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...Plateau, Bangda's runway is the world's highest at 14,000 ft. (4,300 m) above sea level. Because the air is so thin there, the large Boeing and Airbus aircraft that comprise most of China's domestic fleet lack the power and lift to take off and land comfortably under certain conditions, especially in bad weather with a full load of passengers. So in 2002, the Beijing government came up with a surprising solution: China would build a small passenger jet so good that not only could it handle Bangda with ease, it would put the country...
...seems to have noticed that the stakes have diminished. This trend--a steady shrinking of the judicial role in public policy and a handing over of issues to the states--is consistent with Roberts' conservative philosophy. And it points to an obvious question about the highest court in the land. How much does the Supreme Court matter anymore...
...ultimately failed, but only because of a technicality: the state’s Supreme Judicial Court refused to let MIT sell its Back Bay land to fund the merger...
Tommy, take us to the Promised Land.Blame it on my Jewish impulses—that the tribe is speaking through me—but when I think about Harvard basketball under Coach Amaker, I see it. That blessed land of milk, honey, and Southwest Regionals: the NCAA Tournament.I’m not going to call it a buzz around campus—ask 10 Harvard students who Tommy Amaker is, and see if three could give you the right answer. But call it a faint murmur, echoing from a small desk looking out over Lavietes Pavilion.I sat with...
...season hotter." When animals migrate to the Masai Mara every spring, it allows the vegetation they leave behind in the Serengeti to regrow, ready for them to come back in the fall. No rain means no new vegetation to return to. The animals stay put and the land can't cope: The grass stops growing, the animals die. And if it rains too much, "the water, which should be a source of rejuvenation, instead becomes a force of destruction," says Teferi...