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Earthshaker

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Earthshaker [ˈɜːθˌʃeɪkə]
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend)
the Classical myth Poseidon (or Neptune) in his capacity as the bringer of earthquakes


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The chief earthshaker was an eccentric logician named Richard Whately, and Newman became his admiring disciple: "He was the first who taught me to weigh my words, and to be cautious in my statements.
This best-of collection from the Earthshaker of blues includes her feral takes on such genre standards as ``Born Under a Bad Sign,'' ``Hey Bartender,'' ``I'd Rather Go Blind'' and ``Wang Dang Doodle,'' as well as kickin', self-penned, title-tells-it blasters (``Voodoo Woman,'' ``Stop Watching Your Enemies'').
And, although I'm a graduate of Harvard Business School, I had never realized before--and still don't--that the decision to launch the Harvard Business Review in 1922 and to set up the HBS Fund in 1949 were earthshakers for Harvard Business School or any other school.
 
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