Vin Scully called me on Christmas. Sure, I had sent him an email interview request hours earlier on Christmas Eve, but it never crossed my mind that he would phone me during the biggest day of the NBA...
08.04.2022 Usatoday.comAuthored by Matt Taibbi via TK News, In a classic Beavis and Butt-Head episode the boys watch a video of U2’s One. They hear Bono’s lyrics: Is it getting better? Or do you feel the same? They see a bl...
08.03.2022 Zerohedge.com and 3 sites© Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images Chuck Yeager, the first pilot to break the sound barrier, once said, “If you can walk away from a landing, it’s a good landing. If you can use the airplane the next ...
08.06.2022 Msn.comOn July 20, 1969, one of the most momentous actions of all time took place not on Earth but on another world. Astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped out of the lunar lander Eagle, descended a ladder, and se...
08.05.2022 Thoughtco.comNutrition Myths That Make Fitness Less Satisfying A British study found that the average shelf life of a new hobby was 16 months. Whether your new-found passion involves mainstream diversions like photography or bicycling, or lesser-known pursuits like competitive dog grooming or Hikaru dorodango (a Japanese art form that involves polishing dirt into smooth little balls), most people give it up after a year or two. And while I'm not aware of any studies specifically targeting how long it was bef...
08.02.2022 T-nation.comDigital and Print Journal of Aerospace, Defense Industry and Veteran News, serving the Antelope Valley (“Aerospace Valley”) and Edwards AFB, CA. An AerotechNews. com Publication. Welcome to the August...
08.05.2022 Aerotechnews.comAug. 6, 1945: U. S. Army Air Corps Maj. Richard Bong was the acceptance test pilot for the new Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star based at the Lockheed Air Terminal in Burbank, Calif. Bong had served three c...
08.06.2022 Aerotechnews.com and 1 siteswas born in Fairmont. Everest was a military aviator and a pioneer in U. rocket plane flying. In 1956, he flew the X-2 at Mach 3, exceeding 1, 900 miles per hour and breaking the record of Chuck Yeage...
08.06.2022 Dispatchist.comBrock Gonzales wanted to get experience outside of the confines of Northwest Indiana, so he decided to join the U. S. Air Force. “My mentality was, ‘Okay, my dad just retired from U. S. Steel in Gary,...
08.04.2022 Nwi.lifeThrough video instruction, John and Martha King have taught more pilots than anyone in the history of aviation – for many years teaching more than half the pilots in the United States learning to fly. Now, for the first time, John and Martha share th...
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