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A Journey from the Salt to the Brickyard and Back

Indy. If you were glued to the radio on May 30, 1964, you were likely listening to broadcaster Sid Collins skillfully paint word pictures of The Greatest Spectacle in Racing for a hundred million listeners worldwide. Many of us wondered … Continue reading

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Unusual incidents rock Allegiant Air’s profitable course

Posted Aug. 31, 2015 at 11:53 AM Updated at 12:05 PM Article source: http://www.pjstar.com/article/20150831/NEWS/150839928

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Drone operators bristle at feds’ tracking of ‘close calls’ with planes

Drone users are bristling at the Federal Aviation Administration’s method for calculating the number of close calls between the devices and commercial airplanes. The FAA said recently that the number of drone sightings that have been reported by airline pilots … Continue reading

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Plastic Poses a Growing Threat to Seabirds, Study Says

It’s a “Name That Tune”-type game with a twist, one that its creators hope to eventually use to help dementia patients. The game, a citizen science project called Hooked On Music, tests how quickly people can recognize snippets of the … Continue reading

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Weapons of Economic Misdirection

— Posted Sunday, 30 August 2015 | | Disqus By John Mauldin Weapons of Economic MisdirectionHayek Versus KeynesGDP: A Brief But Affectionate HistoryWill the Real GDP Please Stand Up?GDP Is a Political ConstructionRhode Island and Toronto Measurement theory shows that … Continue reading

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MH370: If debris is part of missing plane, what’s next?

(CNN)If confirmed to be from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, could a small portion of plane wing discovered on an Indian Ocean island be the clue investigators need to unlock one of aviation’s biggest mysteries? On the surface, the discovery … Continue reading

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Unusual incidents rock Allegiant Air’s profitable course – Las Vegas Review

It’s no secret why Allegiant Air is the most profitable airline in the sky. The Las Vegas-based airline operated by Allegiant Travel Co. has a successful business model built around flying residents of small-town America to the leisure destinations they … Continue reading

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