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Air France Flight 447
Air France Flight 447 crashed in the coffin corner?
The “coffin corner” may have killed flight 447. Previously my blogs discussed some other airliner crashes. Airliner crash at Buffalo that shouldn’t have happened and Airbus A320 ...
Black Boxes
Air France “black box” signals located: report
[Reuters] Military ships have detected signals from the black boxes of Air France Flight 447 in the Atlantic. (photo: AFP) Signals from the flight data recorders of an Air France airliner that ...

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Cars & Autos

Cash For Clunkers
Congress Passes Cash For Clunkers Bill, Offers $4,500 Stimulus Vouchers to Car Owners
NEW YORK, June 19 – (Motor Sports Newswire) – Congress passed the Automotive Stimulus bill “Cash For Clunkers” on Thursday, marking the first real legislative stride towards ...
General Motors
News Events and Links I’m Following 6/16/09
GM spent a lot of money to “buy up and destroy mass transit” The automobile did not come to dominate American transportation by chance or by public choice. It happened as part of a plan ...

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Cycles & Motorcycles

Mountain Bike
DNR volunteer gets charge from gravity (mountain biking, that is)
DNR volunteer spotlight: Scott Tucker Day job: Mapping technician with Clallam County Public Utilities District Recreation passion: Gravity mountain biking, building trails, & organizing ...
Naked Bike
World Naked Bike Ride!! (civil indeed)
Background: The World Naked Bike Ride occurred this year on June 13th, and its an international event promoting bikes as a mode of transportation. http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/ I have very ...

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Ships & Boats

Free Shipping
Free shipping— 1 week only Calumet
Free shipping for one week only on Calumet web and phone orders. UPS ground. U.S. 48 states. June 23 — 28, 2009. If you have heavy items on your wish list, now’s the time for those heavy ...
Korean Ships
Kang Nam heads to Burma
            http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,528280,00.html A North Korean-flagged ship under close watch in Asian waters is believed to be heading toward Burma carrying small arms cargo ...

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Spacecraft

NASA
NASA highlights of Year 2007 in Review
Text and image credit: NASA web site Constellation Builds Systems For Return To Moon NASA began laying the foundation for the future of space exploration in 2007. Construction projects across the ...
Space Shuttle Atlantis
Space Shuttle Atlantis Lands Safely in California
The space shuttle Atlantis safely landed in California this morning after bad weather had previously put off attempts to land in Florida. Los Angeles residents were warned to expect sonic booms as ...

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Trains

Subway
Parents In The News: Kid On Subway
What Is Your Subway? So Izzy was on a NY subway alone.  As a parent coach, people ask my opinion.  Parents want to hear me say either; Mom should never have let a child do that OR It was fine for ...
take .of pelham
The Taking of Pelham 123 Review
Thank God there’s no subway system in my home town (that I know of), however there are a few people that I’ve met that resemble John Travolta in the new hostage thriller, The Taking of ...

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Other

Cash For Clunkers
The 10 Best Cars For The Environment
The government is about to approve a cash for clunkers bill that offers a $4,500 rebate for switching into a fuel efficient car. So which gas-sipper are you going to buy? Here’s a handy guide ...
Tesla
Obama Administration, Department of Energy awards loans to Tesla Motors, Ford Motor Company, and ...
According to the Department of Energy, Tesla Motors will receive $465 million in loan money to advance electric vehicles, Ford Motor Company will receive $5.9 billion in loans to finance engineering ...

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