor caused by the collapse of the north tower, measured from 21 miles away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Numbers: Remains of a Day | 9/9/2002 | See Source »

...Magnitude of the earthquake-like tremor caused by the impact of American Airlines Flight 11 hitting the north tower...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Numbers: Remains of a Day | 9/9/2002 | See Source »

Earthquakes are another hazard, inflicting damage on the building in 1975. In 1997 a tremor caused the partial collapse of the Basilica in Assisi, 320 km to the south, reducing some of its Giotto frescoes to a jigsaw of tiny fragments. Under Professor Basile, the crumbled artworks were reassembled and reinstated in record time. This achievement made Basile a natural choice to direct the Scrovegni restorations. Like Giotto, who organized assistants into a production line preparing plaster layers, grinding colors and transferring sketches, Basile assembled his team. As well as Institute graduates, he recruited Gianluigi Colalucci, who was responsible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fresh Revelations | 3/25/2002 | See Source »

This apparently means that songwriter Bill Doss, also of Olivia Tremor Control, is creating something between catchy pop tunes and continuous, trippy background music. As the disc shifts from upbeat cheeriness to Radiohead pessimism, each track blends into the next. Doss isn’t singing us distinct songs; he’s assembling a musical collage while keeping emotional distance from each track. The effect is intriguing, but the dreamy quality of the album belies its sunny theme...

Author: By Crimson STAFF Writers, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: New Music | 2/15/2002 | See Source »

...exactly the explosions. They registered two major seismic tremors. Such a tremor could be caused by a heavy surface ship hitting the Kursk hull. The brass hastened to show that the Petr Veliki heavy cruiser was in full order. But The Petr Veliki was not even close to the place. The Admiral Kuznetsov cruiser...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 'Kursk Salvage is an Adventurist Scam' | 8/27/2001 | See Source »

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