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![The US Government Program That Pays For Your Flights
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References:
[1] https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/docs/mission/office-policy/aviation-policy/337916/subsidized-eas-report-communities-outside-alaskamay-2019.pdf
[2] https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/docs/mission/office-policy/aviation-policy/311086/status-report-200-compliance-12-months-ended-sep-30-2017.pdf
[3] https://www.citylab.com/equity/2018/11/worsening-inequality-urban-rural-major-cities/576175/
[4] https://www.flightconnections.com/route-map-air-choice-one-3e
[5] https://ec.europa.eu/transport/sites/transport/files/pso_inventory_table.pdf
[6] https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/11/12/18080806/air-service-small-cities-crucial
[7] https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/Portals/4/pub/AKMBPA2.pdf
[8] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259139464_Economic_contribution_of_essential_air_service_flights_on_small_and_remote_communities
[9] https://bayrunnershuttle.com/locations/hagerstown/
[10] https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/82888-franklin-pa-and-hagerstown-md-to-lose-eas-services
[11] https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R44176.pdf
[12] https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R44176.pdf
[13] https://blog.midwestind.com/cost-of-building-road/; https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-jeff-denham-government-property-bill-20160303-story.html; https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-181/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-181.pdf The US Government Program That Pays For Your Flights](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/U1a73gdNs0M/mqdefault.jpg)


![Why Everywhere in the US is Starting to Look the Same
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References
[1] https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/2020/04/05/david-ross-scheer-why-do/?fbclid=IwAR0ZjsIiK-aAvJqlI9xZiwE0hqyKG1dp4iHAMArWxXFEYtGtvja975ih0OI
[2] https://marker.medium.com/why-everywhere-looks-the-same-248940f12c4
[3] https://www.bbsr.bund.de/BBSR/EN/publications/IzR/2010/Download/DL_KnoxPain.pdf? blob=publicationFile&v=1
[4] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-02-13/why-america-s-new-apartment-buildings-all-look-the-same
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![How Cyberwarfare Actually Works
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References
[1] This is How They Tell Me the World Ends - Nicole Perlroth
[2] Countdown to Zero Day - Kim Zetter
[3] https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/gov2010-46.pdf
[4] https://courses.cs.duke.edu/spring20/compsci342/netid/readings/cyber/stuxnet-ieee-spectrum.pdf
[5] https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/11/evasive-code-signed-malware-flourished-before-stuxnet-and-still-does/
[6] https://verveindustrial.com/resources/blog/what-is-stuxnet/#:~:text=Its%20objective%20was%20to%20stealthily,the%209%2C000%20centrifuges%20in%20Natanz
[7] https://mwi.usma.edu/stuxnet-digital-staff-ride/
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![The Increasing Reality of War in Space
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References
[1] https://cyberscoop.com/viasat-ka-sat-hack-black-hat/
[2] https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/missile-defense-weapons/arrow-3-makes-combat-debut-thwarting-long-range-missile
[3] https://media.defense.gov/2023/Sep/14/2003301146/-1/-1/0/COMPREHENSIVE-REPORT-FOR-RELEASE.PDF
[4] https://spacenews.com/dod-satellites-in-low-earth-orbit-promise-more-connectivity-for-military-users/
[5] https://www.sda.mil/us-military-places-a-bet-on-leo-for-space-security/
[6] https://carnegieendowment.org/2021/11/17/dangerous-fallout-of-russia-s-anti-satellite-missile-test-pub-85804
[7] https://elaranova.com/revolutionizing-missile-warning-the-proliferated-warfighter-space-architecture/
[8] https://www.sda.mil/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Tranche-0-Fact-Sheet_FINAL.pdf
[9] https://media.defense.gov/2023/Sep/14/2003301146/-1/-1/0/COMPREHENSIVE-REPORT-FOR-RELEASE.PDF
[10] https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/how-the-us-and-its-allies-should-respond-to-evolving-space-threats/ The Increasing Reality of War in Space](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/V0DmliiUFHk/mqdefault.jpg)
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References
[1] https://www.weather.gov/rev/upperair
[2] https://www.weather.gov/upperair/factsheet
[3] https://www.weather.gov/iwx/wsr_88d
[4] https://www.roc.noaa.gov/WSR88D/PublicDocs/CONUScoverageNspgsW_TJUA.pdf
[5] https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/hydr/21/8/jhmD190300.xml
[6] https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov
[7] https://w1.weather.gov/xml/current_obs/
[8] https://www.weather.gov/media/emwin/EMWIN_Text_Product_Catalog_220214-1357.pdf
[9] https://www.weather.gov/media/emwin/EMWIN_Image_and_Text_Data_Capture_Catalog_v1.3h.pdf
[10] https://www.weather.gov/nwr/ The Incredible Logistics Behind Weather Forecasting](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/V0Xx0E8cs7U/mqdefault.jpg)

