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land and enter into the Geneva airport, our attitudes change almost instantaneously. We're both in a somewhat familiar country with our mother and we cannot speak a single phrase of French, but rather, we understand what's being said to us. With the jet-lag taking it's unwelcome place in all of us, we're rushed out of the airport and we drive to our grandmother's house with haste. At the time, being able to experience…

Jet Blue Flight 697 6:50AM John Lynden sat with his hat down. A shade formed below his face as he read a copy of the “Florida Herald”, he was at a Starbucks drinking a black cappuccino with little sugar. His flight boarded in 10 minutes and he had also decided to stop over by the Relay to pick up a copy of the Economist. As he was taking one final sip from his coffee the harsh sound of the intercom blared at him, he stood up and walked swiftly towards gate 47K, a up but he walked towards the…

The fire was dwindling as the last words of “Leaving on a Jet Plane” were sang. Although it wasn’t the most mellifluous sound, the lyrics were still rhapsodic, completely filled with passion. I leaned towards one of my many beloved roommates from the past two weeks at camp, checking her features to see if she was crying as I was. Unsurprisingly, her tear-stained cheeks were glistening from the minimal sunlight still grasping onto the far end of Burt Lake that algid Friday evening. It was later…

Somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean, the Jet Stream II floats tranquil in the clear blue waters. The scorching sun lends its warm rays to the peaceful scenery that captures the region. The Jet Stream is no ordinary yacht; you won't see this listed in Yacht World or Ships for Less. A sixty-foot monstrosity with a price tag of twenty-five million and climbing, a one of a kind prototype constructed exclusively for the United States Government as a chameleon spy ship. Complete with all the bells and…

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, or JPL, is a federally funded research and development center that managed by CalTech and works closely with NASA. It functions to build and operate planetary spacecraft, and uses these spacecraft to orbit the earth and carry out missions in space. JPL is responsible for running NASA’s Deep Space Network by utilizing three telescopes to provide a view of space and communicate with space stations. JPL Robotics also created the Curiosity Rover, currently on Mars. This…

The New York Jets are 1-5 after suffering another stinging loss to a playoff-caliber opponent. The Arizona Cardinals beat the Jets in every facet of the game on Monday Night Football. The Jets vaunted defensive line could not stop the Cardinals running attack and the Cardinals passing game was effective enough to keep the Jets defense on their heels all night. It was a penalty-filled game that at times made it tough to watch, but the Cardinals seemed to overcome the penalties and found a way to…

Jet engines are commonly known to be on various aircraft. Whether it be an airplane or a rocket, jet engines are what allow these aircraft to fly through the air at tremendous speeds. In 1926, Frank Whittle had to write a thesis in order to graduate from officer training. Whittle chose his thesis topic to be over the future of aviation. In his paper, he discussed that with the way planes were gaining thrust, which was by propellers, the planes would never be able to fly higher than twenty…

Marketing and Sales: JetBlue Gone are the days when it would take months to travel across the ocean, and weeks to ride across the country, now all one has to do to reach a destination is hop on an airplane. While many people have personal vehicles, very few own planes. That’s why so many people rely on airline companies such as JetBlue to provide such services. When viewed from a quality, marketing, and sales standpoint JetBlue soars over other airlines with their dedication to high quality…

make, the New York Jets three weeks ago was written off out of the playoff picture the Jets who started the season 4-2 through the first 6 games was posed to be serious threat. However after finishing 5-5 through 11 weeks there was grumbles of replacing Ryan Fitzpatrick as quarterback with Geno (yes I said Geno) smith from the fan base, which after Fitzpatrick trimmed his beard the jets turn right back around and are on current three game winning streak since. Key to win: The Jets front seven…

While many trust Clemson's Deshaun Watson is the appropriate response, drafting the QB could really obliterate the New York Planes. A horrendous draft pick at number six would put Mike Maccagnan's employment at stake. Without question, he has an incredible arrangement to lose. As heads mentor Todd Bowles, who the Planes gave one more year to right the ship after one heartbreaking season. Bowles can't expect the Planes will be in an ideal situation drafting another newbie quarterback in a…