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• Radial Rumble

  Published: January 21, 2007, 10:45 am

  Tags: Airplanes, Military Aviation, Wwii Aviation, Multi Engine Piston, Aviation History

  The first airplane model I have ever put together, glued, painted, etc. was a Boeing B-17G. The “Flying Fortress,” as it became known (labeled by the media after it is amazing array of onboard defensive armament), is one of the most famous airplanes ever built. Those of you not familiar with this aircraft are likely to remember it from

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• The Illusionist

  Published: July 7, 2007, 9:11 pm

  Tags: History, Fantasy, Drama, Recommended, Reviews

  Last fall two seemingly similar movies came out around the same time and this fine film was overshadowed by the other, The Prestige, but since I haven’t seen that one yet I won’t opine on whether the reaction was justified. Certainly The Illusionist is a good, enjoyable entertainment, a creative success for writer/director Neil Burger

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• The hole in your head! [A Blog Around The Clock]

  Published: July 26, 2007, 12:59 pm

  Tags: History Of Science

  posts from the history of science and medicine (remember the trepination post from a month ago?). And here he does it again: The rise & fall of the prefrontal lobotomy, the most gripping post on science blogs this week. And a Wicked Stepmother is one of the main characters! Read the comments on this

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• African American Scientist to Receive National Medal of Technology Today

  Published: July 27, 2007, 2:16 pm

  Tags: News, African American, History, Black, Race, Science

  James E. West of John Hopkins University is scheduled to receive the National Medal of Technology from President George W. Bush in a White House ceremony Friday July 27th. James Edward Maceo West, 75, co-invented technology which is currently in use in approximately 90% of all microphones used in telephones and other devices around the world.

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• Maggie's Farm Dept.: GOP Hopefuls Tramping Dirt Down

  Published: July 27, 2007, 11:08 am

  Tags: Fred Thompson, History, Maggie S Farm Dept, Margaret Thatcher, Republicans, Ronald Reagan, Rudy Giuliani

  Now that Reagan’s finally dead, GOP candidates need to the seek the magical blessing of other Sainted conservatives who aren’t related to Bush in any way. So they’re trekking over...

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• History of Latin Mass in Pittsburgh

  Published: July 27, 2007, 2:43 pm

  Tags: Liturgy, History, Christianity, Catholic, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  community. Latin Mass has history in Pittsburgh Diocese "…[T]he Diocese of Pittsburgh formed a committee in early in 1989, and the celebration of Mass in Latin was reintroduced in the diocese on June 11, 1989, at two locations: the Duquesne University chapel and SS. Peter and Paul Parish in Beaver."

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• Apple form factor evolution

  Published: July 27, 2007, 1:00 pm

  Tags: Apple, Design, History, Imac, Industrial Design, Industrialdesign, Ipod, Newton, Xserve

  you need to look back at the history of Apple's products or the stats of one particular machine. If you're interested in more of a visual history, however, this picture from art director and designer Edwin Tofslie should satisfy your cravings for pretty pictures. Tofslie collected images from most of the major design revisions Apple has made to

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• Salsa is Really Old

  Published: July 12, 2007, 9:58 am

  Tags: Culinary History

  According to a Washington UPI report, Smithsonian Archaeologist, Linda Perry, who's also a chili pepper specialist, found evidence to suggest that 1400 years ago, Native Oaxacan farmers were eating foods like corn, beans, squash, chilis, agave, tropical fruits and avocados,...

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• Featured links for July 8th

  Published: July 8, 2007, 9:34 am

  Tags: Daily Links, Advertising, Apple, Arbys, Business, Clutter, Decluttering, Del Icio Us, Europe, Google, Greys Law, Hardware, Heh, History, Iphone, Laws, Links, Macintosh, Math, Merlinmann, Nostlagia, Telekinesis

  greys law, hardware, heh, history, iphone, laws, links, macintosh, math, merlinmann, nostlagia, telekinesis Featured 43f Job: Ruby/Rails Developers at ThoughtWorks Post your job to the 43f Job Board today, and get 43% off with checkout coupon 43OFFTHRUJUL. Offer ends 7/31.

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• Such Agreeable Friends

  Published: July 15, 2007, 9:16 pm

  Tags: Manhattan, Natural History, Squirrels

  example of amateur natural history at its best.Amateur natural history meaning personal observations, without recourse to statistics or field hands or tracking collars. The best of natural history, really: a smart person with a simple and abiding passion for watching things. There are wonderful books written by humans who watched swans, cranes,

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• A World Undone

  Published: June 20, 2007, 2:51 am

  Tags: Meyer, Wwi, Lafore, History

  magnificent one-volume history of the First World War, published in 2006 and now available in a pretty, hand-friendly paperback. The book is some 700 pages long, and it's so fluently, engagingly written that readers will reach page 700 wanting more. As far as single-volume WWI histories go, this one is better than its predecessors by a

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• The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy

  Published: June 7, 2007, 9:18 pm

  Tags: British Aristocracy, Churchill, History, Cannadine

  audience. If you examine the history section of your local Barnes & Noble, you'll find a dozen examples of people who should know better writing for people who don't know better. It can get depressing.Which is why our book today is such a pick-me-up: it's serious, high-minded, heavily researched real history, and if it's not the equal of Gibbon,

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• In the Company of Crows and Ravens

  Published: June 4, 2007, 8:51 pm

  Tags: Natural History, Ravens, Crows

  by a raven).This is natural history at its very best. Our authors give us the full range of their subjects' raucous life and times. We get history, folklore, and the very latest science pertaining to corvids, and we get it all in bouyant prose, accompanied by a delightful illustration on virtually every page.We learn the huge and oddly uniform

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• Martin's History of Flight' custom inlaid guitar

  Published: July 26, 2007, 5:49 am

  Tags: Musical Instruments, C F Martin And Co, History Of Flight, Guitars, Larry Robinson, Rosewood

  unique guitar dubbed “History of Flight” honoring the legacy of air and space travel. Designed by Master Luthiers and celebrated artist Larry Robinson, the History of Flight acoustic is a tribute to the technology that defined the 20th century. Made from the finest materials, the unique guitar has Brazilian Rosewood back and

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• History Time: Bonds And His Dingers: The Madness Continues ...

  Published: July 28, 2007, 5:25 pm

  Tags: Barry Bonds, Baseball, History Time, Mlb, San Fransisco Giants

  Bonds and his sleepover with history (9 p.m. EST, ESPN). Does Hank's record fall tonight? Will Dontrelle toss a couple fat ones? (Remember: He does idolize him!) And what about Bud? Will he call the game a 0-0 tie after the first pitch? Oh, man, I'm dewy with anticipation! Let's go get drunk! Huzzah!

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