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Boeing says the plane will make passengers 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...
...Antarctica Adventure Explorer Ann Bancroft discusses her new book, which details her record-breaking 1,700-mile trek across Antarctica...
...June, the freshmen again flexed their rowing muscles with a victory over Yale in the annual Harvard-Yale regatta. In the two-mile race, the Crimson never gave the Elis a chance as Harvard outpaced the Yale boat by nearly 18 seconds...
This past weekend, during the 40,000-strong Chicago Marathon, I joined in at mile 16 and ran behind two men: one dressed as Prior and the other dressed as Wood. In full gear, wearing baseball pants and carrying gloves, they finished the marathon slapping high fives along the way. Hundreds of other runners were wearing Cubs shirts, trading in their running jerseys to show team allegiance. And there was still plenty of support for Boston in the crowd. Spectators on the sidelines would shout “Go Red Sox” as I ran, and every...
Aside from placing in the top 10, Whalen also impressed with a time that averaged 5:50 a mile, and was a mere 25 seconds from the first-place finisher, Aly Venti of Amherst...