Leslie Bradshaw: There have been some interesting articles and books out in recent months around the topic of women ascending(or not) to higher levels in companies.
United Technologies' Otis will debut its ReGen drive, which draws energy from a fully loaded descending elevator or a lightly loaded ascending car and converts it to electricity.
The Himalayan Rescue Association, a non-profit health organization that offers safety seminars to trekkers in Manang, warns that ascending more than 300 or 400 metres higher than the previous day's sleeping altitude is not safe, especially when you are above 3, 000 metres.