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Kelleher's suit claims actual damages of over $650,000 from Harvard plus unspecified damages for emotional distress and punitive damages...
...crew alive during those final moments? Did the pilots manage to briefly pull the plane out of its dive, or was the aircraft reflexively entering a climb as the near-supersonic dive increased the lift of its wings? And why were the pilots unable to send out a distress signal...
...kind of jerky push-pull motion that characterized the Lauda Air jet's descent in 1991. The radar indicates, however, that Flight 990 nosedived in a straight line in its original descent. And if the pilots faced such a problem, they should have had time to send out a distress signal...
...many families, report cards are an occasion of dread and distress. But for the Greens in the suburbs of Baltimore, Md., they're an invitation to celebrate. Of course, that's partly because Erica, 12, and Monica, 16, usually bring home A's and B's. But it's also because their parents look beyond the grades. What's most important, says their mother Brenda, is that Monica and Erica "have learned as much as they can and have done the best job they're capable of doing." To honor their learning and hard work, Brenda and her husband Gregory...
...REACTION Sure, athletes look good while they work out, but they may not feel so great. A report suggests that up to 70% may experience stomach distress during exercise. Competitive runners are prone to lower-bowel problems like diarrhea, probably because blood rushes from the intestine to hardworking leg muscles. Weight lifters and cyclists, for their part, tend to suffer from heartburn. Why? Because tensing abdominal muscles or hunching over the handlebars can cause stomach acid to rise into the esophagus...