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...After an hour in the air, the plane started its descent into JFK. It is one thing to see a whale fly but remember how all that weight splashes down? From the window, the airport runway seemed to approach rapidly. Then the tires hit the ground, causing a deep rumble. A split-second panic: would those little wheels give way? A few people winced as the aircraft shuddered and swayed and the A380 slowed down. The great white whale had landed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taking Off on the Airbus A380 | 3/22/2007 | See Source »

...privilege: George Washington invoked it, Dwight Eisenhower named it and Richard Nixon abused it. Now it looms as the nuclear option in George W. Bush's battle with Congress over its investigation into the firing of eight U.S. attorneys. So what the heck does it mean, and how much weight will it carry in the current standoff...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Executive Privilege Showdown | 3/21/2007 | See Source »

...named Ivy League co-rookie of the year, was named yesterday as EIWA freshman of the year by the league’s coaches. O’Connor finished his rookie campaign with a 37-8 record, including a fifth-place finish in the NCAA Championships in the 149 weight class, as well as a second-place finish at the EIWA championships in the same division. His fifth-place NCAA performance also earned him all-Americn status. It was the best nationals placing by a Harvard freshman in school history, and O’Connor also had the highest finish...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SPORTS BRIEF: All-American O’Connor named EIWA Rookie of the Year by coaches | 3/20/2007 | See Source »

...Secret” “means that everyone…can release themselves from being a victim and begin to take control of their life’s destiny.” The book offers salvation on a variety of fronts—love, weight, and friendship. Yet the prospect of moving ahead financially is what seems to entice most readers...

Author: By Will E. Johnston | Title: ‘The Secret’ of Self-Reliance | 3/20/2007 | See Source »

...almost another form of training. After all, it takes a special something for someone to graze on three chicken breasts, two hamburgers, soup, rice and wash it all down with four, maybe five glasses of Gatorade and water—in one meal. When they pump iron in the weight room, strength coach Craig Fitzgerald gives his players a unique motivational mantra that influences their eating as well.“I’m gonna swipe in, load up my tray, and light my hair on fire,” says junior offensive lineman Tom Rodger, invoking the coach?...

Author: By Vanda R. Gyuris, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: To Eat Or Not to Eat? Not Even a Question | 3/20/2007 | See Source »

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