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Dayton is Ground Zero on The Aviation Trail

To say that I was amazed by all the aviation history that I saw during a recent visit to Dayton, Ohio, would be an understatement. The National Aviation Heritage Alliance (NAHA) invited a group of aviation writers to the first … Continue reading

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Is this the Tesla of motorcycles?

LONDON (CNNMoney) – An Italian company is determined to become the Tesla of motorcycles. The Modena-based Energica Motor Company makes all-electric racing bikes that can go from 0 to 60 in under three seconds, and reach a top speed of … Continue reading

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Elon Musk ‘has a design in mind’ for a vertical-takeoff, fully electric aircraft

Elon Musk is a busy man, running two burgeoning companies — Tesla Motors and SpaceX. When asked what he would be doing if the two companies didn’t exist, Musk made an impromptu comment that he would be working on a fully … Continue reading

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Buzzfeed, Time Magazine and Model Airplane Faith

If we hope to see our culture take Christianity seriously, we’ve got to take it seriously ourselves. In other words, our faith has to be more than just a pastime. Maybe you’ve seen that recent viral video from internet news and … Continue reading

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To Take Earth’s Pulse, You Have to Fly High

0(count–,t(count))}),t(0),0==e()?($(“#note”).empty(),$(“#note”).append(“CLICK ON CIRCLES FOR MORE”)):($(“#note”).empty(),$(“#note”).append(“SWIPE FOR MORE”))}); The satellites do this by detecting how changes in the pull of Earth’s gravity alter the height of the satellites and the distance between them. “Say we’re flying over the Central Valley,” Famiglietti … Continue reading

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Antarctica’s contribution to sea level rise

by Veronika Meduna – Veronika.Meduna@radionz.co.nz New research published today confirms that Antarctica’s icy cap will add significantly to future sea level rise, unless ambitious action is taken to start reducing greenhouse gas emissions from 2020 onwards. Nick Golledge, at Victoria … Continue reading

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A bridge too far: UK court says card game is not a sport

Reuters, 15/10 12:39 CET More NewsWires –> LONDON (Reuters) – British lovers of bridge lost a legal battle on Thursday to have their card game recognised as a sport, thereby denying it access to funding enjoyed by the likes of … Continue reading

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