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The Transition of the light-sport aircraft, Terrafugia, Inc.

October 19, 2008 – 1:49 PM

As I ate French toast this morning (made with Italian bread) thumbing through the Sunday edition of the Boston Globe I noticed a familiar image of a flying car that is making headlines across the internet. What I didn’t know about this futuristic invention is that the company, Terrafugai, Inc., is based in Woburn, Massachusetts (45 minutes away). Contrary to being a flying car, this new prototype, called Transition is defined as a “roadable aircraft” and is targeted at changing the burdens of owning a small aircraft by making the common plane capable of being used as a ground vehicle. read more »

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Red Sox WIN ALCS Game 6

October 18, 2008 – 8:30 PM

Tonight’s Game 6 should be a good match up for the Red Sox with Beckett starting on the mound. The first inning of the game was no where to be seen on TBS as a showing of Bloopers replaced the broadcast on account of a power outage in Atlanta. This reaffirms my hopes another station will pick up the games next year, hopefully a national NESN effort. Fortunately however, this spared me from seeing the other team score first.

At the top of the 4th, home plate empire Derryl Cousins, is taken out due to a chest injury and causes both dugouts to wait 15 minutes, possibly affecting the pitchers and the calls at the plate for the next 6 innings. I’m having thoughts of a long game like game 3 of the ALDS at Fenway, I was there.

The Sox hold the record as 1-3 come back “kings” winning 4 straight in both the 2004 and 2007 ALCS games and will be looking forward to adding another title to Red Sox legacy tomorrow night during game 7. Hats off to Papelbon for throwing 8 pitches  (7 strikes) in the bottom of the 9th to secure tonight’s win! GO SOX!

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Red Sox come back to win Game 5 of ALCS (7-8)

October 17, 2008 – 2:56 PM

Last night at Fenway Park, in what can only be described as magical, the Red Sox came back from a 7-0 shutout, starting in the bottom of the 7th inning, to WIN what I believe to be a historical game. Like many other fans were feeling, the first 6.5 innings were nothing to write home about. The Sox found themselves down by two in the 1st with no outs, down by five in the 3rd, and down by seven at the top of the 7th. I do admit to reading Wired magazine during these innings and just glancing at the screen from time to time. And with 2 outs in the bottom of the 7th my friend told me this morning he turned off the radio on his drive home from a poker game (I was the first to tell him the news this morning). read more »

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A leaner side of the GAS crunch

October 10, 2008 – 8:45 AM

This morning I noticed gas priced at a quiet $2.98 for regular unleaded and it made me wonder about everything being associated with a gas price. We have all been subject to higher gas prices for the last 12 months, reaching a record high of over $4.00 and causing us to rethink where we drive, what car to purchase next and most importantly where the oil is coming from. In a study I read a few months ago it recorded how much gas the country consumed in the first three quarters of ’09 compared to ’08 and concluded that we were using far less gas, changing our driving habits, and purchasing more efficient vehicles. With that being said, it was apparent to me that gas could not continue to increase in price with demand being lower than the previous year. I was wrong, the price continued to increase until now.

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Red Sox lead series 2-1

October 6, 2008 – 12:32 PM

UPDATE: Sox win ALDS in game 4 (3-2) at Fenway Park

The Red Sox battled last night, and this morning, for the ALDS title but came up short after 12 innings. Beckett started the game and quickly allowed the Angels on base leading to a run in the first inning. The bottom of the first saw a 3 RBI single by Ellsberry that cleared the bases after a pop fly landed in shallow right. Both sides tied the score at 4-4 in the 5th inning and went scoreless until the top of the 12th when the Angels took the lead to win. read more »

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