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The Day My Dad Risked His Life to Save my Model Rocket

Bill Reynolds shares a memory from his youth of when his dad reached beyond his expectations to help him. — In 1976, America was in the throes of celebrating its 200th birthday—all year long. Everyone wore red, white, and blue … Continue reading

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Meet Deep Thunder: IBM’s next step in the automation of forecasting

Until recently, weather forecasting was a fairly straightforward process. Scientists and meteorologists with a government agency developed computer forecast models, collected data about current weather conditions, input that data into their models, and then ran them on government hardware. A … Continue reading

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Why Do We Blame Humans When Automation Fails?

Designers, engineers, regulators, and even the general public have created an inconsistent dynamic in which automation is seen as safer and superior in most instances, unless something goes wrong, at which point humans are regarded as safer and superior. Unfortunately, … Continue reading

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Model airplanes take flight Saturday in Copan

In 1937, brothers, Walter and William Good, paved the way for remote control airplane enthusiast, like Richard Rice, Steve Johnson and the rest of the Falcons R/C Model Club of Bartlesville, when they constructed and operated the first fully functional … Continue reading

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100 year old retiree shares Boeing’s Centennial

Boeing historian Michael Lombardi learning from 100 year old Ed Pack, who worked at Boeing from 1941 to 1978.  (Photo: Erickson, Anne) SEATTLE, WASH. – Ed Pack, and Boeing, the company he worked for, have something in common: “We grew … Continue reading

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Petaluma’s Mike Gerke has a passion for pedal cars

Mike Gerke was looking for car parts at a swap meet nearly 30 years ago when something unusual caught his attention. Call it chance or call it destiny, but that sighting of a 1960s pedal car put Gerke into overdrive. … Continue reading

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Father, son bond over classic cars

Posted Jun. 14, 2016 at 6:00 AM Article source: http://www.indeonline.com/news/20160614/father-son-bond-over-classic-cars

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