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...things was going to happen, neither of them good. We could hit by the nose, flip and break up, leaving few if any survivors, bodies, cold water, fuel. Or we could hit one of the wings and roll and flip with the same result. I tightened my seat belt as tight as I could possibly get it so I would remain intact...
...could not move his legs to climb. I couldn't help him from my position so I climbed up the ladder to the ferry deck where the first mate and I hoisted the Jacob's ladder with him on it; when he got close enough we grabbed his trouser belt and hauled him on deck. We were all safely off the wing. (Read about Learning from Flight 1549: How to Land on Water...
...best since 1994—the Crimson (1-0), making its earliest start in program history, came out strong. “It was great starting a week earlier this year,” senior attack Kaitlin Martin said. “Getting another game under our belt before going into the league games will be beneficial.” Harvard once again opened its season against Holy Cross (1-1) Saturday afternoon in Worcester, Mass., beating the Crusaders, 13-10. This was the Crimson’s fifth-straight win against Holy Cross. “It felt amazing...
...number of levels, and it is just one more in a series of cost-cutting measures that hit students hardest. From freezing faculty salaries, offering buyouts to Harvard’s longest-standing employees, and serving chicken nuggets twice a week, Harvard is hitting students below the belt. Harvard may be saving money, but at what cost? Granted, this university has never been famed for its fine cuisine, but its gifted faculty, dedicated staff, and world-renowned library system have played a great part in making Harvard the institution it is today. Besides, wandering through the Widener stacks is like...
...aura of undisturbed wilderness, with scarcely a shopper in sight. Every conversation with anyone selling anything is a pantomime of pain and bluff. Finger the scarf, then start to walk away, and its price floats silkily downward. When the mechanic calls to tell you that brakes and a timing belt and other services will run close to $2,000, it's time to break out the newly perfected art of the considered pause. You really don't even have to say anything pitiful before he'll offer to knock a few hundred dollars...