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...they beamed microwaves at the platform, the scientists found that "hot spots" - the microwave equivalent of rogue waves - appeared up to 100 times more often than standard wave theory would predict. Those results indicate that rogue waves might be a lot more common than scientists had believed and could explain why so many large ships - as many as two a week - sink even in the absence of bad weather. One day we might even be able to predict when these earthquakes of the sea occur - sparing future cruisegoers the trauma suffered by those on the Louis Majesty...

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

...also helps explain why sterling has stabilized since the steep fall on Monday. The pound actually rose slightly against the dollar on Wednesday amid reports the Prudential deal was floundering and the release of data showing a rise in U.K. consumer confidence last month...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pound Woes: Why Britain's Currency Is Falling | 3/3/2010 | See Source »

...opening remarks at yesterday’s Faculty Meeting, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Michael D. Smith was prepared to explain where President Lowell had been taken: the bust and its pedestal, like the portrait of President Eliot, had been sent for maintenance...

Author: By Noah S. Rayman and Elyssa A. L. Spitzer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Tunes Lighten Faculty Meeting | 3/3/2010 | See Source »

...with any form of community service, making the community happy is not necessarily easy. To explain the social maneuvering involved in DJing a good party, Thorn said, “[Y]ou have to be really conscious of how many people are dancing, who is coming in, and who is leaving. You have to make sure you don’t play too many of the popular songs until there are a good amount of people [on] the dance floor... You really have to learn how to gauge your audience.” This micromanagement amounts to an extended empathy...

Author: By Alexander E. Traub, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Dutiful DJ | 3/2/2010 | See Source »

Outstanding performances in the water explain only part of Harvard’s success at Ivies. Leadership outside of the pool was vital in boosting team morale, especially given the close points race with Princeton...

Author: By Aparajita Tripathi, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Falls Just Short at Ivies | 3/1/2010 | See Source »

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