Monthly Archives: July 2014

FAA regulations thwart model airplane hobbyists

Read the released FAA document? This adds to banning of model flying at national parks and within 30 miles of the president. All by this presidency. A congressional bill protects the hobby of model airplanes, but the FAA challenges Congress’s … Continue reading

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Knowledge of hockey ticket to belonging for new Canadians

Sport can be a unifying force, helping to break the ice between strangers and providing a shortcut to learning about Canadian culture, jargon and humour, according to the report’s first-hand accounts from 4,000 new citizens across Canada. Article source: http://www.thestar.com/sports/amateur/2014/07/08/knowledge_of_hockey_ticket_to_belonging_for_new_canadians.html

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Brazil May Have the Answers to Many Global Ecological and Social Ills

Brazil is a fantastic country, in an amazing part of the world. For many years I have been intrigued by this corner of the world; not just Brazil, but the entire Latin American sub continent. Back in Ireland during the … Continue reading

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Cloudbusters Model Airplane Club take to the sky above Flint’s Broome Park

FLINT, MI – The sky above Broome Park in Flint could barely contain the vast amount of model airplanes soaring through the air Sunday, July 5 as the Cloudbusters model airplane Club hosted its fifth annual airplane contest and picnic. … Continue reading

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Chaikhana: Building Blocks of Brand Integrity

I was driving my daughter to school one groggy morning, on auto pilot mode and preoccupied about the workday ahead. My 11-year-old is one of those pensive kids who are wont to throw out pearls of wisdom when nobody is … Continue reading

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For Chesapeake City man, 3D printing is the ‘next industrial revolution’

CECIL WHIG PHOTO BY JOSH SHANNON 3D printing Chesapeake City resident Joe Otto, owner of Sovereign Air, LLC, shows off a 3D printer in his shop, which opened last month in Newark. At left is employee Katherine Smith, also from … Continue reading

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Carry on: Bigger Dreamliner at Farnborough, smartphone ban goes, Tigerair’s …

Dreamliner 787-9 heads for Farnborough Boeing has confirmed a new 787-9 Dreamliner – the same model that will join the Air New Zealand fleet in the coming week – will make flying displays at the Farnborough International Airshow from July … Continue reading

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