Category: General
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Shuttle Endeavour
With the shuttle’s damaged tiles making reentry problematic, you wonder why they don’t have a computer controlled milling machine and a few blanks that could be milled to replace any tiles that get damaged during takeoff.
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A new life
We left West Lafayette, Indiana today with Daniel all checked into his dorm. We’ll see how long it takes Dad to get some cookies made and into a CARE package.
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Is there no escalation procedure
At the [I-35W Bridge collapse] site, [Minneapolis Police Sgt. Tim] Hoeppner talked to construction workers who survived the fall. They had been doing repair work but expressed concern to him that the bridge had been wobbling several days before it collapsed.Every layer of concrede the workes removed, the bridge would wobble even more, they told…
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I-35W Bridge Collapse
Thanks for all the calls, IMs and emails.All the Wingnuts were safe at home watching the news yesterday evening when they broke the story that the Interstate 35W bridge over the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis had collapsed.The Doctor is familiar with the area as his Monday night bicycle ride goes under bridge on both…