Word: metering
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...Crimson varsity boat fell back a couple seats off the start, but pulled ahead by the 500-meter mark. Knowing of the Lions’ fast sprint at the finish, Harvard did not just sit on its lead...
...When we came to about the [300-meter] mark, I could hear this ridiculous roar—it was so different from before,” junior Alex Binkley said. “We’ve always gone down and it’s been us with our one trailer with three boats in it—our boat, a freshman boat and a JV boat—and the girls. To have two trailers of boats and everybody down there...We showed up and everybody else was already there. It gave us something to look forward to, showing...
...Trekkers, though, are scrupulously monitored. Much of Sikkim is forbidden to foreigners, and access to the rest is governed by permits. Our trek was a seven-day slog toward the Goecha La plateau to see the sun rise on the world's third highest mountain: the mighty, 8,586-meter Kanchenjunga. Apart from a guide, it required three permits. But even if it wasn't illegal, wandering alone is a brow-furrowing prospect, for trails quickly extend beyond the reach of telephones. Dialing air rescue in emergencies is not an option, which is why, by the time we started, staff...
That’s because the winner was former Crimson captain Nicky Grant ’02, now with Boston University. Grant, playing out the remainder of her NCAA eligibility while enrolled in graduate school at BU, reached a 58.78-meter distance to win an ECAC title for the Terriers...
Someday soon, some bright spark will make a video game version of E3, the annual games conference in Los Angeles. You will play a journalist running from booth to booth, trying to avoid being deafened by hundreds of booming sound systems. Replenish your energy meter with $10 hamburgers! Try not to stare at the scantily-clad Booth Babes! Find parking! The ultimate aim will be to play a game for more than five minutes without a company media rep telling you how great it is. If their presence overloads your hype meter, it's game over...