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...breathe easier--literally. Because the 7E7 will mainly be flying long 7,600-mile routes (say, New York to Tokyo), Boeing intends for the 7E7 to be the first airliner with cabin pressure equal to that at 6,000 ft. instead of the current 8,000 ft. That will lessen the dehydration and fatigue many travelers experience...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can This Plane Save Boeing? | 10/20/2003 | See Source »

...explored the possibility of a written security guarantee for North Korea. With South Korea and Japan in easy striking distance, and China growing wary of its unpredictable communist ally, what can the U.S. do to resolve the situation with North Korea? Is there a way to lessen the tension and still prevent North Korea from destabilizing all of East Asia with its nuclear threat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What should U.S. policy be toward North Korea? | 10/20/2003 | See Source »

...reaffirms for me the urgency of the Chinese government releasing him unconditionally as early as may be possible,” he said. “The reality is that while the Chinese government may think that allowing his lawyer access to him may lessen the pressure on this case, the fundamental realities of the case have not changed...

Author: By Simon W. Vozick-levinson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Jailed Chinese Dissident Sees Lawyer for First Time | 7/11/2003 | See Source »

...become so weak, you can't walk up stairs or get out of a chair without help." Twice weekly 45-minute sessions of strength training, she says, can reverse or prevent age-related muscle loss. In four weeks, grocery bags feel lighter, and in six weeks, arthritis pain may lessen. Women in Nelson's weight-training studies usually drop a dress size or two and gain the confidence to adopt a more active lifestyle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health: Catch-Up Fitness | 6/2/2003 | See Source »

Cost was also a consideration, and since Radcliffe’s tuition was $200 less a year than Simmons, Maddox chose the Cambridge route, working during the summer and living in cooperative housing to lessen the room and board costs...

Author: By Lauren A.E. Schuker, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ‘Late Starter’ Writes On Telecommunications, Famous Women | 6/2/2003 | See Source »

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