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...following categories: dining hall, common spaces, rooms, House spirit, and quirks. Each category was awarded a score, which in all cases was assigned pretty much nonsensically (but which you may interpret earnestly if you so desire—just don’t say we didn’t warn...
...seconds, we were able to come up with a speech that is honest and still fun. If she wins, Anna - who is 5 ft. 2 in. - is going to remove her four-inch heels to run to the podium, then put the shoes back on. Then she'll warn the booth to bleep her in five seconds, when she'll mouth an expletive between "This is" and "great." Then she'll make fun of one of her co-winners for not showing enough excitement onstage, since he's British. And when the guy in the booth starts to play music...
...settle for something less dramatic. On Wednesday, the European Commission will unveil a 10-year plan outlining the first tentative steps toward forming a common economic policy. The "Europe 2020" strategy is being touted as a way to boost competitiveness and growth over the next decade. Skeptics, however, warn that it is no better than a placebo for the curmudgeon European patient...
Meanwhile, eyewitness accounts emerged suggesting that in some cases, authorities not only failed to warn shoreline residents of a tsunami, but also may have inadvertently put them in harm's way. "After the earthquake, many people wanted to flee, but firefighters and police in many villages and areas told people to stay in their homes," said an army soldier who had recently returned from the Concepción area and who spoke to TIME on condition of anonymity. "Many residents obeyed, and then they were overrun by the tsunami. It was a cruel situation." (See the top 10 deadliest earthquakes...
...American, officially resides in Orlando, Fla. She left Haiti when she was 11 years old and says she returned to deliver God's message. In January 2007, she says, she heard the voice of God reveal to her that a disaster would hit Haiti and that she was to warn the Haitian people. She then began to aggressively try to speak with Haitian President René Préval. She says she was dismissed repeatedly. "He wouldn't see me," Brutus tells TIME. "No one believed me, and they thought I was a loony." (See exclusive pictures from Haiti...