Monthly Archives: December 2015

Soaring aspirations of Myanma drone enthusiasts

A new generation of creative young inventors have turned to the Internet to catch up with the rest of the world, after years of isolation under junta rule left the country with little access to engineering expertise or cutting-edge technology. … Continue reading

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Drones getting too close to planes

On a warm, sunny mid-June afternoon, about 20 miles out from Logan International Airport and a half-mile in the sky, the pilot of a Jazz airline flight from Montreal on its final approach spotted a red-and-black object. It was a … Continue reading

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THE PAPER | Remote Sensing Applications: Beyond Land-Use and Land-Cover Change

RELATED POSTS Article source: https://www.indrastra.com/2015/12/PAPER-Remote-Sensing-Applications-Beyond-Land-Use-and-Land-Cover-Change-0554.html

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Polmar’s Navy: Trade LCS & Carriers For Frigates & Amphibs

WASHINGTON: Defense Secretary Ashton Carter wants to cut the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship program to buy more missiles, aircraft, and upgrades to ships. That’s good as far as it goes, eminent naval historian and analyst Norman Polmar told me this … Continue reading

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Drone rules show feds’ ‘overkill’ fixes what isn’t broken

LAND O’ LAKES — Wednesday was an ideal day for flying. “Not at all like yesterday,” said Jim O’Brien, one of the regulars. “Yesterday was awful.” Indeed, the days could scarcely have been less alike: the first rudely gusty, overcast … Continue reading

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Molly Crabapple Draws Blood, Dancers and Detainees

Molly Crabapple is an illustrator and activist whose work has appeared in Marvel comics… and on protest posters for the Occupy movement. She also traveled to Guantanamo to sketch the military hearings there. She just released a memoir called, “Drawing … Continue reading

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Charlie Brown And Snoopy: The Peanuts Movie animation cheats

“Animation pick-pockets” is how Nick Bruno, Supervising Animator on The Peanuts Movie, describes himself and his colleagues. “We’ll bump into you and take your wallets,” he explained on a visit to Blue Sky’s Connecticut studios this June, “but you just … Continue reading

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