Paul South

Jan 17, 2025 | flyingmag.com | Paul South

In 1960, the presidential race between Massachusetts Democratic U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy and Republican Vice President Richard Nixon was a tight one. And like all campaigns, both sides were looking for an edge. For Kennedy the advantage had wings—specifically a Convair CV-240 christened Caroline and named for Kennedy’s young daughter. Caroline was converted from a 40-seat airliner to an executive transport for one purpose—to help the senator win the election.

Nov 26, 2024 | flyingmag.com | Paul South

Kitchener, Ontario, may not be Canada’s best-known city, but come autumn, its rich German heritage creates the backdrop to transform it into one of the country’s most fun and festive fall destinations. Before a name change in 1916, prompted by a world at war, the town's original name was Berlin. Knowing that history, it may come as little surprise that Kitchener is home to one of the largest Oktoberfest celebrations in the world.

Nov 9, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Mads S. Thomsen |Paul South

1 Introduction: A Forgotten Paper About a Forgotten Topic? In 2017, an important review was published in Ecology & Evolution, with the objective of highlighting that underwater forests dominated by fucoid seaweeds are vital ecosystems, but have been “forgotten” (Coleman and Wernberg 2017). Today, this paper has been cited 73 times (Scopus search, 31/1-2024), but only by marine biologists and only in research papers that focused exclusively on marine ecosystems.

May 13, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Paul South |Paul Clifton

Work is under way to restore a British car that broke the land speed record almost 100 years ago. Restoration to the Sunbeam 1000hp is being carried out at The National Motor Museum in Beaulieu, Hampshire. Nicknamed The Slug, it was the first car to exceed 200mph in 1927 along Daytona beach in Florida, USA, with Maj Henry Seagrave at the wheel. The car, which was built in Wolverhampton, has not been run since the 1930s.

Apr 24, 2024 | mydigitalpublication.com | Paul South

Prep School for Pilots Paul South 2024-04-24 08:07:53 Now in its fifth year, the U.S. Air Force’s Rated Preparatory Program opens doors to careers in aviation for active-duty personnel by relying on Civil Air Patrol as a training partner to help aspiring pilots and the Air Force meet key objectives. “They don’t all want to be pilots. Some of them want to be combat systems officers. Some of them want to be remote pilots, or some want to be battle managers.