Recent Articles
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The Flying Circus: Buzz job
Garth Wallace Recreation & LeisureCOPA eFlight presents another weekly excerpt from "The Flying Circus," a fun book by Canadian aviation humorist and former COPA publisher Garth Wallace. "The Flying Circus" is a fictional account of the madcap escapades of two instructors who start their own flying school armed with loads of enthusiasm, but little business sense and no money.
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Teledermatology connects patients in Haiti with specialists in the US
Lisa Altieri and Belinda Tan Medical & Allied HealthcareSpring break usually marks an opportunity for enjoying time off from our daily work. For a group of UCLA medical students and three attending physicians, the 10-day break was an opportunity to extend primary medical care to people in need. In April, the group traveled to Haiti where they volunteered medical services to communities in and around the capital city of Port-au-Prince.
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Birmingham Airport aiming to compete with London
Matt Falcus Transportation Technology & AutomotiveAt 6 a.m. on May 27, a Boeing 757 bound for the holiday island of Mallorca departed from the new extended runway at Birmingham Airport in the United Kingdom, marking a new era for the airport. With a population of over 1 million, Birmingham is Britain's second-largest city — behind London, which is only 115 miles away.
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Like trains? Plan your next visit to North Platte, Nebraska
Jeannette Harper Recreation & LeisureIf you have even the slightest interest in trains, a "must see" destination will be the Golden Spike Tower and Visitor Center in North Platte, Nebraska. The Union Pacific's Bailey Yard is the world's largest train-switching yard, and there is no doubt that this place is hopping.
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The rising demand for futuristic smart homes
Bambi Majumdar Interior Design, Furnishings & FixturesIn the summer of 2004, moviegoers were wowed with the glimpse of a smart home in the Will Smith blockbuster "I, Robot." But it was still a sci-fi wonder at the time, so we applied our usual suspension of disbelief to go on enjoying the movie.
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Perceptions of prescription drug prices
Mike Wokasch PharmaceuticalRemember a couple years ago when buses of elderly patients were going to Canada to get their prescriptions filled for lower prices than at their U.S. pharmacies? While an influx of inexpensive common generic drugs and support from Medicare Part D have quieted the masses — especially among the elderly — prescription drug prices remain a hot topic of debate thanks to expensive specialty medicines, some of which have prices approaching or even exceeding $100,000.
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What do you look for in an RV campground?
Laura Weaver Recreation & LeisureThe list of basic things that RVers typically look for in a campground include level campsites, full hook-ups, affordable prices and campground amenities. But certain circumstances may also determine the campground in which the RVer chooses to stay — depending on the day of the week, the weather and the location.
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An update on diagnostics for invasive pulmonary aspergillosis
Dr. Afsaneh Motamed-Khorasani Medical & Allied HealthcareInvasive pulmonary aspergillosis is a fatal lung disease accounting for more than 200,000 infections per year and a mortality rate of 30-90 percent. This disease has been traditionally observed in immunocompromised patients; however, patients with chronic lung disease are also prone to it.
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Highlighting novel material advances in wind energy
Don Rosato ManufacturingWind energy provides significant growth opportunities for advanced composite resin and reinforcement materials. Wind energy developments hold much promise to help meet the growing global energy demand, and innovations in plastics and composites will play a key role.
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10 ways to really mess up your online RV advertising
Chris Mapson Transportation Technology & AutomotiveIf you value leads, inquiries and qualified RV shoppers visiting your dealership as a direct result of your online advertising, here's what not to do.