Monthly Archives: March 2016

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More from Tasha Kheiriddin available here. Is the Party over? The 2016 U.S. presidential election has become a contest not between Republicans and Democrats, but between the establishment and the independent voter. On both sides of the aisle, candidates representing … Continue reading

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Museum installs WWII replica plane built by veteran

Murland Taylor lifted the front end of the 3/4-sized model AT-6 Texan Advanced Trainer, while volunteers lined the body and helped him to raise it up and sit it atop the scissor lift inside the Parsons Historical Museum. “They used … Continue reading

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‘Breaking the Chains of Gravity: The Story of Spaceflight Before NASA’ (2015): Book Excerpt

Credit: Bloomsbury We know them as the forefathers of rocketry and the giants of NASA, but before that, they were just experimenters, military engineers and enthusiasts — and they had no idea what they were doing. “Breaking the Chains of … Continue reading

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GALLERY and VIDEO: Is it a bird? No it’s a model airplane

It was a busy afternoon in the sky, as airplanes and helicopters soared among the clouds. The Durban Deep Radio Flyers is a club based in Ruimsig where 50 plus members come out on weekends to fly their radio-controlled airplanes … Continue reading

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March Flash Flood Risk: 1-3" Rain – 40 MPH Gusts – Ending as Slush

Beware the (Rainy) Ides of March: 1-3″ Rain, Ending as Slush Beware the Ides of March. With a rapidly rising sun angle and huge north-south temperature extremes March can brew up wicked extremes: blizzards, floods, even tornadoes. Any other March … Continue reading

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SpikesFest provides family fun on rainy day

Dreary gray clouds and rain hung over the Centre Region Sunday, but that didn’t deter families from enjoying the indoor SpikesFest 2016. Hosted at the Penn State Multi-Sport Facility, SpikesFest brought the enjoyment of a day at the ballpark away … Continue reading

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HP’s 15-inch Spectre x360 is a huge 2-in-1 that is mighty impressive

15-inch 2-in-1 The Spectre x360 looks a lot like a MacBook at first glance, but the 2-in-1 has plenty of tricks up its sleeve. All premium The metal body is super slick. Lean and mean It’s beefy by tablet standards, … Continue reading

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