To Infinity and the Pond - Red Bull Flugtag UK 2011

Roundhay Park in Leeds played host to the most exciting and creative event in aviation, Red Bull Flugtag! What is Red Bull Flugtag you ask? Red Bull Flugtag challenges teams of everyday people to build homemade, human-powered flying machines and pilot them off a 30-foot high deck in hopes of achieving flight! Flugtag may mean "flying day" in German, but all these crafts ultimately splash into the waters below. They are judged not only on their flight's distance, but creativity and showmanship as wellhttp://www.redbull.com

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Jay Peak Owners Buy Burke Mountain

The Mountain has 260 acres of skiable terrain across 50 named trails with 2,011 vertical feet and 100 acres of maintained glades

Burke Mountain, in Northeast Vermont, has new ownership with strong ties to the region.
An ownership group made up of principals in Jay Peak Resort,Vermont has purchased neighboring Burke Mountain. Ariel Quiros, who along with Jay Peak president Bill Stenger bought Jay Peak Resort from Mont Saint-Sauveur Valley resorts in 2008, is heading the group, called Q-Burke. Stenger is involved as well.

"This is a separate company with the same ownership principals," says Steve..