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Wee Worthington: Models depicting city’s historic past to be displayed at museum

This model will be a depiction of Worthington, but it will be a cityscape that most current residents wouldn’t recognize. It hearkens back to Worthington’s past, a time when ice was harvested from the lake; Charlie Wong ran a laundry … Continue reading

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Boeing gets US license to talk deals with Iranian airlines

Boeing Co said on Friday that the United States gave it a license to hold talks with airlines in Iran about buying jetliners, but said it would need additional U.S. approval to make sales. Boeing’s license, received on Thursday, marked … Continue reading

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DOE Announces First ‘HPC for Manufacturing’ Industry Partnerships

Feb. 18 — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $3 million for 10 new projects that will enable private-sector companies to use high-performance computing resources at DOE’s national laboratories to tackle major manufacturing challenges. The awards are part of … Continue reading

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Sailplane pilots have a romance with aviation

Buy Photo The Soaring Society of America Convention kicked off Thursday at the TD Convention Center.(Photo: HEIDI HEILBRUNN/Staff)Buy Photo model airplanes, with their minuscule plastic pieces and wings cemented in place by tubes of aromatic glue, were Dick Butler’s childhood passion. … Continue reading

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Belly Tanks, the Ultimate Hot Rods

Every movement has its mascot, an emblem of sorts that represents that movement’s purpose. The dragster, for example, with its oversized rear tires, mountainous engine, and long, slender chassis has one goal: to accelerate as rapidly as possibly in a … Continue reading

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Eugene parks proposed as no-smoking, no-fly zones – The Register

Smoking and flying drones and model airplanes would no longer be allowed at Eugene city parks under proposed rules released for public review and comment. The proposed rules also would prohibit bicyclists from riding on the wood chip trails at … Continue reading

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Airline execs confident despite slow going at Singapore Airshow

Orders and agreements are never as big in Singapore as in London or Paris (Le Bourget), but the economic significance of this show is paramount for the Asia-Pacific commercial aviation and defense industry. In 2014, more than $32 billion in … Continue reading

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