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...After a series of accelerated altitude climbs to get to an airspace directed by JFK airport flight control, the A380 cruised at 39,000 ft. At full capacity, holding 519 people, the plane would be 569 metric tons or 1.3 million lbs. And, in mid-flight, the wings would tilt up 12 feet to hold the load - looking not unlike the downward sweeping motion of a bird...
...Senate, Joe Lieberman has cultivated an image of himself as a lonely prude among the morally corrupt, that rare Washington official who places principle above politics. But with the Democrats' hold on power dependent on just one vote - in effect, his - and with Republicans courting him to tilt the balance in their favor, Lieberman has been indulging in some fairly immodest political footsie. Early this year he terrified fellow Democrats by skipping several of the weekly caucus lunches that cement party fidelity in the Senate. Recently he was spotted in the Republican cloakroom talking with South Carolina's Lindsey Graham...
...setback last Wednesday against perennial powerhouse Trinity—the focus shifted towards the team’s next preseason goal of winning the Ivy League crown. But an injury on Saturday left a dark cloud over the Crimson’s title chances entering a road tilt Princeton on Sunday, and the Tigers took advantage, ruining an otherwise clean Harvard conference slate for the second year in a row. Now, the team’s most immediate goal is the league’s finale at home against Yale on Wednesday. “We’re going...
...will look to maintain its place at the top of the Ivy class this weekend as Princeton—tied with Harvard atop the league standings—and Penn visit Lavietes Pavilion. Tipoff between the Crimson and Tigers is scheduled for tonight at 7 p.m., while the Penn tilt will be tomorrow...
...Moretzsohn has worked to enhance during her time at Harvard. The hard work finally paid off on Saturday.In addition. Moretzsohn’s singular performance combined with strong team play lifted the Crimson to its third straight victory and fourth triumph in the Ivies. During Saturday’s tilt against the Big Red, the Crimson (6-12, 4-1 Ivy) never relinquished the lead after breaking out on a 6-0 advantage early on. After going down by 12 after a Niki Finelli jumper in the first half, Cornell cut the lead down to nine to make the score...