Automated air-traffic network developed for robo-planes (The Register)

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Would also be good for flying cars Good news today for people who like flying cars or flying robots, but clouds on the horizon for professional pilots and air-traffic controllers. Trials by US aerospace colossus Lockheed have shown that lightweight, distributed, automated systems can easily deconflict pilotless aircraft operating in crowded airspace.…

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Stripped of office baubles (The New Zealand Herald)

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As a minister, Winston Peters enjoys some of what he has previously described as “baubles of office”. His standing down will see him stripped of at least some of these.

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National (The West Australian)

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As stockbroker Rene Rivkin walked past with his chauffeur Gordon Wood in tow, Andrew Blanchette turned and lowered his voice. “Those two are faggots you know,” he told Tony Byrne.

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Wood rumoured as Rivkin’s lover: court (The Australian)

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CAROLINE Byrne’s father has told a Sydney court her boyfriend Gordon Wood was rumoured to be having a homosexual affair with Rene Rivkin.

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Rivkin spoilt ‘toy boy’ (The Age)

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Rivkin lavished a Ferrari, apartment and tattooing business on a “toy boy” named George.

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Lost Trailers Follow an Olympic Trail (Great American Country)

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Aug. 29, 2008 — Coverage of this month’s Olympics focused not only on the actual in-the-moment competition but also on the months and years it took for the athletes to make their way to the big stage. Most performers have a similar tail, and in the case of the Lost Trailers, it’s specifically tied to the Olympics — though not this year’s.

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Russia Adopts Blustery Tone Set by Envoy (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)

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Russias representative to NATO, Dmitri O. Rogozin, often derided for his forceful style, is now taken more seriously.

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Dad’s Cab pays you back for your endless kid chauffeuring

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If you’re the father of a 15-year-old social butterfly like I am, you’ll understand the brilliant concept behind Dad’s Cab ($18). This realistic taxi meter makes you feel like a New York cabbie, counting up the hours you spend carting

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The Spider Jones Show (Newstalk 1010 CFRB)

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An award winning journalist in both the music and boxing fields, Jones is a three time former Golden Glove Champion and was inducted into the Canadian Boxing Hall of fame in 1996. Spider was recently voted “Boxing Commentator and M.C. of the Year” by the Board of Governors for the World Bo…

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Sex claims MP breaks silence (Daily Telegraph)

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PAULA Wriedt, the Labor minister who attempted suicide after being slurred by Footy Show boofhead Sam Newman and claims of an affair surfaced, speaks out.

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