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We Need to (Finally) Discuss That Road & Track Article

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A few weeks ago, venerable car-enthusiast magazine/Web site Road & Track created a mini-controversy with the deletion of an article from the Internet. Despite the race occurring last fall, the article was published on March 1. Despite the race occurring last fall, the article was published on March 1.

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Toronto Police Recommend Letting Thieves Steal Your Car

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Facing immediate backlash from the locals, authorities took to social media to say “While [Ricciardi was] well meaning, there are also other ways to prevent auto theft motivated home invasions,” before linking to an article listing auto theft and home invasion prevention tips. Chicago saw vehicle theft increase by 26 percent in 2023.

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MIT Looks Ahead to Hydrogen’s Aviation Future

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This article is part of our exclusive IEEE Journal Watch series in partnership with IEEE Xplore. Chicago O’Hare would demand the equivalent of 719 tonnes of liquid hydrogen per day. Chicago O’Hare, for instance, would demand the equivalent of 719 tonnes of liquid hydrogen per day. The first challenge is hydrogen production.

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Why Are We Still Doing What Simon Says?

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Baer worked as a consultant for the Chicago-based toy company Marvin Glass. That’s how he and Morrison wound up at the 1976 Music Operators of America trade show in Chicago, where they saw the demonstration of Touch Me. An abridged version of this article appears in the December 2023 print issue as “What Simon Says.”

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Los Angeles International Airport nears completion of 1,300 EV chargers

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Other large airports , especially hubs like LAX (Atlanta, Dallas/Fort Worth, Chicago, Newark, and more,) will likely be some of the first to introduce more charging. What do you think of the article? Still, it will be needed everywhere, from dense city centers to rural areas and national parks.

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The Secrets of Space Invaders

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This article was first published as "Space Invaders: the sound of success." of Chicago, Ill., Or perhaps Space Invaders was a hit because it was among the first games with a “character”—a player did not just move blocks around; rather he was on the screen, a lone earthling besieged by approaching aliens.

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The Marimba Virtuoso’s Desktop Planetarium

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To see the desktop orrery in action, check out the two videos at the bottom of this listing at the Agent Gallery Chicago.) An abridged version of this article appears in the October 2023 print issue as “No Ordinary Orrery.” It stood about 60 centimeters tall, about the size of a TV. (To Who was Clair Omar Musser?

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