Kansas City International Airport

Kansas City International Airport (IATA: MCI, ICAO: KMCI, FAA LID: MCI), originally named Mid-Continent International Airport, is a public airport located 15 miles (24 km) northwest of the central business district of Kansas City, in Platte County, Missouri, United States. In 2007 11.3 million passengers used the airport.



Kansas City International was ranked No. 1 among medium-size airports in the J.D. Power and Associates 2007 North America Airport Satisfaction Study (receiving five out of five stars in all categories except baggage claim in which it got four) The study considers an airport mid-size when it handles a capacity of 10 to 30 million passengers a year.

Kansas City International Airport currently serves as an airline hub for Midwest Airlines.

The airport has always been a civilian airport and has never had an Air National Guard unit assigned to it unlike many major comparable sized airports.

A Beautiful Mind

A Beautiful Mind is a 2001 American biographical film about John Forbes Nash, the Nobel Laureate (Economics) mathematician. The film was directed by Ron Howard and written by Akiva Goldsman. It was inspired by a bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-nominated 1998 book of the same name by Sylvia Nasar. The film stars Russell Crowe, along with Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris and Paul Bettany.

The story begins in the early years of Nash's life at Princeton University as he develops his "original idea" that will revolutionize the world of mathematics. Later, Nash develops schizophrenia and endures paranoid and delusional episodes while painfully watching the loss and burden his condition brings on his wife and friends.

The film opened in US cinemas on December 21, 2001. It was well received by critics, and went on to win four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actress. It was also nominated for Best Leading Actor, Best Editing, Best Makeup, and Best Score. The film has been criticized for its inaccurate portrayal of some aspects of Nash's life.

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Ainsley Earhardt

Ainsley Earhardt is a correspondent for the Fox News Channel, where she provides live news cut-ins during the weekend morning shows (FOX and Friends) and at night Monday through Wednesday. Earhardt also reports for FOX's Hannity's America on Sunday nights.

She joined the network in 2007 after being a weekday news anchor at KENS-TV in San Antonio, Texas. Earhardt anchored weekday newscasts of KENS 5 Eyewitness News This Morning (5 AM-7:30 AM) and KENS 5 Eyewitness News at Noon. She worked for WLTX 19, a CBS station in Columbia, South Carolina from 2000 to 2004. While at that network, viewers voted Earhardt "Best Personality of the Year" in Columbia Metropolitan Magazine.

Earhardt graduated from Columbia, SC's Spring Valley High School in 1995. She has a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of South Carolina and has received the Outstanding Carolina Alumni Award.

Earhardt is also a guest contributor on the Fox News show, Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld.

On April 9, 2005, Ainsley married Kevin W. McKinney in Columbia, South Carolina.

DAYTONA 500 Five things to watch

Can Dale Earnhardt Jr. stay hot?

One of the top restrictor-plate drivers won last weekend's Bud Shootout and one of Thursday's qualifying races. He starts third today, debuting for Hendrick Motorsports after he left his stepmother's team. He had his worst season last year. Will a Cup title run start today?

Busch vs. Stewart battle

Kurt Busch and Tony Stewart have a history of altercations, the latest Feb. 9, when Stewart reportedly punched Busch in the face in a NASCAR hauler. They were both put on probation, but that means very little.

Open-wheeler rookies

Former IRL champs Dario Franchitti (starting 40th) and Sam Hornish Jr. (19th) make their NASCAR debuts. Don't expect much from the Dodge drivers. Daytona requires a lot of drafting, difficult for first-timers.

Joe Gibbs and his new Toyotas

Hendrick's Dream Team of Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Earnhardt Jr. steal the headlines, but Gibbs has a fantastic trio of Stewart, Denny Hamlin and Hendrick castoff Kyle Busch. Will they work out the kinks of a switch from Chevys to Toyotas?

Introducing the car of today

Last year it was the Car of Tomorrow; now, call it the Car of Today. This will be the new models' first full season. Will it draft as well in its Daytona debut as the old car, or will drivers complain en masse?

Austin Marathon with Jacob Frey '04

Click here to listen to Jacob Frey discuss his performance at the marathon trials, marathoning in general and his race this morning in the Austin Marathon.

The Taos Hum

The Taos Hum is a faint, low-frequency humming noise heard in and near the town of Taos, New Mexico. Not only is the hum's source a mystery, but its peculiar qualities are as well: only about 2 percent of Taos residents - about 1,400 people - can hear it. The low hum - between 30 and 80 Hz on the frequency scale - has been described by hearers as sounding like a diesel engine idling in the distance or having a slow beat-note sound. Some people perceive it as being louder indoors than outdoors. More mysterious still, some hearers who are bothered by the sound have tried earplugs and other acoustic quieting devices to block it out - to no effect. Investigations by scientists, including some from the prestigious Sandia National Laboratories, have failed to find a source or even a plausible explanation for the phenomenon. One theory is that the source is the U.S. Navy's ELF (extra-low frequency) communications system that is used to communicate with its submarine fleet. The Navy, of course, accepts no such responsibility.
If you'd like to hear the Taos Hum, here are some recordings in .wav format (click icon to listen):

Taos isn't the only town afflicted with an annoying hum. According to The Taos Hum Homepage, "Nearly every state in the U.S. has at least one 'hum hearer' report, including Alaska and Hawaii. The largest number of reports come from the southwestern U.S., the Pacific Northwest, and southeastern states. Worldwide, the hum has caused such problems in the U.K. and Sweden that hum-hearer support groups have formed there. There are hum-hearer reports from Italy and from Mexico." The Bristol Hum is the most widely reported hum in the U.K.
A long list of hum reports from around the U.S. can be read here, and you can even add your own to the list.