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I’m going to highlight specific planes in future posts. This one is about how awesome the event itself is. On Friday morning, my fiancée, Sheryl, and I departed our tiny apartment bound for Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Waiting for us was the Experimental Aircraft Association’s 69th annual fly-in, AirVenture. But this isn’t just a bunch of pilots meeting up, it’s more than a week of some of the coolest planes in the world converging onto a little patch of Wisconsin for an absolutely massive festival....

How It Started I love having oddball cars, but I tend to assume the universe will bring them to me as they’ve always done. One day a few years ago I was bored and on the Internet and decided to look and see what Volvo 240s were going for on eBay and, magically, I had a Volvo wagon in my driveway a week later. Not long after I acquired the Volvo a Greek clubowner friend-of-a-friend needed to stash a ’60s Mercedes sedan and that, too, ended up in my care (a friend of Alex Roy, of course, which is also how I ended up with a Tesla Model 3 for a bit)....

Every now and then, Twitter and newspapers are flooded with debates and views talking about something being banned. Some recent bans which hawked the limelight included banning of some websites, Maggi Ban, Beef Ban and many more. But a revolting thought that crosses the mind of those few challenging people is that, “Are Bans the only Solution?” It seems as if the Government looks forward to ban every next thing that it feels like....

When it comes to employment or your job search, interpersonal skills are almost as important as technical skills/hard skills and knowledge, education and experience for success. But what are interpersonal skills and why are they so vital? They cover how we behave around others, how we communicate (both verbally and non-verbally), how we manage our emotions and attitudes, how well we work with others, and much more. Lots of soft skills could be defined as interpersonal and are used to varying degrees in the workplace depending on where you work and your level of responsibility....

First, this article will define introversion and how to recognize it in yourself and others, and then it will list some careers best suited to introverts plus things to consider if you are an introvert looking for a new role. What Is an Introvert? Introversion is a facet of personality where the person generally prefers solitary life experiences and their own inner mind. Spending lots of time with others drains their energy and they require time alone to recuperate....

The Polski-Fiat 126p NP was an experimental project that sought to modernize the Polish people’s car, the humble Fiat 126p, also known as the Maluch (that’s “toddler” in Polish) from a rear-engine design to a more modern transverse front engine/FWD design. The 126p (a license-built version of the original Fiat 126) always had a design that looked like it would be a hatchback, but wasn’t. Well, not at first. All 126ps had a front trunk and most had a rear engine lid that opened like this:...

As expected. That Spitfire is a hell of a deal – if it’s on the up-and-up. I think we need to enlist S.W.Gossin to go check it out for us and report back. Now then: We spend a lot of time trying to make silk purses out of sow’s ears on this column, stressing the good parts of $2500 cars and glossing over the bad. But the fact is that $2500 ain’t what it used to be; not too many years ago you could get quite a decent car for that money....

There are also options available in terms of financial considerations. You can look up what qualifies for long term disability in your state and check if it’s possible for you to collect benefits. If this is so, don’t hesitate to sign up and do so at once! Anything that makes your daily life easier is worth it. Here are some tips for living with your disability without letting it ruin your life....

Earlier today, our David Tracy wrote about the Ganeshan family Honda Odyssey, a van that was in the family since it was purchased new in 2004. For many people, cars are just appliances that get disposed of when their duty is over. That’s not always the case, and in cases like the one David highlighted today, a car becomes a part of the family. Autopian readers are starting off the year not with one-liners that have us on the floor laughing, but with a number of comments that tug on our hearts....

Welcome to The Morning Dump, bite-sized stories corralled into a single article for your morning perusal. If your morning coffee’s working a little too well, pull up a throne and have a gander at the best of the rest of yesterday. Will.i.am Continues His Streak Of Bizarre And Ugly Custom Cars It almost feels like Black Eyed Peas singer will.i.am went to the Mercedes-Benz design studio and crashed the clay model of the AMG GT four-door into the clay model of the G-Wagen to create the styling for a new one-off....

Hey all! Mark here. I’m new. But the site is still new, so aren’t we all? I mean, they haven’t even taken the plastic off the screen yet. Makes it hard to read, to be honest. First, I want to thank young Thomas for getting the ball rolling while I worked things out with Jason and David. I ended up having to bribe them with a “vintage” box of Teddy Grahams Bear-Wiches that I found behind the seat of my truck to let me do this....

It may seem difficult to set yourself apart in the sea of lawyers trying to attract the same clients. The good news is that there are ways to make yourself stand out. You can make people want to call you instead of the other lawyers in your area. When you learn online marketing for law firms, you’ll be head and shoulders above many of your competitors. Instead of worrying about the best way to get ahead using law firm online marketing, let us help you get the edge....

You may also not always want to pick up the phone when you do not recognize the number, or the number is withheld. This is where a professional voicemail greeting is essential for giving the right impression and information; encouraging the caller to leave you a message, and informing you of what you may have missed. Why Is a Profressional Voicemail Greeting Important? Voicemails are not just important within the corporate world but are valuable to self-employed individuals and job seekers....

Surprisingly close considering that the Saab needed a subframe, but the 525iT takes the win. I get it, it’s easier to start with a relatively clean car rather than a rusty one, although who knows what lurks beneath that duct taped hatch? Anyway, today’s theme is reliability, and I’ve found two cars that seem similar on the surface. They both have four doors, they both have five seats, they’re both even made by the same company....

Looks like it’s bad luck for our Chevy Venture from yesterday’s showdown. Should have gotten that Looney Tunes package. Then you would have at least had a couple of rabbit’s feet for luck. (Which I never understood; always seemed like bad luck for the rabbit. But I digress). So with that, we have our four for the week. Let’s take a second look at them… 1988 Subaru XT6 – $2,250 This AWD stickshift spaceship-on-wheels beat out a scruffy Celica convertible, and I think a big part of the reason why is this unassailably cool steering wheel:...

Limited liability companies (LLC) S corporations C corporations Nonprofits Founded in 2012 by an experienced lawyer, Swyft Filings’ goal is to automate the business filing process. It is believed that there are more 500,000 LLC filings per month. This automation makes it easier for entrepreneurs to scale their businesses without any high-priced or vague legal fees. In the nine years Swyft Filings has been operating, it has helped tens of thousands of business owners form LLCs and has developed a positive reputation....

However, not all CCS connectors are the same. In North America, Central America, South Korea, and Taiwan, most cars use a CCS Combo 1 connector, while everywhere else except China uses the CCS Combo 2 connector. To make things even more confusing, Tesla has now offered up its connector design for any EV manufacturer to use, while giving its connector a new name – NACS, short for North American Charging Standard....