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Hilton Head Island, S.C. – The 14th annual Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival Concours d’Elegance, one of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing automotive and motorsports enthusiast event weeks, is a multi-day, multi-event gathering that showcases hundreds of wheeled, winged and hulled vehicles and honors top names in the automotive industry. For automotive, aviation, motorsports and marine enthusiasts, it’s the perfect opportunity to celebrate their passion in one of America’s most scenic locations. 

Highlights of each of the Motoring Festival’s events include:

Savannah Speed Classic (Friday, Oct. 23 – Sunday, Oct. 25 at The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort Spa):

• #10 Indy car driven by Tony Kanaan from Ganassi Racing co-sponsored by Bryant

• 1911 EMF “30” racecar: Recently acquired by Savannah, Georgia, resident Dale Critz, Jr., this car competed in the series of Great Savannah Races and took home silver in the Tiedman Trophy of 1911.

Aero Expo (Saturday, Oct. 31 at the Hilton Head Island Airport General Aviation)

• 1928 Ford Motor Company Tri-Motor 5-AT-B (EAA, Inc., Oshkosh, Wisconsin): First flown on Dec. 1, 1928, this airplane was used for tours of the Grand Canyon from February to December of 1937.

• 1938 Lockheed 12 A Electra (David Marco, Jacksonville, Florida): This airplane is one of only 125 built, as Lockheed stopped production to build aircraft for World War II.

BMW Milestones

With its aviation roots, this event will celebrate the company’s many anniversaries – 20 years of manufacturing in South Carolina, 40 years in North America and 100 years of BMW worldwide – with one significant vehicle from

Article source: http://robbreport.com/LuxuryNewswire/automobiles/hilton-head-island-motoring-festival-presents-unique-collection-vehicles

It’s nice to have a job in an economy where not everyone does, and in a field—journalism—where the economic prospects are uncertain. Many publishers are looking with concern at a world where Facebook and Apple are using their power to steer readers to proprietary platforms, as innovations in ad blocking threaten the whole existing business model, which was already sort of provisional. Then again, Re/Code reported this morning that Axel Springer, the publisher of Bild and Die Welt, is going to buy the website Business Insider in a deal that “values Business Insider at $442 million.”

Business Insider has already been added to Wikipedia’s list of Axel Springer’s holdings, right below “the German edition of the magazine Rolling Stone.”

I had been working at home on my computer, and then I decided to go to the office.

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The elevators in our apartment building run these video screens of news and ads. The video feed is called “Captivate.” You get headlines and weather and a map of flight delays, interspersed with advertisements. It’s impossible not to stare at the screen.

The new

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Before the U.S. and Cuba broke off diplomatic relations 54 years ago, the two countries had a long, intertwined history including major political events and leaders such as Fidel Castro and John F. Kennedy as well as figures such as Ernest Hemingway, Jackie Robinson and Lucky Luciano.

On December 17, 2014, the U.S. and Cuba agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations and open economic and travel ties, marking a historic shift in U.S. policy toward the communist island after a half-century of enmity dating back to the Cold War.

Here, U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and Cuban President Raúl Castro shake hands at the start of their meeting at the UN General Assembly in New York, September 29, 2015, another step towards a new relationship between the two countries. Two years ago, the leaders met and shook hands during the memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg on December 10, 2013 – the first public greeting between an American president and a Cuban leader since the Cuban revolution.

Article source: http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/history-of-u-s-cuba-relations/

Drones present an exciting new world of possibilities for photographers looking to explore and capture their world. Never before has aerial photography been as accessible to the masses as it currently is thanks to companies such as DJI. However, to quote a line from Spiderman: “With great power comes great responsibility.” Drones can be dangerous if not used properly, and it is important to know the basics before taking off with your drone.

#1: Understand Your Drone’s Limitations

Start by learning what your drone is capable of achieving and what limitations it may possess. Important information to know is how fast your drone can ascend and descend, along with its maximum speed and altitude. Hover accuracy is also important so that you can understand how far your drone may drift when told to maintain its position.

Also, be aware of the temperatures your drone can operate within. Come winter, many drone owners should be packing their aircrafts away for a short hibernation. For example, DJI’s Phantom 3 aircraft should not be flown when temperatures drop below freezing.

#2: Research Federal Drone Regulations

Within the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has yet to develop a full set of regulations for drones, but there are currently a few ideas in place.

Do not fly your drone above 400 feet at any time — this is to ensure the

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The FedEx Express maintenance facilities in Indianapolis (IND) are just like any other jet home, except for a few things. Well, a lot of things; but the principles are the same, and the sheer scale of the operation and the airplanes mandates efficiencies and innovation that can scale down, all the way to the one-man shop.

Most of the FedEx Express fleet of MD-10 and -11 freighters, Airbus 300 and 310, and Boeing 757, 767, and 777 can receive light maintenance and the occasional repair; B-checks are routinely performed on all but the MD-11 and triple-sevens. Michael Sanford, senior manager, field line maintenance, IND Region, runs the East side hangar, where they do the quick turnarounds and routine maintenance (up to and including gear changeouts); Garry Lyons, senior manager, IND hangar maintenance, runs the West side, where the crew performs B-checks, repairs, and the occasional manufacture of parts. “Some of the MD-10 parts are becoming scarce,” he notes.

With well over 100 mechanics, six managers, and a bit of administration on the East side and 250 on the West, the roughly 20 flights a day (and 65 per night) get a lot of attention; a typical 757 B-check takes 24 hours. (The MD models take longer; the 767, less time.) Since the aircraft are of varying ages and sport varied equipment, FedEx Express Indy has to be ready for everything. Cockpits are classic or glass; even airframes differ – a handful of the 767s have blended winglets, helpful in their earlier lives as

Article source: http://www.aviationpros.com/article/12104604/fedex-express-indianapolis-creates-efficiency-through-common-sense

CHICAGO Alcoa Inc (AA.N) said Monday it will break itself in two, separating a faster growing plane and car parts business from traditional aluminum smelting operations as shareholders seek higher returns amid a commodity slump.

Pressured by a 42 percent drop in its share price this year and a surge in Chinese aluminum exports, Alcoa is joining a wave of major corporations which recently have sought to break up to add shareholder value, such as General Electric Co (GE.N) and Hewlett-Packard Co (HPQ.N).

Alcoa shares rose 2.4 percent to $9.29 as analysts applauded its intensified focus on products for expanding businesses like aerospace and auto.

The 127-year-old company was the biggest percentage gainer on the benchmark SP 500 index, as U.S. stocks slumped broadly on Monday.

A global glut of aluminum, which has depressed prices, has battered Alcoa stock, driving the company’s market value this year down to about $12 billion.

“Alcoa has faced this problem for decades: No matter what they have done to enhance their product line, their stock has traded based on metal prices,” said analyst Charles Bradford of Bradford Research.

In another stark example of such a link, Glencore (GLEN.L) shares tumbled almost 30 percent to close at an all-time low on Monday, on fears that the mining and trading company was not doing enough to rein in its debt to withstand a prolonged

Article source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/29/us-alcoa-split-idUSKCN0RS13W20150929

After Volkswagen used software that manipulated exhaust values and defeated emissions tests, it has affected 11 million VW diesel cars built since 2008. A 2007 letter from VW parts supplier Bosch warned Volkswagen not to use the software for regular operations; in 2011, a Volkswagen technician raised concerns about the illegal practices in connection with the emissions levels.

“We should be allowed to know how the things we buy work,” Eben Moglen, a Columbia University law professor and technologist told the New York Times. “Let’s say everybody who bought a Volkswagen were guaranteed the right to read the source code of everything in the car. 99% of the buyers would never read anything, but out of the 11 million people whose car was cheating, one of them would have found it. And Volkswagen would have been caught in 2009, not 2015.”

Moglen added vehicles are “sealed-hood entities with complicated computers and modules. All of this is deeply nontransparent. And all of this is grounds for cheating of all sorts. Is the problem of individuals modifying their cars individually more serious than the risk of large-scale cheating by manufacturers?”

EFF Staff Attorney Kit Walsh suggested that if copyright law wasn’t standing in the way, “then we could have independent researchers go in and look at the code and find this kind of intentional wrongdoing.”