Monthly Archives: August 2014

The inside story of Google’s secret quest to deliver products with drones

A zipping comes across the sky. A man named Neil Parfitt is standing in a field on a cattle ranch outside Warwick, Australia. A white vehicle appears above the trees, a tiny plane a bit bigger than a seagull. It glides … Continue reading

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Scoop! Mid-Engine Chevrolet Corvette is a Go

You like rumors? Hot, hard-to-resist rumors? Here’s one to jack your blood pressure through the roof! The next Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 will be mid-engined. That’s right, kids! Multiple sources have told us that the next version of the Corvette ZR1 … Continue reading

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Peeking into the Past: Pambianco turned waste into war planes

Question: In 1968, why did the residents of Coxton make it a priority to congratulate their young neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Phillips Jr.? 1958 – 56 Years Ago With 17 wins and only three losses, the Miners Little League … Continue reading

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Volunteers spend golden years restoring planes

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) – Pete Graven got hooked on aviation as a young boy, listening to stories from his uncle, a WWI fighter pilot. Jim Jackson was among the first mechanics to work on the B-29 bomber during WWII. Norm … Continue reading

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Organization Looking to Replace Wright B Flyer

DAYTON — Wright “B” Flyer Inc., an all-volunteer organization that flies a lookalike of the Wright brothers’ first production airplane, has launched a project to replace its venerable flying machine. The not-for-profit organization has been flying Wright “B” Flyer No. … Continue reading

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Falling metal joins airplane noise as Stewart Manor meeting topic

Originally published: August 26, 2014 6:45 PM Updated: August 27, 2014 12:53 AM By JOAN GRALLA  joan.gralla@newsday.com Lee Ackerman in his Stewart Manor yard on Friday Aug. 22, 2014, where he said he found a piece of metal that had … Continue reading

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The 7 Key Parts of an Effective Direct Mail Sales Piece

In his book The Direct Mail Solution, direct marketing expert and entrepreneur Craig Simpson provides easy-to-follow solutions for creating direct mail campaigns that work! In this edited excerpt, the author outlines the seven critical parts you should include in every … Continue reading

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