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Residents showcase talents at Brightview Senior Living, East Norriton

This was the seventh annual Resident Art Show at Brightview East Norriton. Submitted Photo EAST NORRITON Painted stemware, acrylic and watercolor paintings, jewelry, knitwear, crocheted items, fleece blankets, pottery, sculptures, poetry, German paper cuttings known as Scherenschnitte, pen and pencil … Continue reading

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Chinese American astronaut on how his space dream came true and why Asian kids need to project themselves to …

Giants steps I was born in 1960 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. My parents were from China but met at university in Taiwan and got married before emigrating to the United States. I have two sisters, one older, one younger. I was … Continue reading

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Boeing, Airbus Look to Land Profits by Making Their Own Aircraft Parts

The world’s largest plane makers are testing a seemingly simple formula to smooth production, cut costs and fatten profits: Make more of the parts that go into their jets themselves. In the wake of United Technologies Corp.’s proposed $23 billion … Continue reading

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Aubrey Stanton

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How It Works: Yaw Damper

In its most basic form, a yaw damper inhibits movement of an aircraft around its vertical axis, performing like an automated set of feet on the rudder pedals. A yaw damper pulls aircraft movement information from a series of accelerometers … Continue reading

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A man who’s participated in 41 space missions remembers the Sputnik launch

But without a doubt, he says, his favorite mission was the one that launched the Voyager space probes 40 years ago, 20 years after Sputnik 1 beeped its way across the twilit sky in Iowa. Voyager finally reached the outer … Continue reading

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Three Upgrades for Aircraft Interiors That Increase Value

Three brokers weigh in on which improvements for aircraft interiors improvements have the biggest impact on aircraft resale value. Historically low aircraft resale prices, together with a large volume of used aircraft on the market, have aircraft owners and fleet … Continue reading

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