As some readers of this column may know, I have spent the past six weeks in Europe, specifically the British Isles and Italy. Below is an accounting, by way of lists and some short reviews, of books carried here, bought here, read here, and left here.
Article source: http://www.smokymountainnews.com/aae/item/16196-do-you-want-to-fly-model-planes
A screenshot from Alphabet Inc.’s website.
Google surprised the tech and financial worlds on Monday when it announced plans to restructure under the new name Alphabet Inc.
The move brought a mixture of praise and criticism, and earned comparison to one of the country’s largest publicly traded companies: Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway.
Google co-founder Larry Page has praised Buffett in the past and says that the Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate serves as a model for running complex organizations, as Market Watch reported yesterday.
When put side by side, the two could look pretty similar in the future, which has led some in the industry to call Alphabet the “21st century Berkshire.”
Alphabet a 21st century Berkshire, w/ #Google the insurance cash cow: “New operating structure for $GOOG“http://t.co/ryhRulqjvx
— Michael Parekh (@MParekh) August 10, 2015
It’s certainly a flattering comparison for Google, but it also gives some insight into why restructuring might be a good thing for the tech giant.
Berkshire Hathaway is a conglomerate that
Article source: https://businessjournalism.org/2015/08/technology-and-money-what-google-plans-with-alphabet/
BABYLON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — model airplane club members in Suffolk County are concerned about a proposed bill that would place regulations on drones.
As WCBS 880’s Sophia Hall reported, Richard Green has been flying model airplanes for more than 45 years.
“I was like 5 or 6 years old. I saw pictures of planes. I made a model and that started it,” he said.
Green is now worried about the law that would forbid anyone from flying drones on Suffolk County-owned properties.
Green said model airplanes are not the same as drones and should not be classified with them. He added that being part of the Academy of Model Aeronautics, there are rules that have to be followed.
He worries if there is no exemption for model airplanes in the law, their clubs may be affected.
“We don’t fly near airports. We don’t fly above 400 feet. We’re all insured,” he said.
A representative of Suffolk County executive Steve Bellone said the executive will review the club’s members concerns in considering what to do with the proposed bill.
Article source: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/08/11/l-i-model-airplanes-drones/
I have known Lucia Berlin’s work for more than thirty years—ever since I acquired the slim, beige 1981 Turtle Island paperback called “Angels Laundromat.” By the time of her third collection, I had come to know her personally, from a distance, though I can’t remember how. There on the flyleaf of the beautiful “Safe Sound,” her 1988 novel, is an inscription. We never did meet face to face.
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JACKSON – A group of model aircraft enthusiasts will open the friendly skies above Jackson to the general public in order to share their love of flying while supporting veterans.
From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 15, the Ocean County Modelers (OCM) will let everyone from rookies to ace pilots fly model airplanes at Wiskow Field, off Homestead Road, Jackson, in support of the Wounded Warrior Project.
As an affiliated club of the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA), the Ocean County Modelers decided to host its first public fundraiser on National Model Aviation Day.
Article source: http://tri.gmnews.com/news/2015-08-13/Front_Page/Model_aircraft_enthusiasts_hoping_hobby_takes_off.html
Last month, security researchers Chris Valasek and Charlie Miller made headlines when they remotely hacked a Jeep Cherokee, killing the transmission as a Wired reporter drove at high-speed down the freeway. But with cars representing only a subset of the Internet of Things, it’s likely that many companies that had previously never considered whether their products were virtually as well as physically safe will similarly be responding to disclosures of exploits and courting future employees at hacker conventions in the future. Security researchers at DEF CON described the many attack surfaces of today’s connected vehicle and pointed to potential improvements to protect consumers.
http://www.gizmag.com/vehicle-hacking-trends-def-con-23/38858/