Model Airplanes

• Johnny Begue discovered 6ft wing flap which experts believe comes from a Boeing 777 like Malaysian Airlines plane
• He also found a battered suitcase on the same beach as the debris, saying: ‘It’s really weird, it gives me the shivers’ 
• Debris was found on island of La Reunion, east of Madagascar, some 3,500 miles from last-known location of MH370
• If confirmed, a massive air, land and sea search operation is expected to get under way in the area for other debris 

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Simon Tomlinson

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Richard Shears

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John Stevens In Kuala Lumpur

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Darren Boyle for MailOnline

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02:44 EST, 30 July 2015

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13:04 EST, 30 July 2015

Article source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3179584/Malaysia-certain-MH370-Investigators-despatched-Indian-Ocean-island-prove-six-foot-wing-flap-belongs-Boeing-777.html

(CNN)Debris found in the western Indian Ocean on Wednesday appears to be part of a Boeing 777, the same model as Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 that disappeared in 2014, according to a source close to the investigation.

The source said there is a unique element to the Boeing 777’s flaperon, a wing component, that Boeing observers believe they are seeing in photos.

The debris was found Wednesday off the coast of Reunion Island, a French department in the western Indian Ocean. It is being examined to determine whether it is connected to flight MH370, a member of the French air force in Reunion said Wednesday.

The debris was found off the coast of St. Andre, a community on the island, according to Adjutant Christian Retournat.

Boeing officials conducted an initial assessment of the debris using photographs. The source stressed the observations are preliminary.

K.S. Narendran, whose wife was on the plane, said he was reticent to call the discovery a major development.

“I think this is very early days yet. All we know is that a small part has been found. It is still a little early to suggest it does belong to MH370,” he told CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront” from India. “I think it is premature to feel that it is all

Article source: http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/29/africa/mh370-debris-investigation/

Editor’s note: This is the third of a weekly series of activities happening at the Boys Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula. For more information, see positiveplaceforkids.net or call 683-8095. — MD

Brain Gain

During Brain Gain this week, campers learned about how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. We learned that there is more to a healthy lifestyle than just eating plenty of fruits and veggies. They learned that exercising, healthy emotions, and relaxation time are also essential factors that lead to a productive and wholesome life.

At the beginning of the week, the kids made a pie chart showing how many hours they spent a day sleeping, playing video games/TV, physical activity, reading and simply relaxing. This chart showed the kids how much time they actually spend in front of the TV or computer screen. In addition, we discussed how important it is to set aside a portion of the day to meditate. In order to see if meditating had positive side effects, the kids got comfortable and meditated for one minute. In a matter of seconds, the room was silent and every eye was shut. After one minute had passed, the kids were so surprised by how beneficial it was to clear their mind. Thomas even continued to meditate for a whole hour!

Toward the end of the week, we discussed how important it is to control our emotions and how talking to someone about our emotions is a

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The second is more practical. Innovations in transportation almost always strike contemporary observers as useless, dangerous, rickety contraptions that don’t stand a chance of being anything more than curiosities. The loud, belching steamboat Robert Fulton launched on the Hudson River in 1807 was dubbed “Fulton’s Folly” by observers. The Wright Brothers’ first plane (which is now recapturing some of our imaginations thanks to a new biography by David McCullough), didn’t look particularly airworthy as its insubstantial frame wobbled along the North Carolina coastline. Henry Ford’s first cars were clanking, clattering, high-end menaces. When they first appeared, each of these transport modes was a one-off—an expensive home kit produced by hobbyists. And yet each developed over the course of a few decades into a dominant, economically efficient, safe standard.

Article source: http://www.slate.com/articles/business/the_juice/2015/07/solar_impulse_and_cricri_could_these_solar_powered_airplanes_lead_to_real.html

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