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Gallery: Pasadena Police, SGV Mosquito Vector Control use helicopter to find filthy swimming pools
From his seat aboard a Pasadena police helicopter, mosquito- control technician DeAndre Ware has seen a lot of filthy swimming pools during his years of insect hunting.
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Chris Willenborg has to remember a lot of names and numbers as part of his job as airport administrator at Barnes Municipal Airport in Westfield.
The...
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syoung@cnpapers.com 348-4806 Tom Turley of Scott Depot decided that he would like to take aerial photos from his airplane. He has to overcome one obstacle, however. Hes not a pilot. But Turley, a longtime hobbyist in the field of radio-controlled model airplanes, hit upon a solution. Using a fairly large, lightweight plastic model, he carefully modified it to accept an inexpensive digital camera. I didnt want to put an expensive camera up in the sky and have it come crashing down, he said. But his plane normally doesnt come crashing down. On-board batteries supply power for the controls and the electric motor that drives the propeller. His radio- controlled aircraft has a transmitter operated by Turley on the ground, sending signals to a receiver in the craft. The receiver controls the ...
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SkyCam, the cable-supported overhead camera seen at major sporting events, is hardly new technology. Its predecessors date to the early 1980s, and it has been in extensive use since Carolina Panthers running back Rod Smart was known as "He Hate Me" in his XFL days three years ago.
The camera, however, has reached a new level of fan awareness and heated debate this month as the NFL playoffs lead to Sunday's Super Bowl. Far from an additional bell-and-whistle for a telecast, SkyCam, at least for the moment, has become the most-talked-about element in sports TV.
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To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS
Contact: John Yembrick, Headquarters, Washington, +1-202-358- 1100, john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov, or Amiko Kauderer, Johnson Space Center, Houston, +1-281-483-5111, amiko.kauderer-1@nasa.gov, both of NASA
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Great mysteries and intriguing Mayan legends abound in the ancient cities now resting in ruins in Belize.
Xunantunich, a once grand and powerful ceremonial center, was mysteriously abandoned. Today, a vast jungle obscures the ruins of temples, pyramids and plazas near San Ignacio.
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I scanned the hills below, keeping my eyes peeled for a critter less than two feet tall.
There!" I called out to the pilot and pointed to a clearing.
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Associated Foods Successfully Utilizes AtTask's PPM Solution to Manage Resources, Empower Greater Accountability, and Facilitate Project Priority Deci...
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Photos courtesy of Julie Tong
A birds-eye view of some serious wagon-hauling.
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