Monthly Archives: June 2014

Plane Crash Kills Philadelphia Inquirer Co-Owner Katz

Lewis Katz, co-owner of the Philadelphia Inquirer, was killed along with six other people in a private plane crash less than a week after winning control of the Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper. The Gulfstream IV jet crashed about 9:40 p.m. yesterday … Continue reading

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Let ‘Fifi’ be your warbird historian

“Fifi,” the B-29 Superfortress. (Photo: Jeff Mitchell/The Salinas Californian ) She represented a critical technological transition between the hardy but tough to fly warbirds of World War II and the pressurized, sophisticated military jet bombers of today. The massive Boeing … Continue reading

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Business School, Disrupted

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Model train room still delights Wallingford nursing home residents three … – Meriden Record

WALLINGFORD — At the age of 6, Fred Wintsch’s father built him his first model train set, and 67 years later he can still be found painting tiny boxcars and laying down track. The “Train Room” at Masonicare Health Center … Continue reading

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Engineers Model Better Navigation Systems After Brain’s Adaptability

Credit: Silvia Ferrari, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University This Research in Action article was provided to Live Science in partnership with the National Science Foundation. The brain’s special abilities entice many engineers to use it as a model … Continue reading

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Interest keen in model airplane, vintage aircraft events

Organizers of a model airplane fly-in and Open Cockpit Day at Castle Air Museum in Atwater both reported healthy attendance at the Memorial Day weekend events. Joe Pruzzo, executive director of the museum, estimated 2,500 to 2,800 people attended Sunday’s … Continue reading

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7 Things The Marines Have To Do To Make The F-35B Worth The Huge Cost

After years of passing more conventional capabilities by, I think it is time for the Marine Corps, and the “Gator Navy” for that matter, to get serious about getting the very most out of their soon to be fielded, extremely … Continue reading

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