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...Michigan in 1980. A decorated student (he earned high distinction studying business administration), Henderson was also a talented athlete, though he posted an unsightly 5.91 ERA pitching for the Wolverines' baseball team as a senior. (He has since cited his biggest regret as not possessing "a 97-mile-per-hour fastball...
...jerker ... Noriel, of course, immediately ridiculed the odd couple for their supremely unmanly choice of movie ... Four days later, having exhausted his own entertainment supply, [Noriel] surreptitiously made his way into an unoccupied squad room, snagged The Notebook, and brought it back to a packed NCO room. Half an hour later, I found him, along with Leeza and Bowen, watching the movie with tears running down their faces...
...laughed, told me I would never get to the office in time for the interview, and booked me a ticket on the Delta shuttle. I saw her point—the “high-speed” Acela can only travel an average of 85 miles per hour. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, a close friend of mine from high school was landing at Shanghai Pudong Airport for his semester abroad. He bought a ticket for the brand-new Maglev train from Pudong to the center of the city, covering a distance of twenty miles...
...High-speed trains, true to their name, are fast. They travel over 150 miles per hour, which is about three times faster than a car on a highway. When you factor in traffic, travel by car is even slower in comparison. They are also faster than air travel for distances of less than 500 miles—though airplanes can reach higher speeds, flight check-in, interminable security lines, and inevitable delays make train travel a speedier option...
Beers & Brats. To encourage its guests to mingle, Marriott's downtown Chicago outpost on the Magnificent Mile is having a cocktail-hour "Beer & Brats" event with Wisconsin beer brewer Leinenkugel on Tuesday, April 7, from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. All-you-can-eat-or-drink for just $5. Stay overnight for $159 and up. 540 North Michigan Avenue...