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...Unlike earthquakes or avalanches, a cyclone can be predicted. Meteorologists warned that a supercyclone was brewing in the Bay of Bengal three days before it hit. Giridhar Gamang, Chief Minister of Orissa, took unusual precautionary measures. According to Banerjee, he called in three powerful astrologers and kept a personal vigil as they appealed to the gods to deflect the storm. As frenzied winds snapped telecommunications and power lines, the pundits assured their boss he had little to fear. One said Gamang's stars would protect the state. Another predicted the cyclone would miraculously split into two, dodging Orissa. The third...
...candlelight vigil began just after 8 p.m. as Amy C. Offner ’01 spoke about the terms of the settlement which ended the 21 day sit-in on May 8. The agreement included a new committee to assess Harvard’s employment policies, a freeze on outsourcing and an early reopening of contract negotiations with the main custodial union...
Though reminiscent of the nightly vigils which were a staple of the PSLM protests during the sit-in, last night’s vigil was without amplification and was based on what organizers characterized as “unstructured” discussion—people who had sat in or worked outside stood up to speak about their experiences...
...Over 100 noise complaints were submitted after the PSLM's 8:00 p.m. vigil on May 2, according to Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) chief Francis D. "Bud" Riley. In Lewis' statement, he said the action is being taken "out of respect for many students living in the Yard who have complained with increasing intensity about their inability to study and to sleep" due to noise...
...rally started normally enough as PSLM's nightly 9 p.m. candlelight vigil got underway, but even PSLM members were surprised as the crowd outside swelled to almost 500 chanting supporters-many of them members of the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Local 26, the union that represents Harvard's dining hall workers...