Monthly Archives: May 2016

Bombardier Faces Off With Airbus, Boeing

For nearly two decades, Boeing Co. and Airbus Group SE have enjoyed a near duopoly making the narrowbody airplanes that have become the workhorses of the global airline industry. A key order for Bombardier Inc.’s CSeries jets last week by … Continue reading

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Transcript Season 5 Episode 33

THE WEST BLOCKEpisode 33, Season 5Sunday, May 1, 2016 Host: Tom Clark Guests: Bruce Bartlett, Jonathan Powell‘Plane Talk’: Tony Clement Location: Ottawa Tom Clark: On this Sunday, the U.S. is inching ever closer to the possibility of President Donald Trump. … Continue reading

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Gorgeous Frankensteins: Customizing the ride

Engine Chromed Chevrolet 350 short block engine, photo Blair Clark Hydraulic Typical hydraulic setup, photo Blair Clark Montoya Don J. Usner: Chuck Montoya, 2016 Article source: http://www.santafenewmexican.com/pasatiempo/art/museum_shows/gorgeous-frankensteins-customizing-the-ride/article_07bce087-48e0-5aa2-bc4b-414e24c67d8f.html

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3D printed rotary engine restores vintage WWI fighter plane for Topeka museum

Apr 30, 2016 | By Tess Additive manufacturing technologies have helped to reinvigorate the aerospace industry in many ways, by allowing for faster prototyping, as well as the manufacturing of lighter, more efficient parts. The technology, however, has not only … Continue reading

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East Bay’s Park It: Cigarettes all but banned

As has been widely reported, the East Bay Regional Park District’s board of directors has approved a ban on smoking in the regional parklands. The new rule allows smoking only in overnight campsites and nowhere else. It is in effect … Continue reading

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Live Q&A updates: Buffett defends Coke investment; if you really want to live longer, ‘have a sex change,’ he quips – Omaha World

4:19 p.m. update: A shareholder motion on climate change was defeated Saturday at the annual Berkshire Hathaway meeting in Omaha. The Nebraska Peace Foundation, which owns one class A share of Berkshire, succeed in putting to a vote a motion … Continue reading

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