Study tests on pilot disorientation and instrument responses
NASA funded three year study led by the US Operator Performance Laboratory tests pilot responses in L-29 jets to spatial disorientation. Boeing and Rockwell Collins assist as subcontractors while tests involve commercial pilots wearing physiological sensors and evaluating instrumentation. Outcomes aim at intuitive displays for real world flying.
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Tom Schnell
Center For Computer- Aided Design
Schnell
Etherington
Performance Laboratory
Boeing
Rockwell Collins
Brian Ray
the Gazette
University of Iowa
Operator Performance Laboratory
Iowa City
NASA
Iowa districts push to start before Sept 1 faces new rule
In 2012 Iowa had 340 of 348 districts seeking waivers to start before Sept 1. A Branstad administration rule would create two review levels and require hearings for early starts, with districts needing proof of significant negative impact. The plan drew education and tourism criticism and was rejected at a state board meeting.
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Branstad
Department of Education
Peter Cownie
West
Des Moines
Cownie
Iowa State Fair Blue Ribbon Foundation
Marion Independent School
Iowa Department of Education
Sarah Pinion
Marion School System
Pinion
Snowden given asylum as summit doubt lingers in Russia
Snowden left the Moscow airport for a secure location after receiving temporary asylum from Russia. Kremlin officials stressed the move should not damage U.S. ties, while White House officials voiced disappointment and questioned the summit's value. Senator Menendez and Senator McCain condemned Russia's decision, urging adherence to law and international norms.
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Kucherena
Russia 24
Snowden
Hong Kong
WikiLeaks
Sarah Harrison
Russia
Obama
White House
Carney
United States
Moscow
China
U.S
Yuri Ushakov
Kremlin
Robert Menendez
D-N.j
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Grant Snowden
McCain
John Kerry
Kerry
Putin
Edward Snowden
Sheremetyevo
Local police downplay impact of small medical marijuana amounts
Sgt. Scott Gaarde of the Iowa City Street Crimes Action Team says small medical marijuana amounts, tied to a formal doctor relationship, are unlikely to affect the local drug trade. Green says Illinois law discussions with Johnson County Attorney Janet Lyness are planned, and no immediate issue is foreseen on campus.
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Tribune
Scott Gaarde
Iowa City Police Department
Gaarde
Johnson County
Janet Lyness
Illinois
Iowa
Green
Lyness
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