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Helicopters, it turns out, do not fly upside down. I know this by hard, albeit simulated, experience. I was on the stick of an 21-ton MH-53 helicopter, one of the largest crafts of its type in the world, at the Iwakuni Air Base in western Japan. My co-pilot and instructor - an officer in the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) - guided me as I lifted the copter off the ground and pointed it toward the virtual Akinada Sea. A little spin over the water, no problem, and then my instructor asked me to turn around for home...
...these CRs’ actions, which defiantly disregard conventional albeit hypersensitive standards of decency, contribute little if anything to the conversation. Even those who would otherwise sympathize with their political perspective must inevitably shudder at the utter tastelessness. The tactics employed in such campy events undoubtedly fail to engage any observers who aren’t already of similar opinion—and those who don’t share their apparently puerile taste for practical jokes...
Helicopters, it turns out, do not fly upside down. I know this by hard, albeit simulated, experience. I was on the stick of an MH-53 helicopter, a 21-ton flying monster that is one of the largest craft of its type in the world, at the Iwakuni Air Base in western Japan. My co-pilot and instructor-an officer in the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF)-guided me as I lifted the copter off the ground and pointed it toward the Akinada Sea. A little spin over the water, no problem, and then my instructor asked...
...Spending patterns are changing, too. Consumer demand is expanding to service industries as Chinese splash out on travel, sports and entertainment. According to HSBC research, middle-class Chinese consumers now dine out three times a week, belong to fitness clubs and travel for pleasure at least twice a year, albeit mostly within China. Mobile phones and personal computers have become common in this land of former hand-to-mouth farmers. That's providing abundant opportunities for companies looking to ride the spending wave. The emerging Chinese middle class has become an important target market for international businesses keen to supply...
Harvard would not be the first to address this problem: Not long ago, Princeton eliminated undergraduate student loans, and in January, announced a tuition freeze, albeit with a rise in room and board charges that will result in an above-inflation total net increase in student costs. Harvard can and should do Princeton one better, by holding the line on both tuition and fees...