Monthly Archives: February 2016

Speech by Dmitry Medvedev at MSC 2016

Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished colleague Mr Valls, distinguished Mr Ischinger, my speech will be of a more general nature, but I hope it will be useful. The first cold war ended 25 years ago. This is not long in terms … Continue reading

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The Technology That Helps Make Your Car More Aerodynamic? It’s Been Around Since The 1800s

Happy Sunday! Welcome to Holy Shift, where we highlight big innovations in the auto and racing industries each week—whether they be necessary or simply for comfort. Without aerodynamics, cars—and airplanes, spacecraft, even bobsledders—are just objects displacing wind. Displacing wind inefficiently, … Continue reading

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STCC president Ira Rubenzahl says college focus is training skilled workforce: Outlook 2016 Viewpoint

By IRA H. RUBENZAHL Special to The Republican In the 11 years I’ve spent leading Springfield Technical Community College as president, I’ve seen the tremendous progress the college has made in helping to prepare students for careers and addressing the … Continue reading

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Top 20 Biggest 3D Printers in 2016

Feb 10, 2016 | By Kira We know that bigger doesn’t always mean better, but when it comes to 3D printing, the ever-growing list of absolutely massive, large size 3D printing ventures is hard to ignore. That’s why we’ve put … Continue reading

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Book Excerpt: Sue Klebold’s Memoir, ‘A Mother’s Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy’

Excerpted from ‘A Mother’s Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy’ by Sue Klebold, published by Crown. CHAPTER 1 “There’s Been a Shooting at Columbine High School” APRIL 20, 1999, 12:05 P.M. I was in my office in downtown Denver, … Continue reading

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Real-time flight trackers seek missing Malaysian Air flight 370, find only holes

Several online flight-tracking services can locate airplanes in real-time, using GPS navigation data transmitted from the aircraft themselves. But in the case of Malaysia Airlines flight 370, which disappeared from radar screens more than 48 hours ago, a hole in … Continue reading

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How DHL Pioneered The Sharing Economy

Global delivery company DHL started its business by offering free plane tickets to people on the street. For the trouble of giving up their baggage allowances, passengers were handed a free round-trip plane ticket to Hawaii. Founded as a courier service … Continue reading

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