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DFW NewsFlash FREE Serving the DFW Airport and the surrounding areas Airport Permit No. 239084 Aug. 29-Sept. 4, 2012 972-253-4200 www.mscitx.com WE CARE ABOUT YOU & YOUR FAMILY WE CARE ABOUT YOU & YOUR FAMILY 972-253-4200 www.mscitx.com MEDICAL SURGICAL and of CLINIC IRVING Office Hours: Mon-Fri 8:00 AM–5:00 PM After Hours Clinic: No appointment necessary Mon-Fri 5:00 PM–9:00 PM Sat & Sun 9:00 AM–4:00 PM Lab & Radiology: Mon-Fri 7:30 AM–5:30 PM Not available for After Hours Clinic Main Location: 2021 N. MacArthur Blvd, Irving, 75061 Other Locations: Valdez Clinic: 3501 N. MacArthur Blvd #400 Tuscan Cardiovascular Center: 701 Tuscan Dr #205 Baylor MOBI: 2001 N. MacArthur Blvd. #425 Las Colinas: 6750 N. MacArthur Blvd. #250 OB/GYN: 6750 N. MacArthur Blvd. #255 By Elaine Paniszczyn At the 15th Annual Transpor- tation and Infrastructure Summit at the Irving Convention Center, Greg Royster, program manager of surface transportation for DFW International Airport, talked about where DFW is in regard to regional rail initiatives and the passenger ex- perience of getting from rail to air and vice versa when DART con- nects to the airport in 2014. “e airport is centrally located making it an ideal distribution warehousing hub and an anchor for regional and state tourism,” Royster said. “Our strategic location allows us to be within four hours of any major city in North America.” Royster said that because of its central location, DFW Airport is an integral part of the regional high- speed rail plan and the metropoli- tan transportation plan offered by the North Central Texas Council of Governments. “CentrePort/DFW station, just south of DFW, would be the gate- way for high-speed rail coming Rail Connections at DFW • Beltline Station to open Dec. 3, 2012 • DFW Terminal Station to open December 2014 • Tex Rail Terminal to open late 2016 • Cotton Belt Eastern Segment in discussion • High Speed Rail options being discussed Texas firm working to bring high-speed rail to Metroplex By Elaine Paniszcyzn Texas Central High-Speed Rail- way (TCR) is a private Texas-based company working with Central Japan Railway Company to bring advanced high-speed passenger rail to the area. at could revolutionize the way Tex- ans travel and do business. eir brochure says: “Even at its top operational speed of 205 miles per hour, JRC’s N700 is as efficient as it is comfortable.” TCR plans to start with 240 miles COMING SOON DFW Airport centrally located for regional rail expansion e following is a statement from the Arm- strong family regarding the death of former test pilot and NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong. He was 82. “We are heartbroken to share the news that Neil Armstrong has passed away following com- plications resulting from cardiovascular proce- dures. “Neil was our loving husband, father, grand- father, brother and friend. “Neil Armstrong was also a reluctant Ameri- can hero who always believed he was just doing his job. He served his Nation proudly, as a navy fighter pilot, test pilot, and astronaut. He also found success back home in his native Ohio in business and academia, and became a commu- nity leader in Cincinnati. “He remained an advocate of aviation and ex- ploration throughout his life and never lost his boyhood wonder of these pursuits. “As much as Neil cherished his privacy, he always appreciated the expressions of good will from people around the world and from all walks of life. “While we mourn the loss of a very good man, we also celebrate his remarkable life and hope Family statement regarding the death of Neil Armstrong Please see ARMSTRONG on Page 7 Please see AIRPORT TRAINS on Page 4 Seth Moulton, managing director of Texas Central High-Speed Railway (TCR), displays a model of America’s Bullet Train at the Transportation Summit in Irving Aug. 16. Photo by Elaine Paniszczyn Please see HIGH-SPEED RAIL on Page 5 Neil Armstrong

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By Elaine PaniszczynAt the 15th Annual Transpor-

tation and Infrastructure Summit at the Irving Convention Center, Greg Royster, program manager of surface transportation for DFW International Airport, talked about where DFW is in regard to regional rail initiatives and the passenger ex-perience of getting from rail to air and vice versa when DART con-nects to the airport in 2014.

“The airport is centrally located making it an ideal distribution warehousing hub and an anchor for regional and state tourism,” Royster said. “Our strategic location allows us to be within four hours of any major city in North America.”

Royster said that because of its central location, DFW Airport is an integral part of the regional high-speed rail plan and the metropoli-tan transportation plan offered by the North Central Texas Council of Governments.

“CentrePort/DFW station, just south of DFW, would be the gate-way for high-speed rail coming

Rail Connections at DFW• Beltline Station to open Dec. 3, 2012• DFW Terminal Station to open December 2014• Tex Rail Terminal to open late 2016• Cotton Belt Eastern Segment in discussion• High Speed Rail options being discussed

Texas firm working to bring high-speed rail to MetroplexBy Elaine Paniszcyzn

Texas Central High-Speed Rail-way (TCR) is a private Texas-based company working with Central Japan Railway Company to bring advanced high-speed passenger rail to the area. That could revolutionize the way Tex-ans travel and do business.

Their brochure says: “Even at its top operational speed of 205 miles per hour, JRC’s N700 is as efficient as it is comfortable.”

TCR plans to start with 240 miles

Coming Soon

DFW Airport centrally located for regional rail expansion

The following is a statement from the Arm-strong family regarding the death of former test pilot and NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong. He was 82.

“We are heartbroken to share the news that Neil Armstrong has passed away following com-plications resulting from cardiovascular proce-dures.

“Neil was our loving husband, father, grand-

father, brother and friend.“Neil Armstrong was also a reluctant Ameri-

can hero who always believed he was just doing his job. He served his Nation proudly, as a navy fighter pilot, test pilot, and astronaut. He also found success back home in his native Ohio in business and academia, and became a commu-nity leader in Cincinnati.

“He remained an advocate of aviation and ex-

ploration throughout his life and never lost his boyhood wonder of these pursuits.

“As much as Neil cherished his privacy, he always appreciated the expressions of good will from people around the world and from all walks of life.

“While we mourn the loss of a very good man, we also celebrate his remarkable life and hope

Family statement regarding the death of Neil Armstrong

Please see ARMSTRONG on Page 7

Please see AIRPORT TRAINS on Page 4

Seth Moulton, managing director of Texas Central High-Speed Railway (TCR), displays

a model of America’s Bullet Train at the Transportation Summit in Irving Aug. 16.

Photo by Elaine Paniszczyn

Please see HIGH-SPEED RAIL on Page 5

Neil Armstrong

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n Non-metallic Comb Dagger Discovered With Body Scanner – A passenger at Portland (PDX) alarmed the body scanner and dur-ing the pat-down, a simple every-day ordinary black plastic comb was found in his pocket. No big deal, right? People forget to take things out of their pocket all the time… Wrong. After closer inspection, it was learned that the comb pulled apart to reveal a dagger.

n Items in the Strangest Places – Here are a few examples from this week where passengers tried to sneak items past TSA officers.

Three 7” throwing knives were discovered concealed in the lining of a bag under the handle at Lihue-Honolulu (LIH).

A pocket knife was found con-cealed inside a pill bottle at Hunts-ville (HSV).

An 18” sword was discovered concealed in a walking cane at Las Vegas (LAS).

Four belt buckle knives were discovered this week at Portland (PDX), San Jose (SJC), Seattle (SEA), and Las Vegas (LAS).

n Inert Grenades Etc. – In ad-

dition to a spike in the number of guns found each day at checkpoints, officers continue to find hand gre-nades and other weaponry on weekly basis.

An inert grenade was discovered at Huntsville (HSV) in a passen-ger’s carry-on bag. The grenade be-longed to a minor who had packed the grenade without his parent’s knowledge. It might be a good plan to check your children’s luggage be-fore getting to the airport.

An inert M60 grenade was turned over to an officer prior to screening at Las Vegas (LAS).

A hollowed out detonator was discovered at Denver (DEN).

n Ammo – If properly packed, ammunition can be placed in your

checked luggage, but it’s always a no-go in carry on. 258 rounds of .22 caliber ammunition were detected in a carry-on bag at Long Beach (LGB).

Fifty rounds of .25 caliber am-munition were discovered in a car-ry-on bag at LaGuardia (LGA).

n Stun Guns – Zzzzzzap! Thir-teen stun guns were discovered in carry-on bags at checkpoints around the nation at: 2 at Jack-sonville ( JAX), 2 at Sacramento (SMF), Akron (CAK), Atlanta (ATL), Baltimore (BWI), Denver (DEN), Lubbock (LBB), San Di-ego (SAN), New York Kennedy ( JFK), Nashville (BNA), and Fort Lauderdale (FLL).

Source: The TSA Blog - http://blog.tsa.gov

Comb dagger discovered with body scanner

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Forgiving Presently in my local church, I am teaching a class on Forgiving

and Loving Again. It is so amazing how many people are caring around Unforgiveness in their hearts and missing out on the true

essence of life itself. When you practice forgiveness, it promotes

healing for the inner wounds. When you are hurt emotionally, it wounds your spirit. Do you find yourself filled with heaviness? Do you toss and turn at night? Do you turn off memories of the past? A lot of these symptoms are attributed to Unforgiveness!! From a human perspective, for-giving another person seems dumb, and forgiving also seems impossible

Two Steps to Deal with Forgiveness:First, clear away the fog about what forgive-

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after forgiveness.There are basically three important decisions a person must

make in order to forgive and promote healing inside:Trust God’s WordAllow the Holy Spirit to be your counselorExpect God to do a special work in your lifeRemember, there is no quick fix for some of the devastation that

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The Association of Flight At-tendants-CWA (AFA) recently celebrated the 67th anniversary of the founding of the world’s larg-est Flight Attendant union. On Aug. 22, 1945, the dedication of five flight attendants, determined to take a stand against unbearable standards where young women were forced to retire at the age of 32, remain unwed and childless, and adhere to strict weight, height and appearance requirements, came to fruition with the creation of the Air Line Stewardesses Association.

“I am very proud of the fact that I have had a role in the foundation of our flight attendant union. AFA has flourished from our first five female members to nearly 60,000 women and men at over 20 airlines with bases spanning the globe. Our union began with motivated activ-ists and continues its mission to-day to advance our profession and our rights at work,” said founding

member Edith Lauterbach, who continues her activism as a member of the Retiree Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (RAFA).

“Today, 67 years later, we stand on the shoulders of these brave, pioneering flight attendants and are inspired by their dedication that has created our union.

“Over the decades, AFA has paved the way for the advancement of our profession. AFA has worked to defend Flight Attendants’ inter-ests by adding the voice of flight

attendants to those of government and industry in the regulatory and legislative processes and by nego-tiating collective bargaining agree-ments that improve compensation and working conditions,” said Veda Shook, AFA International Presi-dent.

Today as we honor our legacy and our founding members, we re-main focused on the future and on improving conditions for active and retired flight attendants.

Source: Association of Flight Attendants

Flight attendant union honors evolution of profession

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page exam, fifty to sixty very dif-ficult and particular questions that your average clientele are not ask-ing for,” De La Vega said. “The sec-ond part of our examination had to do with our blind setting. The

blind setting that I experienced yesterday was two whites and two reds in front of me on a table with a panel of four Master Sommeliers. The third part was a service exami-nation where the Master Somme-lier would say “I’m going to have a Sidecar to start off with as an aperi-tif; make it - the bar’s right there.’”

Although it might be easy for sommeliers to put on airs of supe-riority, Dame said that this is com-pletely contrary to what being a sommelier is all about.

“Wine is fun. It’s not a chal-lenge, it’s not an exercise, it’s not a board game,” he said. “The real ad-venture of wine is the fact that it’s not the same. It’s not like going to buy ‘X’ brand of beer because it’s what you’ve been drinking for the last twenty years of your life. Even if you buy the same brand of wine, every vintage is going to change. You never have the same experience twice, and I think that’s really a cool thing.”

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By Phil Cerroni

There is a group of epicures which has existed almost unbe-knownst to the people they serve every day. They are everywhere: you see them in restaurants, you read about them in the newspaper but unless you know their secret her-aldry, you will rarely realize you met one.

They are America’s somme-liers, a small but prestigious group of individuals who have dedicated themselves to the art of wine, and they gathered at the Four Seasons in Irving to for the 8th annual Tex-as Sommelier Conference (TEX-SOM) and the Texas’ Best Somme-lier competition on the weekend of Aug. 11-12.

Fred Dame, a member of the English Court of Master Somme-liers and the man who established the tradition to America, elaborated on the significance of TEXSOM.

“This event is two-fold,” Dame said. “First of all, it’s to support the hospitality industry and the som-melier profession in the State of Texas and to show the great food and wine we have here. Most of all, it’s to have a great time drink-ing wine and eating food because, in the end, that’s why we all do this – otherwise it’d be pounding nails.”

Sommeliers from all around the nation attend TEXSOM every year in order to hone their skills. Julie Dalton, a sommelier at the Four Seasons in Baltimore, MD has been coming to TEXSOM for three years.

“This is like a sommelier’s dream come true – über-geeky seminars with amazing people. It’s my fa-vorite thing – I look forward to it every year,” Dalton said. “Wine is

the most multi-disciplinary sub-ject there is. It’s exciting to be able to talk about the weather, religion, biochemistry, taxonomy and geol-ogy in one conversation. No meal is complete without wine – to be able to talk about that all day long –who wouldn’t want to be able to do that?”

Although it takes a lifetime to become a true master sommelier, even at the entry level, certified and advanced certified sommeliers are vigorously tested to prove their worthiness to serve as the moral compass of America wine drinkers and restaurant goers. Mike De La Vega, a certified sommelier at Biga on the Banks in San Antonio talked about some of the tasks that aspir-ing sommeliers must face.

“Level 1 is a seventy-two to sev-enty-five question theory examina-tion all on paper,” Biga said. “Level 2 is a very similar theory examina-tion on paper followed by one white

and one red in a blind setting. You deduct what the wine isn’t to deter-mine what the wine possibly is. The third scenario in level 2 is the ser-vice examination in which you enter a room and you have Master Som-meliers at a circular table as if they were in a dining setting asking you questions off the top of their heads such as how do you make a Sidecar or what’s in a Cosmopolitan. Wine, liquor, beer, sake, cigars – a Master is a walking encyclopedia of bever-ages in the restaurant setting.”

De La Vega was also one of the participants in this year’s Tex-as’ Best Sommelier competition, which besides being a chance for young sommeliers to face off with each other, is a scholarship oppor-tunity for continuing education in the field. He revealed some of the rigorous challenges competitors were subjected to.

“When I walked into my theo-retical examination, it was a four

Sommeliers show off hard-won skills at convention

Wine lovers join sommeliers in sampling wines from around the world.

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from Houston, San Antonio and Austin,” Royster said.

CentrePort is a station already in operation and located on the Trin-ity Railway Express.

“We currently shuttle people by rubber tire from that train into the terminals, and it will be a nice en-hancement, in terms of seamless ac-tivity, to have high-speed rail here,” Royster said.

However, high-speed rail is still in its planning stages.

“This year, Dec. 3, the Beltline Station will open, and DART has decided to run a bus service while the final piece of the Orange Line is being constructed,” Royster said. “So, a two-year interim bus will take passengers into the ultimate place where they will be when the (DART) train system comes in all the way. December 2014, the Or-ange Line will be complete and will connect to DFW’s Terminal A Sta-tion.”

DFW Airport is spending $36 million to construct the Terminal A Station for DART service. DART passengers will arrive at a dedicated station adjacent to Terminal A.

Passengers will connect to Ter-minal A via a lighted, landscaped, covered walkway. Special assistance will be available for passengers who need help with bags or small chil-

dren. DFW is considering Smart-eCartes to transport baggage.

When a passenger gets off the train, there is a three minute walk to the elevator core which is a brand new part of DFW’s $1.8 billion Terminal Renewal Improvement Program (TRIP), which is provid-ing enhanced Terminal Entrances. High capacity elevators will trans-port passengers from the lower lev-el to the upper departure level.

The elevators open into the American Airlines Ticket Hall and Security Checkpoint at Terminal A. Travelers can use the Skylink for any other American gates in Termi-nals B, C, and D. Each terminal has two Skylink stations. The Airport is considering self-service equipment for boarding passes in the eleva-tor lobby, which would allow non-American Airlines passengers to get their boarding passes.

“They would be able to enter se-curity at Terminal A to get to the other terminals,” Royster said.

Non-American Airlines pas-sengers without bags to check may use the Skylink to connect to Ter-minals D or E. If they do have to check bags, they would use the Ter-minal Link, which is a van service providing direct connection from Terminal A to the other terminals. The estimated transfer time on Terminal Link is about 8 minutes to Terminal D and 16 minutes to Terminal E, not including curbside

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SpeAK Up: State, local leaders comment on transportation issues at Summit“Not too long ago, it was said that we’ll never get the Texans out of their pickup trucks, but we are

now the longest light rail system in the country, at 76 miles right now and going up to 92.”Steve Salin, vice president for rail planning for Dallas Area Rail Transportation (DART)

“In the United States, we’ve been slow to the party. If you travel around the world, the ability to seamlessly transfer from one mode of transportation to the other is more developed in other parts of the world. I think we are going to catch up quite quickly.”

John M. Sedlak, Texas Transportation Institute

“We’re a fourth world country when it comes to high speed rail. I don’t think that commuter air is going to stay here much longer. They’re not buying the turbo props; it’s not cost effective to fly the jets, so I think high speed rail ’s the answer. That’s our future.”

John Happ, Airport Director at Easterwood Airport, College Station, TX

“The U.S. won the most Olympic medals, but the other athletes around the world will get home faster than our athletes because they can go on high speed rail. We have delays, delays, and more delays and an inefficient transportation network. If we don’t change the policies in this country, we’re not going to have the kind of transportation system going forward that we’ve enjoyed the last 50-60 years through the interstate highway system and the development of our air system in the United States.”

Michael Parks, Assistant Executive Director or the Brazos Valley Council of Governments

“The cost of doing nothing is great. We’ve got to find a way to convince the public to spend money on transportation.”

Jean Dean, with Nathan D. Maier Consulting Engineers

“When you get the heads of all the different organizations together the best thing is the exchange of ideas and information. I’m involved in the Panama Canal, ships, and ports, and I just found out that the shelf off the Texas coast will have to be cut to allow bigger ships into Corpus Christi and other ports along our Texas coast. Now I have a new focus to find out how we are going to deal with that.”

Rose Cannaday, Irving City Council member;Vice Chairman of the Texas High Speed Rail

“(At the Summit) the knowledge you gain from the federal level to the state level, regional level to the city level makes you a semi-expert on what is going on in transportation and the infrastructure future to build our roads and bridges and expanding transportation capabilities.”

Jay Musser, Lieutenant Colonel Retired, Irving Ambassador to Summit

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wait time. “The buses have luggage racks,

and the bus drivers provide neces-sary assistance to passengers.

“This is a high quality service that typically gets an ‘Outstanding’ rating by our customers,” Royster said. “Terminal Link has two stops per terminal; however, we are go-ing to add one for the arrival of

DART, so it will be a shared Termi-nal Link/DART curbside pick-up, which will provide a direct connec-tion from Terminal A to the other terminals.”

Employees can use Slylink to connect to all terminals.

“From the security aspect, our Airport Operations Center houses the DPS and call center for any is-sue that could take place,” Royster said. “This area should be as equally safe and secure as any other facility in the airport.”

Also, 911 call boxes will be on the platform.

“We are consistently recognized as one of the best airports for cus-tomer service and a focal point for an aerotropolis, a term that you may hear more about in the future,” Royster said.

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“Our plan is consistent with the North Central Texas Council of Governments 2030 Mobility Plan placing a station in downtown Dallas, downtown Fort Worth, and Arlington,” said Seth Moulton, managing director of Texas Central High-Speed Railway.

“We believe a connection to DFW (Airport) is very important, but we don’t believe it is actually the best place to focus on siting the station,” Moulton said. “Twenty years ago, they looked at putting high-speed rail at DFW, because DFW was a much bigger airport than the airports in Houston. Many people, in order to get to Houston, had to fly to DFW first. If that were the case, it would be much easier to get on a train to go to Houston rather than having to take another plane. It would be a much nicer ride, much more efficient and comfortable.

“But nowadays, the airports in Houston have gotten so much bigger, anyone who wants to fly, say from San Francisco or Chicago or Washington D.C. or wherever, is just going to fly direct to Houston. He or she doesn’t

need to go through DFW. That’s why we don’t think we would get as many passengers as when other people were looking at high-speed rail 20 years ago.”

Moulton addressed the effect high-speed rail would have on DFW International Airport.

“In Europe, which has a lot of high-speed rail, some of the biggest supporters of high-speed rail are the air-lines,” he said. “The reason is that it’s not efficient at all to fly planes over short distances. It’s much more efficient to run trains.

“For instance, if you fly into Germany on Lufthansa, you will be through-ticketed onto an intercity express train for Frankfort,” Moulton said. “What that does for Lufthansa is that it opens up one of those precious slots at the airport for them to use for longer haul flights that make more revenue for the airlines. If the market dictates high-speed trains the most efficient transpor-tation solution for the trip, the airlines will benefit as well.

“For journeys between 200 and 700 miles, it makes the most sense to take a train because it is a lot faster than driving, and it’s also faster than taking a plane when you factor in all the hassles of airline travel,” Moulton said.

Robert Eckels, president of TCR, said the rail could be a reality within the next decade.

Courtesy of DFW International Airport Communications

DFW Airport is spending $36 million to construct the Terminal A Station for DART service shown here in an artist’s rendering.

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“For those who may ask what they can do to honor Neil, we have a simple request. Honor his example of service, accomplishment and modesty, and the next time you walk outside on a clear night and see the moon smiling down at you, think of Neil Armstrong and give him a wink.”

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Boyd Group International will hold its 17th annual Aviation Fore-cast Summit from Sep. 16 - 18 in the Dallas/Fort Worth area with DFW International Airport serv-ing as host and major sponsor. The Aviation Forecast Summit features prominent aviation industry leaders and insight into where the airline industry is headed as a whole, with valuable insight for airline and air-port professionals.

“The International Aviation Forecast Summit is focused on real aviation industry forecasts, including emerging trends, evolv-ing economic factors, traffic shifts, and aircraft demand,” said Michael Boyd, Chairman of Boyd Group International. “Even with the ma-jor changes we’ve seen recently, there are more fundamental shifts to come in the next three years. The Summit provides fresh perspectives not found at other events.”

“The dramatic changes we’ve seen over the past decade in the air-line industry make the Boyd Group International Aviation Forecast Summit a must for key decision-makers at airlines and airports,” said Jeff Fegan, CEO of DFW Interna-

tional Airport. “We are very excited to play a part in hosting this year’s summit, and we’re looking forward to the tremendous insight the sum-mit will provide.”

The Aviation Forecast Summit for 2012 features an impressive list of speakers including Mr. Fegan, along with Steven Udvar Hazy, CEO of Air Lease Corp., Gary Kelly, CEO of Southwest Airlines, Dave Barger, CEO of JetBlue, Ben Baldanza, CEO of Spirit Airlines, David Cush, CEO of Virgin Amer-ica, and other airline executives.

“We’re honored to have DFW International Airport serve as the host for this year’s Summit,” said Boyd. “As one of the nation’s most prominent emerging Global Por-tals, it is a fitting venue to outline the exciting opportunities and dy-namics of the international aviation industry.”

Some of the trends to be dis-cussed include the emergence of alliances, the end of the years of ro-bust air traffic growth, and gradual regionalization of the U.S. system with the decline of smaller regional jet usage.

Source: DFW International Airport

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A fleet of 13 Cirrus SR20s will be dedicated for training pilots at the French air force base of Salon de Provence. An additional fleet of seven Cirrus SR22s will be dedi-cated to training flights of navigat-ing officers arm systems (NOSA) and liaison flights, in particular to accompany the French Air Force’s aerobatic team.

Through the agreement with CATS, another fleet of three Cir-rus SR20s will be dedicated to the students of the Ecole Navale at the naval air station of Lanveoc Poul-mic. CATS will be in charge of maintenance and airworthiness of all fleets. The transaction was han-dled by Cirrus France.

“The French Air Force and CATS are committed to the highest quality of flight training,” said Jon Dauplaise, Cirrus Vice President, Global Fleet and Special Mission Aircraft Sales. “By using our SR20s and SR22s – aircraft that set the standards for training and advanced

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“To respond to the tender for Salon de Provence, we studied the best solutions to fit the needs of the French Air Force.

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Mike Street came all the way from Richmond, VA for the week shared some of the benefits of par-ticipating in the convention.

“All the bigwig harmonica play-ers are here, sort of the who’s who. It’s a great place to learn and to make new friends,” Street said.

“During the daytime you’ve got your choice of seminars and work-shops where professionals are sit-ting there breaking down steps for you, or they teach you everything from technique to equipment you can use; even tuning and fixing har-monicas. There’s so much that I’ve absorbed in this short week.”

Like many people at the conven-tion, Street’s love for the harmonica goes far beyond a single genre of music or looking cool.

“I wanted to be different, but it quickly grew into loving the instru-ment, loving the whole blues his-tory behind that –trying to develop and preserve it as an American art form,” he said.

One reason that Robert Lo-gan came to the convention was to discover new styles of harmonica music that he would not otherwise have been exposed to.

“Today I was sitting at a table in one of the seminars, and a guy was telling me all about – he called it old time music – it’s fiddle music, but I’d never been exposed to that before. The tunes and the rhythm are different than the blues, and I’ll

go home and try some of it – see how close I can get,” Logan said.

Sixteen-year-old Norman Pat-ton was one of five recipients of SPAH’s youth grant.

“They took five young people who were playing the harmonica and helped give them rooms so they could be at SPAH to show what young people are doing and show older people hope that there are young people who also play har-monica,” Patton said.

Passing on the harmonica’s leg-acy was a desire shared by many of the convention’s participants.

“One guy who is in college is playing the same song that a guy in his 80’s is playing,” said Rob Fletch-er, a chord harmonica player. “They have different takes, but at the same time there’s a common ground.”

Joe Filisko’s story is a great ex-ample of what life could be like for anyone who does plays harmonica. At this time, he is not only a master-ful maker of custom harmonicas, but he is also a very successful musician.

“When I was in high school I fell in love with the guitar,” Filisko said. “When I got into college I developed a very strong interest in American roots music and blues and that got me really listening to the harmonica. And the harmonica became, from that point on, my love and affection. I pursued the art of harmonica player rather feverishly.

“In 1992, a couple things hap-pened. I started teaching at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago, and I was also recognized by the Associated Press for the high end, high performance, harmonicas I was building. It was really the be-ginning of an international career for me. I went to my first World

harmonica Festival in 1991 and be-came a featured performer in 2001. I didn’t really start recording too much until 2006.”

But Filisko says that playing as a professional is no different than playing as an amateur. This was not just something he said, however. He was jamming with the rest of con-vention’s participants in the hotel lobby at 11 p.m. the last night of the convention.

“Music is music,” he said. “Peo-ple want to listen; people are into it. They’re a lot of people really ex-pressing themselves.”

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Harmonica players share the heart and soul of their music at convention“I wanted to be dif-ferent, but it quickly grew into loving the instrument, loving the whole blues history behind that – trying to develop and preserve it as an American art form.” Mike Street

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During the Labor Day holiday period alcohol-relat-ed crashes killed fewer people in Texas last year than in any year since 2003.

But, state officials don’t want this lower number to put Texans at ease. Law enforcement will still work thousands of overtime hours this month to crack down on drinking and driving during the holiday. The Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) “Drink. Drive. Go to Jail.” campaign runs through Labor Day.

Seven people died in alcohol-related crashes last year during the Labor Day holiday period in Texas. The fatality numbers for the previous seven Labor Day holiday periods were all in double digits. More alcohol-related crashes occur between 2 a.m. and 2:59 a.m. than in any other hour of the day, and more crashes happen on Saturday than on any other day of the week. So, drivers are urged to realize that no one is immune to

the effects of alcohol, and to always seek a sober ride home.

“Labor Day is the traditional end of summer cel-ebration. In Texas, 34 percent of all alcohol-related fatal crashes happen during the summer,” said Carol T. Rawson, TxDOT’s Traffic Operations Division Di-rector. “Three hundred sixty-six people died during the months of May through August last year in alcohol-related crashes. That’s nothing to celebrate, and law enforcement will be out in force as part of the Drink. Drive. Go to Jail. stepped-up enforcement effort and public awareness campaign.”

For the first time, TxDOT is asking people to pledge to choose a safe ride home by texting CHOOSE to 67664. Texans who make the pledge are entered to win a donated Honda Ruckus scooter and helmet.

Source: Texas Department of Transportation

PV solar installation powers Aerospace Museum of California

Motech Americas recently an-nounced the completion of a large solar PV project by Pacific Power Renewables that is now providing all the energy needs for the Aero-space Museum of California in McClellan, CA just north of Sac-ramento.

The museum is also playing a significant role in educating visitors and children with a new kiosk that explains solar energy in a fun, easy-to-understand format.

The 177.7KW installation con-sists of 756, roof-mounted Motech 235 watt modules with an an-nual production of 265,430 kWh– enough to completely power the museum. Recent testing by the so-lar installer, Pacific Power Renew-ables revealed that this solar instal-lation was producing electricity at 111 percent of expected kwh.

“Going solar was a strategic move for the Aerospace Museum of California,” said Roxanne Yonn Executive Director of the Museum. “We save on energy costs, and we can use this as an educational tool for our students. The STEM prin-ciples of Science, Technology, En-gineering and Math are all dem-onstrated through the use of solar. In partnering with Pacific Power Renewables, we created an exhibit that demonstrates how solar works inspiring the scientists of tomor-row.”

Getting students excited about aviation – and solar power

On the roof are the latest in solar technology panels powering the museum building. Inside is a remarkable collection of planes – with many more parked outside in easy walking distance. It’s a large building, totally powered by clean solar energy, capable of holding special events ranging from a Board meeting of 10 all the way to recep-tions for 1,200 guests.

They have a strong and growing program based on hands-on, prac-tical experiences related to math, science, technology and engineer-ing for students from elementary to community college. The Aerospace Learning Center has hosted thou-sands of students over the years – along with special events attended by visiting astronauts.

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Source: Motech Americas, LLC

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New York streets back up action flicktitle: premium RushRated: pG-13

Breakneck speed. Split second thrills. Heart pounding adrenaline. Those are a few phrases to describe the new action flick Premium Rush. Director David Koepp uses the streets of New York as his race course,

and we get to go along for the ride. Though the story isn’t perfect there is enough velocity and edge of your seat drive to make this one rush of movie ex-citement.

Wilee ( Joseph Gor-don-Levitt) is a bike mes-senger in Manhattan. He is one of the best, though many think him unstable due to his daredevil ap-proach to cycling. When he is hired to deliver an

envelope across town he soon discovers that there is more than one person interested in its contents. Including a sordid cop named Bobby Monday (Michael Shannon). Wilee has to use his knowledge of the streets and expert bike skills to stay ahead of his pursuer.

This film works the best when you go along for the ride and don’t stop to ask a lot of questions. The script is solid but can be frustrating if you think too much about it. There are a few “why doesn’t he just...” mo-ments that may seem logical but would take all the air out of the film. The characters are well constructed, and for the most part, skill-fully portrayed. Levitt is of course spot on. We have come to expect greatness from this versatile actor, and once again he puts all his energy into making his character and abili-ties believable.

Shannon is the scene stealer in this out-ing though. He plays maniacal to an almost animated level. His facial expressions and dark, shifty eyes are intensely riveting. Yet there is an undertone to his persona that is practically comical. He carries them in per-fect balance to deliver a memorable bad guy.

As a cyclist, I appreciated the attention to detail given to the tools of the trade. The debate between riders of fixed gear bikes and those with shifters is played out in healthy contests throughout the film.

Premium Rush is rated PG-13 for some violence, intense action sequences and lan-guage. This is an intense thrill ride and the action is non-stop. The bad guys are very bad and hold no punches.

I give it 3.5 out of 5 big chain rings. Review copyright 2012 Mungleshow Productions.

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