Monthly Archives: March 2018

Researcher Turns Wood Into Larger-Than-Life Insects

Duke biologist Alejandro Berrio creates larger-than-life insect sculptures. This wooden mantis was exhibited at the Art Science Gallery in Austin, Texas in 2013. On a recent spring morning, biologist Alejandro Berrio took a break from running genetic analyses on a … Continue reading

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This cannabis-powered airplane could revolutionize flying

Usually, marijuana is used to prepare for a long flight, not to power it. However, that may be about to change. One Canadian hemp-based products company invented an airplane that is made almost entirely out of hemp (75%) and uses hemp … Continue reading

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“There Will Be No Friendship Between Trump and Putin”: The Tortured, Terrifying, End of a Scary Bromance

In November, I spent a few hours in the man cave of billionaire Sergei Polonsky, one of several fake presidential candidates in the recent Russian elections. The man cave was actually a skybox, with 360-degree views of Moscow and model … Continue reading

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Widow hopes to find car her late husband restored

CLOSE When U.S. Sen. Huey Long was shot on a first floor hallway in the Louisiana Capitol that he built, bullets were flying from everywhere. A plaque and glass display now mark the spot where he was shot and where … Continue reading

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A glance back: Celebrating Pax River’s 75 years | Local | dcmilitary …

by DCMilitary.com Article source: http://www.dcmilitary.com/tester/news/local/a-glance-back-celebrating-pax-river-s-years/article_b1a99852-25e1-53b0-9611-bf1b1c25a504.html

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A cancer patient’s last wish was to fly in a plane. His nurse made it happen – Corpus Christi Caller

CLOSE His nurse knew how little time he had left. She also knew he wasn’t done living. Humankind Joe Booth, 69, has one last wish. To fly in an airplane. Last week, he made it happen.(Photo: Tom Novelly) LOUISVILLE, KY … Continue reading

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GILBERT ‘GIL’ DWAYNE KUIVILA

BOARDMAN – Gilbert “Gil” Dwayne Kuivila, 81, has gone home to be with the Lord, March 28, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. Gil was born Dec. 8, 1936, in Painsville, son of the late Reino Jacob and Viola Elizabeth … Continue reading

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