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Sculpted in Steel: An artful construction of cars and motorcycles

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Imagine owning a piece of artwork that you could sit in and to drive even. In the Fine Arts Museum in Houston, the Art Deco vehicles are the "Sculptures in Steel Report" just proves it is possible - beautifully made, is artwork both modes. Art and aerodynamics: An artful construction of cars and motorcycles The Art Deco style is characterized by the use of luxurious materials and clean lines, and dominated the worlds of architecture, fashion and cars worldwide between the first and second world wars. The 14 cars and three motorcycles on display in the exhibition show the elegance of the era, introduced concepts such as aerodynamics design and chrome in vehicles. Bodies were blessed with shiny metallic curves and finer details, such as grills, hood ornaments and windows were inspired by airplanes, and manufactured using industrial materials. To see highlights from the report, scroll through the above collection. "Sculptures in Steel" will be held

U.S. Air Force to send F-15 jets to Finland

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The US Air Force will send six F-15s in Finland this spring for exercises that will operate from a base about 100 miles from the border with Russia, military officials say. The six jets from the 173rd Fighter Wing at Kingsley Field Air National Guard base in Oregon will fly training missions with Finnish forces as part of the Atlantic resolve operation, which the United States began in 2014 to reassure NATO allies after the military intervention of Russia in Ukraine.           The Strike Eagle is a version of the air superiority fighter adpated to perform ground -strike missions. With a crew of two, the twin-jet can carry and deploy most weapons in the     Air Force inventory and operate in any weather. The F-15E was first delivered in 1988. The Air Force lists 219 in its fleet. The United States requested the exercises, said Maj. Sheryll I. US Klinkel Europe air forces. If Finland is not part of NATO, it shares a 813 miles to the border with Russia and has worked with the

Galaxy S7 Leak Delivers The First Bad News

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There is always a catch. After the glorious revelation after revelation about the impending S7 of the galaxy, it seems Samsung has made a big mistake ... Achieved by traditional leak Weibo mine target (via SamMobile) , new hands-on photos of the galaxy S7 have given away perhaps the only main question remained unanswered and there is good news: MicroUSB is still there. Galaxy S7 looks set to skip USB Type-C. Image credit Weibo user Misaka Yes, despite all the wonderful things can make the new USB Type C standard , Samsung seems to be stuck with the microUSB port unloved but ubiquitous set the standard in smartphones for many years. The discovery also seems to make backups released from prolific leaker @evleaks showed microUSB, but received strong criticism by many to be inaccurate. Interestingly microUSB still has some supporters. Term is ubiquitous is the reason most supporters will be behind its inclusion in process, but the reality is Type-C represents the future and,